Who Will Aaron Rodgers Play For In 2022?

[Pokerbrat2000]

So you're going to re-sign AR to a multi-year, huge deal, and then cut his best friend to save $6.858Mil? Yeah, THAT won't upset Rodgers and cause any offseason issues. You're going to need to extend Cobb & kick the can on $6+Mil into '24 or '25 to prevent this.

I think the "good news" when it comes to Cobb, the Packers inherited his contract from the Texans. Even Rodgers knows that it is too much money for the Packers to be paying Cobb. So the Packers might make him an offer to stay with GB, but at a much lower amount.

 

[thequick12]

So you're going to re-sign AR to a multi-year, huge deal, and then cut his best friend to save $6.858Mil? Yeah, THAT won't upset Rodgers and cause any offseason issues. You're going to need to extend Cobb & kick the can on $6+Mil into '24 or '25 to prevent this.

Its already out there cobb is getting released thru jsonline...maybe he cones back for less or something but im assuming theyve oked it with rodgers already...maybe cobb us retiring ? Who knows

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

I`m sure he is sitting at home rubbing his hands expecting them to stoke his ego and give in to everything he wants. I say it is like just ripping off the bandaid and move forward now.

 

[Mondio]

I can see some not particularly caring for Rodgers to a degree, but where did all this out right disdain for everything about him come from? If there's one thing I've never doubted it was his commitment to winning for the GBPackers. I never doubted he wouldn't be the most prepared and hardest working guy out there. I think Rodgers is probably one of the most self aware people on the team. he may have an ego, but I doubt it's higher than your average NFL player.

when Cobb is released, I doubt Rodgers has anything negative to say about it other than he was a good friend and wishes they could play forever so it sucks he's not there.

 

[tripleguy]

If there's one thing I've never doubted it was his commitment to winning for the GBPackers.

Brady was committed. He took pay cuts to keep his roster intact and so NE could pursue talent. Rodgers, not so much.

I have ttl respect and admiration for Rodgers regular season passing accomplishments. I suspect that myself and others who wish to close the chapter are just tired of the cerebral narcissist, game and sports show persona. Outside of the state of WI, he's not well loved nor respected for a reason.

 

[Mondio]

Brady never worked for cheap, money tricks, he still got his. And most people outside WI are probably sick of losing to him. He did a game show once, and he hardly puts himself out there at all, but people sure do love to talk about him when he's not saying anything.

 

[sschind]

I think the "good news" when it comes to Cobb, the Packers inherited his contract from the Texans. Even Rodgers knows that it is too much money for the Packers to be paying Cobb. So the Packers might make him an offer to stay with GB, but at a much lower amount.

Does anyone else see the irony in this post. Rodgers, who wants more money than God, knows Cobb is too expensive at a fraction of his cost.

Two things, one, I agree that Rodgers has to know the cap ramifications of other players regardless of what he makes and two I'm not convinced it will take more money than God to sign Rodgers.

I just liked the post.

I could easily see Cobb retiring or taking less to come back later. Cut him to let him catch on somewhere else and if not bring him back on the cheap if he wants to come back. Its not like our WR room is overflowing. I'd gladly take Cobb back at a reduced rate. Especially if Rodgers is back.

 

[sschind]

Brady never worked for cheap, money tricks, he still got his. And most people outside WI are probably sick of losing to him. He did a game show once, and he hardly puts himself out there at all, but people sure do love to talk about him when he's not saying anything.

Tom Brady made 293 million dollars over his career. 23 million dollars more than 2nd and 3rd place Brees and Roethlisberger. Granted he played more seasons but the point is Brady made a lot of money. Now he did take several restructures and minimum salaries a few times to help ease the cap which is commendable but don't ever let it be said that Brady took less money to keep the team competitive. He took all the money he could get from the Patriots. Or maybe we should say he took all they offered him. I'm reasonably certain the Patriots never said We'll give you 40 million and he said nah, I'll take 30.

If someone wants to argue he took less than his market value if he would have hit free agency there may be something to that but he never did (other than the last year) so it a presumptive argument at best.

 

[longtimefan]

Brady never worked for cheap, money tricks, he still got his. And most people outside WI are probably sick of losing to him. He did a game show once, and he hardly puts himself out there at all, but people sure do love to talk about him when he's not saying anything.

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He also went on letterman?? Kimmel?? I forget. And said he took cuts because his wife made more

 

[swhitset]

I`m sure he is sitting at home rubbing his hands expecting them to stoke his ego and give in to everything he wants. I say it is like just ripping off the bandaid and move forward now.

Lol… let’s be honest …. you would say that even if he was 29 years old.

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Lol… let’s be honest …. you would say that even if he was 29 years old.

