http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/3258 Recent articles about Aaron Rodgers en-us Aaron Rodgers and Eli Manning highlight the players analyzed in Jerod's Week 13 fantasy football start em, sit em lineup advice and projections post. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:08:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Fantasy_Football_Week_13_Start_Em_Sit_Em_Lineup_Advice_and_Projections/1652102 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Fantasy_Football_Week_13_Start_Em_Sit_Em_Lineup_Advice_and_Projections/1652102 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Fantasy_Football_Week_13_Start_Em_Sit_Em_Lineup_Advice_and_Projections/1652102 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a1ab219a8dcae86a0efb193cb65fa0ba0df42e64/small/Minnesota_Vikings_v_e368.jpg More photos » by Carlos Osorio - AP Browse more photos » I was nervous the entire first quarter while watching the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. The Lions had a quick 7-0 lead, and the Packer offense had already stalled once before they missed a FG attempt. I was wondering if this was going to be like their last loss in Tampa. But once QB Matthew Stafford threw his first INT, and QB Aaron Rodgers completed a 68 yard pass to WR Donald Dri... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:20:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Extended_Recap_Green_Bay_Packers_Defeat_Lions_34_12/1647929 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Extended_Recap_Green_Bay_Packers_Defeat_Lions_34_12/1647929 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Extended_Recap_Green_Bay_Packers_Defeat_Lions_34_12/1647929 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/a/0a8ac089e1616fe80c356c57ef9990922c71ab93/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93076596.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D01CAEAFDEEFC1D6EAE8EAAB9D254D024C38274B361C45E126.jpg Aaron Rodgers completed 28-of-39 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns as the Packers shredded the Lions 34-12 on Thanksgiving Day. Thanks to a three-game winning streak, Green Bay is now 7-4 and if the playoffs were to start today, they’d be in as one of the Wild Card teams. They were helped last night when [...] Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:02:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_back_in_playoff_hunt/1639061 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_back_in_playoff_hunt/1639061 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_back_in_playoff_hunt/1639061 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/6/166ee6e6fcc424ceaa852373d906c13a66a71639/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93306409.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0F35E53B0FD904C6D9F19D2C759DB1A07C33F79BB9CAFC9E6.jpg by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Lions, PackersDETROIT (AP) -- Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three touchdown passes and Green Bay beat the Detroit Lions 34-12 on Thursday, giving the Packers three straight wins and improving their playoff prospects.The Lions lost their sixth straight game on Thanksgiving, setting a franchise record, and had an emotional setback after their biggest comeback win since 1957.Matthew Stafford, playing with a sore non-throwing shoulder, threw one touchdo... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_Spoil_Detroits_Holiday_Party/1637994 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_Spoil_Detroits_Holiday_Party/1637994 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_Spoil_Detroits_Holiday_Party/1637994 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/1/b13d0d6f72246b8b392c0846019f905b903cce3f/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93438679.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0F172DFD2EA2009E7C72A0F9E50865523B6DF448CD162782E.jpg Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three touchdown passes and Green Bay beat the Detroit Lions 34-12 on Thursday, giving the Packers three straight wins and improving their playoff prospects. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:04:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Woodson_rally_playoff_hunting_Packers_in_Detroit/1637009 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Woodson_rally_playoff_hunting_Packers_in_Detroit/1637009 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Woodson_rally_playoff_hunting_Packers_in_Detroit/1637009 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/1/218eb5cdba3b51e14d3d9e9b76fe6182a0173f87/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92900702.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0A52DF0BCA7E9C2CE4BF9FA97C8F3A9AAD30E8219C8894FF8.jpg It's no secret that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers(notes) is taking sacks at a historic rate -- his 43 through 10 games puts him on pace for 69 for the season, and an outside shot at the all-time single-season record of 76, suffered by Houston's David Carr(notes) in 2002. The surprise is that with all those takedowns, Rodgers is still an efficient quarterback. Going into today's game with the Detroit Lions, Rodgers ranks fourth in the NFL with a 102.6 passer rating, a... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:18:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thanksgiving_Day_Spotlight_Keeping_Aaron_Rodgers_upright/1635717 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thanksgiving_Day_Spotlight_Keeping_Aaron_Rodgers_upright/1635717 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thanksgiving_Day_Spotlight_Keeping_Aaron_Rodgers_upright/1635717 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/1/218eb5cdba3b51e14d3d9e9b76fe6182a0173f87/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92900702.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0A52DF0BCA7E9C2CE4BF9FA97C8F3A9AAD30E8219C8894FF8.jpg by Dan GrazianoFiled under: Packers, NFL Quarterbacks, NFL Predictions, NFL Analysis, NFL NotebookAs a man who lives and works in Green Bay, Wis., Aaron Rodgers knows. He's not blind or deaf. He sees the highlights, browses the web, listens to the talking heads. Like each and every one of his green-and-gold-clad neighbors, Rodgers is aware that the 2009 NFL season has been a turbulence-free cloud surf for Brett Favre and the Vikings and a brutal, muddy slog for his own Packers. You could ... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thursday_and_Long_Green_Bay_Should_Give_Thanks_for_Aaron_Rodgers/1635514 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thursday_and_Long_Green_Bay_Should_Give_Thanks_for_Aaron_Rodgers/1635514 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thursday_and_Long_Green_Bay_Should_Give_Thanks_for_Aaron_Rodgers/1635514 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/1/91b5ffa3ce18c0cf8b9be3d260a3620fd6ed062b/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92599358.