From Jeff Faraudo, Oakland Tribune:
The Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers has impressed his fellow former Cal quarterbacks
A half-century of Cal quarterbacks will be cheering for one of their own Sunday when Aaron Rodgers leads the Green Bay Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.
"All Cal people, no question, are proud of him," Joe Kapp said.
None more so than Kapp, Craig Morton, Steve Bartkowski, Troy Taylor and Mike Pawlawski, who achieved quarterbacking excellence at Cal from the 1950s through the '90s.
They virtually swoon at Rodgers' accomplishments in his first three seasons as the starter in Green Bay: 86 touchdowns, more than 12,000 passing yards and a career passer rating of 98.4 that ranks No. 1 all-time in the NFL.
Rodgers has been better still in this postseason, completing nearly 71 percent of his attempts for 790 yards and six TDs in three road victories.
...Bartkowski predicts a high-scoring Super Bowl.
"The Steelers defense is fantastic," he said, "but I don't think you can throw (Rodgers) a curveball he hasn't seen."
For Kapp, who played the game with equal parts grit and emotion, the intangibles he sees in Rodgers are as important as his physical gifts.
"With hi-def (TV), you can see right in the players' eyes. You can see into their soul," Kapp said. "It's in his eyes. He's a killer. He's all you want. There's nothing negative.
"I think Pittsburgh's in trouble."
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