Aaron Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, and there have been some fans that have argued he never has enough help. And while Rodgers has won a Super Bowl and helped wide receivers Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, and Davante Adams reach the Pro Bowl over the years, the fans might be on to something. This week, a stat was released about quarterbacks throwing touchdown passes to first-round picks. Rodgers has been in the NFL for 15 years and has thrown just one touchdown pass to a player that was drafted in the first round. And that player was tight end Marcedes Lewis who caught the TD pass from Rodgers last year.
There are a few ways to look at this. Some fans would argue that this makes Rodgers a better quarterback because he has thrown 364 touchdown passes and just 84 interceptions. However, there are fans that would argue that Rodgers would have more Super Bowl wins if he had more help. And with the Packers drafting Jordan Love in the first round of the draft last week, many are wondering if Rodgers will move on from the Packers before his contract is up. Either way, social media had a field day with this stat.
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In 15 seasons, Aaron Rodgers has thrown only ONE touchdown pass to a first-round pick.
โ SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 28, 2020
It was to tight end Marcedes Lewis. pic.twitter.com/kQYMXqcSnz
Throwing to Davante Adams, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Donald Driver, Greg Jennings… That must be so hard. Leave it to @espn to come up with an irrelevant stat.
โ JDiesel (@eatgoodsports) April 28, 2020
Rodgers has the same attitude as @AB84 … locker room destroyer. Hell he destroyed his own family… Iโm sure the Packers are sick of him
โ Bingo Minerva (@DrewTaylor5) April 28, 2020
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tom brady won multiple super bowls with a former kent state qb and a former penn state lacross player at wide receiver.
โ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ (@bradyispliable) April 28, 2020
who cares what round they went in? no excuses.
considering i’m a bears fan, i don’t really care. thanks for wasting my time with this post epsn ๐คฎ๐คฎ๐คฎ๐คฎ๐คฎ
โ sam (@lakersfansamm) April 28, 2020
That’s because the Packers have rarely taken a skill position player in the first round. It’s tough to throw a touchdown pass to a lineman.
โ Ty Pisani – TeePartyPodcast Host (@RadioGuyTy) April 28, 2020
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Wow! Packers doing him dirty.
โ slimsilva80 (@slimsilva80) April 28, 2020
The point is the packers havenโt been drafting first rounders to help Rodgers pic.twitter.com/hXc6ivZb2A
โ AngryBrewer (@AngryBrewerMtG) April 28, 2020
FALSE!! Aaron Rodgers threw a pick-six to William Jackson who was a first round draft pick ๐
โ Troy (@troy_vanderson) April 28, 2020
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FALSE!! Aaron Rodgers threw a pick-six to William Jackson who was a first round draft pick ๐
โ Troy (@troy_vanderson) April 28, 2020
How about Russell Wilson? Zero?? pic.twitter.com/jS34E96URV
โ Harry Turtle ๐ง๐ง๐ง (@N_F_Lover) April 28, 2020
Another pointless arbitrary “reason” for Aaron Rodgers consistent failure ๐
โ Ragnarrson (@DanEgan2018) April 28, 2020
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If the draft over the weekend proved anything it’s we need sports back. Only because clearly there are people out there with not enough things to do and instead are spending too much time pilling up irrelevant stats, opinions and hot takes.
โ Stephen Cross (@crosser16) April 28, 2020
Everyone spouting off about the WRs he has had. Wonderful. Doesnโt mean this isnโt a crazy anomaly. Top half of the list has 100x + his number. Could you imagine if TT had taken Hopkins instead of Datone Jones in โ13. 1 pick ahead. Guy can dream.
โ ใฝ๏ธatt (@slimslice11) April 28, 2020
Can we end the discussion of him as a HOFer? Dude canโt even throw TDs to 1st round picks
โ Boiler Up (@BornABoiler) April 30, 2020
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Given all of the TD passes that Rodgers has thrown, it just goes to show how good the Packers have been at finding good receivers later on in the draft.
โ Scotty Ho (@packrfan4) April 29, 2020
1. Are we really making excuses for Aaron Rodgers now?
โ Joe Skawlee (@SCOLLislife) April 28, 2020
2. It legitimately doesnโt matter. Davante is incredible. Jordy was great.
3. โMaking haters think twice about Rodgersโ literally no one out there is saying Rodgers is bad
It shows the Green Bay Packers have not invested into their offense at all in skill positions.
โ TyLavell (@TyLavell) April 28, 2020
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It shows the Green Bay Packers have not invested into their offense at all in skill positions.
โ TyLavell (@TyLavell) April 28, 2020
Heโs had like 1 or 2 top 10 defenses and they were 2010 (Super Bowl) and 2009 years pic.twitter.com/XcLVsaTdhf
โ Fuhbubbalo Sports (Connor Simon) (@fuhbubbalo) April 29, 2020
