21 Teams Pass on Aaron Rodgers at the 2005 NFL Draft
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- Aaron Rodgers NFL career got off to a rocky start being the last player left in the green room during the 2005 draft.
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As a GB fan, I would like to thank all 21 teams that passed on Rogers
you're welcome :(
Shy Choongmoon LMAOO
@jonathan gianguzzo Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol Lol We won our super bowl in the last 10 years lmao
@jonathan gianguzzo Jesus christ. Did you ask him for an autograph and he said no ? Like what's so wrong with him? Please explain instead of claim .
No problem (speaking for Carolina)
It’s so ironic that Brady and Rodgers both wanted to go to the 49ers and didn’t and both ended up HOF status QB’s
Its probably because of Joe Montana
Sad
@@hgggyyiimjgy664 They dont loosirs like you either. 🖕
@@hgggyyiimjgy664 we dont wantchu😂
49ers fans are the worst in so glad they didn’t end up there
“he has flaws in the deep ball game” and in a 13 month span he threw four of the greatest hail marys of all time lmaoooo
@cpk1994 49ers fan?
*3
cpk1994 so they project for the future not the rookie year or present
@cpk1994 Triggered because rodgers beat your team with a hail mary?
@cpk1994 what a big boy word
Lol, Tom Brady was from CA and wanted to play for the 49ers and they said PASS. Aaron Rodgers was from CA and wanted to play for the 49ers and they said PASS. 49ers hate their own lol
ihurricane7 not cal college Tom was from Michigan
Michael Counts Both Aaron and Tom's hometowns are in California
Michael Counts Brady was born and raised in California and wanted to be a 49er because he idolized Joe Montana. You missed the point.
I can understand passing on brady so long, but I can't understand passing on Rogers.
One of my biggest regrets is Brett Favre flip flopping in and out of retirement for 4 or 5 years wasting that much of Rogers career forcing him sit on the bench during most of his first year contract.
That's 4 or 5 years of wondering if he's going to start all off season.
That's 4 or 5 years of him not being able to play and help negotiate for a much larger second contract.
And that's 4 or 5 years of career numbers being taken away from him that people in the future will look back and compare him to other players and make him look not as good. He could have an extra 125 td passes, 20,000 passing yards and tons of other fantastic stats that were taken away from an old man thatsc'v88
Ken Cranston But it's also good time to develop into the most skilled QB of all time.
ESPN is such a joke. They went from raving about Aaron in the beginning of the draft, then when he starts falling in the draft, they act like they expected it and now points out flaws that no one mentioned before. They're eating their words now...
Except that one guy who said Aaron Rodgers would fall to 24 11:54
They sure are. I remember when the whole Tim Tebow flash in the pan was on. He made the playoffs on a freak play, and then beat two teams by having to rely on his FG kicker from 50+. That's not clutch, sorry.
That next morning, Skip Brainless said "Look out Canton, here comes Tebow" when confronted about A.R who had a great game that same day. "He'll never last, he's a system QB with garbage receivers"
@@thephantomeagle2lmfao good ol’ skip
Matt prater LEGEND
@@robj362 his 63 or some yard field goal stood for a good 8years or so
“And the packers proudly step to the podium and select the successor to brett farve.” And the rest is history. Insane.
favre*
I'm Out successor means he came after
I'm Out yeah he is a lot better. In every single stat
AML RMCF I wish I could like this comment a 100 times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm Out you’re right he’s better than Favre
Its amazing how the sportscasters were so impressed with Aaron before the draft began, but as soon as teams started passing on him they started criticizing his ball positioning, technique, ability to throw the ball deep, not ready for the NFL level. Group think at its finest.
Right? So embarrassing
49rs scouts,gm on qbs mostly in those days ABSURD NO OTHER WORD
I love Rodgers’ mentality about the situation. He’s never lied about having wanted to be a 49er or his disappointment with the wait, but he’s always done his best with the hand dealt him. I think that’s his best trait.
@@Carl_McMelvin lol
@@Carl_McMelvin prob a fan of one of the teams who passed on him. So salty
& he literally just thanked Green Bay on his birthday this past week for raising him essentially
Reporter:He has such a bad throwing technique
Aaron Rodgers: Ima end this mans whole career
Bob Bob he technically does. He uses all his arm. You don’t want to do that but he’s able to do it bc his arm is so talented. In QB mechanics you want to see them using their body to put momentum into the pass also.. Rodgers relies all on his arm. He also is careless with his left arm. They’d rather see him drive it inside towards his left hip so it forces his throwing arm high & like it should be. When he throws its close to sidearm.
Bob Bob you would NEVER teach Rodgers mechanics to a young QB.
josh903x ur a bandwagon
@@josh903x And yet, look at the success AR has with it. So perhaps not as much emphasis should be put on mechanics and more emphasis should be put on what he does with what he has.
