In 2018 Aaron Rodgers completion percentage dropped from 64.7 to 62.3. In 2019 it dropped to 62.0. His touchdown pass percentage dropped from 6.7 to 4.2 in 2018 and only climbed to 4.6 in 2019. And his QBR fell from 66 to 58 in 2018 and continued to drop to 52.5 in 2019. His bad throw percentage was 19.4 in 2018 to 21.2 in 2019. His drop percentage was under five percent in 2018 and 2019. And he was on target less than seventy five percent of his throws with a 74.7%.
In 2019 he had a true completion percentage of 68.7, a clean competition percentage of 72.0. He was 25 in pressured completion percentage, 29 in play action competition percentage, his spoorting cast was ranked 14th and his receivers were first in seperation. And he was protected 85.3% of the time. His production premium ranking for the 2019 according to player profiler was 23rd.
Looking at his adjusted passing on pro football reference, There are a lot of inconsistencies between the 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons. All in all drafting a quarterback to sit and develop behind Rodgers made sense in 2020 and still to this day makes sense.
Now Aaron Rodgers is coming off a MVP season. Why would it make sense? Look at Tom Brady for that answer. Brady seemed to of lost his fire until Jimmy Garoppolo became a threat. That's what Love did for Rodgers. Rodgers had chased his coach out of town, he grew complacent and was playing like it. The Packers reminded him in the NFL that older players don't have job security, regardless of what they're career resume says. Rodgers to prove he was still the guy worked his butt off and had an MVP season.
To help the offense, the Packers drafted 3 offensive lineman, a running back and a receiver. Making sure that Rodgers won't be ending up on his back. They also got him two guys that can catch. The offense wasn't the only thing the Packers addressed but putting players around Rodgers makes sense if they want to keep him happy.
Let's look back at 2020. They drafted Rodgers a running back, a tight end and 3 offensive linemen. In 2019 they drafted a center, tight end and running back. And because it's the last relevant draft class in 2018 they drafted 3 receivers, and a tackle. That's just the draft, not including what they've done via free agency.
So addressing the offense should not be considered an issue for for the 37 year old quarterback. So what is the problem for the 37 year old quarterback? The problem is, is that at age 36 he was forced to face his own career mortality. He's upset that the Packers could ever think about one day replacing him. Anyone who says "well they didn't talk to him and ask permission to draft a quarterback," doesn't understand how business works. And the Packers are a corporation.
With Rodgers recent history, the number of collarbone and other injuries he's had, the Packers window to get a successor developed is thin. Rodgers contract bought them time and the Packers were never likely to let Love start before his fifth year.
Rodgers coming out and saying how unhappy he is after they have spent that much draft capital on offensive weapons prior to and after the 2021 draft, and after they got rid of McCarthy, just goes to show why he's unbecoming of a franchise quarterback. And why I'm glad the Patriots drafted Mac Jones instead of trading for the premadonna Rodgers.
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