Green Bay vs. St. Louis Week 6

What started as a game that followed every indication that it would be a shootout quickly turned into a defensive battle in the second half as Aaron Rodgers and Greenbay cruised to a 24-3 victory over the Rams. Aaron Rodgers performed masterfully throwing 3 TD's, 310 yards, and a final passer rating of 119.6 with a completion percentage of 60%.

At face value Aaron made a mistake in the third quarter when he threw an interception and he also had his worst completion percentage this season, but that was because of his receiver's errors. On multiple plays in second half players like Jordy Nelson, Jarmicheal Finley, and other dropped good throws. On one occasion Jordy dropped a third down attempt that was perfectly thrown to his chest without a defender within five yards, but then inexplicably lost control of the football. But, the worst mistake was by Greg Jennings who took a tightly thrown spiral to the center of the field and accidentally knocked the ball into the air where it was easily caught by the waiting Rams defender.

On a more positive note, Aaron showed more of the poise that has come to define his young career. The entire game can be summed up by one play when the pocket collapsed and it seemed that Chris Long was all, but certain to get the sack. Rodgers used his athleticism and speed to spin from the tackle and then sprinted right where he found an open Ryan Grant for a ten yard gain and the first down. In many ways number 12 makes it look easy, but there never can be enough said about the poise and concentration it takes to outmaneuver charging three hundred pound lineman and then to have the skill to fire a perfect pass down the field for the first down. He turned a negative play into a gain which changed the momentum of the drive and possibly the game.

With that in mind I believe if the receiving core starts to return to form then we can easily expect the Rodgers and the Packer offense to continue their remarkable effort this season. During the game against St. Louis he still showed the poise and talent of a potential NFL MVP despite a slump among other players on the offense and there is not reason to say that he cannot repeat his performance in the future.

Gabe Lagarde.