@@fenner1986
Thing is
U can never predict a guy with a different technique to succeed like AR did
That's y front office mostly goes for safe route rather than a risky one
That's y u go for a traditional QB rather than AR type qb
It's not that easy to predict the future
You can tell at the start when Rodgers and Smith threw that ball up there at the tire who was better lol
Word is, Alex Smith actually asked if they could move the tire to "Check-down yardage". LOL
Exactly.. SMH
LMAO. Rodgers the g.o.a.t
did smith whine or cry as much?
Huh?
It's really poetic and humbling to see Rodgers stay with the Packers for his entire career after he said he'd go to any team that wants him, and he's more then re-paid that faith.
dude might dip lmao
@@JalenBrunson558 I mean the packers are kind of dipping on him lol
It's about to change
lol
Then the Packers threw him away like trash. I get the feeling this is gonna be the beginning of a Boston Red Sox-like curse
I like the ending, "I thought I was the best thing since slice bread, and I needed a little bit of humble pie". He showed some character during the interviews too, I love this draft story.
I'm not even a Packers fan but i can't help but root for Rodgers... what a good dude, one of a kind... I'd be honored if some fellow NFL fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN by Tom Petty and PURPLE RAIN by Prince on my channel in tribute to 2 of the purest artists that the USA has ever produced. Live acoustic with no autotune. PEACE and RESPECT.
Rodgers is a class act and one of the most consciously intelligent players in the game. Took his lumps in stride and turned it into gold. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets another ring.
That tire throw says it all..
Yup
C Trusz you know Rodgers over threw right? Close but not in
Evan H. You know Alex Smith was like 5 yards off right?
bobeezy he threw an ugly ball tho...
bobeezy but the throw ball was not a good throw who's gonna catch that? 😂
As soon as Rodgers made that throw inside the tire and Alex Smith missed they should chose Rodgers right then and there 😂
It looked like Rodgers missed it. Just over the tire.
They both missed
Or they could have just watched his games
they both missed but Alex throw was horrible!
No one drafting him is gonna care if he threw it through a tire
“alex may be a little bit better in the long run”
Aaron in 2021: yeah you guys were absolutely right 😂
To be fair to Alex Smith, injuries and SF's terrible coaching ruined what could have been a much longer and more successful career.
@@Riley_Mundt
Alex should have excelled during the Harbaugh years then, but Colin Kap outplayed him.
Aaron Rodgers: I waited 5 hours to get drafted
Tom Brady: Hold my humble pie
its something different to be at the place where they draft and expecteded to be drafted at 1st or just sit at home and wait for a phone call dude
Tom Brady wasn’t even thought to he picked
xXPhysicxX facts
To be fair Tom Brady never thought he was going in the first round
Random Entertainment his physical scouting report was awful haha
“We felt Aaron would be better to start right away but in the long run Alex would be better” lol.
At least they were right about Alex Smith taking a while to develop, not that he’s better than AR
do you do stand up comedy? You're a funny guy.
Gingam it took 3 years for AR to be the starting QB, so I guess they are wrong on that.
And where is Alex Smith now? LOL
Aligums in an NFL team that his starting...
Just goes to show that these so called draft experts get paid to guess
Mayock was right though 11:50
Gengar Sleep you can guess right
Lol totally agree!!
I actually listen to two analysts. Mayock and Klatt.
Yup every year they act like they are so smart and very seldom are the right
Mike mayhock predicting Aaron Rodgers going to Green Bay at 24 is crazy
I like Mike. His analysis is great.
He also bought up bitcoin in 2010 and Tesla and Amazon stock when they IPO’ed…
@@johnwedgeworth4908 need proof of that. Sounds crazy
"He has flaws in the deep ball game, that doesn't translate well into the NFL." Omg the irony is making me sick in the stomach thinking of Alex Smith.
Haha, this comment is so glorious. The irony is almost hysterical.
was Alex Smith Bust don't see NFL since 2005
Mr checkdown was taken ahead of my deep ball.. because they were worried about mr deep ball throwing the deep ball..
hateUmankind how do you edit a comment in hopes of correcting it and still have it make no sense
Maybe this turned Rodgers into what he is today. Couldve motivated him to have a better stance and one of the quickest, smoothest releases ever.
"The sampling of his throws deep down the field just were not there" Hah, Ironic. "shows detroit game"
Donovan Morgan for real. Rodgers is probably the GOAT of deep passes
He probably saw that video clip and went out and made himself the goat deep thrower
I have to wonder, did Alex "7 Yard Screen Pass" Smith have impressive deep passes?😂
the man is the Hail Mary king lmao 😂
*shows NY Giants Playoff game 4 seconds before halftime*
So 49ers passed on Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.😂
Revin Hoang RIP 49ers they went from Joe Montana to Hoyrr
Michael Vick have you ever heard of a guy named Steve Young?
