Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has not been as accurate this season as he has been in the past. Rodgers’ completion percentage is at just 60.6 percent, which is down significantly from his career average of 64.8 percent and would be a new career-low.
Rodgers acknowledges that his completion percentage isn’t where he’d like it to be. He also suggests that his “unnatural” amount of throwaways have skewed his numbers more toward the negative side.
“I’ve had an unnatural amount of throwaways this year,” Rodgers said per Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “I would say the majority of those are coverage throwaways. I think that’s been a big contributor to the completion percentage. But yeah, it’s lower than we’d like.”
According to Pro Football Focus (per Demovsky), Rodgers has 39 throwaways, which is already the most he’s had in a season. His previous mark came in 2015 when he had 37 throwaways.
Rodgers points to the fact that his receivers haven’t been getting often consistently enough, which is why he’s had to throw so many balls away.
“I think it’s guys being open,” Rodgers said of the high volume of throwaways. “If a guy’s open, I’m going to pull the trigger. But if guys are covered, and I can’t extend it, then you have to find a place to go with the ball that it’s our guys’ or nobody’s.”
Rodgers’ knee injury may also be a factor. His mechanics may have been thrown off a bit by the injury, and he also hasn’t had the chance to clean it up because of all the practices he’s missed.
Whatever the reason for Rodgers’ inaccuracy, he’ll need to find a way to complete more passes. The Packers’ postseason hopes hang in the balance.
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