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"Frankly I don’t see any Rodgers drama other than that drummed up by the sports media and a certain type of rabid foaming at the mouth fan base."

It is comical more then anything. When it comes to Rodgers, the Karen's come out strong no matter what he says or does.

As we say here, come spend yo' money, then go home.

The key is max internet speed otherwise its like shooting a 30-30 at a deer 400 yards away.

I don’t know what that was but it was hilarious :D

Also, got any more of that mescaline?

I’d be thrilled with a fifth on a kicker and one more year of Crosby. He’s had too many great years to not bring him back if able.

Once upon a time in a not so distant past, Al Davis drafted Sebastian Janikowski in the 1st round lol. 5th round is fine for a kicker. IIRC, Crosby was a 6th rounder right?

I wouldn't waste a pick on a kicker...at least, not before the sixth or seventh round where you essentially get your priority UDFAs. We've reached an era where most teams carry a second on their PS, and there are several experienced guys knocking around out there who are capable kickers with a reasonable track record. The biggest issue is handling the cold weather, and Crosby kicked in Colorado where they could start the game at 55 degrees and sunny, but finish in the 20s with nasty winds. He was well-suited to kick in GB.

As for Crosby's injury, I seem to remember that he didn't kick in any preseason games last year as he was nursing a hip or thigh problem. I suspect that was the setback they were talking about. His accuracy was improved over 2021, but he struggled in the 50+ category, and his kickoffs were not helpful. I don't want the Packers to have to carry a KO specialist (unless it's the punter). I would rather Crosby moved off into retirement, with appropriate fanfare and glory.

Yes, time for a mini rebuild. AR needs to go so that we can find out if Love is our next QB, sooner than later.

I apologize for what you were put through. I'm about 10 years too late to the party to have been subjected to the shit you guys were. Over seas and upon your return.
As a nation, we should have done better.
GPG!

If you’re talking about Myers he has basically only had one year. Nijman and Runyan also, for most of last season, played completely different positions than they have played for their pro careers. An off-season of training on the right side should help.

Both Bakhtiari & Rodgers primed to restructure their contracts with either the Jets or Raiders… or Titans, or… ???

Can’t help but think that will be a package deal.

$11.068M in cap cleared. Exactly the amount foretold in my last article. Water is wet.

They have a little time now they are under the cap. Remember, all these extensions are just pushing cap out into the years up to 2026. That’s ok if they really make a meaningful difference to our prospects this year, otherwise it’s a poor investment once we get past the point of having enough room to do what teams need to.

I do not watch the combine. As you say Al, the most interesting visuals aren’t the sprints or presses. Those I just want the scores for. It’s the agility metrics, not just for OL. But the combine coverage of course focuses on the obvious. In most cases it’s the comparatives that are the most enlightening anyway: versus expected, class peers and past draftees.

As to Rodgers, who knows? At this point I’m ignoring everything until we know something tangible.

Yesterday I saw that they were working with Clark and Bakhtiari on doing their contracts. I would assume they will have Bakthiari's done today or soon as well.

Looking at it, another void year and a whopping cap hit in 2024. Put that with Jones’s deal and it looks like 2024 may be being set up for a mass clear out in the hope of another last dance this year. Rodgers deal would have to be reworked, since his current implications for a departure next year is prohibitive.

If I’m right, they are trying to do the same with Bakh. Their approach to Watson and Co.’s third year will be to lose Jones, Clark and others and start a rebuild of the cap then but with significant dead money through 2026. I suspect Crosby gets a one year deal with void years and maybe a few others too.

I assume that they hope cap growth will Minimize that and are banking in wage inflation not being significant enough to be a problem. This would purchase a chance to to run things back with Rodgers one more time and then clear the decks. Love can presumably can get a long term deal as part of this. Whether he should want that given what the future vista will be is a fair question.

If I’m right, the reason for dithering is really that the desire of the leadership collectively is to bet it all on Rodgers plus LaFleur (and Barry/Stenovich as OC) one more time. If so, I fear they are deluded, but it fits. If the season isn’t a success I don’t see them having anywhere to hide except behind a poison chalice to successors. Cap constraints, unworkable contracts for key pieces.

Of course, that will come with key departures and youth but with cap burdens, that’s not the boon it ought to be. Love of course would be in his first year starting (if he stays). They are hoping to shift the rebuild back another year and make it deeper and with more and longer comparative cap disadvantages. They are putting the pieces in place and praying Rodgers plays ball with this.

That’s my prediction. Just my sense of how the threads are coming together. It’s a one more year and done proposition for Rodgers I expect. Certainly it would appear completely unsustainable afterwards as his core cadre will disappear. I don’t know how much trade value we will get from Jones and Bakh at 30 and 33. Others like Crosby and Lewis will retire.

I think it is nuts, but I think it’s what they want. Some will be happy, now if not necessarily during the season.

