I’m not sure the Coaching staff looks at it like that. Rodgers deserves the respect as our QB1 and we paid him accordingly to be that QB1. I think they check with the Physician ti ensure Aaron’s safety isn’t compromised. The Coaching Staff surely asks Aaron if he feels good enough to play.
The coaching staff decided that Rodgers playing with a broken thumb gives the team a better chance of winning than a healthy Love. That's all you need to know about Love not being a real competition for Rodgers.
Once again, Gute surrounded him with enough talent to win 13 games in 3 straight seasons. If the offensive talent around him was so much better before that, why was he never able to come close to that at any other point in his career? BTW, that's a rhetorical question. I don't actually expect an honest answer from you, but knock yourself out.
While the Packers finished first in points scored once in those three years with Rodgers playing out of his mind in 2020 you need to realize that they weren't among the best teams in that area both in '19 and '21. Gutekunst was able to field a decent defense in those three years though, something Rodgers hasn't had for most of his tenure in Green Bay. The talent on offense surrounding Rodgers was marginal for the most part though.
Yet he still managed to find creative ways to **** away HFA two years in a row.
Well, actually you're the one being creative pinning both of those losses solely on Rodgers despite the fact that there were other players significantly more responsible for the Packers losing those games.
Well at least you admit Rodgers is a liar, if nothing else. When asked about the injury back in late November, he said, ""It doesn't make a difference. You saw the tape on my thumb. Didn't make a difference."
You're being extremely naive when thinking that anyone in the league is telling the truth about injuries during the season.
He's probably talking about me. It's personal observations. Scowling at the sidelines while on the field; throwing teammates under the bus; hands on hips if a play fails;
general body language not as bad as Jay cutler, but not good either. Standing or sitting by himself when we are on defense rather than going over stuff with WRs or the talking to OC. Maybe more obvious in the stadium, but it is a huge contrast to other QBs.
Brady is considered the best leader in the history of the sport. Interestingly I have seen him do all those things as well.
So you are speculating that Rodgers would have had as good of a season in 2022 as he did in 2021 if not for those reasons. That is not a certainty, given Rodgers' age. That's why the Jets did not give up 2 first-round picks for him as the Packers were initially hoping based off the Stafford and Wilson trades.
The Jets didn't give up two first rounders because of Rodgers' age not because of his skills having declined.
How can you know what is obvious to everybody when you haven't interacted with everybody? Rodgers even made a good point midway through the season saying that he didn't think the thumb injury was affecting him because he still played a great game against Dallas, and that he's played well through worse injuries before.
It's common sense to realize that a broken thumb affects someone who is throwing a ball with that hand.
You overestimate your sense of humor if you think your signature is funny. It is actually more truthful than funny.
That's why I'm so grateful for posters like you who are that knowledgeable about the game that it's a joy to read all of your takes on it.
I am on the record saying I believe the injury was part of the reason for his relatively poor 2022. Even the other day I said it was not my belief that the injury had no impact on his performance. Of course I am willing to admit that my belief that the injury had some impact on his performance might be wrong. But the fact that you are putting words in my mouth shows that you are not arguing in good faith.
You were the one who brought up that the broken thumb didn't affect Rodgers' performance. Why on earth would you do that if you don't want to insist there's some truth to it?
But this article points out that not only did he finish his career as a Packer, he said it was the best organization he ever played for.
