Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been under harsh criticism not only for his leadership ability, but also for what some have considered a lackluster 2018 campaign.
Still, it's hard to consider a season where he threw for 4,442 yards, 25 touchdowns, and just two interceptions while completing 62.3 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 97.6 (en route to a Pro Bowl appearance, mind you) a bad year, and Pro Football Focus sheds even more light on how solid of a season Rodgers had in 2018.
The Packers ended up going 6-9-1 on the year, missing the playoffs. It marked the first time since 2006 that Green Bay failed to qualify for the postseason in back-to-back campaigns, so, naturally, the quarterback is going to draw much of the ire. Ironically enough, though, the main reason why the Packers missed the playoffs in 2017 was because Rodgers was out for most of the year with a broken collarbone.
As a result of Green Bay's struggles in 2018, the Packers fired long-time head coach Mike McCarthy after a miserable loss to the Arizona Cardinals that dropped them to 4-7-1 on the season. McCarthy's firing was not only because of the team's performance, but also because of his shaky relationship with Rodgers that had apparently been tenuous for quite some time.
The Packers then went on to replace McCarthy with young offensive mind Matt LaFleur earlier this offseason. LaFleur spent the 2018 campaign as the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, and two years ago, he served under Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams.
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