Doge Doge yeah he needs one more chance
Doge Doge look at him now
Everyone passed on Tom Brady you idiot
Even the Patriots passed on him 5 times. Plus the 49ers weren’t looking for a QB when Brady came out
“Why’d you pass on Rodgers?”
“We didn’t trust the soul patch.”
Plus he admitted to being a Nickelback fan!
the 49ers could’ve went from montana to young to rodgers
yeah but the packers went from farve to rodgers. HA!
Ben Snyder ok
After Steve young it was Jeff Garcia ..
@@tb3328-s6g brady would of been a bust if drafted by any other team he's a system qb
Instead the Packers get Starr, Favre and Rodgers! We’ll take it!
Lets take a moment and realize that the 49ers had two future Hall of Famer's who wanted to play for them and passed on both Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady
2 🐐s
They also picked Solomon Thomas instead of deshaun Watson
And they passed on Patrick mahomes
@@kevinmello8733 No wonder 49ers get hated a lot they always pass massive potential talent😐
Alex Smith wasn't a bad pick; he just had a horrible coach. Won't forget Singletary screaming at Alex Smith on the sidelines as if his garbage coaching was Smith's fault.
“Aaron Rodgers can’t throw long downfield” he is now the most iconic Hail Mary QB in NFL history
This was Ted Thompson's very first draft pick as GM of the Packers. This one pick and how he stood firmly behind Rodgers years later is Ted's entire legacy in Green Bay. Packers fans absolutely hated the pick of Rodgers and vilified Ted for it. When Ted stuck with Rodgers after Favre retired in 2008 and then un-retired, fans vilified him for not letting Favre back. He took a ton of abuse from fans over it and when Ted was ultimately be vindicated with the Super Bowl 45 win, and every single one of those fans who vilified him were completely shut up and Ted refused to take a victory lap at their expenbse when he had every right to. Starting with this pick, Ted extended the Packers run as Super Bowl contenders for another 16 years. Thank you, Ted. Rest in Peace.
Aaron Rogers’s Agent looked different in the State Farm commercial 😂
Will Parker that’s back before he was burning towels in Rodgers bathroom😂😂
@Cpassballer he's never even took a dump or a piss
Will Horton yea he meditates to make it go away
good thing
cause I dont even know noone of those players on Aaron rodgers
I Guarantee that 49ers fans punch air every time they watch this video lmaoooo
As a 49er fan this is hard to watch
Hahaha I actually did then saw this comment hahaha
Nah we straight
Just imagine if they pick Brady or Rodgers, Jeff García and Alex Smith, ok i am dead inside
bu...bu...bu.. they got a social justice icon who highlighted the plight of black Americans . The PR from that is incalculable!.
Can't imagine how it feels when your team passed on both Brady and Rodgers
Hunter Brady wouldn’t be Brady if he got drafted by any other team. Belichick made him the qb he is
THOMAS CARTER L
I know people love the Tim Rattay narrative, but let's be real, by the time Brady could have started a game in SF, he already would have won 2 rings with New England. Not only that but he would face the same hell as Smith with constant offensive scheme changes and different coaching staffs. Like Thomas said Brady wouldn't be Brady without Belichick, if he somehow landed in SF during that time, the story would be way different.
Animelover123 that's not an L that's just a fact my guy
THOMAS CARTER you’re wrong. If you’re meant for greatness, you will be great no matter what.
Glad Aaron has had an awesome career and continues to, and I'm glad Alex eventually came into his own. Was cool to spend my early teens up until today pretty much watching them both.
Everyone wearing suits and ties. Then you see Pac man with clothes that looked like he slept in.
Slept??
That 2xl White tee was Louis Vuitton of the 2000s 😂
Curtis B that’s just who he is though, how he was raised. He was surely putting on for his demographic.
I mean pacman wasn't at the draft so...
@@nannerthepuss He wasn't even at the draft why would he dress in a suit. They drafted baker mayfield and he was in a tshirt and some jeans. Miss me with that
@@nickniehaus1763 imagine if somewhat like pacman came to the draft like that
As a Packers fan, this was a great day.
Go. Pack.
Cheesssseeeee headddddssssss for life
mhm
Too bad packers organization is holding him back. Rodgers would have multiple Super Bowls with better management.
LiquidSwords03 with who tho
Love how everyone on hindsight says “I thought Aaron was definitely the guy....” 13 years later.
There was quite a bit of people saying Rodgers shoulda gone #1 at the time.
That one dude had him mocked to Green Bay is galaxy brained tho
Nobody ever knows and that's why I hate the draft and speculating.. it means nothing. Talk to me after 2-3 seasons and we'll talk how good a player so and so is
What makes it more confusing is depending on what team he goes to, especially QBs. I seriously think alot of good QBs out there are only "serviceable" because they're in a bad system.
