VIDEO: Aaron Rodgers Isn’t Having A Fun Time In Washington
The Green Bay Packers don’t look like the team they’ve been for the past three years. Everybody expected them to continue dominating the NFC North and being a Super Bowl favorite. Now they’re 3-3 and floundering. Much of that has to do with the struggles of their quarterback. Aaron Rodgers hasn’t been able to get the passing game going for weeks, making it look more and more like Davante Adams was the true driving force behind that offensive success.
A perfect microcosm of this newfound hell came in Washington. After taking a 14-3 lead in the game, the Commanders narrowed the gap to 14-10. Then during one play on their next drive, Aaron Jones took a handoff to the left. Washington swarmed the ball, forcing him to reverse direction back. Suddenly Rodgers was in a position to give his teammate a block. It went about as well as you’d expect.
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Aaron Rodgers can’t hide this time.
He finished the first half with 47 yards passing. Total. He hasn’t had 300 yards in a game this season. It is painfully evident this Packers passing attack lost a ton of steam during the off-season. Adams is gone. The players brought in to replace him haven’t been able to fill the void. Worse still, the offensive line is banged up. All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari still hasn’t fully recovered from the knee injury that sidelined him over a year ago.
This looks nothing like the team that was mere minutes away from the Super Bowl just two years ago. It is a grim reminder of how fast things can go downhill. Aaron Rodgers has been frustrated with the front office for a long time due to their unwillingness to invest more heavily in the wide receivers. Now they’re getting a feature-length film on why that is. It wouldn’t be shocking if Rodgers retires after 2022, leaving the team with zero certainties for the first time in decades.