Monday Morning Quarterbacking: Closer Than It Looked

Well, at least as far as the two Starting QBs went. Packer Starting QB is not as experienced as the Viking QB. That's a given. Yet, he held his own. He did very well.

Unfortunately, his offensive line was a sieve. Eight sacks and a lot of "hurry-ups."

And the Vikings were psyched. The showed a lot of energy.

With 3:40 left the ESPN announcer finally said that the Packer QB deserves a lot of credit. He kept them in the game. This was after the announcers were falling all over themselves commenting on the amazing feat of the old man on the Vikings who will be 40 on Saturday.

Since the purpose of this weekly post is to talk about the two QBs, not the teams, this week was in my humble Packer opinion- a tie. Rodgers held his own against a tough defense. He had a career-high passing night. If the Pack can fix its problems, Rodgers will become a truly excellent QB. He has no reason to feel second to anyone in the game. (26/37; 342 yds; 1 interception; 1 fumble)

I still believe that the Packers made the right decision letting Favre go. They were rebuilding and they needed to keep Rodgers. The old Starting QB was upset at the team leadership.

As far as the Vikings' Starting QB- what can one say. He is good. (24/32; 271 yds; 0 interceptions; 1 fumble). It was hard to read him in the post-game interview.

I still reserve my opinion on the rest of the season. And whether he'll play the "I can't make my mind up" game in the off-season.

Next week, the Pack has its bye week and the Vikings travel to St. Louis. (Which is good since the Twins may very well need the Metrodome to host the Yankees on Sunday. We will know later today.)

But a note on the hype: Multi-millionaires making money for multi-multi-multi millionaires by taking money from people like you and me while we let them. I had that same feeling at the Metrodome on Sunday as the Pohlad family was cheered for owning the team. Yes, they have provided a lot of us with entertainment. But they haven't lost anything in the deal. The more the cable sports gets into our lives the more the hype will grow.