Losing sleep?

What happened to the days of the quarterback buying Isotoner gloves for his lineman?!

hahaha...sit on the bench all year...if he decides to show up, sorry but he will be the starting QB...

So… he’s selfish for not helping the team prepare for another Super Bowl run? What do you make of the fact the Packers traded up in the first round of the draft to take a replacement QB directly after coming within a game of the Super Bowl? How exactly did that help the team last year? It didn’t. Setting a public expiration date on an MVP who will go down as one of the best players in history shows a lack of loyalty, belief, class, and forethought that is now mirrored in the comments of most “die hard” Packer fans. For Aaron’s sake, I hope he is traded and that the Packers spend the next two decades in mediocrity… bunch of thankless spoiled easy to manipulate dolts.

Be interesting to see!

Realize Murphy did not 'cave' to Favre. Should they 'cave' they are setting precedent not only within the Packer organization, but within the league. They 'cave' as you state their reputation will always be tarnished and careers in JEOPARDY.

There are compromises that can take place but the connotation of 'cave' would not serve them well. Murphy and Gutey's reputation and careers are at stake & they cannot under any circumstances be seen as having caved to Rodger's.

Be interesting to see how it all plays out but I do not see them caving. There is a part of me where I'd like to see the Packers make Rodger's grovel and be forced to come back and play in 2021, otherwise where he is forced to sit out the whole season. However, this would not serve the Packer organization well and they should simply trade Rodger's and get what they can and move on. The exception is if the trade value this year isnt there and he wont play for the Packers than I'd make him sit out the whole season and trade him in the offseason.

I hope they do give him what he wants and trade him to Denver. Done.

Who cares if he has 3 years left . If he would’ve stunk last year he’d be out on the street. Do you think management would’ve paid him because they had a contract? No way. There is zero loyalty in the NFL. Come on, you’re a lawyer, you know how shit works when money is involved.

Who cares if he has 3 years left . If he would’ve stunk last year he’d be out on the street. Do you think management would’ve paid him because they had a contract? No way. There is zero loyalty in the NFL. Come on, you’re a lawyer, you know how shit works when money is involved.

I’m told by Cardinal friends that Campbell was actually impressive for the first half of the season last year, in coverage and against the run. People were citing him as a big upgrade. Then he picked up a couple of injuries and looked much less impressive. If we get the first half of last season performance level, this could actually be a plus pick up.

"I'd have a lot more sympathy for Rodgers if he didn't have three full years left on his contract", Mark, that sums it up for me. I would even have some after 2021, as long as he didn't show a decrease in ability ,because his 2022 is not fully guaranteed.

You will call the Grammar Police, well call the spelling police on yourself then!

Mark, you might be surprised. I was. Wow. De’vondre Campbell could prove to be a very special signing. He’s got impressive length/strength/speed/instincts with a good resume. Look up his highlights when you get a chance. Looks like a great value addition with a good, veteran presence.

Quite a value signing.

Love your take on Schefter. Maybe he is setting himself up for a biography on Rodgers.

Shefter is a mouthpiece for the Rodgers camp if folk haven’t figured that out. So much so he’s willing to make himself look like an idiot to keep the buzz coming. It’s how he does business.

I like your take on Funchess.

As for the rest of them, Davante can skip whatever he wants to skip. These other guys are all one surprising UDFA away from being replaced. I don't think any of them can afford to miss the time.

The roster, scheme and coaching has improved significantly since then. Bortles is better than any back up QB we had them, I wouldn’t be shocked if Love is already.

You know that, you’ve complained about the then roster, QBs and coaching.

"The Packers made him Rich."

Stop it. He's a QB in the NFL, one of the most overpaid positions in professional sports. That's what made him rich.

"When Rodgers broke his collar bone. The team went down hard. "

Number of Packers starters currently with the team that were part of the 2017 collarbone season: 5...and one of them had the collarbone. Four years is an eternity in sports.

sell your stock and use the money to buy AR's upcoming tell-all book.

I am amazed that Adam Schefter has engineered the fall of the Packer Empire. Schefter, like most of the CBS whisperers are the TMZ of the media world. And yet, he has driven the discontent of our star QB to the doorstep of Lambeau. I am disappointed that our team leader has chosen to let this all blow-up and fester behind Schefter's words. Not much of a leader.

One man's mandatory is another man's optional, with the difference between those two interpretations largely determined by the guaranteed money in your last contract.

Schefter's expertise has devolved from being a scoop monger to a spin monger.

The article about AR's less-than-stellar record in the penultimate game isn't piling on, it's reconciling history sans all the fan boy rationalization. Finding ways to "show them" after a successful regular season doesn't re-write that history.

I think the Packers eke into the playoffs without Rodgers, make it to the divisional level with him and in either case, who knows? Fans were certain in '11 and '14, but the only Lombardi claimed in the Rodgers' era was that unlikely #6 seed wild-card run.

No, Al, you didn’t take the soup metaphor too far. I’m excited to see what Campbell brings to the kitchen. Just hoping he doesn’t show up too Chunky to show some Progresso in his development. After years of ig-Knorr-ing the ILBs, it’s nice to say about Gute, “Dinty at least try to do Moore at the position?”

