A 24-year-old Aaron Rodgers used to help the Packers' scout team 'carve' up the team's best defenders, wowing veterans

According to a story from Robert Mays at The Ringer, Rodgers torched his own defense and frustrated veterans.
Rodgers' ability was on full display even while he was hidden a row down the Packers depth chart, but his talents don't come as a surprise to his NFL opponents anymore.
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Aaron Rodgers has been one of the most dominant quarterbacks in the NFL for more than a decade.

At 36, he doesn't have quite the same zip on the ball as he had in the past. However, he is still capable of making a play at any moment in the game that proves he's still one of the best quarterbacks on the planet .

Rodgers's brilliance is now known throughout the league, but during his early days backing up Brett Favre on the Packers depth chart, they were hidden from the NFL masses. Instead, his talents were still on display, just against his own team.

According to a story from Robert Mays at The Ringer , Rodgers would regularly light up the Packers starting defense as a part of the scout team in practice, leaving veterans confused and frustrated.

"We used to carve them apart," said former Packers wide receiver James Jones.

Jones was a rookie in 2007 and was a part of the scout team with Rodgers in the season before he made his debut as the Packers starting quarterback. Because it was his first year in the league, Jones didn't realize just how impressive it was to have a scout team quarterback doing what Rodgers could do.

"I just remember talking to Al Harris and Charles Woodson, and they were just like, 'This dude is unbelievable,'" Jones said. "When you're a young player, you're looking at it like, 'Whatever.' I just thought this is what a pro quarterback was."

It's difficult to imagine that at a time when the likes of A.J. Feeley and Kelly Holcomb were running the scout teams of NFC rivals, Rodgers was tearing through the Packers defense in the same role.

With the Packers, just one win away from another Super Bowl appearance this year, Rodgers' talent is no longer a secret across the NFL, but he still has a habit of finding ways to surprise his opposition.

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