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Found March 07, 2013 on AllGreenBayPackers.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Aaron Rodgers,  Ted Thompson,  John Elway,  Kurt Warner,  Tom Brady,  Eli Manning,  Drew Brees,  Peyton Manning,  Brett Favre
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers,  New England Patriots,  New York Giants,  New Orleans Saints,  Minnesota Vikings
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In the shadow of the last two postseason losses, I’ve seen a number of Green Bay Packers fans itching for Ted Thompson to make some big roster moves. Their basic premise is that star quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have much time left to get to another Super Bowl. It’s either now or never if the team wants to make another serious run at it. Rodgers is, after all, turning 30 this December. By the time the season is over and the playoffs are underway, he’ll have reached that magic age in the NFL when a player’s value suddenly drops like a brand new car being driven off the dealer’s lot. Sure, he hasn’t shown any physical or mental signs of decline in his performance, but time flies when you’re chasing the Lombardi Trophy. To be perfectly clear, I have been a big skeptic of this line of thinking. This skepticism has actually led me to do a little data mining. How many quarterbacks have won the Super Bowl after they’ve turned 30? How many have even played in a Super Bowl? Is it a fore...
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