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Packers could win without Aaron Rodgers

The Packers have prepared backup Seneca Wallace for the possible loss of Aaron Rodgers, considered irreplacable by some.

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Having spent much of the week researching the long career of No. 2 quarterback Seneca Wallace, the guess here is that even if the Packers were to lose Aaron Rodgers early Monday night against the Bears they’d find ways to finish 11-5. »Read Full Article

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  1. Maybe a game or two. Not much more than that...Rodgers is a football G*d.

    Let's hope we don't have to contemplate an injury to "The One". He's on an MVP pace, IMO.
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  2. Without Rodgers, the Packers would likely be a .500 team. Since there are 9 games left, I'll give them 1 game so they'll likely go 5-4. That would get them into the playoffs at 10-6, a wild card team. They'll be one-and-done in the playoffs. The importance of the QB position cannot be emphasized enough. Teams that are in the top half of the NFL all have very good QBs (49ers, Seahawks, Packers, Chiefs, Broncos, Colts, etc...). The bottom teams are the ones that have very bad QBs (Buccaneers, Jaguars, Minnesota, etc...). The Steelers, Falcons, and Giants have quality QBs but their teams are old and injuries have robbed them of playmakers.
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  3. "Fools will cry that I'm jinxing Rodgers and the Packers by writing about this."

    I find this funny. Maybe it's cos my favorite sportswriter of all time is Norman Chad.
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  4. Dear Bob
    You are correct that Green Bay does an excellent job getting the next man up ready to play, and they have done a GREAT job with all the injuries, but NO WAY does this team keep winning without Rodgers, he alone pulls games out of the mud for GB, his accuracy, decision making and sheer will to win make GB a force to be reckoned with.
    But if S Wallace is slinging the ball this team would go down hill quickly. A nice story, but I'm not buying it. PLEASE stay healthy #12
  5. "This team is thinking Super Bowl all the way now..."

    They can do it. (But will need Rodgers.)
  6. Bob, I like to drink as much as anyone, but always stay away from the brown acid.
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    • Most Packer know that the head coach and the coordinators matter. A lot of Packer fans know that scouts matter. What's happened this year is amazing player development and it reflects very well on everyone, especially the position coaches.

      Bob's arguments are, as always, extremely strong.

      You have none. Suggest you go back and read the article again. Part of what Bob may be hinting at is that this might turn out to be one of the great NFL teams of all time.
  7. I respect McGinn quite a bit, but I don't think the next man up applies to Rodgers. For a guy who's considered the best QB in football, he still seems underrated. AR is irreplaceable.
  8. Why would you feel compelled to write a story like this for the paper? I don't understand the purpose for the article. Why place that overly negative thought into our heads with the type of season that has already transpired with all of the injuries? Certainly, there are many other things to address on this football team other than to indirectly imply a theoretical scenario where the top quarterback is eliminated from the roster. Poor taste. Just saying.
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  9. Bob...have now lost all respect for you. Seriously ? Wallace has never run a play for the Packers in the regular season and you say this? "Having spent much of the week researching the long career of No. 2 quarterback Seneca Wallace and the brief career of practice-squad quarterback Scott Tolzien, the guess here is that even if the Packers were to lose Rodgers early Monday night against the Chicago Bears they'd find ways to finish 11-5."
    As if Rodgers means zero to minimal to the team? What games have you been watching? Are we now big nosed- stuffy- spoiled -Packers fans and don't remember the Randy Wright or Blair Kiel Days? ohh my ? this is totally un-called for and out of line and disrespectful! Sad that you wrote this for readers...I will no longer read anything by you !
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  10. I have an idea - let's not find out!
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