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Packers' Nelson feels it's insulting to call Rodgers a system QB
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d825af6f2/article/packers-nelson-feels-its-insulting-to-call-rodgers-a-system-qbsnip-
Flynn -- starting in place of Aaron Rodgers -- threw for 480 yards and six touchdowns against the Lions, astronomical numbers that gave birth -- almost impossibly -- to the narrative that Rodgers is a system quarterback. An excellent system quarterback, mind you, but still just one of any number of players who can excel in the Packers' juggernaut offensive scheme.
As you might expect, Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson isn't buying it.
“That’s a joke. I think that’s very disrespectful for people to say that about Aaron," Nelson said Monday on WSSP in Milwaukee (via SportsRadioInterviews.com). "The year he’s had, the past couple years he’s had, have been incredible. I think that’s very disrespectful for a guy who’s put a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of work into his game.
"To have a great year, as he’s had … and now all of the sudden he’s a system quarterback. I don’t agree with any of that.”
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Well said, Jordy. Matt's been watching Aaron all season, and taking snaps in practice.