Colin Cowherd: “Heroes mean a lot to small towns. The high school football coach is a hero, and the one famous person who went on to run Ford is a hero… in LA you're a star for an hour and then we push you to the side for someone who can sing or hit a better note. But in small towns they hold onto their stars. People forget how average Brett Favre was his last three years in Green Bay, and if you criticized Favre people went nuts… The last two years Aaron Rodgers’ touchdown numbers have fallen off a cliff – he gives you 25 touchdowns a year, and the last three years he’s won only 40% of his games on the road. But if you criticize him it’s ‘BUT THEIR OFFENSIVE LINE!’ – Well, actually they’re top 4 in the NFL. ‘WELL, HIS DEFENSIVE LINE!’ – No, that’s top 10 in the NFL. ‘HIS RECEIVING CORPS!’ – Davante Adams is a top young wide receiver. ‘HIS RUNNING BACKS!’ No, Aaron Jones is a star. ‘THEIR DEFENSE!’ – It’s no longer awful; they’ve drafted well and acquired free agents. It’s not that Aaron isn’t good, he's still a top 5 or 6 guy, but the passer rating is dropping, he can’t win big games on the road, he gets nicked up more, and his touchdowns are falling… It’s a lot like Brett Favre. This is the small town clinging to their star, and gets hyper-defensive when you try to criticize him.” (Full Segment Above)
Listen to Colin Cowherd explain why he thinks Aaron Rodgers’ tenure with the Packers is winding down a lot like Brett Favre’s did in the late 2000’s, as Colin thinks a rapidly fading star is being covered up by a small market Green Bay fan base and media that is in complete denial over their beloved quarterback deteriorating .
Check out the segment above as Colin wonders if this will be Aaron’s final season in Green Bay.
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