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D002A423DD005B54368C1F4683A8FB563A864866A65E2CC4AD.jpg The Packers and San Francisco 49ers have played once since they selected quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers (No. 24 overall) and Alex Smith (No. 1) in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft, but they've never played in the same game.So Sunday's matchup between the teams at Lambeau Field will mark their first match up as starters. On draft day in '05, Rodgers was projected as a top-10 pick but didn't go until No. 24 overall. The 49ers looked hard at both him and Smith as the No. 1 pick,... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:22:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Smith_go_head_to_head_for_first_time/1590344 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Smith_go_head_to_head_for_first_time/1590344 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Smith_go_head_to_head_for_first_time/1590344 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e7a0ca2d82c4fd924c7cdeb3ed378db1e738601/small/Minnesota_Vikings_v_116b.jpg This year, the Green Bay Packers' offensive line is practically held together with string cheese and their quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, holds the ball for so long it should grow an umbilical cord. This impotent combination leads to a lot of sacks. But how will anyone know if it is a record number of sacks? That's what the Sack Tracker aims to help the interested fan learn. By diagramming each play and splitting it up by game, the interactive time-waster allows for deeper understanding... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:35:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Internet_Makes_Tracking_Aaron_Rodgers_Assault_on_Ignominy_Easy/1545800 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Internet_Makes_Tracking_Aaron_Rodgers_Assault_on_Ignominy_Easy/1545800 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Internet_Makes_Tracking_Aaron_Rodgers_Assault_on_Ignominy_Easy/1545800 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/8/e8261fad4e0afac0bafab40dce0df0b02c0b316e/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92900689.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D063A0E59BD16777174BF9FA97C8F3A9AA629517465297C04E.jpg Aaron Rodgers' latest foot injury is to the big toe on his left foot. He's already dealing with a sore right foot.The left foot is the one he broke in 2006."This isn't quote that bad," Rodgers said. "I think by Sunday it's going to be a non issue."Rodgers said he hurt the toe some time after his 35-yard scramble early in the fourth quarter on Sunday against Minnesota. He doesn't believe that he'll have a problem scrambling during Sunday's game a... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_two_bad_feet/1500416 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_two_bad_feet/1500416 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_two_bad_feet/1500416 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/4/24c289df1b1cd922763d50da6dc560da8ddaa758/small/Detroit_Lions_v_1353.jpg Interesting conversation I observed today. Two buddies were going back and forth regarding yesterday's game, and naturally, one was very Pro-Favre and the other was very Not-Pro-Favre. One of the guys was trying to make the point that Rodgers actually outplayed Favre yesterday.The reason? "If you put Favre behind our offensive line, and Rodgers behind Minnesota's line, Rodgers would have had a better game than Favre did. Look at it: he was getting hit and chased left and right, a... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:31:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Did_Rodgers_Outplay_Favre/1488893 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Did_Rodgers_Outplay_Favre/1488893 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Did_Rodgers_Outplay_Favre/1488893 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/3/f3c74725ecaf6db7601adb09f41d605ec85a67b5/small/Green_Bay_Packers_e834.jpg It's not often I agree with Mike Vandermause over at the GBPG, but today he went on a Rodgers GushFest, citing his statistical efforts thus far in his 21 starts as the potential of things to come.His torrid start translates to 291 yards per game, which would surpass Lynn Dickey (279-yard average) in the team record book.But Rodgers isn’t piling up eye-popping statistics because of an inordinate amount of attempts. He is on pace to throw 518 passes this season, or 33 per game, a relatively... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:43:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Has_Great_Potential_Will_The_Packers_Mess_That_Up/1428151 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Has_Great_Potential_Will_The_Packers_Mess_That_Up/1428151 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Rodgers_Has_Great_Potential_Will_The_Packers_Mess_That_Up/1428151 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/3/f3fd3163a440feaba579f49c2cf4211db8dc931a/small/Green_Bay_Packers_f65f.jpg Sooner or later, Jim Zorn's going to get canned like some cheap tuna. It could happen at any time, really. It could be at the end of the season, or it could be before I hit "publish" on this post, but it's happening. According to one report, it would've happened already if Mike Shanahan was willing to take his job right now. Thomas George at FanHouse quotes "a Redskins management source" who says that the Redskins have already made a play for Shanahan, b... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:45:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Report_Shanahan_was_offered_and_turned_down_the_Redskins_job/1401624 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Report_Shanahan_was_offered_and_turned_down_the_Redskins_job/1401624 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Report_Shanahan_was_offered_and_turned_down_the_Redskins_job/1401624 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/c/1c15e5dd9267e807a0a5f45f00defab01af8ef93/small/Denver_Broncos_2008_3846.jpg Band aid for a gusher The Washington Post Redskins Insider and the ORB (Official Redskins Blog) are reporting that Redskins head coach Jim Zorn has been relieved of playcalling duties effective immediately. Coach Zorn met with shadow general manager Vinny Cerrato following tonight's loss to the previously winless Chiefs, Vinny voiced his opinion that coach Zorn quote had too much on his plate unquote and wanted someone else to call plays during games. Exactly who will be calling plays sh... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jim_Zorn_Relieved_of_Playcalling_Duties/1393655 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jim_Zorn_Relieved_of_Playcalling_Duties/1393655 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jim_Zorn_Relieved_of_Playcalling_Duties/1393655 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/8/882e20a0dca074ac957f437a31e474a761301e3d/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91980928.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D02251E8F82F9777D15B9B4EBF2049476ED3CEFA63E5D10C84.jpg