I'm glad at the end he went to the best team in the world , a team with the most beautiful colors , greatest football field and best fans , go Packers forever.
A team tht hasn't touched a Lombardi since Obama's first term😂😂😂😂😂
Packers wasted his career. Hope your bandwagon fans enjoy sucking for the next decade
@@thedevilsrockstxr2309 my meat touches your moms throat every night..😆😆
I think this freaking waiting made him a better player, I am glad he proved so many people wrong.
edgar siordia it definitely gave him a chip on his shoulder, “ your not going to pick me? I’ll work my ass off and show you wrong”
@@slopcrusher3482 I am 100% with you on that
Big time.
okl
LoopPp
Yeah he even stated in the video that it was humbling because he thought he was the best there was in the draft and super hot stuff. Then worked for years before getting his shot and making the most of it.
Lmao the flip phones threw me off lol
Flip phones ROCK! ~ signed, a former smart phone user..who is glad to go back to the basics ;)
@who knows right
I thought the same thing... like Damn this really was back in the day LOL
Lol
People will say that about the X in 10 years 😂
“How many years left does Steve McNair have?”
A prophetic question indeed.
Lolololololololol
Mike V too soon lol
I know this is about his untimely death, but they took Vince Young THE NEXT YEAR!
@@milkmonster2310 nothing is hilarious about what happened to Steve McNair
Mac Donald RIP McNair, quarterback of the 13-3 Ravens
RIP Ted Thompson. One of the packer great GMs.
6:42: "Does Tennessee start to wonder, 'How many years left does Steve McNair have?'"
Haunting quote
I had the same thought... Yikes!!
That makes me sad Steve McNair was a beast just had to end a bit too soon
Yeah it's been awhile but I had forgotten this. That does hurt I liked watching McNair play.
"I thought I was the best thing since sliced bread and I needed a little bit of humble pie." - Aaron Rodgers.
What’s crazy is out of all the draft picks, Aaron Rogers is still playing...
Smith is back
So is smith
Thomas Davis literally just retired
And Smith just retired
Mans 37 still healthy
Who else is watching this after Ted Thompson passed away today? Thank you Ted, for giving us Packer fans the privilege of watching one of the most talented QB’s ever lead our team 😢
Ted Thompson wasted Rodgers' career due to his staunch refusal to sign free agents. Rodgers should've more than 1 ring.
Ted Thompson was horrible for the packers. Packers front office has been the biggest enemy of the team for so long it's ridiculous. Not signing free agents or anything isn't how you build a championship team when lots of draft picks will be busts.
@@dark_ritThe one year that Rodgers has a top 5 defense, he wins a Super Bowl. It’s funny how that works, and how everyday fans like us can see that but NFL owners don’t seem to grasp that concept. Rodgers really got the Dan Marino treatment. It’s almost like Thompson and the Packers office sat back and said “wow this quarterback is really good and can win games on his own, let’s not even worry about the pieces around him”. Compare guys like Rodgers and Brees to Brady in New England. The Patriots office was always looking to improve their team through free agency and the draft. However some of that was Brady’s willingness to restructure his contract to free up money to sign players. It’s why he’s got 7 rings and unfortunately, Rodgers only has one and that will probably be it.
2005 mock draft guy is intelligent his prediction is so accurate damn
srinu naik amgoth Mayock is the only draft analyst who I trust because he looks at the talent of players but also the fit of that player to a certain team
Well it was 50/50 for San Fran picking Rodgers/Smith, and if one of them didn't get picked by the 49ers the other one would get picked most likely by the Packers
Nicholas Katsikas Yup. Other analysts think with their gut. He actually accounts for multiple logical variables.
Shut up mike i know this your burner acct
@@Mashukoria nah, it wasnt really 50/50. Its been documented that a lot of teams felt like Smith was a better player, including Miami and Tampa Bay. Smith was seen as a better player in college.
Sat behind a legend to only become one.... phenomenal story
Zykeil Harper great tutaledge
Rogers is way better than favre
Nikk Carroll no I agree but he wasn't a legend sitting on the bench and Favre was at that point but of course I agree
Tyler G Yes Aaron is 5x better than Favre. I can't even go into all of Favre's flaws.
Nicholas Provenzano he's not 5x better but he is nonetheless #facalacts
10:34 "cant throw well downfield" best hail mary quarterback ever
Jaworski is an idiot
He's a chucker.
since when is Smith a deep thrower??
He said the samples weren't there.
