Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Packers May Be as Good as We Thought They Were

December 21, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

Aaron Rodgers—with help from Ty Montgomery—is Aaron Rodgers again, skipping bowl games and the owner fight club.
     
1. The Packers Are Back (or Maybe They Never Left) In a season full of surprises, here is one more. I asked five general managers, three from the AFC and two from the NFC, who they thought was the league MVP. The answer was unanimous and, to me at least, highly surprising:
Aaron Rodgers.
Not Dak Prescott. Not Tom Brady. Not Ezekiel Elliott. But Rodgers.
In addition to their choice, I also asked them for their explanation.
The first GM, who has been in the NFL for several decades, said: "Rodgers is the MVP. Maybe the best football player I've ever seen."
Said the second GM: "I can't vote for someone who missed one-quarter of the season. [Tom Brady was suspended four games because of Deflategate.] It's Rodgers. He's better than everyone else."
The third acknowledged: "I was wrong. I thought he was done fo...

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