James Jones Saves Rodgers Debut as Starter

All around the webs today, the general consensus seems to be that Aaron Rodgers’ first start as the QB of the Packers last night was a resounding success (the word most commonly used seems to be “sharp”). That’s odd, because I thought he looked totally average, at best.↵
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↵It was difficult to pay attention, what with Tony Kornheiser comparing Rodgers to Favre because they both have facial hair, but what I saw was a QB who missed several open receivers, including one man all alone down the sidelines for what would’ve been a certain six. The pass that actually resulted in his one touchdown was an amazing individual effort by James Jones on a poor throw from Rodgers (warning: turn volume down):↵

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I won’t use the pick he threw against him, because much like how Rodgers can’t take the credit for Jones’ touchdown, he can’t be blamed for that interception – it bounced off the receiver’s chest. Overall, Rodgers was 9-15 for 117 yards with the one INT and one TD, a line that seems fine on paper, and really, it was (although without Jones’ amazing play, that line looks a lot worse). I’m not saying Rodgers isn’t going to be a successful QB, or that this was necessarily a bad first start for him. I’m just saying it was anything but “sharp.” Either way, it was still just a preseason game, so no one should get too up or down about the performance. One thing is for certain, though: He has a long way to go before Packer fans start considering him Divine.
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