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Aaron Rodgers 2008 Fantasy Projections

by Kori Ellis on March 5th, 2008

With the news that Brett Favre is retiring, fantasy football owners across the world are scrambling to try to figure out what can be expected of Aaron Rogers, Favre’s backup at quarterback. Playing behind the most durable quarterback of all-time, Rogers hasn’t seen much time in his three seasons in the NFL.

Rodgers was picked in the first round of the 2005 draft out of Cal. He has a decently strong arm but at 6-foot-2, he’s a tad short for the quarterback position. He’s probably a better athlete than Favre is at this point but don’t expect him to make a huge amount of plays with his legs.

What Rodgers has going for him is a really nice set of receivers. Donald Driver, Greg Jennings and James Jones are three very quality receivers. Tight end Donald Lee broke out in 2007 and is now viewed as a top ten tight end in the game. Running back Ryan Grant showed an ability to catch the ball out of the backfield, which should also help Rodgers.

Despite the good talent around him and the three years of experience watching and learning from Favre, don’t expect Rodgers to pick up where Favre left off. There will be a considerable learning curve and it’s going to obviously be difficult to replace a Hall of Famer. In 2008, Rodgers will put up stats somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,800 yards, 15 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Expecting anything more than that would be a mistake.

And before you rush out trying to acquire Rogers in your fantasy league, you should know that Favre might actually come back. A lot of league pundits aren’t sold on the fact that Favre will stay return. Once football season rolls around, Favre could have second thoughts about hanging up the cleats.

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