With Regards: Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers,

Here it is. Your golden opportunity. What are you going to do with it? 

Your apprenticeship seems to be over, doesn't it? The Mississippi Mudslinger has officially resigned, and the reigns of a great NFL franchise are handed to you. Are you ready for it?

You'd better be ready. It's been four years now since you were drafted in 2005. You were expected to be a top-ten pick, but you slipped to Green Bay at number 24. You signed a six year deal worth $7.7 million.

You have been waiting for this day for four years.

You have showed glimpses of brilliance, but is that who you really are, or were you just pretending?

Are you really worthy of placing your tiny feet into the mammoth boots of Brett Favre? It will take a lot to be able to take the place of the man that threw the most touchdowns in the 1990's...even when he didn't play in '90 and barely played in '91.

It will be difficult to do the same things that the man who was chosen as the ninth best player in the Player of the Century voting did.

It won't be easy, but if anyone can do it, it's you, Aaron. You possess the qualities of a great NFL quarterback. You won't be the next Favre or Brady, but you will be good.

You have an excellent touch, superb release, and spectacular arm strength. Add that to your scrambling abilities, and your work ethic, and your ability to take hits, and you have all the needed physical features to be a good quarterback. But do you have the brains?

Do you have the same mental abilities that are required for an NFL quarterback?

If you want the NFC to remain competitive, let's hope so.

Andrew Kneeland is a columnist at Bleacher Report. You can read all his articles here.