Rodgers reportedly disgruntled, does not want to return to the Packers

[Do7]

For a guy that's all about legacy he's currently really ******** all over his Packers legacy.

Well it depends on how you look at it. He's been a good soldier for years, and now he's fed up. So can you really blame him from a player's perspective?

 

[ARPackFan]

After todays reports of Rodgers turning down the massive offer to be the highest paid QB in football ....and he turned it down. Well folks ,I'm finally thinking that's the final nail in the coffin as far as him ever returning to us.

Link? - or are you just making stuff up. The link icon in the toolbar is pretty *****'n easy to use.

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[thequick12]

Not me. I want to get at least half

We’re about a month too late on that deal. Rodgers is insistent on making the Packers pay dearly. He’s said so and I don’t think he’s joking.

This is a delicate situation and we could very easily lose him through his threat to retire and we’d swallow tens of millions and ZERO draft picks.
ZERO! He’s got our butt in a sling snd he 200% knows it. He wouldn’t be nearly as cocky if we had the upper hand. He’s holding the cards.

Think about that very carefully because that’s what Rodgers is threatening if he doesn’t get what he wants. We don’t have the luxury of trading him where WE want. We have likely 3-4 suitors and he’ll complain all the way to the Airport even then. That’s assuming any of those location want to deal, which is presumptuous. We likely have 1 or 2 suitors where HE wants to play and they 100% know it. If I’m smart enough to figure that out I know they are. This is a buyers market, not a sellers.

The only way we get multiple day 1 and day 2 selections is if he does a 180 degree turn around, working with us on final destination AND we swallow his entire (or majority) of his remaining contract through 2023. This is not a good position to be in at all.

We lose no matter what, it’s only how much we lose and we can mitigate damages by taking a couple of picks and negotiating how much $ this will cost us.

Not really because the Packers can choose to keep him and that's what they should do. If they say we aren't trading him for less than market value. He can retire, his contract tolls and he'll never play again. Oh well...now if one of you two teams wants to make a real offer we'll listen. If they hold to that some team will offer em what he's really worth as a current top 2 NFL QB and top 5 all time, and who wants to play 7 more seasons or so

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

The only way we get multiple day 1 and day 2 selections is if he does a 180 degree turn around, working with us on final destination AND we swallow his entire (or majority) of his remaining contract through 2023. Not good

I agree with the first part, but if we trade him, we won't be swallowing anything except the remainder of his dead cap, which we already are committed to swallow no matter what. I am sure he will insist on a new contract, but those will be details his new team will have to figure out.

I've decided the best place to send him....Tampa Bay....let him sit behind Brady for ....who knows how long.

 

[Ceodore]

Well it depends on how you look at it. He's been a good soldier for years, and now he's fed up. So can you really blame him from a player's perspective?

Even if i can't blame him for wanting to leave, the way this has been handled has been a show and will forever be part of his legacy. When you think of Brett you think of the on field success, but right after that you think of the retirement debacle. This will be the same if not worse. With the reports of talking free agents out of coming, to childish trash talk about the GM behind his back, pettiness about Jake F'ing Kumerow to rumors of demanding the GM be fired if he's going to stay and crybaby-ing his way out of his contract. He's done nothing to reel in any of that. That stuff, at least in Packer fandom, will go hand in hand with 3 MVPs and all of the other accolades.

 

[thequick12]

Even if i can't blame him for wanting to leave, the way this has been handled has been a show and will forever be part of his legacy. When you think of Brett you think of the on field success, but right after that you think of the retirement debacle. This will be the same if not worse. With the reports of talking free agents out of coming, to childish trash talk about the GM behind his back, pettiness about Jake F'ing Kumerow to rumors of demanding the GM be fired if he's going to stay and crybaby-ing his way out of his contract. He's done nothing to reel in any of that. That stuff, at least in Packer fandom, will go hand in hand with 3 MVPs and all of the other accolades.

As Packers fans proved with Favre they aren't very loyal to the players which is ironic for all the owned by the community bs...

 

[Do7]

As Packers fans proved with Favre they aren't very loyal to the players which is ironic for all the owned by the community bs...

