Coach Aaron Glenn on the type of challenge Aaron Rodgers presents:
“That’s really nothing to talk about because of who he is. He challenges in all ways, as far as him as a thrower, getting guys in and out of the huddle, being able to see the defense, being able to put the guys in the right position. Listen, he’s a future Hall of Famer. We all know that. So, he’s going to cause problems no matter what.”
Glenn on how you evaluate a player like Rodgers who’s in his 21st season, and what do you look at when you’re putting together a game plan:
“I’ve had the opportunity to go against that player a number of times, and listen, he’s always been someone that really understands what the coordinator is thinking. You can tell he does a lot of film study.
“Mentally, that never goes away. Physically, we all start to wane at some point as we get older, but I know at that position, when mentally you are on point, man, he makes it a challenge. On tape, you will continue to see that.
“When he was here, you saw that. The thing that we have to do a really good job of is making sure we give different looks and make sure we try to make it as hard as we can on him because he’s seen it all.”
Cornerback Sauce Gardner on going against Rodgers:
“I am just focused on us. Just buying into everything. The game plan this week. Nothing changes. Just being the best teammate I can be. The best leader I can be.
“I am just preparing like any other game. A lot has changed since he was last here. I am not just going to go based off what I know.”
Linebacker Jamien Sherwood on if there is any advantage going against Rodgers who was his teammate a year ago:
“Everybody does what they need to do to get better each year. I am not going to say there is any advantage. There is stuff we are working on to get better. There is stuff we got better at last from last year. It will be cool to play against him. Obviously, he’s played here. We built a friendship. But at the end of the day, we’re going out there with one goal in mind, and that’s to play football.”
Gardner on the experience of playing with Rodgers:
“It was a great experience. Just being able to pick his brain and stuff like that. He spent a lot of time in the league, experienced a lot of things. It was a great time.”
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