Oso planning to go pro
Absolute revisionist history. He was a Pro bowler in 2019. 4000 yards. 26 TD 4 INT... And his WR group was miserable. His 2nd best WR had 35 catches, which was 5th most on the team.
Fun fact: Since 2009, the Bears have invested 13 draft picks in QBs, including five first-rounders. Fourteen if you count the pick used on Kyle Orton, who was part of the Cutler trade.
Yes guys have fluke years and are the MVP. Stop defending the front office in GB. They've bungled the Rodgers situation, and our last two first round picks have been unequivocal head scratchers around the NFL. You can like Stokes as a player, but also realize that you could have gotten him a round later. Probably the same with Jordan Love last year. That's why people are pissed. The GM picks who he likes not realizing these guys could probably be gotten later.
Spot on Rico. He couldn’t deliver a TD with three cracks at it late in the game. As much as Brady struggled in the 2nd half, he made more plays than Rodgers that game and delivered the dagger in the end. Which is why he’s won so many championships and why Rodgers is 1-4 in NFC championship games. People can excuse those losses away on defense, Bostick, McCarthy, etc. all they want, but the fact is Rodgers has stunk in those games and numbers prove it. Yes, he’s had a lot of great moments and games, but elite QB’s are judged on getting it done and winning it all, not getting close, only to fall short again. So Rodgers can enjoy his company with the Dilfers and Flaccos of NFL history with his one SB appearance and title.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't understand all the talking heads speculating about what the Packers have to do, where they'll trade Rodgers, what they'll get in return, etc...The Packers don't have to do anything. He's under contract for 3 more years. Let him whine, he has zero leverage. What is AR going to do, sit out this season at age 37 and give up $30 million? The Pack can just keep the money (by fining him), keep him under contract and see what they have in Love. That's the nuclear option and won't realistically happen. But that will absolutely happen before they trade him, because they won't trade him. Gute is calling his bluff, and he's right to do so.
The Packers don't have to do anything. He's under contract for 3 more years. Let him whine, he has zero leverage. What is AR going to do, sit out this season at age 37 and give up $30 million?
Rodgers is petty enough to where he will do exactly that and go host jeopardy.
Why? The salary difference between the 11th pick and the 20th pick is about $5 million over four years.
Rodgers has a ton of leverage. If he plays, the Packers can contend for the conference title; if he refuses to play, the Packers almost surely will suck. That's a ton of leverage.
I'll defend him. He took a depleted roster, added talent through FA and the draft, hired a good young coach, resigned all of the key offensive players, and has been to two straight NFC Championship Games. And they have offered Rodgers an extension. But he won't sign it because they drafted Jordan Love without telling him? No offense, but that's not the GM's fault. That's a petulant quarterback.
I don’t know that he has a ton of leverage if the goal is to get out of GB. They likely won’t trade him before June 1 as I think he costs more to trade than stay until then.The Packers will have Love start whether he holds out or is off the team, so I wonder if you keep him and see if he changes his mind. As Fluffy points out, the drama may torpedo the season, but Love at QB probably already limits your ceiling.I’m surprised he wants to go the trade route unless he’s just that unhappy. The Packers control where he goes. Although, Rodgers’ leverage is impacting what the Packers can get by saying who he’d sign an extension with. He is still under contract for 3 more years, so would the new team need to extend him?It’s all pretty fascinating. The Packers are perfectly set up to make a decision next year of go with Love or commit to Rodgers and find a new project QB. Rodgers threw a wrench by bouncing back and playing great. Now he’s forcing that decision a year early. Granted I think we all figured this would come to a head at this point.This might mean Love is doing well otherwise Rodgers probably wouldn’t feel all that threatened.
That is the fascinating part in all this. AR being hurt by them drafting Love shouldn't really mean anything, why would one of the greatest of all time, playing at an MVP level be worried about Love? Why would the Packers just cut the reigning MVP to play an unproven rookie? Of course they wouldn't- no team ever would do that. If he was that threatened by them drafting Love he would have been saying this stuff last year, not now. But he didn't say that last year, because Love wasn't a threat last year. The only thing that changed is they played a full season- where they were essentially one or two plays from the Super Bowl. Why is he so threatened now? He should be MORE confident that he's not close to losing his job after an MVP season, not less so.Of course- he may not be threatened at all by Love, and he is just being a petulant diva. I love AR, so I hope that isn't true, but it might be that simple. This is all so stupid.
Actually, I think AR showing the world that he can still play at MVP levels into his 40's is VERY important to him. If Brady didn't just do it, then maybe not. But he is showing his desperation, because claiming he won't play is his only move. It's really not that smart, IMO. Just play better than Jordan Love, that's all you need to do. Him being so but-hurt by that is not a good look.
He also saw what Brady did going to a different franchise and winning a Super Bowl immediately. The Bucs had some talent, but they still had sucked for years and they didn't go all-in on winning until Brady signed on. And plenty of people thought Brady was no longer a great QB going into last season. You don't think Rodgers has the confidence/ego to believe he could do similar with any number of other teams?
Wasn't it less to do with another qb being a threat to his job and more him being mad that they could have used the pick on another offensive weapon?