Through 11 games, he’s got a 63.5% completion rate for 2,599 yards, 17 TD and 9 ints. Not terrible for a guy starting his first season, playing behind a very dodgy o-line, and along side a defense that’s given up 27+ points in 4 games.

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Since Marco and Wahle were let go, it should be obvious of the contempt TT has for lineman. Anyone wanna bet that TT will ignore Haynesworth in Free Agency?

I also think Rodgers had a very good first half, but a terrible second half. Yes, he deserves criticism for it. It looked like he had caught Brett Favre disease, where the patient tries to win the game with every pass. He looked impatient and seemed to lock in on a receiver right from the snap.

The defensive line, on the other hand, was horrible. Brees had all day in the pocket, and he’ll kill anyone with the time to throw. The secondary and LBs looked lost for a good part of the night, but the absolute failure of the D line to generate any pressure on Brees was the biggest factor in the score. And I don’t see why Kampman gets a pass. Except for a couple of pressures at the end of the first half, he was as invisible as anyone else on the line. In fact, he really hasn’t done a whole lot all year; he is certainly not the same player who was dominant at times last season.

Yes.

Ron – I disagree a bit re Favre. I do think he has helped the team a lot not only in play (yes, play helped largely by their great O-Line) but also from a mentality standpoint. Several players have commented on their own boost in confidence/performance due to playing with Favre. But I agree very much that they went about free agency the right way by pulling in Kris Jenkins and Alan Faneca. I don’t think Jenkins would have been hard to recruit because his brother plays for us and Faneca has been to something like 7 Pro Bowls. While I know free agents like these guys are very expensive, the Jets figured it out and my guess is that we were in probably better cap position to pull something like this than they were.

I blame Thompson for doing nothing to improve either line in the off-season. Of the nine players that makeup the two lines only one plays like a pro, Kampman. Taucher (his status for the rest of the season?) and Clifton are showing sign of age. Wells, Spitz, Sitton, Moll and College pretty much stink. NO used a four and three man ruch almost exclusivly and still harrassed Rodgers all night.

With the exception of Kampman, the D-line has no push at all. Is it conditioning? Is it the fact that they just can’t play at an NFL level?

Unless Thompson changes his position on hoarding cap money, I’m affraid the Packers are destined to suffer even more next year. Can TT draft eight O & D line starters in next year’s draft?

Everyone, who doesn’t understand football, is fawning all over Favre for the Jets resurgence. In reallity the Jets spent big time cap money to improve their O & D lines. That is the reason Favre can succeed. Until TT stops insisting on stocking the lines with bargain basement selections, GB will have problems.

Count me as one that is willing to cut Rodgers some slack. He still hasn’t started a full season yet; it’s ridiculous to expect him to be able to carry the team through a game at this point.

Note that his first interception didn’t come until the Packers were down by 10, and it was clear that to win they would have to score a TD every time they had the ball.

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