I am not trying to rewrite the Ted Thompson post from earlier, but to sum it up, the guy took a lot of unnecessary shit. Rodgers never shouted at people, called out these fans, or anything like that. A-Rod went about his business and acted like a complete professional. In my opinion, there aren't a lot of quarterbacks who could of handle the pressure Rodgers faced. There have been countless examples of players taking over for a legend after they retire and fall flat on their face. Not only did Rodgers do that, but he dealt with Brett Favre's desire to comeback was something he shrugged it off like an annoying pest.
Once life began after Favre started people's criticism of Rodgers became so unbelievably picky. After multiple late game struggles in his first starting season, some gave him the title of not being able to win close games after struggling to comeback. No one remembers how bad the defense was that year. The next year the new title for Rodgers became he couldn't win playoff games after losing 51-45 fumbling to Karlos Dansby at the end of the game. Remind you, this is one game of proof. Despite that these people believed it was the proof they needed to show he didn't have this supposed clutch gene. By the end of this year, he flashed another title...World Champion.
Rodgers put together one of the best postseasons by a quarterback. He went into hellacious Philadelphia where number 4 couldn't win in the playoffs, he handled the dome atmosphere by dissecting Atlanta like Dr. Gregory House, did just enough to beat the hated Chicago Bears, and finished it off by beating Pittsburgh, the supposed best defense in National Football League. Even before the playoff appearance, people began to accept Rodgers as one of their own.
While sports figures shouldn't be the go-to role models for children, Aaron Rodgers should be next in line after his father/mother/brother/sister. He carries himself with a swagger instead of being a robot (cough Peyton, Albert, cough), he keeps a chip on his shoulder no matter how big he gets, and he never dissed any of his doubters. Unlike his predecessor Mr. Favre who drank too much, womanize beyond his limits, and had a pain addiction, Rodgers carries himself in such a better manner. My favorite thing I saw from Rodgers this week was when someone tweeted him about not using the social media giant Twitter during the season...
" I have a strong desire to be great. Gotta stay focused."
Keep it up Aaron, now 100 percent of Green Bay's fan base and others around the nation are behind you
-Charlie.
