Now that Brett Favre is retired, what kind of chances do the Green Bay Packers have of winning the Super Bowl under Favre's likely replacement, Aaron Rodgers?Not great, but not terrible either, according to the new Super Bowl odds posted today by Bodog. The Packers were listed at 14/1 before the Favre retirement announcement and are now listed at 20/1. I would have thought Favre's retirement would drop the Packers down a bit further than that.
As for Rodgers himself, you can also place a bet on his 2008 passing yards (the over/under is set at 3,250), his touchdowns (19) and his interceptions (15). For the record, Favre passed for 4,155 yards, 28 touchdowns and 15 interceptions last season.
And for the record, I'd bet the under on all three for Rodgers in 2008, for the simple reason that I don't think Rodgers is going to throw enough passes to reach any of those totals. I look for Packers coach Mike McCarthy to reshape the offense to make the Packers more of a running team (they passed 578 times and ran 388 times in 2007), and I don't think you can ever be confident that a quarterback who has never started a game will be able to start 16 in his first season at the helm. Bet the under on all of Rodgers' numbers, and bet against the Packers winning the Super Bowl.
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3-04-2008 @ 2:48PM
OD said...
It's funny how people forget how well Rodgers played against Dallas after filling in for a pretty useless Brett Favre. Granted, the guy hasn't started yet, but when he's played, he's show a ton of promise.
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3-04-2008 @ 4:20PM
Molly Krandall said...
As a youngster, I watched Tony Canadeo, Bart, Paul
Hornung etc..I will truly miss Brett, but wish him the best!!! However it won't be the same..Either way, I'm still Green abd Gold..Go Packers!!
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3-04-2008 @ 6:56PM
mike stuart said...
Hail Giants! The team that laid Favre to rest!
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3-04-2008 @ 8:10PM
mike stuart said...
40 minutes? Those girls must have been ugly!
With his money, he could fly to Canada and have all the young teens he wants.
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3-04-2008 @ 10:20PM
jctowns said...
favre = montana; rodgers = young
http://pocketpresence.blogspot.com/2008/03/favre-montana-rodgers-young.html
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3-12-2008 @ 12:09PM
Paul said...
Was Favre really great last season, or was he part of something great? The Packers' offensive scheme last year was simple. It was full of short, safe passes. It was a substitute for a lack of a running game early on, and even I could have made a lot of those passes. Many of Favre's passes went for roughly 10 yards, and then the receivers turned them into 70-yard gains.
Ryan Grant was not just good down the stretch last year...he was Adrian Peterson-like. He was nothing short of amazing. Add that to the scheme, and the fact that Rodgers will have a great group of receivers, and I think Green Bay can be an easy Super Bowl contender. They lost Favre's leadership, but Rodgers will fit into the system nicely. If they pick up an offensive lineman, safety, and tight end, I think the NFC is Green Bay's to lose. The Giants, as good as they were, aren't one of the all-time great teams. Who else will beat them?
The Packers, even without Favre, still have the best quarterback in the NFC North.
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