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Paul Hornung Jersey White , Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wasn’t in much of a mood to celebrate his 35th birthday.Not after another loss for the sliding
Green Bay Packers.The same problems keep popping up for the offense, most
glaringly, empty third downs and a lack of explosive plays.But Sunday’s 20-17
home loss to the Arizona Cardinals was definitely a surprise. Coach Mike
McCarthy was fired after Green Bay stumbled once again.“We’re just not executing
well and it’s the same things over and over,” Rodgers said before the coaching
change was announced.The loss to one of the NFL’s worst teams was another blow
to the fading playoff hopes for the Packers (4-7-1). Offensive coordinator Joe
Philbin was promoted to interim head coach.It’s still mathematically possible
for Green Bay to catch NFC North-leading Chicago (8-4), which lost to the
Giants.To do that though, a once-productive offense will have to find its
way.“We didn’t play well today. I’m not going to sit up here and try to
sugarcoat it,” McCarthy said right after the loss.Green Bay’s tough day helped
the Cardinals shatter the image of Lambeau Field as an intimidating venue for a
warm-weather team in wintry conditions. The temperature at kickoff was 34
degrees, but the wind chill made it feel like 23. Flurries fell on and off
throughout the game.Instead, the Packers looked out of sorts.A couple of
Rodgers’ throws were off, especially in the first half. There were too many
drops by receivers. The offensive line lost its two starters on the right side
when guard Byron Bell and tackle Bryan Bulaga left in the first half with knee
injuries.Zane Gonzalez kicked a 44-yard field goal for Arizona with 1:41 left.
Green Bay’s Mason Crosby missed a 49-yard attempt as time expired.Crosby pushed
his kick wide right, with the flags atop Lambeau blowing in toward the field at
the time of the play. In pregame warmups, Crosby said kicks were going right to
left.“Both ends were fairly difficult. The wind was swirling
http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-dave-robinson-jersey ,” Crosby said. The final attempt “wanted to go right, so I was pretty shocked
about, and obviously disappointed.”The Packers won the Super Bowl under McCarthy
in 2010. But this is a third straight year in which Green Bay has had extended
struggles.In 2016, the Packers started 4-6 but won eight straight games to get
to the NFC title game, losing to the Atlanta Falcons. Green Bay finished 7-9 and
missed the playoffs in 2017, when Rodgers missed extensive time with a broken
collarbone.This year, Rodgers hurt his left knee in the season opener, though he
is feeling better now. Receivers Randall Cobb and Geronimo Allison have missed
time with injuries.Cobb’s return on Sunday didn’t help, with the Packers just 3
of 14 on third down.“I hate to repeat myself, but it’s applicable. … We’re not
executing the right way,” Rodgers said.“It’s poor throws, not on the same page
with receivers
http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-j_mon-moore-jersey , wrong depth, protection,” he added. “We all have a part in that and we’ve all
picked our time to mess up a third down.”The opening play of the fourth quarter
was a perfect example of Green Bay’s offensive struggles. Rodgers found Cobb for
a 36-yard completion on third-and-11, but the play was wiped out by a holding
penalty on right tackle Jason Spriggs.Rodgers said his focus was getting his
teammates to “play with that pride” and focus on the next four games.“Yeah, I
mean I’m not even thinking about that right now,” Rodgers said when asked if he
would have any role after the season with general manager Brian Gutekunst or
team president Mark Murphy about what direction they should go with the coaching
staff.The offensive players, Rodgers said, bear blame for whatever happens in
the future.“Yeah, a lot probably. We haven’t played very well,” he said. Rodgers
is so undervalued, he’s almost an afterthought at fantasy QB. That’s where you
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Sportswire via Getty ImagesAfter the past two seasons, Green Bay Packers
quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t quite been his MVP-caliber self and his fantasy
football output has reflected that. Injuries are a clear area to point to when
trying to explain the production
Womens Kentrell Brice Jersey , or lack thereof, for the Cal product who will turn 36 this December. He missed all but seven games in 2017 and was
playing on a broken leg for all of 2018. The leg injury limited his mobility and
forced him to take fewer chances — and who could blame him for feeling a little
uncomfortable in the pocket, even as QBs are becoming more protected by the
rules?Going into the season with better health and a more experienced receiving
corps points to a more product fantasy season for Rodgers.Looking at Rodgers’
schedule this coming season, the Packers have two games against the Bears, two
against the Vikings, then one each against the Broncos, Chargers, and Cowboys.
Those teams ranked first, fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth in defensive DVOA in
2018
Reggie White Jersey , respectively. Now if those rankings hold, that’s seven games against top-ten defenses, but Rodgers did perfectly fine against the
Vikings and Bears last season and the remaining 10 games on the schedule all
come against teams that were 20th or lower on the 2018 DVOA ranking. In four
games against Minnesota and Chicago last fall, Rodgers had a 65 percent
completion percentage, 1,039 passing yards, five touchdowns, one interception,
and 7.3 yards per completion. That is not exactly lighting them on fire, but
those are still high-quality showings against two of the best defensive teams in
the league. It’s good to keep in mind that great defenses are hard to carry over
season-to-season and losing Vic Fangio from the Chicago coaching staff is
interesting for opposing offenses.Rodgers’ current fantasy average draft
position (ADP) is in the late fifth round. He’s the third quarterback off the
board in redraft leagues, after Andrew Luck in the early fifth and before
Deshaun Watson even later in the fifth. Per fantasyfootballcalculator.com,
Rodgers is going behind players like Sony Michel
Lance Kendricks Jersey White , Cooper Kupp, and Tyler Lockett, which is a little ridiculous. Unless you play with some die-hard Packer fans, I would say
it’s safe to grab Rodgers in the fourth. His fantasy stock has taken a hit, but
his ceiling is higher than Luck’s in fantasy scoring.The weapons around Rodgers
will be much better this season than last year. Davante Adams was a stud last
season, and there are plenty of signs from Packers brass that Marquez
Valdes-Scantling will continue his upward trajectory. Geronimo Allison will also
be back at full speed and with a new offensive system, Aaron Jones should
provide both passing game relief and as an extra weapon.New head coach Matt
LaFleur will be instituting a new offense that Rodgers should thrive in, being
able to throw in an offense that schemes players open through innovative design.
If the young defense makes a jump, that will also benefit Rodgers by allowing
him to get back to the way he plays best: by taking some chances on deep balls.
Without the burden of winning every game on Aaron’s shoulder pads, he could be
more inclined to take chances down the field and in tight windows. A strong — or
let’s face it, even average — defense will have cascading effects for the
offense in the best way.
