By ALEX GOLDMAN<\/p>\n
Aaron Rodgers is the NFL’s all-time leader in passer rating, a statistic that measures the effectiveness of a quarterback through the course of a game.\u00a0He leads that category with a rating of 103.8.<\/p>\n
No other quarterback with a minimum four years in the league has a rating more than 100.<\/p>\n
However, Rodgers has gone almost a complete NFL season without eclipsing 100 mark in the category. For the last 14 games, dating back to last season, Rodgers has underperformed according to his own high standard.<\/p>\n
Just don’t bring it up to him.<\/p>\n
In a weekly conference with reporters, Rodgers was asked about his recent (and not so recent) struggles. It wasn’t just one question but a platoon of questions. As ESPN’s Rob Demovsky noted, Rodgers knew the questions would be coming his way.<\/a><\/p>\n Rodgers responded “abrasively” to the questions, according to an ESPN description.<\/p>\n I can’t blame him. Rodgers, that is. Search “Aaron Rodgers” on Google and practically all of the news articles revolve around his recent performance. Oh, and by “practically” all of the\u00a0articles, I mean all of the\u00a0articles.<\/a>\u00a0It’s understandable that he would get tired of answering perpetually negative questions. Especially because he is, after all, the all-time leader in passer rating.<\/p>\n I also can’t blame the news media for their persistent questions on his struggles.\u00a0Especially because he is, after all, the all-time leader in passer rating.<\/p>\n The sword cuts both ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By ALEX GOLDMAN Aaron Rodgers is the NFL’s all-time leader in passer rating, a statistic that measures the effectiveness of a quarterback through the course of a game.\u00a0He leads that category with a rating of 103.8. No other quarterback with … Continue reading