Tom Brady and Rodgers are no longer the featured performers at quarterback in the National Football League.
The very, very veteran QBs struggled early in the day for those loyal cheeseheads who still think one of these two are the best. The times don't always stay the same. You used to buy CDs and use your phone to use the internet.
Both Brady and Rodgers are dealing with teams that lack personnel at times this season because of injury or a loss of talent during the off-season. The younger versions of Brady and Rodgers would have solved those problems.
With a.500 record through the first third of the season, Brady and Rodgers are lumped in with a giant cluster of teams that can also be described as, well, giants.
The quarterbacks need to be better, but the teams need to elevate their play in order to have a pleasant end to the season. These Week 6 performances will look more like regular days if not.
Brady doesn't seem to be enjoying his time on the field for someone who likes playing football so much. Sometimes the shots of him yelling at Josh McDaniels were captured on camera. Brady is losing that cool demeanor that he gives off in press conferences.
He berated his offensive line as a group. The unit has struggled with injuries, but as healthy as they have been all year, they were picked apart by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were giving 9.5 points all day.
Since T.J. Watt got injured, the pass rush has not been able to get to the quarterback. They pressured Brady and sacked him twice. The team didn't score a touchdown until the 4th quarter. The third-best defense in the league was unable to get Mitchell Trubisky off the field when they capped that drive with a 2-point conversion.
The New York Jets got some credit. They are 4-2 for the first time in three years. Big plays were made when they needed them.
The Jets were aided by some Packers mistakes. Any team can be behind the eight ball if a blocked field goal and blocked punt leads to a touchdown. The Packers finally got the ball in the end zone after the punt gaffe.
It took the Packers eight drives to score any points, and for as good as the Jets played, that field goal at the end of the first half tied the score at three-all.
It wasn't easy for the Packers to convert conversions that used to be automatic. One of Rodgers' most trusted pass catchers is out with an ankle injury. Six yards per pass attempt was the average for Rodgers. The Packers were two games behind the Vikings in the race for the playoffs.
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