We truly are a spoiled bunch.

 

[Firethorn1001]

When you think of Brett you think of the on field success, but right after that you think of the retirement debacle. This will be the same if not worse.

Worse. Way worse.

Brett wanted to go somewhere to stick it to the Packers. I don't ever recall stories of him telling people he wasn't going to be here to impact free agents and half the stuff going on.

Brett wanted to screw the Packers on the field. Rodgers wants to screw the Packers on the field, in the locker room, in the wallet.. everywhere. If most of what is being said is true, he won't ever come back to GB because I don't see him getting over it nor the fans.

 

[longtimefan]

If I was GB brass. I'd trade love. and one of the Smith's. Get AR a couple select pieces that excites him. This draft would've been the same method.

And pay the man. He should be highest paid qb in the league. For more than 2 weeks at a time, before dipshits like cousins, and trubisky make what he makes.... if he signs team friendly deals like he has. Then the team needs to make rodgers friendly moves in n #12s favor.... they haven't. He has 5+ years left, and had 7+ years left when we drafted love..... no excuse for that.

Green bay is blowing it in a historically massive way. In Hope's love is the next rodgers......... like investing in lottery tickets. Idiotic.

if you trust reports.

packers wanted to make him the highest paid qb.

He said no..but when did they offer this??

 

[longtimefan]

As Packers fans proved with Favre they aren't very loyal to the players which is ironic for all the owned by the community bs...

When it 1st happened the public was on bretts side.

His pr machine was working over time and I saw it 1st hand. Dont you recall fireted.com?

 

[LetzBreel]

We truly are a spoiled bunch.

Loyalty is a two-way street or at least it should be. Yes, we have been spoiled for a long time but for those of us that have been Packer fans for close to 50 years, almost half of those were really stinky.

 

[thequick12]

if you trust reports.

packers wanted to make him the highest paid qb.

He said no..but when did they offer this??

Supposedly recently to try and smooth things over. Rodgers allegedly asked for an extension to gurantee he was in gb for the 21 and 22 seasons right after the nfccg. At which point the FO said no thanks

 

[MNCheesehead]

Link? - or are you just making stuff up. The link icon in the toolbar is pretty *****'n easy to use.

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since you want to be that way about it...maybe you can lookit up yourself on bleacher report GBP......since it's pretty frickin easy to find !!!!!!!!!!

 

[GreenNGold_81]

Trade him to Houston for a boat load of picks. I doubt he can turn them around so they'd probably all be high picks. Won't have to worry about him beating us in the playoffs.

 

[GreenNGold_81]

Not that it matters much now but with the talk about Rodgers telling free agents he's not coming back to GB, I wonder if this influenced Watt when he chose Arizona. Doesn't make a ton of sense that he spilled the beans to free agents considering Jones resigned here. You'd think Jones would jump ship given the chance.

 

[thequick12]

Not that it matters much now but with the talk about Rodgers telling free agents he's not coming back to GB, I wonder if this influenced Watt when he chose Arizona. Doesn't make a ton of sense that he spilled the beans to free agents considering Jones resigned here. You'd think Jones would jump ship given the chance.

Which tells you what?

Either the story isn't true, he told Jones something different, Jones doesn't believe him, Jones doesn't care

 

[LetzBreel]

Not that it matters much now but with the talk about Rodgers telling free agents he's not coming back to GB, I wonder if this influenced Watt when he chose Arizona. Doesn't make a ton of sense that he spilled the beans to free agents considering Jones resigned here. You'd think Jones would jump ship given the chance.

Aaron Jones, from everything that I have read about him, is a first class kid with a great head on his shoulders. Having #12 leave will save him from being tainted by a holier than thou attitude. I hope he has a great career without #12 to influence him with negativity.

 

[thequick12]

When it 1st happened the public was on bretts side.

His pr machine was working over time and I saw it 1st hand. Dont you recall fireted.com?

Actually no I don't but I wasn't on any of these type things...but either way the fans quickly jumped ship. And Favre was always more loved than Rodgers has been

Aaron Jones, from everything that I have read about him, is a first class kid with a great head on his shoulders. Having #12 leave will save him from being tainted by a holier than thou attitude. I hope he has a great career without #12 to influence him with negativity.

