State of our former QB, Aaron Rodgers

[gopkrs]

It's all a damn soap opera

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

It's all a damn soap opera

Yes, that was my point. Drama always seems to find Rodgers.

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[gopkrs]

But you seem to care

 

[Magooch]

To be fair, I would also propose it is probably not a coincidence that the "talking heads" in the media seem to find more drama with a guy who tends to disparage the media and pretty much only gives exclusive access to McAfee (who himself is not exactly a darling of the "legacy media" either)....

 

[Schultz]

Yes, that was my point. Drama always seems to find Rodgers.

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Yeah but does Vinnie find Rodgers?

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

But you seem to care

As do you

 

[Heyjoe4]

maybe this isn’t directed at your post specifically but more thought provoking. I know you’re just having fun I do that also. I know Aaron is drama. But for whatever reason I have walk a mile in a man’s shoes type attitude about him. For those that still believe $ solves problems, Solomon said it’s like chasing the wind. He’s got problems like everyone else and so I guess he probably does not deserve sympathy, but I give him some compassion also. At his root I think he’s actually a really good person or at least I see something in him that grasping for goodness. He’s a little craze in the surface but might be the last man to stay in your bunker with you type also.

It is what it is. He’s not an elite QB anymore imo. I think he’s certainly good enough to have a bounce back season still and put himself in that top 6 or top 8 category. That = if the Defense and Teams and Coaching all align a pretty formidable opponent. Last time he won a SB we had a top Defense. He needs to be on a team like Brady had with some O weapons and a Top Defense. Steelers or Vikings are his best shot of 3 outside possibilities in 2025 and the door is closing on 2 of them. Pittsburgh seems to be ok courting him. I think Rodgers likes to play hard to get. Who Does not want to be desired? I just see him as a Steeler and he could be a very good fit for his last season or two.

Rodgers wanting a red-carpet welcome, with cherubs throwing rose petals in his path as he enters the room, is a joke. The ayahuasca-fried his brain. This isn't a diss of his career (overall) and his future HOF induction. But clearly Rodgers sees himself as something he is not.

Maybe the Jets could have or should have handled his dismissal via phone or Zoom. But Rodgers would then accuse the Jets of not being brave enough to meet him face-to-face. Rodgers always finds someone to take responsibility for something, as long as it's not him. I mean geez the Jets even required that he pay for his flight. Poor baby.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

To be fair, I would also propose it is probably not a coincidence that the "talking heads" in the media seem to find more drama with a guy who tends to disparage the media and pretty much only gives exclusive access to McAfee (who himself is not exactly a darling of the "legacy media" either)....

Sounds a lot like a Political QB that I read about daily, every 30 minutes it seems.

I guess while I agree with you about the media pumping the drama more than they would with say a 3rd string LB, that is the price you pay for being a star in the NFL. If you want to be under the spot light for all the Hall of Fame Moments, don't give them anything to keep that spotlight on off the field. Rodgers pretends to hate the spotlight, but his words/actions tells me that he actually enjoys all the attention.

One question for you; "Besides his family stuff, where was all this drama prior to 2020?"

 

[Magooch]

Sounds a lot like a Political QB that I read about daily, every 30 minutes it seems.

I guess while I agree with you about the media pumping the drama more than they would with say a 3rd string LB, that is the price you pay for being a star in the NFL. If you want to be under the spot light for all the Hall of Fame Moments, don't give them anything to keep that spotlight on off the field. Rodgers pretends to hate the spotlight, but his words/actions tells me that he actually enjoys all the attention.

What I mean isn't that I don't think it really comes just with being a star. There are plenty of star players who you almost never hear talked about (and plenty of them are difficult, hold controversial beliefs, etc). Maybe it's chicken vs egg but I'm pretty confident that (star or not) if Rodgers hadn't seemingly made it a point to disparage the "legacy" sports media, there'd probably be 75% less chatter about him, regardless of everything else. Like I said, I think he does have a tendency to keep things going (in that he feels like a "get the last word in" type of guy) but I also think it's a case where a lot of the "news" about Rodgers is only news...because the people who make the news are telling us it's important news

One question for you; "Besides his family stuff, where was all this drama prior to 2020?"

That's kind of what I mean though. I don't think Rodgers' personality radically changed at this point and I don't think he reinvented his beliefs at this time BUT it is around the time that Rodgers started appearing on McAfee more and started his "campaign" of criticisms directed at much of the rest of sports media.

And I don't want to get too into the weeds about it but I suspect for many much of the "drama" can all stem back to his "immunized" comments (which for the record I found to be immature, boneheaded, and deliberately misleading, although I think a simple "no comment" should have been a perfectly acceptable answer without inviting further prying/questioning) and I have a hunch there are many media types who are never going to forgive or forget him committing that unpardonable sin...but again I think that will probably take the conversation a messy direction for many

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I suspect for many much of the "drama" can all stem back to his "immunized" comments (which for the record I found to be immature, boneheaded, and deliberately misleading, although I think a simple "no comment" should have been a perfectly acceptable answer without inviting further prying/questioning) and I have a hunch there are many media types who are never going to forgive or forget him committing that unpardonable sin...but again I think that will probably take the conversation a messy direction for many

I actually thought Rodgers was a different guy after Jordan Love was drafted. It went downhill from there. The whole "I've been immunized" comment just added a lot of outside (non-NFL) fuel to the fire.

 

[OldSchool101]

If the Rodgers decision is being held up by either side, based on who they come out of the draft with, something is messed up. Even if the Steelers get Sanders, they would be crazy to start him year 1. Rodgers is a temporary 1-2 year plug and play vet, nothing more, nothing less.

I still think Rodgers wants to play for the Vikings and is hoping that either JJ McCarthy gets hit by a bus or he looks unready to be the starter. Perfect place for Rodgers to end his career. Indoors for 11 of 17 games, gets to play the Packers twice and a team that is coming off of a 14-3 record.

Oh I agree. Rodgers best landing spot would’ve been the Vikes.

For me, Rodgers passive aggressive style of trying to be the smartest guy in the room/organization is what would make him a "Hard Pass" for me. He tried to change his spots with the Jets, yet in the end, there he was, the passive aggressive guy who tried to blame the Jets organization for everything wrong. Yup, maybe that is true, but they just paid you a ton of money, STFU and move on.

yeah, but would it be a hard deal to pass for $25 million like a 50,000,00 2year deal

 

[OldSchool101]

But you seem to care

It’s good clean fun with high grade circus music. Also known as a Soap Opera

 

[Thirteen Below]

If the Rodgers decision is being held up by either side, based on who they come out of the draft with, something is messed up. Even if the Steelers get Sanders, they would be crazy to start him year 1. Rodgers is a temporary 1-2 year plug and play vet, nothing more, nothing less.

I still think Rodgers wants to play for the Vikings and is hoping that either JJ McCarthy gets hit by a bus or he looks unready to be the starter. Perfect place for Rodgers to end his career. Indoors for 11 of 17 games, gets to play the Packers twice and a team that is coming off of a 14-3 record.

Dude, I believe you completely nailed it. Every word of it.

 

[OldSchool101]

Dude, I believe you completely nailed it. Every word of it.

You mean McCarthy getting hit by s Bus?