Rodgers is a toxic egotistical QB going on 40
Love is "ready to play"

Sounds like perfect timing to me.

Gutekunst might be the only sane person inside Lambeau offices.

A team should draft the best player available even if they have to reach up for him. The Packers used to and should draft at least one QB every year. UDFAs are ok but why are they UDFAs?

If Rodgers knows exactly what he is doing, then it would seem in his interest to have informed the team regardless of what he has decided. I suspect that, like last year, as he has admitted, he in fact isn’t decided. This is more and more like Favre in effect if not the characters of those involved.

PS. Rodgers comments yesterday on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast:

“There’s a finality to the decision. I don’t make it lightly. I don’t want to drag anybody around. I’m answering questions about it because I got asked about it. I’m talking about it because it’s important to me. If you don’t like it and you think it’s drama, and you think I’m being a diva or whatever, then just tune it out. That’s fine. But this is my life. It’s important to me. I’lI make a decision soon enough and we’ll go down that road. I’ll be really excited about it.”

To an extent, I agree with you. A team should not take a QB in round 1 if the goal is the Super Bowl and they already have someone like Rodgers. However, many people forget the context of 2019. Yes, we made it to the NFC Championship, but we were never as good as our record. Rodgers had another decent season, and was a lot like 2022 Rodgers (minus 6 picks). What was unexpected is that Rodgers would then win 2020 and 2021 MVPs and re-establish the Packers as legitimate title contenders. Now that we're 8-9, the goal should not be a super bowl now, but in the future, after we can clean out the cap and accumulate draft capital.

He is obviously, in denial. He blew that draft. Pulled the rip cord too soon. As I mentioned, just dissecting the Dallas contest, #12 was in better health, had the fire ball and the deep shots were on the money to Watson. Playing hurt he looked the fool in Detroit, but the issue is LaFleur not playing Love. The Tee Higgins comments by his GM reveals the whole story. Rodgers will be starting, unless he goes the Jim Brown route and
goes full Hollywood. Gutedkunst has been in contact with Love's agent( also Rodger's guy) to set the parameters for a refi of his rookie deal, or design a trade. I like Rudy Ford as a guy to keep. He hits people.
Barry blitzed Savage 4-5 times off the edge to impact Dak, but he doesn't get home. I will go CBs before safety and convert Douglas to FS. He cannot keep pace with fast guys. Gute is in year six. The same year Ted won with Rodgers. The QB got them close to the SB a couple times, but they draft and keep a guy like King? A.Jones will be scrutinized this season. Another near fumble in the Dallas game, carrying the ball in the wrong arm. The defenses smell blood and will attack him this season. Fundamentals of Football. "We like Our guys." Two four picks tossed out the door. They will need an every down RB from this draft.

I would not let Murphy off the hook. I read somewhere that Gute wanted Love and Murphy wanted to keep Rodgers until Aaron retires.

What you're leaving out is the front office may decide to move on from him no matter what he chooses. They may be sitting back hoping he just retires so they dont have to make the decision. But they very well still could choose to trade him if he decides to continue playing. Doesn't sound like Gute wants him back very much.

"""This is what I believe happens. Rodgers will say he wants to keep playing. He will talk to the Packers. They will tell him, he can come back only if he is fully invested.

Meaning he has to be around more in the offseason. And the other thing they will tell him he can't do is go on and bash the play calling all the time. I believe he will work with that and will be back in GB"""

RC, the first part I agree with. Rodgers will say he wants to keep playing and the team has already said they want a guy who's 100% in.

It's the second part. It means a helluva lot more than being around in the offseason, and I've seen enough to know that he's not that guy, and I have to believe the 1265 people know who they're dealing with. They are ready to go with Love. Rodgers best move, if he wants to keep playing, is to call up the team and let them know that if they want to move ahead with Love, he understands, and would like a trade.

IMO, if he's 100% in, he'd have already told the Packers that. The fact that he hasn't........

How many Veterans are currently playing in the NFL?

Very true in terms of the core questions in isolation and, in my view, your fears. The rub is that contract and what Rodgers staying means for the future. This is, unfortunately not a zero sum distinction, but one with huge implications.

Exactly. Everyone forgets about the other members of the roster with all the QB drama

I dunno... I think lot of people realize that...

A) you're setting yourself up for a lot of crap (and not doing much for trade value, either) if you appear TOO eager to kick the legend to the curb, and

B) no one should ever trust what any coach or GM says publicly, ever.

I'm cautiously optimistic that the attitude inside 1265 is with Jordan Love.

MLF worked with Mariotta in Tennessee, he's a vet who can run the "MLF offense" (whatever that is) and he can win in the NFL. A perfect situation. I'd be happy to get draft picks, or I'd be happy if he retired.

My best guess is Rodgers wants to be cut, so he can make his own deal, and also still get paid his entire $59M. As Tom Hagen says in the Godfather, "it's not personal Sonny, it's business"