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Packers: Grading Aaron Rodgers after four games of 2020 season

By Brian Sampson

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 05: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Robert Tonyan #85 (not pictured) during the second quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field on October 05, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 05: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Robert Tonyan #85 (not pictured) during the second quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field on October 05, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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Green Bay Packers’ star quarterback Aaron Rodgers has played tremendously a quarter of the way into this season.

The bad man is officially back. After many called for his demise over the last few years, Green Bay Packers’ star quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been lighting the NFL world on fire like it’s 2011. And it’s a gorgeous sight (unless you’re the opposing defense).

Rodgers has excelled in Year 2 under Matt LaFleur and the two appear to be on the same page more than ever. LaFleur has done a tremendous job getting his quarterback to buy into his system and make on-time and on-rhythm throws to his skill players and letting them do the work. This lifts a lot of the weight off Rodgers’ shoulders and ensures he doesn’t have to be Superman every single game.

By getting the ball out quickly, LaFleur has designed a system that puts the ball in the hands of their skill players and playmakers and lets them do the dirty work. Despite not adding a big name in the draft or free agency to their offensive skill positions, guys like Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams, Davante Adams and Allen Lazard have proven they’re up to the task and have taken their games to the next level this season.

That makes Rodgers look good. Like really, really good.

Rodgers’ stat line in each of the four games looks like this:

  • 32-44 (72.7 percent), 364 yards, 4 touchdowns
  • 18-30 (60 percent), 240 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • 21-32 (65.6 percent), 283 yards, 3 touchdowns
  • 27-33 (81.8 percent), 327 yards, 4 touchdowns

When you add it all up, he ranks fifth in passing yards (1214), 10th in completion percentage (70.5), second in touchdown passes (13) and first in interceptions (0). Not bad for a washed-up quarterback whose replacement was supposedly selected in the first round of last year’s draft.

Furthermore, he ranks first in PFF’s season grade with a 96.3–just ahead of current MVP favorite Russell Wilson. That’s Rodgers’ highest grade of his career, even better than his 2011 and 2014 MVP campaigns where he earned a grade of 93.0 and 93.4 respectively.

He’s done all this despite basically missing his top target in Davante Adams since Week 1 and not having either Adams or Allen Lazard last week. Oh, and there’s no saying what his stats would look like if Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Jace Sternberger haven’t had an early case of butterfingers which costs Rodgers and the Packers countless yards and potentially a touchdown or two.

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It’s exciting to see him rediscover his mojo with the Packers seemingly ready to make a Super Bowl run. They have warts, to be sure, but their quarterback position no longer seems to be one of them. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this run from Rodgers, as it’s truly one of his best.

Grade: A+

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