@cpk1994 nah man, Jaworski has had more than his fair share of bad takes. And thanks for the sick burn almost a year later. You got me good.
the title: 21 teams pass on Aaron Rodgers at the 2005 NFL draft
Tom brady: p a t h e t i c
I bet 49ers regret that
trust me they regret brady way more then rodgers lol
@@chanceshankle1285 you're not lying. brady's far more valuable than rodgers! lol
Just like Brady - use the disappointment as fuel to dominate
aaron only waited a couple hours, brady waited for days
Thiessen Yang facts 😂😂😂
Brady wasn't a top prospect.
it's like in today's world, Sam Darnold is the favorite to go first or something. But then Darnold drops to number 24, that's pretty disappointing lol
Thiessen Yang brady wasn't a top prospect and didn't even show up for the draft because he didn't expect to get picked
both were snubbed by their beloved 49ers too, you'd think they would learn
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Superbowl Champion, Superbowl MVP and undoubtedly Hall Of Fame
"His sampling of deep throws down field were just not there".......... funny how things played out
"sampling of his throw deep down was just not there". facepalm
They aren't wrong. Rodgers basically transformed his entire playstyle while on the bench.
@Hemanth Swarna
@ SuperPunch76
learning is a process that takes place even if you don't wan to learn but there is absolutely nothing suggest that one becomes this great because of his learning. Also, he had to sit back because of the guy who was starting at the time.
SuperPunch76 He sat because Favre was starting, not because he didn't have the skill.
Love seeing all of these captain hindsights lol.
Can you imagine in some parallel universe there's an Aaron Rogers who plays for the 49ers?
Watch the KTO video
Want to live in that universe
There’s also another parallel universe where instead of Rodgers it’s Brady on the 49ers.
I wish i could see that universe
John Arroyo 49ers would be better with Rodgers
The "delta" between what Rodgers and Smith have actually done in the NFL , is like the Grand Canyon .
He's now 0-4 vs SF In the playoffs
They said the way he holds the ball makes it so he couldn't throw the deep ball well. Mr. Hail Mary can't throw the deep ball....😂
And just yesterday he threw another two long ass passes exactly on target. 13 years later
@BJL , Yah but if I see two guys out in the street, out of their element. Hyped by the crowd and he hits dead on, didn't even touch the sides of the tire. Then the other guy doesn't even come close to making that throw. I'm going to pick the guy who can make that shot on the first go, without hesitation. I'm still pissed we didn't pick him.
Ric T. 49
He is cold as ice bro or as Stephen A says „He‘s a BAAAD man“ and one was able to see that right away, also in this throw;) Gotta love QBs with cold precision an the will to turn around games which are lost for nearly everybody.
From a Brady Fanboy :D
I think he may not have been the player he is today if he didn't sit on the bench for awhile on the Packers. While he was there, they adjusted the way he threw the ball so that he COULD throw it deep. Perhaps he wouldn't have been as good if he didn't have time to do that and to observe Favre before starting.
@BJL, maybe the scouts should look at the tire throws.
10:00 this is the rare times when someone says "it's very humbling" in the correct context. often you hear someone use this phrase after they win an award for some reason which makes no sense.
Oh my word, thank you!!! That drives this grammar nerd crazy lol
You can see the system protecting itself after he didn't get picked. They start showing clips of everything "wrong" with him and why he's not getting picked.
PC MasterRace I’d like to see an interview with those bandwagon naysayers to see how they feel about him now.
So, Tom Brady?
@King Amen-Tut-Ankh tf are you on about Rodgers never cheats
No, you're just a stupid troll and a really pathetic one at that.
@King Amen-Tut-Ankh cheater? Who? Brady?
Alex Smith- run of the mill quarterback
Aaron Rodgers- once in a generation talent
The comparison is just unequal… to say the least
Thank God that Aaron fell to us!!
Aside from having him on my 2017 fantasy team, it's been good.
Get outta here kid. Wishing and praising other peoples' injuries is cruel.
You legit need mental help if you're happy when players get inured
vAga dude I get it I'm the guy with the packer pfp but why tf would you wish, or praise that on a player
Amen.
And now Aaron Rodgers is going to the hall of fame while Alex Smith may not. Aaron is much better now.
Lol Alex Smith "May"not. LOL Unless he comes up with 2 rings in the next 2 years, he's not coming close to the HOF
@@totalrobot The only way Alex Smith is getting into the Hall of Fame is if he buys a general admission ticket like the rest of the public
Babs Checkett May not? What has Alex Smith done to get into the HOF?? Lmao
Mike V led the 49ers to a super bowl against ravens. He would of won that game if he started. Colin kapernick is horrible doesn’t deserve a job
Bigcassady Tv sorry that didn’t happen, he lost his starting job halfway thru the season. I don’t like Kaep either but in 2012 he played well. And idk what universe you live in but you don’t get into the HOF for starting half the season on a team that eventually goes to the Super Bowl and loses. If that’s your only argument, you just helped prove my point.
