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Romo versus Rodgers (the post-season review)

02:51 PM ET 01.21

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Earlier in the year I started my first throwdown on fannation, which was of course something about how my team is awesome and will kick everyone's collective ****. While it was homerish, looking back on it the season's events have given some credence to my argument that Aaron Rodgers is on the same level as Tony Romo. It was too early for anyone to really say much of anything about Rodgers that had weight. He looked good, but it was too early to tell. LeRoy Butler didn't think it was too early, and while I didn't buy it completely, I had a strong feeling Rodgers would come into…

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Worries in Wisconsin: Part II Electric Boogaloo

03:43 PM ET 11.05

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Well, certain worries have taken care of themselves and others have persisted. Aaron Rodgers has proved beyond all doubt that he can take the licks of the NFL and still perform at a high level. He had a couple games before the bye playing through a lot of pain to keep his team in the playoff hunt. He isn't Favre, but in many ways he is outperforming his old tutor. Despite Rodgers' consistant play, the defense seems to still be experiencing some ups and downs. Atari Bigby and Al Harris were finally back in the lineup, but neither was terribly impactful yet--although I wouldn't…

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Worries in Wisconsin

12:32 PM ET 10.02

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When the announcers last Sunday relayed that Aaron Rodgers had been injured my first reaction was, "Oh, ok, well he'll be back soon." which is exactly the level of comfort most Green bay fans have had for the past, oh, decade or so. After the game it sort of hit me that Rogers was not a lock to start next week. It had always been a given that faithful number four would be under center come gametime, but now I am starting to feel the pain of those who haven't had an ironman quarterback for the past 16 seasons. Rodgers is not the only problem, I can take issue with almost every…

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