Aaron Rodgers

[MustardTiger]

If Green Bay thinks Rodgers will ultimately play for them, sure it's hard to think anything a team could offer would be worth it. But if they think Rodgers is serious, and he's not going to play another down for them, then you would rather get something than nothing

I mean if he's not going to play, you would recoup money. You would fine him into oblivion for not showing up and not reporting. Make him pay the fines. Make him give back the signing bonus money.

Aaron Rodgers doesn't want to play for you, so your going to take your crummy first round picks and ****** QB and slip into irrelevancy so Aaron Rodgers can be happy? **** that guy.

 

[Mr Janny]

I mean if he's not going to play, you would recoup money. You would fine him into oblivion for not showing up and not reporting. Make him pay the fines. Make him give back the signing bonus money.

Aaron Rodgers doesn't want to play for you, so your going to take your crummy first round picks and ****** QB and slip into irrelevancy so Aaron Rodgers can be happy? **** that guy.

The Packers have no control over the fines if he holds out through training camp. They are set. They're pretty stingy, but they can't make them any more or less than what the CBA outlines. Still, Rodgers could get around that. Show up for camp and claim injury, maybe. Just depends on how stubborn he wants to be. And Aaron appears to be pretty stubborn

 

[cytor]

SF would have the most attractive compensation to give GB from the teams being mentioned. That being said, no way GB trades him to another NFC team.

 

[wheels686]

SF would have the most attractive compensation to give GB from the teams being mentioned. That being said, no way GB trades him to another NFC team.

Actually SF has the least amount of compensation that GB would want as they traded away 2 of their next 3 1st rd draft picks. Plus GB has a hard time beating SF with their roster and would not trade to an NFC team like you mentioned.

 

[Neptune78]

Teams don't honor players' contracts so why should players honor theirs? You never hear people complaining when teams cut guys before their contract is up.

Does the players union allow contract verbiage which enables cuts prior to the end of a non-guaranteed contract?

 

[MustardTiger]

The Packers have no control over the fines if he holds out through training camp. They are set. They're pretty stingy, but they can't make them any more or less than what the CBA outlines. Still, Rodgers could get around that. Show up for camp and claim injury, maybe. Just depends on how stubborn he wants to be. And Aaron appears to be pretty stubborn

I understand, but what teams never do with holdouts is actually enforce the fines. Enforce them, make him pay them. He finally shows up mid season and wants to be a cancer? Make him own it. Make him own being a ****** teammate, whiny cry baby.

If there's anything Rodgers cares more about than football, it's his image.

Also, I don't think Rodgers can just say "I'm hurt, I'm not playing." It would need to be verified by Team docs at a minimum.

 

[nfrine]

How long would it take for Rodgers and Gruden's egos to clash?

 

[Mr Janny]

I understand, but what teams never do with holdouts is actually enforce the fines. Enforce them, make him pay them. He finally shows up mid season and wants to be a cancer? Make him own it. Make him own being a ****** teammate, whiny cry baby.

If there's anything Rodgers cares more about than football, it's his image.

Also, I don't think Rodgers can just say "I'm hurt, I'm not playing." It would need to be verified by Team docs at a minimum.

Sorry, that's incorrect. Under the new CBA fines are required to be enforced unless the player is on their rookie contract

 

[CloneGuy8]

 

[awd4cy]

Rodgers needs some humble pie

 

[Bigman38]

Not a Packer fan, but I find it interesting that months ago most talking heads rated the GB as one of most well run franchises in the league. Now, after the Rodgers meltdown, management is suddenly terrible.
I agree with Terry Bradshaw's unpopular take--"honor your contract or retire".

Not many front offices are good enough to survive losing a reigning MVP HOF QB.

 

[Jer]

While common sense and history tells us AR will play for the Packers this year, there seem to be an awful lot of connected people saying they put the chances at about 5% he isn’t traded. Those are people that usually bat down some of these things early and often but aren’t here. I don’t but them as all playing victim to manipulation from AR’s side either.

It’s likely nothing happens until July 2nd so it’s all conjecture, but I wouldn’t be so confident he doesn’t get traded - or there is some surprise retirement decision by their GM - based on current state of things.

 

[Neptune78]

Rodgers needs some humble pie

That will never happen. He thinks he's in with the "Let them eat cake" crowd.

 

[BCClone]

Not many front offices are good enough to survive losing a reigning MVP HOF QB.

GB doesn’t have owners.

 

[cytor]

I'll bet Rodgers would go to any team that would hire Chris Collinsworth or Joe Buck as the HC. Those two burned through lots of chapstick fellating Aaron for years.

 

[cytor]

GB doesn’t have owners.

So True.... Unless you fell for the biggest scam in all of sports... Send in $50 or $100 for a worthless piece of paper called "Packer Stock." Walla! You are now an owner!

 

[ISUTex]

So now Rogers thinks he is Jordan or something?

 

[knowlesjam]

Not many front offices are good enough to survive losing a reigning MVP HOF QB.

Maybe all they needed to do was use that 1st round pick last year on another defensive or offensive starter than piss it away on a QB. Maybe that was all they needed to get a championship. Maybe they needed to actually communicate with their starting QB that they were drafting a QB in the 1st round. So many failure points by the front office.

Is he being a whiny *itch? Yep, and he certainly could have swallowed some pride and worked with the team. Then again, he could have bailed last year also, but he didn't. Why bail now...maybe the front office still can't find its ass checks in a phone booth.

 

[awd4cy]

Maybe all they needed to do was use that 1st round pick last year on another defensive or offensive starter than piss it away on a QB. Maybe that was all they needed to get a championship. Maybe they needed to actually communicate with their starting QB that they were drafting a QB in the 1st round. So many failure points by the front office.

Is he being a whiny *itch? Yep, and he certainly could have swallowed some pride and worked with the team. Then again, he could have bailed last year also, but he didn't. Why bail now...maybe the front office still can't find its ass checks in a phone booth.

Brett Favre didn’t do this much crying over the Packers drafting Aaron. Surely a guy can get over it you would think?

 

[knowlesjam]

Brett Favre didn’t do this much crying over the Packers drafting Aaron. Surely a guy can get over it you would think?

Yeah, Aaron certainly isn't Brett...two totally different personalities. Brett always seemed to be more of a free spirit kind of person...knew he could get comfortable some place else. Aaron...not so much.