Byeweek: Aaron's first games in review.

The Greenbay Packers are taking a break after a successful seven game winning streak to start off their season. Unfortunately, while the players are able to relax and take some time off, I am not. Thus, as is the case of a blogger doing his story on one of those players, I have to use the last seven weeks in review to gauge how A-Rod has done in the past and how he could perform in the future.

Through week eight of the season Aaron has thrown 20 touchdowns, completed 71.5 of his passes, covered 2372 yards with the pass and 75 yards on the ground with two rushing touchdowns.

From the standpoint of a viewer Rodgers has looked flawless. He shows statue-like poise in the pocket despite offensive line issues which have left the QB exposed. His passes are accurate, quickly released, and not affected if Aaron is firing off his back foot, perfectly planted, or scrambling. One stat that may not be taken into account is Aaron's rushing stats. While seventy five yards is not up there with Micheal Vick it is still representative of how fearless Rodgers is when scrambling for yardage or first downs is needed. Two rushing touchdowns also add to his league leading 20 passing touchdowns.

If Rodgers can maintain his 71.5 completion percentage than he will hold the all-time NFL record by the end of the season. His QB rating of 125.7 is also a record if he is able to maintain or raise it by the end of the year.

The Packer's schedule is as follows.

San Diego, Week 9.
-The Chargers have a very effective offense led by the likes of Phillip Rivers, Vincent Jackson, and Antonio Gates which may pose a problem to a slow-starting Packer's D. Shouldn't pose too much of a problem for A-Rod on offense although San Diego is hardly a pushover on either side of the ball.

Vikings, Week 10
-The Vikings almost pulled out a win against the defending champions with a back field riddled with injuries. If Rodgers cannot perform well against a healthy backfield and if Adrien Peterson breaks out than it may turn ugly.

Tampa Bay, Week 11
-The Buccaneers are one of the youngest and most talented teams in the NFL which may account for their biggest flaw: inconsistency. However, that being said, Tampa Bay can be explosive especially if they can fix their issues by week 11. On the defensive side they have a great tandem of cornerback in Aqib Talib and Ronde Barber which may pose an obstacle to Rodgers. On the other side there is an offense which can make any defense pay once they are on a roll led by Josh Freeman and Legarret Blount.

Lions, Week 12
-The Lions may be the greatest threat of all. They have (In my opinion) the second best offensive in the league led by Jahvid Best, Matthew Stafford, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson Jr. and a young buck in Titus Young. They will make the Packers pay if either the defense cannot stop Megatron, which is doubtful, or Aaron Rodgers can't perform well under a pass rush comprising of Kyle Vanden Bosch, Nick Fairley, Cliff Avril, and the intimidating Nedamakung Suh.

Giants, Week 13
 -The Giants, once a team that looked on the brink of failure when it's four starting defensive backs were injured, has now arisen as a legitimate contender in the NFC. While the defense is neither flashy or particularly dangerous I have a feeling that this game could be a sleeping threat on the horizon for Rodgers and the Packer Offense.

Raiders, Week 14
-All I can say is Thank God the Raiders no longer have Pro-Bowler Nhamdi Asumagha who was capable of shutting down an entire half of the field with his coverage abilities. They still have multi-purpose lineman Richard Seymour though and he is a force to be reckoned with.

Chiefs, Week 15
-If the Packers do not win this game (And if A-Rod doesn't have a spectacular performance for that matter.) than I will be genuinely shocked. The Chiefs are a team suffering a massive amount of injuries and they do not have the talent to back them up.

Bears, Week 16
-Jay Cutler and Co. may be a toothless monster nine out of ten times, but they may show up to play. The defense, which is the highest ranked of the Packer's future opponents, will be a challenge. As usual, expect this game to a slug fest.

Lions, Week 17
-Same as before, but it's scary to think that it may be a divisional title on the line in this game.

Gabe Lagarde.