After beating the Bears at home during week 1, things were looking good for the Green Bay Packers. Coming off of a disappointing (yet promising) 6-10 finish in the 2008 football season, the Green Bay Packers have higher hopes in 2009.
Aaron Rodgers continues to improve, and is legitimately one of the best quarterbacks in football. Greg Jennings is one of the best receivers in football, and veteran wide receiver Donald Driver isn't such a bad option at the position himself.
After a week one victory against a Bears team that has been hyped by many, the prospects for the Packers were good ones. The Bears have high expectations, especially after picking up Jay Cutler.
The Packers have a very good team overall, an every down running back with Ryan Grant, a veteran WR in Donald Driver (who caught many passes from Favre), and a stellar defense that will improve over the course of the 09' season.
Regardless, it seems like a lot of the hype may have been a bit premature and unwarranted. The Packers lost a very disappointing game to the Cincinnati Bengals at home in their second game of the season.
Not only are they strong offensively, but they have a very good defense with the likes of A.J. Hawk, Charles Woodson, and Aaron Kampman. Defense wins championships!
Somehow, the Bengals managed to overcome the Packers, maintaining the lead for most of the game. Aaron Rodgers himself wasn't too bad (he didn't throw any interceptions), but Ryan Grant was weak at the running back position, and lost a key fumble that seriously hurt the Packers' chances of winning the game.
If Aaron Rogers is truly the heir apparent to Brett Favre he has a monumental task in front of him. While he can never be as great as Favre was, he can be Aaron Rogers and play to his abilities and strengths - however far that takes Green Bay remains a mystery so far.
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