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It is no secret that ESPN employee Skip Bayless attempts to be as controversial as he possibly can just for the sake of being controversial. It is as if he wants to pick the complete opposite side of the most popular occurrence in sports from the weekend and make sure it is the focus of his television program on ESPN. Bayless did not disappoint when he chose Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as his target. Shockingly, his opinions about the superstar signal caller were hysterically and disturbingly inaccurate.
Rodgers led the Packers to an astonishing come-from-behind victory after losing the lead in the fourth quarter to the Miami Dolphins in Week 6. It was his heroics, plus the timely fumble recovery of T.J. Lang, on the final drive that gave the Packers the win. His remarkable play also proved that he is the best in the league.
Rodgers’ amazing touchdown throw to Randall Cobb late in the third quarter is the stuff legends are made of. His completion to Jordy Nelson with a defender in his face on 4th-and-10 with a little over a minute to go in the game, the gutsy fake spike that led to a 12-yard completion to Davante Adams with seven seconds left and the remarkable touchdown toss to Andrew Quarless to seal the victory cemented his legendary status.
Anyone with an interest in the NFL praised Rodgers for his stellar play. Everyone with the exception of one cockroach who goes by the name of Bayless.
“Aaron Rodgers is getting applauded for something that could’ve made him the goat of the game instead of the hero of the game,” Bayless blabbered on ESPN First Take. “… You ask me how impressed I am? Zero. Zero.”
“Aaron Rodgers does something that he’s now applauded for. ‘He went Dan Marino.’ This was as high-risk and maybe as dumb of a risky play as you could attempt at this point with no timeouts left,” he continued.
Despite the amusing fact that Bayless referred to Rodgers as a goat, an acronym in the sports world that stands for Greatest of All Time, he is embarrassingly wrong about his opinions. He is so far off that the only explanation for his absurd rant is that he either forgot to take his medication or he simply went off in an attempt to boost the ratings for his show.
Rodgers brushed off the criticism as he normally does, but he left his lone critic with some food for thought.
“As far as the criticism goes, I think that’s where some of the comedy comes in, to me,” Rodgers said on his weekly radio show on ESPN Milwaukee. “You have to find humor in it because I get criticized for holding the ball too long and not taking risks – so then there’s the risk versus interceptions – but then I fake a spike and throw it to Davante and get criticized for taking risks. Critics are always going to win as far as getting their criticism out there, because they can make up things to criticize whenever they want and use stats or feelings or whatever to fit their specific thing that they’re criticizing.
“I’m going to play the way I play. It’s been pretty successful around here. I’m going to hold onto the ball when I can, and get out when I feel like I can as well. I don’t worry so much about the critics, because it’s talking out of both sides of their mouth. That’s why that stuff doesn’t bother me.”
Plain and simple, Rodgers is the man. Everyone watching or participating in the game knew the Packers had a great chance of coming out on top due to No. 12 lining up under center. He makes plays other quarterbacks dream of making. He has the undeniable leadership skills that will his teammates to follow him into battle, regardless of what is stacked against them. The critics can continue taking jabs all they want because all it does is make Rodgers stronger.
Michael Terrill is a Senior Writer for Rant Sports. Follow him on Twitter @MichaelTerrill, “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.
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