Quote:while there is no method I do believe it can save him from getting the crap best out of him and playing with lots of inexperience. I think in that sense it could benefit him.

 

As a Kentucky sports fan, I used to be a pretty big proponent of the "If only Tim Couch had an offensive line!" crowd, but to be blunt, I don't think that would have made him or David Carr perennial Pro Bowl quarterbacks. That's what you're hoping to get out of the No. 1 pick in the draft, but they both had glaring flaws in their game. 

 

Couch could have wound up healthier, to be sure, but as I said in the article, I'm a staunch "You are what you are" guy. I think Rodgers was going to be an MVP-caliber passer regardless of when he first played.

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