Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been in incredible form during the early stages of the new NFL season and the Packers signal caller looks well on the way to securing a second successive campaign as the Most Valuable Player across the league.
After three matches, Rodgers – the number 24 overall draft pick in the 2005 NFL draft – has thrown ten touchdown passes and no interceptions. The Packers number 12 has been in phenomenal form, completing 67 of his 91 pass attempts for 771 yards. He’s in the form of his career and is more than capable of leading Green Bay to the Super Bowl this term.
by Mike Morbeck
At Lambeau Field, Rodgers has been simply outstanding since the start of the 2014 season. Against Green Bay on Monday night, he threw five touchdown passes in the 38-28 victory over Kansas City Chiefs. He is yet to throw an interception and has completed a staggering 45 touchdown passes during the period. That is an NFL record. He is a unique talent and Rodgers is arguably the best quarterback in the league.
Not only is he incredibly accurate but he is able to read the defense in order to ensure that the Packers go with the right play. Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy has total trust in Rodgers’ ability to call the correct plays and the signal caller has total control over that speedy offense.
While Tom Brady has also started the season in fine form, Rodgers has stood out as the best quarterback in the division. The likes of Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck are both talented, young signal callers but they aren’t quite in the same league as Rodgers and Brady.
In fact, it could be claimed that the New England and Green Bay quarterbacks are now in a league of their own at the position, especially as Peyton Manning continues to decline and Drew Brees has lost number one target Jimmy Graham. When this article was written, Rodgers was priced at 6/4 in the bet365 betting to be named as the NFL Regular Season MVP and he will stand a great chance if he maintains his current form throughout the campaign.
by Mike Morbeck
Even without Jordy Nelson, who was ruled out for the entire 2015 season with an ACL injury, Rodgers continues to defy the odds and it could be claimed that his killer instinct sets him apart from the rest of the NFL. The Packers signal caller has it all. He is lethal on play action but can also scamper outside of the pocket to give himself both time and space to exploit the defensive shape.
There are still 13 regular season matches remaining but it already seems that Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers will be competing in the latter stages of the playoffs this season. They should easily finish at the top of the NFC North ahead of Minnesota Vikings and could, if they continue their incredible form, secure home-field advantage throughout the entirety of the postseason campaign.