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This offseason has been one of change for the Pack. A few new pieces, but most of all, a new QB. A lot of national shows are predicting the Pack will have an off year with this adjustment, here are the reasons why I think they are going to be just fine.

When MM took over in the '06, the Packers had a rebuilding o-line. Youth at both guards and at center. Now, they are coming into their own. The receivers, besides Driver, were not very good. Since then they have added Jennings, Jones, and Nelson through the draft, TE Lee as a free agent, and Ruvell Martin has come into his own. At running back, they were old and injury prone. Ahman Green was on his last legs, and they didn't really have anyone else. Since then a trade has added Ryan Grant and the draft has added Jackson and Wynn. All of these are major upgrades over the players they had before, and will make it much easier for Rodgers(or Brohm if he gets hurt) to step in and succeed.

As far as Rodgers, he has sat for three years. I can't imagine Favre teaching him, but he has had the chance to learn from a guy who knows how to coach up QB's. When MM was in New Orleans, Aaron Brooks was actually a decent QB. Once MM left, so did Aaron Rodgers game. The year before MM got to Green Bay, Favre threw 29 ints and had a passer rating of 70.9, his worst year in the NFL. MM reigned him in. Last year, Favre threw only 15 ints and had a QB rating of 95.7.

The bottom line with Rodgers? He has sat and learned from on of the best offensive coaches in the league. He has all the tools. The team has assembled every single piece on offense that a QB would need to succeed. Rodgers will be good. He probably will not put up the numbers that Favre put up last year, but he doesn't need to. Manage the game. Don't try to make throws that you cannot make. Take what the defense gives you. ARod understands this. I will be amazed if Rodgers does not have a good year and the Packers don't win at least 11 games.