Jordan Rodgers doubles down on dumb with latest Arch Manning take

Once again, Texas quarterback Arch Manning has caught an unnecessary stray from someone who truly has no place to talk.

Jordan Rodgers, yes, the very one who you likely read about earlier this week on this very site, brought his negative opinions about Manning to television once again.

This time around, Rodgers joined Stephen A. Smith on ESPN's First Take to cast doubt on the Texas Longhorns' QB1, saying that he expects Manning to fall out of the top 10 picks in next year's NFL Draft, if not outside of the top 10 quarterbacks drafted.

"You trying to tell me a Manning is going to fall out of the top 10, at the quarterback spot? I mean, I need you tested right now," Stephen A. Smith said, or shouted, to be more accurate. "Ain't no way that's gonna happen."

"Then why wasn't I a first-round draft pick? I'm a Rodgers!" Rodgers shouted in response.

Rodgers, of course, was tapping into his familial connection to his Super Bowl-winning older brother and future Hall of Fame quarterback, Aaron Rodgers.

What a ridiculous argument to try to make...

Jordan Rodgers comparing his family name to the Mannings is like comparing TEMU to designer

Even Smith had to immediately give Rodgers a gut check, letting him know that his last name doesn't carry any weight compared to that of the Manning family. Yes, the older Rodgers is an incredible quarterback, but the younger wasn't, and the two families are incomparable to begin with.

Yes, the Horns' quarterback grew up with the benefit of two uncles (Peyton and Eli Manning) in the NFL and a grandfather (Archie Manning) who had played in the league as well. Those facts undoubtedly helped him grow into the highly coveted quarterback he was coming out of high school.

Since committing to the Longhorns, he rode the bench behind Quinn Ewers for two years before being named Texas's starter last season. Over that season and most likely over the upcoming one, he will prove himself worthy of being the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, just like everyone (other than Rodgers) expects him to.

Arguing that he should have been a first-round pick because of his older brother's success, drawing a parallel between his family and the Manning family, was a massive swing and miss by Rodgers. Just look at the differences the two families have at the NFL level alone.

Not to mention that the Mannings have long been an SEC family, excelling at college football to earn their way to a spot in the first round of their respective NFL Drafts. Peyton played at Tennessee, while both Archie and Eli played at Ole Miss.

Archie Manning was the No. 2 overall pick in 1971. Peyton was the No. 1 pick in 1998. Eli was the No. 1 overall pick in 2004.

The Rodgers? Well, Aaron played for the Cal Golden Bears, was a First-team All-Pac-10 member in 2004, and was the No. 24 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. Jordan played for Butte Community College before playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He went undrafted in 2013 and never played in an NFL game.

Trying to compare his resume heading into the NFL draft to the youngest Manning's current resume was another misstep.

Over two years as Vanderbilt's starter, Rodgers earned 4,063 passing yards for 24 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, as well as 491 rushing yards for six touchdowns. In his first year as Texas's starter alone, Manning already earned 3,163 passing yards for 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions, alongside 399 rushing yards for 10 touchdowns on the ground.

The two families and the two quarterbacks are incomparable. It's well pasttime for Rodgers to quit trying to come at Manning for his own shortcomings and focus on something else in the world of college football.

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