Monday Morning Quarterbacking: Why Did I Ever Start This?

Well, the first answer is that somehow or other I expected the Vikings' Starting QB to have begun to show the effects of his 40 years by now. The second answer is that I wanted to show that, from my totally unbiased position, the Packers' Starting QB was in the same high quality league as the guy who was his predecessor and now opponent.

To the first reason- so far it hasn't happened. I have actually enjoyed watching the Vikings' Starting QB play. He is as fun to watch as ever. He makes things happen. He has an exciting team around him and it is amazing to watch how he brings out the best in them. He has not shown the wildness that both endeared him to Green Bay fans- and drove us crazy. Just for the love of football, it is a pleasure to watch. (I just wish he was doing it somewhere other than the NFC North!)

To the second reason- Aaron Rodgers (Double-A Rod) has proven he is able to play on the same field as his former teammate. He is in the same league as any of the top QBs in the game today. He need not hang his head in shame. The Packers' management did not make a bad decision. We will probably never know what happened in Green Bay between the Old Starting QB and the team leadership. If they were truly looking to the future and wanted to plan for it, then they have done a great job with Rodgers. They need to develop some other parts of the team, but I think that will happen.

So, I think I will stop this series of Monday Morning Quarterbacking, keeping it in reserve in case the Old Guy in Purple begins to fall apart. I will just sit and enjoy the games.

By the way, did you notice that the Packers beat Dallas?