Aaron Rodgers Breaks His Silence on the Competitive Relationship Between Rookie and Veteran QBs in a Franchise and How It Should Be Changed

There have been talks around the NFL regarding the role of a veteran quarterback to help the rookie quarterback. It came to light when Ryan Tannehill claimed it wasn’t his job to help rookie QB, Malik Willis. Recently, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gave his stance on the situation.

Rodgers was a backup quarterback when he entered the league. Brett Favre was the QB of the Packers, and Rodgers learned multiple things from him. While addressing whether the veteran QB should help the rookie QB, Rodgers said, “If they want it. If they want that help.”

Even though Ryan Tannehill had made it clear afterward that he would help Malik Willis, the whole scenario already caught attention. The comments made by Aaron Rodgers certainly will help Tannehill’s case. Primarily because if a person isn’t interested in getting help, one shouldn’t force it on them.

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The Packers quarterback himself is mentoring another young quarterback, Jordan Love. There is a high possibility that Love might not play for the Packers. It is because Rodgers recently signed a long-term deal with the team. Still, they are pretty close and seen around supporting each other.

Aaron Rodgers shared his experience of being a backup of Brett Favre

The Green Bay Packers drafted Aaron Rodgers in 2005. He didn’t become the starting quarterback of the Packers until 2008. Rodgers was a backup to Brett Favre for the first three seasons of his career. Being a backup quarterback when you are so talented is no easy job. However, Aaron Rodgers didn’t get bothered and only got better by learning from Favre.

Talking about how he spent time as the backup quarterback to Brett Favre in Green Bay, Rodgers said, “I was in his hip pocket all the time. I was standing behind him in the huddle sometimes, listening to what he was saying before the start of a period.”

Rodgers added, “I was sitting in meetings with him, [taking] a ton of notes. I was watching hours of film on Mondays and Tuesdays trying to give him a little advantage for the week if I saw something that might help him in a game.”

Aaron Rodgers‘ patience certainly helped him. As soon as he became the starting quarterback of the Packers, he showed the world what he was capable of. He also led the Packers to a Super Bowl triumph in 2011. Moreover, he has also written his name in the game’s history as one of the best to ever play on the gridiron.

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