“Well, how many years does Steve McNair have left?” That hit hard 😔😣😖
Lemon Sauce wait what happened 💀😭
@@Pope7777 he was shot and killed in 2009
I feel bad for Aaron as a GB fan but I’m also happy that we picked him and that he has had a better career than Alex smith
We?
"We" didn't do anything. The Packers organization did. You are not part of the team in any way.
Stop saying we
@@A7xFo He could be a part owner actually fans can own shares of the team
*As a 49ers Fan i feel so bad for Aaron Rodgers for not being our QB when that was his dream, but yet im happy hes at least really High up there with the Packers*
IDABAYAREA650I no need to feel bad for him
Kevin Marroquin exactly, he won a Super Bowl and MVP, and still went in the first round!
As a Packers fan I'm glad you picked A. Smith 😂
Tom brady had the same dream
Aaron Rodgers would not have survived being on the 49ers as they hired a new OC every season from 2005-08, and not to mention those teams didn’t have a good line or WRs to speak of!
Come to think of it, it’s all the more amazing that Alex Smith had a decent career in KC after surviving that QB hellhole!
Not enough power to throw the ball dowmfield 😂
goes on to be one of the most notable clutch hail mary throwers lmao
Wyatt Graham hail marys are luck
Bob Bobby Not when Rodgers throws them.
Treebol ne Not enough brain power to spell correctly
Eats hail marys for breakfast
Im a bears fan but you gotta love Rodgers.. hate the jersey but the man is a amazing qb
Im Tylito bears suck ass
Im Tylito respect!
As a bears fan i hate him, as a fantasy football player hes my hero
As a bears fan Im a huge fan of Aaron Rodgers but hate the packers lol
Im Tylito Cal Bears?
As a 49ers fan, I cannot believe we passed on Rodgers
It is more painful to pass on Brady.
@@binsun820 not really, statistics wise, Rodgers is better. Fastest QB to 400 TD’s this year, QB rating is the highest, of all time. If you put Rodgers on the Pats, they would probably have 8 rings being dead serious.
@@williamcharles587 I mean, not really, you half to consider that McCarthy was the definition of stale. His play calling was horrifically predictable and the amount of games that Rodgers has clutched shows he’s just as capable as Brady if not more. We’ll see with LaFluer, but with him Packers are way more dangerous it seems
@@williamcharles587 Rodgers is just as good under pressure though is the thing. The amount of teams Rodgers has stabbed in the heart has more than proven he’s just as cool under pressure. Besides, if you look at Brady, he relies on a system. He gets the ball and gets it out as soon as he can. It doesn’t make him bad, but he can’t usually keep a play going like Rodgers can. I’m not talking out of my ass, watch his film, then Rodgers.
You are absolutely right it’s not just playcalling, otherwise he wouldn’t have 6 rings, but when you look at just how bad McCarthy’s playcalling was in his final years at Green Bay. Yet despite that, and how horrifically predictable we were, he still led us to 12-4. Rodgers is more skilled. Whether it’s from film, or from pure statistics. Super Bowl’s mean nothing in this regard, otherwise no one would even mention quarterbacks like Dan Marino or Warren Moon.
I have to think it's some kind of cosmic justice that the 49ers would go from Joe Montana to Steve Young, only to miss on two of the greatest QBs ever who both had ties to California/the 49ers and both wanted to be drafted by them badly. I'm speaking of course of Tom Brady who grew up a die-hard Niners fan and huge Joe Montana fan, and A-Rod. It's ironic if nothing else.
Jacob Taylor definitely a weird universe we’re in
As a 49ers fan, it hurts to see this embarrassing choice from manager
Are you of course speaking of Brady and Rodgers? You're not smart, stop trying to talk like you are
Half those guys aren’t in the NFL anymore. Amazing....always good for a laugh to watch these drafts and see how many of these guys are still in the league, how many made it for long term, how many are stars, and how many were giant busts
The draft was 13 years ago. Of course most of them aren't in the NFL anymore.
@@jqeflix539 cool story. Did anyone ask about that?
@Joshua Ciardelli no u
N.F.L. = Not For Long
your moms the giant bust
How the heck is Mike Mayock always on the money? That's the reason I've always liked him more than McShay and Kiper.
I'm gonna google Mayock's draft now lol
Righteous1 he always has only 1 mock draft per year. And always releases it right before the draft
Rey Salinas cool I need to remember to look at it before the draft
I'm definitely gonna check his draft out.
If you make a mock draft every week, you don't have the time to look at everything, so it becomes influenced by where you want players to be drafted
This was before they adjusted the rookie scale. That slide cost him tens of millions of dollars
As a Packers fan I would like to thank all 21 teams that passed on Aaron Rodgers, and I wonder who the 49ers would pick now?
