Can Aaron Rodgers Lead the Green Bay Packers to the 2009 Playoffs?
After beating the Bears at home during week 1, things were looking good for the Green Bay Packers. Coming off of a disappointing (yet promising) 6-10 finish in the 2008 football season, the Green Bay Packers have higher hopes in 2009.
Packers fans want to believe that Aaron Rogers will take their team to the Super Bowl shortly. And most do believe he will get them there in a matter of time. He’s young and has a very bright future.
Brett Favre is an icon in Green Bay despite how his departure ended there. Aaron Rogers must show he is capable in taking the Packers to the Super Bowl, but he can’t do it alone. If the management bring in the right players around him, I think he’s the type of QB to make this happen.
The Packers have a very good team overall, an every down running back with Ryan Grant, a veteran WR in Donald Driver (who caught many passes from Favre), and a stellar defense that will improve over the course of the 09′ season.
With the exception of the Detroit Lions, the Packers will have to play their best if they expect to beat the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, who are just as good as the Packers.
This was a game that the Packers were very heavily favored to win, and with good reason. They were simply viewed as the stronger of the two teams. I believe they were the stronger of the two teams, but the Bengals were definitely impressive.
If the Packers think they can contend they must beat the Tampa Bays Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, and Cleveland Browns of the league. The good teams must beat the bad teams in the league in order to keep pace with the other good teams in their division - Packers must not play down to their lesser opponents.
If Aaron Rogers is truly the heir apparent to Brett Favre he has a monumental task in front of him. While he can never be as great as Favre was, he can be Aaron Rogers and play to his abilities and strengths - however far that takes Green Bay remains a mystery so far.
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