49ers vs Packers and 2nd best QB in the league on BSPN - Official Game Thread

[tasmlab]

Well if it's just your dad and his friends then they're spending too much money. In 2017 fantasy football was a 70 billion dollar market.

Just googled and I got $7B, not $70B, but your point still stands as valid.

 

[jah]

a whole two years? really? I could be your great granpa..

You never know.

 

[jah]

get off my lawn

I don't go outside

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

I don't go outside

Then get off my VIRTUAL lawn!

 

[captain stone]

Well that's interesting, because he's 11 years YOUNGER than me! Oy!

me too

He'll be 15 years younger than me one month from now. Ouch!

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

The more I watch Rodgers play, the more I agree with Greg Cossell saying Rodgers make the game harder than it should be. He missed a wide open DeVonte Adams running down the sideline on a 3rd down late in the game because he’s always dancing in the pocket and looking for a way out.

A couple of thoughts here:

1. I think in general this is true of basically all scrambling quarterbacks. They do often miss plays, appear to be flashy and talented, but ultimately produce less. Their stats don’t correspond to the team’s success. Two examples are Rodgers and Wilson. Rodgers has by far the all-time highest quarterback rating and good weapons on offense, yet they rarely lead the league in scoring. Brady’s teams score more points despite a lower passer rating. It’s even more extreme with Wilson, who has the second best QB rating of all-tine despite having a below average offense every year. How is that possible when most QBs passer ratings correspond closely with the offensive production? A lot of plays that don’t count in the box score as much as they should.

2. All that said, I don’t get the really extreme hate for Rodgers. He is way more justified to be in the GOAT conversation than elder Manning. Rodgers can consistently carry a team with lesser skill players (Manning always had multiple stars at receiver), turns the ball over way, way less even adjusting for eras, and really has lost some playoff games despite playing very well (Manning’s kisses were almost always because the offense was completely shut down while the defense often did way better than they were given credit for.). All in all, Rodgers is a great quarterback, definitely one of the best of all-time, even if he is a little overrated because of his style and making it more difficult than it should be.