I just posted a long list of teams with precarious QB situations in 2005. He slid past a ton of teams in need of a QB because none of them believed in him as a franchise QB. And the guess is that Rodgers will struggle as much as his predecessors from the Tedford school have in making the transition to the NFL. The technique is known, in Tedford-talk, as putting the ball "on the shelf." It has yet, though, to put any of his pupils on the top shelf among NFL quarterbacks. That quintet Trent Dilfer (Tampa Bay, 1994), Akili Smith (Cincinnati, 1999), David Carr (Houston, 2002), Joey Harrington (Detroit, 2002) and Kyle Boller (Baltimore, 2003) has pretty much flopped both aggregately and individually. Which begs the question of whether Tedford's latest prize pupil, California quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the likely choice of the San Francisco 49ers with the top overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, will be more productive than the five that preceded him into the league. You're arguing that Bill Barnwell is making up the fact that many scouts and execs were skeptical of Rodgers because of Jeff Tedford's background? Are you really completely unaware of the "Tedford QB" label that existed prior to Rodgers' success? Ted Thompson does not have insight into team's evaluations of their own QBs and of Aaron Rodgers. ![]() 24 was no brainer? Again, pure revisionism. You are telling me all of these teams with questionable QB positions passed on Rodgers, yet the entire NFL knew that Rodgers at No. The Raiders started 33 year old Kerry Collins who was let go after 2005. ![]() The Ravens had a struggling Kyle Boller in his third year. David Carr was in his 4th year with the Texans and considered a bust by this point. The Saints were in their last year with Aaron Brooks and Drew Brees was not there yet. The Cowboys had signed washed 33 year old Drew Bledsoe coming off his Buffalo stint and had no Romo yet, and passed twice. The Lions had given up on Joey Harrington and had Jeff Garcia that year. The Redskins had given up on Patrick Ramsey and started Mark Brunell that year. ![]() The Bucs had Chris Simms and Brian Griese and Gruden later said not taking Rodgers was the biggest regret of his career. The Dolphins with the third pick started Gus Frerotte that year. I think you are overestimating the need teams had for a QB that draft. He is playing well, but not nearly as well as he was a few years ago, and no reason to think that decline will not continue. Yeah, and I can tell you I'm married to Scarlett Johannson. Rodgers just said he has 4-6 more years left, albeit anything can happen, but he has not spoken of retirement and is playing great. There were plenty of reasons NFL teams were skeptical of Rodgers at the time, most notably the idea that he was another product of Jeff Tedford, who had sent first-rounders such as Akili Smith, Joey Harrington and Kyle Boller to the pros, only for them to fail." "With hindsight, we can look back and say that it was easy for the Packers to draft Rodgers and that there was a dramatic difference between him and Love as prospects. ![]() This is what we call revisionist history. Rodgers went from number 1 pick to 23rd, it was a no brainer To take him. Just because Tom Brady played into his 40s does not mean everyone can do it (and Rodgers has declined noticeably, and we don't have the Pats system around him), and the team is still correct in looking toward the future now. Whether or not Aaron Rodgers is discussing retirement, he is 36. Favre has been discussing retirement for years. IMO, Favre situation is nothing like this situation. Start of offseason workouts for teams with no head-coaching changeĭeadline for Restricted Free Agents to sign Offer Sheets.ĭeadline for Prior Club to exercise Right of First Refusal to Restricted Free Agents.ĭeadline for Clubs to exercise Fifth-Year Option for players selected in the first round of the 2020 Draft Start of offseason workouts for teams with new head coaches r/GreenBayPackers Rules /r/GreenBayPackers Wiki Visiting Green Bay Guide 2023 Draft Picks Rd.Pick (OVR)įranchise tag contract negotiation deadlineĭeadline for Franchise or Transition Tags.Īnnual League Meeting (The Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ)
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