It’s been a long first half of the season for Jacksonville Jaguars, and after defeating the Colts in Week 1, Jacksonville(1-7) has lost seven in a row. Now, they have to go on the road to beat Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers(6-2), which won’t be easy.
In eight games, Rodgers has thrown 24 touchdowns(third-best in the league) and only two interceptions. Rodgers also has the best QBR(87.6) in football.
“He’s as advertised,” Jaguars S Jarrod Wilson said on Thursday. “He’s just a really big arm. He can make every single throw on the football field, just [has] a big arm. I only played him that once. That was actually my first game in the league, so definitely remember him; just [has] a big arm. I’ve been watching film on him all week, and he definitely throws it up there and gives his receivers opportunities to make plays, so just his arm…
“I think it’s his experience too. To have an arm like that, it’s kind of like arm talent is key, but he’s just experienced now. [I] think he’s in over year 13, 14, I’m not sure, so he’s seen everything. There’s not anything that’s going to go out there and surprise him, so it’s really just kind of doing what you have to do, being in your right spot to make the plays, and they’ll come. I know he trusts his arm, and he can make every throw, and I just know his experience is what usually takes over for him.”
While Rodgers is not turning the football over much in 2020, Jaguars LB Joe Schobert, a Packers fan as a child, believes any player can make mistakes, including Rodgers.
“Growing up as a Packer fan, I was spoiled with Brett Favre, transitioned to Aaron Rodgers for my whole childhood watching them play,” Schobert said on Thursday. “He’s just done a lot of great things in Green Bay. He’s been MVP of the league multiple times, probably has a case for multiple more.
“As you get into the NFL and you understand how hard the game is and how fast and how good defenses are and defensive backs are, [it] makes you appreciate it a little bit more that he’s still doing it at such a high level when he was doing it for a long time since I was in third, fourth grade. But at the same time, you’re up here, and you see things on film, you realize he’s a person. He’s made mistakes. He doesn’t make as many mistakes as some other people, but he’s still a person, can still be affected by pressure, throw some balls that are up for grabs. So, we just have to be ready to take advantage of it because he will give an opportunity. He’s a human just like the rest of us.”
At times, it appears Rodgers is not human on the football field, but in the end, Schobert is right. If the Jaguars can find a way to make Rodgers uncomfortable, maybe mistakes will happen. However, all those things are easier said than done.
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