With their track record of bad decisions, they shouldn't get a pick! The 49rs fans ( if any are left), should start a union, and pick themselves!
as a cowboys fan, really want to see him win a superbowl again
lol aaron only won you one superbowl idk what there's really to thank for. what good is having an all time great QB if you don't win?
@@justingraul4823 winning superbowls is a team sport. We got the most talented qb to ever play the game.
@@justingraul4823 do u realize how hard it is to even get to a super bowl.
That greasy early 2000s hair 😂
And now Mike McCarthy is fired
HLFEVL _. That's because AR runs the team. His humble pie attitude didn't last long..
McCarthy never adjusted his game.
MM should have been fired long ago. should have won at least 2 sb with rodgers.
@Vincent Cuttolo Mike McCarthy isn't a wonderful coach, he's an OVERRATED coach who benefited from Rodgers. The Packers won in spite of McCarthy and Capers. Without Rodgers and Woodson DRAGGING this piss poor coaching staff over the finishing line Mike McCarthy would have never won a Superbowl. Fact is, The Packers should have been in three more. Why not? Mike McCarthy was out coached. Ugh.
@Vincent Cuttolo just adding to the discussion
" im so excited to....get out of that greenroom...and..." LOL
Can you imagine taking Alex Smith over Rodgers? That's like being offered a meal at a Gordon Ramsey restaurant and choosing to rather go to eat at taco bell. Sure the taco bell isn't bad as far as fast food goes. But come on.
John Edvards but Alex is took 49ers to the playoffs and chiefs tho so Wym?
Norman Bates but Aaron Rodgers took the Packers to the Super Bowl and won. Has Alex Smith done that yet?
Chris not only that but Rodgers could retire now amd still be a slam dunk for the hof.
And still be in the conversation for greatest QB ever. Obviously not most sure QB ever, but to me those are different things.
You can only say that with what we know now. Before that draft, it was real crapshoot on how well either of them would do in the NFL.
slsrifle oh definitely don't disagree with that! But still it has to sting knowing what you could gave gotten
It’s an absolute joke that Smith was taken ahead of Rodgers when you look at the two now lol.
hindsight is a wonderful thing
Hindsight is always 20/20
They are both in their 14th year as starters. In fact, they play each other next weekend. Smith owns the better record in 1-on-1 matchups in college and NFL
Nicholas Revello nobody in the right mind thinks smith is a top 5 QB. He’s hardly top 10 tbh. Game managers aren’t elite quarterbacks.
Alex Smith came into a horrible situation with the niners. They had a terrible offensive scheme and only a handful of actually good receivers through his time in SF, Vernon davis and Michael Crabtree.
Lol that flip phone
so glad someone else said it
and that hair
Motorola RAZR though!
"YEAH!!! HOW PRIMITIVE AND ANCIENT! WHY WOULD ANYONE USE SUCH A RIDICULOUS DEVICE!"...........said all the smug millennials
I love how mobile phones are basically regressing in size.
When they first came out they were like bricks and eventually got smaller and smaller as technology progressed. Then visuals stated to become a big part of the experience and they gradually got bigger and bigger, until now you have those ridiculous things that are so huge you can barely hold them in your hand.
As a Saints fan ima say this Aaron Rodgers no doubt is a HOF and I hope he gets at least one more ring He's earned my respect
As a Bears fan I respect Rodgers heavily...even though he did ruin us 😭
The bears did good this year better than they have been
@Jbulandr your comment makes no sense because I said they have been doing better than they have been have you look over the past few year 2018 and 2019 season they are good enough but the past seasons no
@Jbulandr I didn't delete them 🤣🤣🤣 you blind and you clearly didn't read
@Jbulandr nope Packers fan think before you speak 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Jbulandr and I actually said they were good enough 😂😂😂😂😂
I love these videos that show NFL teams have no idea who is going to be a success and the experts are always wrong.
For real take johnny manziel for instance he was anticipated to be the next legend then washed faster then beers he drank
Always wrong? Nope
Not really, the one guy called it from the start.
Sometimes not being seen as the top prospect is actually the driving factor that makes that person work even harder to be the best. ie: Tom Brady.
As a Packers fan, thanks for the chip on Aaron’s shoulder. It made him the player that he is today
You proved them all wrong AR .
R.I.P Cedric Benson
Josh Macejko texas legend forever
He died? Wtf when?
Garrett Chelberg like three weeks ago. Motorcycle accident i think, killed his girlfriend too. Really sad.
My heart sank when I heard his name
@@tylermorro1747 same man
The Bears drafted Cedric Benson over Aaron Rodgers that year lmao my Bears my Bears wow
They were so sold on Grossman. I always thought he was garbage.
Is, was, will always be
Cedric Benson what a Hall of Fame player lol
I'm a die hard Bears fan and to think about what we could've been with that defense we had....😤😤😤
I'm not a Bears fan, but you're right. It was the offense that was holding you back during those seasons--Urlacher in his prime. Grossman was athletically gifted, but a complete idiot.
