Earlier this year, Packers coach Mike McCarthy announced that he wouldn't be calling the plays for Green Bay going forward. But don't look to Aaron Rodgers to take over the job as play-calling quarterback.
"Nobody does that," Rodgers said in a recent interview.
Wait a minute. Nobody? Doesn't Peyton Manning call his own plays? Isn't Rodgers, the reigning MVP, sharp enough to run his own plays as the defense comes at him?
Truth is, Rodgers noted, Peyton doesn't call his own plays. And it's not a matter of not knowing the plays, it's more a matter of having more input on what the defense is offering up in any given situation.