Aaron Rodgers: Can He Rise to Top Five Quarterback Status In 2009?

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Published: June 15, 2009

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... from the University of California was a good talent, but was out shined by Alex Smith.

However, what wasn't expected was his stock dropping, as he drastically fell to the 24th overall pick, which was the Green Bay Packers.

At first, people did question the reasoning for selecting Rogers. Why would the Pack pay first round type money for a quarterback who was going to sit for quite some time with Favre running the show?

This is what exactly what happened. Rodgers did not get any playing time in the 05', 06', and '07 season, as Favre started.

In the offseason following 2007, Brett Farve decided to retire as he did the past couple of seasons.

Yet, was anything different going to be expected?

We expected the Packers to welcome Favre back whenever he was tired of the Mississippi for those few months.

However, it never got to that point.

Green Bay said it was time, time to move in a different direction even after the ...

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