After seeing Aaron throw that football through the tire in NYC before the draft he deserved to go #1
Now he the highest paid player and just got an extension on his contract. Congrats from a Steelers fan
imagine him playing for PIT instead of roethlisberger. jesus.
Congrats on this steelers fan comment, from a steelers fan
@@kevo1204 congrats on this steeler fan reply from a steeler fan replyer
@@Doug.Dimmadome420 congrats on the steelers fan acknowledgment reply of a steelers fan comment from a steelers fan
except his team would be a dumpster fire without him #wastedtalent
Theres a reason why these coaches are FORMER coaches. Rodgers would make you a COACH that wouldnt get fired.
Truth. it's why Mike McCarthy still has a job
Lol 2018 here. It’s also how Aaron ridgers will get mike McCarthy fires 😂
Yeah he somehow has a job after the Hawks embarrassed them with that comeback in the NFCCG.
Mike mcarthy passed on Arron he was the 49ers coach lmao. Now he’s coach of the packers. That’s funny
Elite Exposure faxxxxxxxxxxx
"Arron rodgers cant throw the ball deep with consistency" ok buddy
Rexcity lmaooo
*Motown miracle has entered the chat*
So basically, 49ers's draft strategy gave us the 2 best QBs in the game. Brady in 2000 draft, and Rogers in 2005 draft. And surprisingly, 49ers's draft strategy involved not drafting these legends, lmao.
Everyone back then at the time "Alex Smith is just a bit better, likely #1"
Everyone when this video was made "I knew Aaron would be better - it was obvious!"
Mayock nailed it though. That's probably a big reason why he's seen as the big draft guru.
I remember Torry Holt sitting at the draft desk at about pick 15 he said Rodgers is gonna drop into the laps of the Green Bay Packers
Yup it's why Mayock is GM of the Raiders now, and didnt do too bad on this year's draft
Some of those teams didn’t need a qb.Nobody knew he was going to be this good. Rodgers is literally carrying the packers, they are a under 500 team without him.
Yes because we have no defense or a running game
mustache wizard After the changes this off-season, like signing T. Williams and M. Wilkerson and getting new defensive coordinator, we're gonna go from 31st in the league on defense to at least top 20. And what do you mean we have no running game?! We have one of the best running back trios in the NFL with Jones, Montgomery and Williams!!!!
gretchen ortner before this year we really had none. But yes our defence is going be way better. Hopefully we draft a corner or maybe a pass rusher
gretchen ortner I wouldn’t bet on Wilkerson he’s coming off some bad seasons and is on the other side of 30
B Fresh he's 29
Rodgers showed so much class and poise being the last man in the green room that day as he continued to drop in the draft. He gets the last laugh on all those that passed on him, including my team the 49ers.
i love these behind the scene type videos on draft day
Becomes the most talented QB to ever play the game
Righteous1 joe Montana?
Joe Montana is greatest not most talented
Righteous1 true
Tom brady?
No. Drew Brees is the most talented to have had only one probowl receiver, terrible defenses, and the high completion percentage in NFL History. Brady is good but as sports talker say GOAT but in reality he is good because of the GCOAT (Greatest Coach of all time) Belichick. Then Rodgers comes along and somehow knows how to get higher QB ratings not completion % and he usually has an Okay D to help him win. Do not get me wrong as Rodgers is very good but he is not the most talented. Greatness is said to be won with championships so technically Brady has that but accuracy speaks the truth and Brees is the most Accurate. He simply does not ever have a defense that knows how to tackle.
Ironic that Rolle and Rodgers arguably had the best careers
Ed Dixon and Demarcus Ware
My bad, I meant of the prospects invited to the Draft
I still cringe thinking about Cedric Benson's mediocre career....
Nathan McGuire he was hurt most of the time. don’t talk about my cousin like that
Crime of the century
😂😂
The biggest crime of the century was that soul patch lol
Man we’re truly blessed to have had two of the greatest quarterbacks in succession ever. Go Pack Go!
Starr makes 3, not just for his arm but for his head. No radios back then. Yes you said succession but I was In a coma between the 60s and 90s.
Still managed to get as many rings as Eli in that entire 35 years. GB wasted them.
@@hyperscary5731 Eli Manning is better than Rodgers, Favre, Marin0, etc. Better.
fun fact: mike mccarthy chose alex smith over rodgers in the draft.
And then he wound up in Green Bay with Rodgers. Rodgers was not a fan of his and probably got him fired in the end despite all the years of relative success (one Super Bowl & many division titles)
@@edmundmcquincy5464 Well, that's what they got and I said nothing of hanging banners. For all those years of success they have one super bowl visit (and win) along with a bunch of division wins.