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Rodgers likes what he's seen from several offensive teammates around him, too.
He barely mentioned, if at all, mainstays like Davante Adams, Aaron Jones, David Bakhtiari and Corey Linsley in his remarks, because he took more time to point out others he senses stepping forward – from Lane Taylor making a strong comeback bid to start at right guard to Jamaal Williams reshaping his body to Marquez Valdes-Scantling cranking up his play and being the young receiver who's impressed him the most.
On Lane Taylor : "There's been many times that we've stopped the film in the QB room and just kind of watched back Lane getting out and blocking a guy downfield, or Lane running on screens and just marveling at how good he looks."
On Williams: "He's been extremely explosive in the run game. He sets a great example of how to finish every single time he touches the football."
On Valdes-Scantling: "I know Matt said this at one point, this is the new standard for MVS. I'm proud of the way that he's gone about his business. I thought he had a fantastic Sunday and made a bunch of plays, some heady plays, and just some plays he's supposed to make."
He acknowledged the injuries to Billy Turner and Rick Wagner have left right tackle a bit unsettled, and there are some depth spots at various positions that have to be decided at cut-down time on Saturday, but it's clear Rodgers is in a positive mindset about his own play and the offense's as a whole.
It's been different for him not to have any preseason games, and it'll certainly be strange to be playing at least the first couple of games this season without any fans.
But as Rodgers this year joins fellow quarterbacks Bart Starr and Brett Favre as the only players in Packers history to play 16 seasons in Green Bay – which he called "great company" – he firmly believes there's more to add to his legacy.
"It's been a great run to get to this point," he said. "I've had so much fun and we've accomplished some pretty awesome things, and hopefully we've got another couple rides."