That`s a very judgemental statement and I`m hurt....lol
Seriously though I was very much of a fan when he first came, but now, he comes across as more of a prima donna than Favre ever was, and it is well known my hatred of his behaviour.

 

[BrokenArrow]

I can see some not particularly caring for Rodgers to a degree, but where did all this out right disdain for everything about him come from? If there's one thing I've never doubted it was his commitment to winning for the GBPackers.

His primary commitment for the last several seasons seems to be to his passer rating. Look, I like the man and that he stands for his convictions while giving zero Fs what anyone thinks about them. He's fun to watch when he's hot. But the annual choke jobs in the playoffs have run their course. He's not getting younger and he'll never be worth more than he is now in terms of trade value. There's a time for everything and the time to move on is now.

 

[BrokenArrow]

That`s a very judgemental statement and I`m hurt....lol
Seriously though I was very much of a fan when he first came, but now, he comes across as more of a prima donna than Favre ever was, and it is well known my hatred of his behaviour.

I never saw any prima donna behaviors from Favre. He was always humble (especially after Big Irv died) and never made excuses when he messed up. The retirement dramas his last few years wasn't born out of any attention *******. He was just truly torn between continuing playing and getting on with life.

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

I never saw any prima donna behaviors from Favre. He was always humble (especially after Big Irv died) and never made excuses when he messed up. The retirement dramas his last few years wasn't born out of any attention *******. He was just truly torn between continuing playing and getting on with life.

"I`m going...Oh no, I`ll stay....oh no, I`m off". He messed us about mate. I hate these stars who think they are bigger than the organisation they play for, and that counts for ANY sport.

 

[Voyageur]

Players come and go, the team stays. I root for the team, regardless of who they put on the pitch (In honor of my buddy, Bill - ).

If your allegiance is to a player, you've only got a short span of time to be a fan of the team. If the player ends up elsewhere, you gotta buy all new gear.

Packer fan for over 70 years here! Nothing has ever even come close to denting that support.

 

[thequick12]

Players come and go, the team stays. I root for the team, regardless of who they put on the pitch (In honor of my buddy, Bill - ).

If your allegiance is to a player, you've only got a short span of time to be a fan of the team. If the player ends up elsewhere, you gotta buy all new gear.

Packer fan for over 70 years here! Nothing has ever even come close to denting that support.

Even if your alligence is to the team, mine is. I wanted them to keep Favre 1 more year and trade him to the Vikings for 3 first round picks. I didnt become a vikings fan i stuck with the packers...

But I still want the Packers to put the best players on the pitch. I like real football too haha. And theres no doubt that aaron rodgers is the best player they have the opportunity to put on the pitch next season and win a superbowl...

I really cant believe theres so many people that want to move on from Rodgers...this isnt a peyton manning or even a brett favre situation. Rodgers can play at this level for the next 5 years

 

[Voyageur]

Even if your alligence is to the team, mine is. I wanted them to keep Favre 1 more year and trade him to the Vikings for 3 first round picks. I didnt become a vikings fan i stuck with the packers...

But I still want the Packers to put the best players on the pitch. I like real football too haha. And theres no doubt that aaron rodgers is the best player they have the opportunity to put on the pitch next season and win a superbowl...

I really cant believe theres so many people that want to move on from Rodgers...this isnt a peyton manning or even a brett favre situation. Rodgers can play at this level for the next 5 years

I'm definitely not arguing with you. I'd like to see the entire cast come back with a little help at WR, a new face that says pressure from the defensive line, and a couple of offensive linemen who can maintain those blocks on passing downs, and open holes for the running game.

But, if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. I'll live with it. Like you, I'll also complain about lost opportunities. It's in the nature of us being fans.

It's just that I don't get hung up on the players. They come and go.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

I really cant believe theres so many people that want to move on from Rodgers...this isnt a peyton manning or even a brett favre situation. Rodgers can play at this level for the next 5 years

I agree with this, as long as Rodgers wants to keep playing for the Packers. I have never really doubted his talent, but the last offseason made me doubt his desire to continue playing football in Green Bay.

So yes, I would be in favor of keeping Rodgers in Green Bay if the following things are all a "yes".

- Contract extended for more than 2 years.
- New contract doesn't financially strap the Packers to the point that they can't keep a good team to surround Rodgers.
- Rodgers is mentally all in for retiring as a Packer.

What I do not want to see is the Packers losing the opportunity of getting some value with Rodgers via a trade, because they redid his contract in such a way that allows him to walk away as a FA in 2023 or 2024. Basically, lets put this whole "will he be, does he want to be....a Packer for the next 3 or more years? question to bed. If Rodgers felt that the Packers drafting of Love in 2020 was a blow to the Packers committing to Rodgers, he needs to get over it and commit himself to the Packers. Can't have it one way.

