Pokerbrat2000
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Bingo and spot on!Rodgers signed a huge contract making him the highest paid player in the NFL a season ago. That action should have signaled to the team he was committed for the length of the contract without the "need" for any extraneous antics. He could've insisted on a shorter contract if he felt that retirement was an immanent option. He's had his so-called darkness retreat and is still waffling about his desires. I don't expect anything less from him but Gute is probably sick of his behavior.
The mistake that the Packers made and maybe they tried, but it just wasn't something Rodgers would agree to, was making most of his salary being tied to him being on the roster on Sept. 1st. A few have said that "a 39 year old QB should be given enough time to decide if he wants to play." I wouldn't have had much of a problem with that, as long as the Packers weren't obligated to pay the guy, if he decides not to play. Seems fair, if one side can decommit to a contract that they signed, that the other side should be able to as well. Then again, I don't like guaranteed money when it comes to any player, I think it has ruined the game to some extent.
Lessons learned, I just hope that when Love is in the back half of his career, he doesn't do what the 2 guys before him did.