Time to get fitted for a belt...

For once in his life, Aaron Rodgers wasn't patient... and he couldn't have picked a better time.

As previously mentioned, I have long admired the Packers' star quarterback's patience, but in the biggest game of his career, a guy who has spent far too much time hidden under a larger than life shadow played with an urgency reserved only for the All-Time greats.

Rodgers gracefully waited to be drafted. He respectfully waited for Brett Favre to move on. But he would not wait to get his hands on the Lombardi trophy in his first try.

Forget experience, forget biding his time. In one game, Rodgers turned from a zen master to an overprivileged toddler screaming for a cookie before dinner. He wanted it. He got it.

And finally, Aaron Rodgers got the hardware he deserves. Not only the Lombardi Trophy and SuperBowl MVP award, but as Clay (Caveman) Matthews draped the novelty item over his shoulder, Rodgers got his title belt.

 24-of-39 (with 5 drops). 304 yards. 3 touchdowns. 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles. Not one of his passes was even close to getting picked off, and he was hit 16 times. To top it off, the Packers ran the football only 10 times. Pittsburgh knew what was coming, yet they couldn't stop the now "Heavyweight Champion of the World!"

His 300-yard, 3 TD, 0 INT puts him in an elite group of SuperBowl quarterbacks. 49ers quarterbacks Joe Montana and Steve Young were the first two to accomplish the feat (now, kind of funny how the 49ers completely screwed the pooch on passing up Rodgers). The third was then Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme (and while I will always admit to my fellow Panther fans who bash Delhomme that he was no where near an elite quarterback, he got us to a SuperBowl, and he put in a performance deserving of a ring. Let's not forget it.)

Rodgers' fire lit at the perfect time as the NFC's sixth-seeded Packers only earned their spot in the playoffs by winning their final two games against the Giants and the Bears, admittedly strong opposition. From week 16 on, the guy turned it into another gear.

But it wasn't just Rodgers who won this. The Packer defense throughout the playoffs was nothing short of stunning. Defensive play-making was ultimately what won this SuperBowl. The Packer defense made plays, the Steeler defense didn't. Guess who came out on top.

But this day is about Aaron Rodgers.

And once again, I am more than impressed with his patience and ability to deflect adversity.

Green Bay receiver Jordy Nelson dropped three passes in the SuperBowl. Three. Crucial. Passes. Did we see Rodgers blowing up in the face of his young receiver in the huddle or on the sideline? Nope.

In perfect form, Rodgers continued throwing Nelson's way, believing in his guy without the panic of many-a-quarterback today. Nelson grabbed nine balls for a game-high 140 yards and a touchdown. Patience pays off.

Aaron Rodgers is patient. I've said that before. But he is just 27 years old. And as a whole, the Green Bay Packers are the NFL's second youngest team. Don't expect him to be patient when it comes to winning himself another ring.