For what it's worth, Dianna Russini reported that Rodgers is most likely going to leave the organization next year, even if the team wins the Super Bowl.
Dianna Russini: Aaron Rodgers Likely to Leave Packers After This Season
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Agree. Just another Adam Scheftler piece trying to garner clicks. That isn't to say that Rodgers will be back in Green Bay, I just don't see her pointing to any facts and just saying "word around the league is".
I'd imagine you'll have a very different perspective if Rodgers isn't with the Packers this exact time next year and the team is 4-9. Some can bloviate all they want to about Rodgers and his arrogance and oh my goodness he hurt my feelings. At the end of the day, he's handling his business on the field and hasn't been a distraction a single time this season outside of the COVID crap.
I don't think he can choose his destination. The media may have said that but if I recall Rodgers himself said that was not the case.
For what it's worth, Dianna Russini reported that Rodgers is most likely going to leave the organization next year, even if the team wins the Super Bowl.
Dianna Russini: Aaron Rodgers Likely to Leave Packers After This Season
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are one of the best teams in the NFL and a legitimate argument can be made that they should be considered Super Bowl fav
No, they knocked a year off of his contract for him. He remains under contract next season. They verbally committed to sitting down at the end of the season to review the situation and talk about a trade if he wants one. There is nothing in the contract that says Rodgers gets to request a trade and choose his team. Basically, the Packers agreed to communicate with him more and be in the conversation about decision making. The obvious example is brining Cobb back in, which Gutey said himself would not have happened if not for Rodgers requesting it.
Don't get me wrong, I'll certainly miss what he brings to the Packers, which are wins. I'm just tired of the games he seems to love to play with the media. Probably best to ignore all of that and enjoy the way he plays the game for as long as he's here. That has been a pleasure, especially on our team.
I agree that it seems less likely that Rodgers will leave. However, the season is in the playoff push mode right now and the focus really is on that. Once the offseason starts the focus may change back to Rodgers and what he is disgruntled about.
Pretty much right on. I think the media and us fans for that matter, like to make more out of a story than there probably is. After all it is Aaron fricking Rodgers and pretty much anything he does is considered news worthy by most. This last offseason was as bad as you wanted to make it for Packer fans and I admittedly bought into a lot of the talk too. Like some here have mentioned, I am just going to continue to enjoy the ride with Rodgers at the wheel. His ability to play this game at a high level and make the Packers winners is something I may never see again in my lifetime. Obviously, at some point it will have to end and the Packers short and long term success has to be factored into what happens next with Rodgers. I think whoever takes over for Rodgers is going to have a bumpy ride and when that day comes, most Packer fans will fully realize just how good life was with #12 behind center.
That's probably fair. I'm curious how the offseason's potential personnel moves might impact things too - could be tough to balance between what Rodgers wants to see happen and what's best for the team. No secret he loves paying with Davante, but I'd think it'd be quite costly to bring them both back (though, at the same time I get the feeling if one leaves the other will go, too). Of course, I'm sure others know the financial implications better than I, but still - have to think that's going to mean losing some other players elsewhere. He's long been friends with Crosby, but I'd argue the best move for the team is to look to replace him. Would Rodgers be okay with that? Hard for me (or any of us, tbh) to say!
With all the different scenarios involving Rodgers, I've decided it's best to just focus on the football, the great season he and the team are having, and hopefully it leads to a Lombardi Trophy. As always, the rest of the stuff will sort itself out. Ya know, it's easier to accept what you can't change anyway. I hope he's back. He certainly looks like he has a lot of football left. But I'll let that play out and keep cheering for the Packers.
Agreed and if given a choice of only being able to keep 1 player, I'd take Rodgers over Davante, no questions asked.
I agree with you, it has been a very successful season with Rodgers still in Green and Gold. However, I do wonder how many Packer fans will change their tune if the Packers don't win a Super Bowl and the "Rodgers noise" starts up again.
This is already a known. During the offseason the fans will start complaining when Rodgers is disgruntled and call for his head. Then the season will start and all that chatter will float away into the nothingness of football rumors.
Of course we are having a great season. That's not the issue.
Welcome to the 21st Century, where players are allowed to speak out and have opinions.
It seems to have spread to the rest of the population as well. What you want to do with that knowledge is up to you I guess.
Is there any evidence of this? Rodgers said in an interview that he did not want anyone fired. He wanted to be listened to. Again, is there evidence that he wanted the GM fired?
That is my one concern. It became obvious that Rodgers wanted to play last season. One more year, bad toe, soon to be wife, maybe kids, a possible Super Bowl trophy, MVP, etc. might make retirement look much better than finishing his career in New York playing for the Jets or Giants. While I would love to see Rodgers play 5+ more years in a Packer jersey, if the Packers can get some decent value for him before he either becomes a free agent of retires, I would be fine with that.
