It can also help accomplished, veteran quarterbacks like Rodgers who prefer to survey the defense at the line of scrimmage and check into the best possible play.
As mentioned, it's a double-edged sword when Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, Kirk Cousins, Carson Wentz and others visit Lambeau Field this season, but with Rodgers possessing a greater mastery and comfort level in Head Coach Matt LaFleur's offense in this second year, that could be a trade worth making for the Packers.
For his part, Rodgers this week sounded less concerned about the mechanics of running the offense and more concerned about what'll be revealed when teams review the broadcasts to scout upcoming opponents. No preseason games meant less information being available to future foes. Empty grandstands could mean more.
"There will be new types of strategy involved," Rodgers said. "The metaphorical jazz hands will be the understanding that everything you say now is heard by the TV copy, as you've seen with some of these hot mikes in golf or on the basketball court. There's going to be a need to change code words probably more often than years past.
"I think it's a whole new world. It's like Aladdin here."
Those adjustments should be easy enough to build into the preparation routine. How quickly teams become accustomed to sparse or absent crowds and get comfortable with the feel of a game day in 2020 could factor into their level of success as well.
Week 1 is when it's brand new for everyone.
"We've got to acclimate fast to the environment," LaFleur said. "The environment's going to be something that none of us have really ever experienced before. It's going to be how fast can you adjust and the focus that you bring to the game on Sunday."
Rodgers recalled the last time he played a game of football without a crowd was back in 1999, as a sophomore at Pleasant Valley High in Chico, Calif., when his squad traveled to Grant High in Sacramento on a Saturday morning with no fans present.
"I was jogging the memory banks … It's been, what was that, 21 years since that has happened," he said. "So that will be very strange."
Yes, yes it will. But as strange as empty stadium bowls, decks and tiers will be, they still beat empty fields come Sunday.
Football is back. A season like no other is starting, and that's enough for now.
What will be the impact of no fans in the stands? It's time to find out.
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