Todd Bowles likes Bucs facing a Hall of Fame QB in the summer.
So the Bucs faced drama queen and Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers today. Bucs coach Todd Bowles said that’s a good thing.
Rodgers won’t play in Saturday’s preseason game ahe isn’t the quarterback he once was when he led the Packers to the 2010 Super Bowl title. Shoot, he’s not the same quarterback he was when the Bucs beat the Packers in the 2020 NFC title game.
Some believe Rodgers is washed. That may or may not be true. Joe did see a driven Rodgers yesterday, barking at teammates apparently running routes improperly, and having passionate words with referees.
What Bowles mentioned yesterday after the joint practice with the Steelers at the Crib That Antonio Brown Built is Rodgers is still a savvy quarterback and those smarts tested the Bucs defense.
“It teaches you discipline because he’s a very good hard-count guy,” Bowles said of facing Rodgers in a joint practice. “He can see the field better than anybody, so if anybody’s tipping a blitz or tipping a coverage any way, he’s going to find it. So it teaches us a lot of discipline.”
Better to learn from Rodgers in August then to learn from Michael Penix in September. If Rodgers really can teach the Bucs discipline, then the six-day trip to Pittsburgh will have been a good investment.