Rodgers: 'I was doing some things I did as a younger man.' Is it too early to call the former Cal QB an MVP candidate?
---Will he be too rusty from inactivity? In the Jets’ 24-3 victory over the Patriots on Thursday, Rodgers answered all those questions while completing 27-of-35 passes for 281 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.---Rodgers showed no effects of his Achilles injury, and showed no rust in his third game after his long period of inactivity. He was sharp throughout the game, particularly in the first half when the Jets took control of the game.
---And perhaps most impressive of all, Rodgers demonstrated mobility in the pocket. He scrambled three times for 18 yards, but more important was that he was 5-for-5 on passes thrown after he was flushed out of the pocket. “I felt pretty good tonight,” Rodgers said afterward. “I was doing some things I did as a younger man.”Which leads to question No. 5: Is it too early to say he is now a contender for his fifth MVP?It was just one performance three games into the season, and it was against the Patriots, not exactly a powerhouse. And the Jets are just 2-1, a long way from clinching a playoff spot.
But it did open some eyes, especially the eyes of New Jets fans, who were chanting Aaron Rodgers’ name during and after Thursday’s victory.Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.
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