 

[milani]

So you're going to re-sign AR to a multi-year, huge deal, and then cut his best friend to save $6.858Mil? Yeah, THAT won't upset Rodgers and cause any offseason issues. You're going to need to extend Cobb & kick the can on $6+Mil into '24 or '25 to prevent this.

Not a lot of choices.

 

[BrokenArrow]

"I`m going...Oh no, I`ll stay....oh no, I`m off". He messed us about mate. I hate these stars who think they are bigger than the organisation they play for, and that counts for ANY sport.

He was conflicted. It wasn't to mess with you.

 

[sschind]

I never saw any prima donna behaviors from Favre. He was always humble (especially after Big Irv died) and never made excuses when he messed up. The retirement dramas his last few years wasn't born out of any attention *******. He was just truly torn between continuing playing and getting on with life.

My personal opinion with the Favre on again off again retirement was that it started 5 or so years before the trade when some dipshit reporter asked him if he had ever considered retirement and he said something like "sure, I've considered it" and the media took it an d ran with it. For the next few years it was the same thing. the media bringing it up every year after the final game and him saying yeah, I've considered it. I think the real "I'm retiring, no I'm not" stuff only started with his last 2 years in Green Bay. It may have taken a long time for him to decide but I don't think it was "I'm retiring, no I'm not" for the last 5 years like some people make it out to have been.

After that initial bout I think Favre started messing around with the media like Rodgers does now. It becomes a game to them.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

It may have taken a long time for him to decide but I don't think it was "I'm retiring, no I'm not" for the last 5 years like some people make it out to have been.

Agreed. Think about the mindset of a guy like Favre at that time in his life. You have way more than enough money to retire, you are battered, bruised and near the end of a really good career, one that has assured you of a spot in the Hall of Fame. You have a family and have dedicated most of your life to football. I can see why players waiver on hanging it up or not. I am sure it takes some motivation to keep yourself in shape in the offseason, knowing you have a long season ahead. I think had Favre played another 1-3 years in Green Bay, he may have hung up his cleats a Packer. However, the Packers trading them to the Jets and subsequently him being able to play with the Vikings, was just enough motivation to put retirement off a few more years.

Rodgers may have felt that way in the offseason last year. Felt disrespected, just came off an MVP Season, new GF that at the time he was in love with. I can see why he was contemplating retirement then and even though it sounds like Shailene is out of the picture, he has to still be on the fence with his decision.

 

[swhitset]

My personal opinion with the Favre on again off again retirement was that it started 5 or so years before the trade when some dipshit reporter asked him if he had ever considered retirement and he said something like "sure, I've considered it" and the media took it an d ran with it. For the next few years it was the same thing. the media bringing it up every year after the final game and him saying yeah, I've considered it. I think the real "I'm retiring, no I'm not" stuff only started with his last 2 years in Green Bay. It may have taken a long time for him to decide but I don't think it was "I'm retiring, no I'm not" for the last 5 years like some people make it out to have been.

After that initial bout I think Favre started messing around with the media like Rodgers does now. It becomes a game to them.

That is exactly as I remember it…. It is not, of course, the way it has been reported.

 

[Pugger]

I can see some not particularly caring for Rodgers to a degree, but where did all this out right disdain for everything about him come from? If there's one thing I've never doubted it was his commitment to winning for the GBPackers. I never doubted he wouldn't be the most prepared and hardest working guy out there. I think Rodgers is probably one of the most self aware people on the team. he may have an ego, but I doubt it's higher than your average NFL player.

when Cobb is released, I doubt Rodgers has anything negative to say about it other than he was a good friend and wishes they could play forever so it sucks he's not there.

IMO folks' distain for Rodgers stems from this offseason and his indecision and not being forthcoming about his vaccination status (Which to me was none of our business. The league and the team knew and they had no issue with it so why should some of us?). Once he made a commitment he went all in and played so well he was the league's MVP. Now a lot of folks want to run him out of town on a rail because he didn't deliver in the last divisional playoff game.

 

[Pugger]

Even if your alligence is to the team, mine is. I wanted them to keep Favre 1 more year and trade him to the Vikings for 3 first round picks. I didnt become a vikings fan i stuck with the packers...

But I still want the Packers to put the best players on the pitch. I like real football too haha. And theres no doubt that aaron rodgers is the best player they have the opportunity to put on the pitch next season and win a superbowl...

I really cant believe theres so many people that want to move on from Rodgers...this isnt a peyton manning or even a brett favre situation. Rodgers can play at this level for the next 5 years

I agree with everything you said here except Rodgers playing at this level for 5 more years. At 38 he still is playing great but after 40 a player's skills can escape him almost over night.