You really think Jones isn't on Rodgers side?

That attitude is clearly part of what makes him great at his job...

 

[longtimefan]

Not that it matters much now but with the talk about Rodgers telling free agents he's not coming back to GB, I wonder if this influenced Watt when he chose Arizona. Doesn't make a ton of sense that he spilled the beans to free agents considering Jones resigned here. You'd think Jones would jump ship given the chance.

So his good friend baktiarhi signs a big deal he doesnt tell? And Jones? And lewis?

 

[gopkrs]

So his good friend baktiarhi signs a big deal he doesnt tell? And Jones? And lewis?

That is a good point. Maybe we are all believing some things that are just not true. Then again, maybe those players think they are on a good team and like the direction it is headed. Jones might have got more money elsewhere but I think maybe he likes the low key of Green Bay city and who knows what else? I'm really glad to have him. I just like his attitude and personality and oh yeah the way he runs and catches the ball and gives his all on pass protection.

 

[pacmaniac]

Aaron called Gute Jerry Krause to teammates.

Jerry Krause, huh. So Rodgers thinks he's the Jordan of the NFL? Win 5 more Super Bowls before you talk like that.

 

[RRyder]

Well it depends on how you look at it. He's been a good soldier for years, and now he's fed up. So can you really blame him from a player's perspective?

Such a good soldier that he'd change plays in the huddle for years.

 

[Title_Town]

I’ve been a packers fan since I can remember and I put out a YouTube video breaking down this whole Rodgers situation. I decided to give this YT thing a go and would appreciate if I can get some love/feedback from fellow cheeseheads!

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[PackerfaninCarolina]

Not me. I want to find a way to wash his contract and get a draft pick and 1 way plane ticket. (I know you’re being facetious)

We’re about a year too late on that deal Rodgers is insistent on making the Packers pay dearly. He’s said so and I don’t think he’s joking.

This is a delicate situation and we could very easily lose him through his threat to retire and we’d swallow tens of millions and ZERO draft picks.
ZERO! He’s got our butt in a sling snd he 200% knows it. He wouldn’t be nearly as cocky if we had the upper hand. He’s holding the cards. This is a proverbial hostage negotiation at this point and he’s holding Grandma at knifepoint (relax it’s just to draw a picture)

Think about that very carefully because that’s what Rodgers is threatening if he doesn’t get what HE wants. Those are his exact words not my opinion.
We don’t have the luxury of trading him where WE want. We have likely 3-4 suitors and he’ll complain all the way to the Airport even then. That’s assuming any of those location want to deal, which is presumptuous. We likely have 1 or 2 suitors where HE wants to play and they 100% know it. If I’m smart enough to figure that out I know they are. This is a buyers market, not a sellers. If we lose on this deal we don’t eat this year.

The only way we get multiple day 1 and day 2 selections is if he does a 180 degree turn around, working with us on final destination AND we swallow his entire (or majority) of his remaining contract through 2023. This is not a good position to be in at all. It’s a juju rebuild in that scenario at best and we can expect to take a step backwards for awhile.

We lose no matter what, it’s only how much we lose and we can mitigate damages by being cordial and fake smiling a lot and taking a couple of picks and negotiating how much $ this will cost us. If a suitor such as Denver is being kind and professional and offers us a future 1st and a couple day 2 picks and absorbs some contract $? We better take that deal snd run to the bank and be gratuitous to them.

Run hard run fast and run far. Be decisive before he changes his mind altogether and sends a certified original signed and notarized copy of his retirement letter to the FO, along with a $22mil refund check (which he has in his checking account)

Go figure, bunch of fake news here

 

[DoURant]

CBS Sports Radio (@CBSSportsRadio) Tweeted: .@kuhnj30 has talked to @AaronRodgers12 and John Kuhn wouldn't rule out a return to the #Packers for Aaron Rodgers. Full @ZachGelb Show chat here: https://t.co/lAgpzHsP8f https://t.co/ym4yotw20N

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