Few people on the planet are as good at anything as Aaron Rodgers is at playing quarterback. It is why it comes to no one's shock that the gunslinger has the power to bench fellow Green Bay Packers teammates. According to wide receiver Davante Adams, in a wonderful Players' Tribune piece, that's exactly what happened.
Per his column:
It was Oct. 2, 2014, my fifth game as a Packer. We were playing the Vikings at Lambeau. Aaron called a play, and I knew — man, I just knew — that I wasn’t getting the ball. I was on the post route and Aaron didn’t like to throw the deep ball on that particular play. He always threw it to the intermediate route. A few coaches had even said to me that Aaron had thrown it to the post on that play only three times in his career.
So … you probably already know what happened.
After the snap, I was just running my guy off — just clearing him out of the way. Fifteen yards out or something, I looked up at the jumbotron — which I like to do to know where to block without having to turn my head around.
Aaron still had the ball. He was supposed to have thrown it already. But he still had it. He was tilting way back, about to throw it deep.
Davante Adams would then go on to say how he spent the next eight plays on the sideline.
Per Players' Tribune law, this is an absolute must-read, especially for fans of the Packers. It is fun, insightful, and you'll leave with a better appreciation for the guys you watch each Sunday.
Also, Aaron Rodgers is not to be trifled with.
Follow Us
Subscribe