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 A leap of confidence
A leap of confidence
Rodgers shows some improvement By BOB McGINN bmcginn@journalsentinel.com Posted: Aug. 22, 2008 Denver - Efficient. Disciplined. Strong-armed. Decisive. Everything that Aaron Rodgers was not a week ago in San Francisco he was Friday night at Invesco Field in an exhibition game that the Green Bay Packers ended up winning, 27-24, over the Denver Broncos. Granted, it was just another forgettable ...
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Black and Blue all over: Rodgers shines
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... over the Broncos, and in all Green Bay gained 217 yards and 15 first downs when he was in the game. Coming in the most critical of preseason games, the performance eased concerns about his rusty outings in the previous two games. ...

GREEN BAY PACKERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... “We weren’t as sharp as we have been and we need to tackle better. That’s two weeks in a row that our run defense was not as good as it has been.” “ We didn’t get off the field ,” defensive coordinator Bob Sanders added. “We have to sure up some fundamentals. We missed a few tackles, missed a few gap controls, things we can easily adjust and get to.” DE Jason Hunter provided one of the few bright spots on defense. Everything that Rodgers was not a week ago, he was Friday night .“ He was a leader today ,” WR Donald Driver said of Rodgers. “He ...

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