For the first time in Aaron Rodgers' career, he is entering a season playing for a head coach other than Mike McCarthy, as the Green Bay Packers fired McCarthy in the latter half of the 2018 campaign.
McCarthy had been at the helm for the Packers since 2006, two years before Rodgers succeeded Brett Favre as the starting quarterback.
Now, Rodgers will be playing for Matt LaFleur, one of the brightest young offensive minds in the NFL.
Obviously, with a new coach comes a new offensive system, and Rodgers is working hard to learn it.
“I don’t know the whole offense yet,” Rodgers said, according to Brian Jones of 247 Sports. “I’ve been studying it, but there’s a difference between understanding it on paper and actually getting reps in it.”
Rodgers also said that he hopes to have the understanding of the offense down once training camp opens in July.
“I think it's probably a lot quicker learning curve having played 11 seasons as the starter,” Rodgers said. “But kind of personally I'd like to feel really good about it by the end of minicamp leaving here in June and feel good coming back in training camp and being able to spit plays out formationally with motions and concepts quickly and understand all the checks and intricacies of the offense. That's kind of the expectation.”
The 35-year-old is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he threw for 4,442 yards, 25 touchdowns, and two interceptions while completing 62.3 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 97.6 en route to a Pro Bowl appearance.
However, in spite of his impressive numbers, Rodgers fell under harsh criticism for missing more throws than normal and for his questionable leadership abilities.
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