This morning I woke up to another article in the Chicago media where they bash Aaron Rodgers and praise Jay Cutler, this time by  David Haugh.  Haugh even goes on to say that anybody who thinks Rodgers is better than Cutler must be “wearing a cheddar chapeau.”  I understand that it must be exciting for Chicago to get a quarterback potentially better than Rex Grossman or Kyle Orton.  However, they are drinking the Cutler Kool-Aid south of the Wisconsin like Busch Light at a fraternity initiation.  I think it is time to give everybody some Aaron Rodgers Kool-Aid to drink so they can taste how much sweeter it is than Cutler Kool-Aid.

Rodgers last year was the 6th overall quarterback compared to 16th overall Cry-baby Cutler. One of the reasons Rodgers was an elite quarterback last year was because of his excellent decision making skills.  He is cool and calm in the pocket, effectively reads defenses and has excellent vision down the field.  He had only 13 interceptions last year, and as any Packer fan could tell you, most of his picks came in late fourth quarter when he was forced to try and engineer football magic due to the Packer’s tendency to give up points late in the game.

Anybody who watched the Packers last year could not help but be wowed by the Packers passing game.  Rodgers can throw short and deep with great accuracy, rhythm and precision.  Only Drew Brees threw as many 40+ yard passes as Rodgers (16), which makes him a true deep threat.  Still Haugh insists that Cry-baby Cutler’s seven 40 yd+ passes last year makes him a better deep threat.  Rodgers has also been blessed with one of the best receiving corps in the NFL.  We know from history that great receivers and a great QB can accomplish many things.  Rodgers threw for over 4,000 yards, 28 touchdowns and received a 93.8 QB rating in his first season as a starter.  Now he has a year of starts under his belt, a year of experience with the offence and better chemistry with his receivers, conventional wisdom is to expect more.  Even as impressive as Rodgers was last year, even Haugh’s had to admit, that if Rodgers stays healthy, he is destined for an even better year.

Haugh’s main argument for Cry-baby Cutler being the better QB is that he has started more games than Rodgers.   Haugh’s logic is more starts and more experience equals a better quarterback.  (This logic would state Brett Favre clearly the best QB in the NFL and put both Cutler and Rogers in the bottom ten starters.)  This may very well hold true in the playoffs, but in the regular season I am not convinced.  I am sure that for as many instances you could find to support his logic, you probably could find as many to refute this.  Would you rather have Dan Marino in his sophomore year or any year after that?

As for David Haugh, while I appreciate him hyping up the home town hero to the home town crowd.  I do not feel a need to reiterate my lack of faith in Cry-baby Cutler, (you can read about it here if you desire.)  I understand that his new promotion at the Chicago Tribue to In the Wake of the News reporter he must feel even greater pressure to praise Cutler.  However, I must state a fact that is well known in the Midwest.  While natives of the Hoosier state are born and raised to have an in depth knowledge of the game of basketball, they continue to prove that they really have never had a solid understanding of other sports.  I know this is a stereotype, but until I see differently, I will continue to believe it.  I maybe wearing a cheddar chapeau, but I would take Rodgers over Cry-baby Cutler. GO PACK GO

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