I was only 7 when Aaron took over, so I don’t remember watching him play that season. I’m sure you’ve all seen the stat comparisons this week with Jordan and Aaron almost identical through 11 games as the full time starter. But I’ve heard over and over that people could tell right away that Aaron had “it” and that Jordan has looked bad. There has been some more positivity after the last couple weeks, but still a lot of skepticism about Jordan and his potential.
Given all that, what was Aaron doing differently that made him look so much more impressive to the fans?
I think the thing Rodgers did 100x better was his ability to hit every single throw at every level, even early on he was pinpoint short, deep, and intermediate. Love’s accuracy isn’t there yet. But his accuracy issues stem from his footwork and drop, not his arm. That means they’re mostly correctable, as we’ve seen it start to improve. I think love can be special, but it’s going to take longer than Rodgers, and likely but get to the level.