But you know what would be better? More help at DE. We could use another Reggie White. You know. The “Minister(one) of Defense.”

Sorry. I’ll see myself out now.

Some believe when Rodgers departs, the Pack will not be able to attract any good FA agents. This really ticks me off. The big three most recent big additions, Za'Darius Smith, Preston Smith, & Billy Turner, were all paid a high premium to sign up with the Pack. None of the three gave a discount double check. Adrian Amos and Merecedes Lewis may have been attracted to the Pack. Both were paid and earned their contracted pay. Funchess we shall soon see, give him the chance to prove himself. Bortles came here with a discount double check to "replace" Rodgers. MOST of the current Packer's roster players were drafted or developed in the Packer's organization, or players who were not highly regarded FA's who worked their way to becoming legit NFL players. The Packers have no cap space to acquire premium FAs now since 1/5 of the Packer's cap is tied up just with Rodgers. Did Rodgers draw anyone in recent memory to the Pack? No discount double checks I can recall! Maybe the best additions come from a subtraction.

Mandatory OTAs:
Its funny how players decide that they want to be there when they have money on the line. Its almost like they only show up because they are paid to. If they aren't paid to show up, they won't. Weird right...

Loving it:
At this point, no one knows how Love's career will go. Could be the next Rodgers, Could be the next Hundley. We have no idea. Regardless, this is a very valuable time for Love.

Linebacker Soup:
I like brining in Campbell. This is a move that gives them extra depth at ILB. They needed it. Without him they have Barnes and Martin as the top 2 guys. Both had injuries during their rookie years. Behind them, depth gets pretty thin. This is a good move. That being said, it would be nice to see them invest a little more into the position so each year they don't have to go look for a veteran player to fill the role.

Funchess All Business or Not?:
Funchess out of any player on the team, should have been at OTA's. He has been out of football for almost 2 years now. To come in and make this huge leap, is likely not going to be the case. He needs every chance he has to show what he can do. There is no guarantees that he will even make the roster.

Whoa:
I have seen this from Brandt for a while. He is a good follow on this.

Scorched Earth:
Interesting article.

Shifty Schefter:
Funny. I guess Rodgers was the reason why Bakhtiari, Jenkins, Adams, Jones, are pro bowl players on offense. I guess he is the reason why Clark, Za'Darius Smith, Alexander are pro bowl players on defense. Amos deserves to be one as well. I guess he will never be a pro bowler though if Rodgers doesn't come back.
Man, this team sucks without Rodgers. When are they going to start drafting good players?

Campbell was brought in for his veteran leadership in a room full of young guys. Good signing. That will only help Barnes and Martin in their development.

To all the people who’ve said “I didn’t hear Rodgers say it”.......he’s absent from mandatory activities. Is that loud enough for you to hear?

It’s good to see everybody participating at OTA’s (well almost everybody)

*I believe Funches is going to compete for that #2 or #3 spot, he’s only 27 this season and has something to prove. Dude is a physical beast, the only thing holding him back is he doesn’t play special teams.

*I would personally feel so much better about the Rodgers situation if Love was lighting it up in camp.
Do we have another Kiser? Hope not! From the way it sounds in Chicago Fields is looking like the real deal!
It is way to early to panic but......if Gutey F’d the Love choice up (remember he was high on Kiser too) this could get ugly fast!

*ILB Campbell? The Packers love to grab crappy LB’s off the scrap heap! Why?

Where do I put my application in for GM?

I am still amazed at how cheesehead tv writers and commenters have turned on Rodgers, since 61’ had a very good post a article or two back. No matter how you look at it, management screwed the pooch on this one, this got out of control and it easily could of been prevented. That’s their job, make sure this doesn’t happen. Period. Mark murphy made everyone answer to him, so he wanted the blame, he gets mine.

Find it funny the beat writers are trying to create drama about Love not having a great day yesterday. Like the sky is falling!

Sure he over threw Taylor and Tonyan deep yesterday. Let's see...it was the first day since Love was drafted that reporters have truly seen Love play. Love knows he will be the focus in their reporting. It was the 1st day the top 5 WR's were in camp. Love is being dissected daily and hearing/reading he will never compare to Rodgers. Over throwing sure it makes sense to me. He is 'jacked' up and adrenalin pumping wanting to prove himself, and he is throwing too hard.

He will calm down and his completion percentage will be better today and tomorrow. His receivers will get more comfortable with Love's throws. Synchronization will evolve! This is all about Love's development. He will steadily get better and better as he gets more comfortable.

A few weeks ago someone posted how bad Rodger's 1st year (3 years) training camp completion percentage was. Be good if it was continually posted throughout the summer as beat writers and social media personalities will want to constantly create drama. Be good to have a baseline comparison.

Just look the silver lining. The Packers get a good look at the awful QB they drafted and can move on quicker from Love.

Rodgers says that the timing of his MVP season was bad for the Packers. He has three years left on his deal. I think the timing of his MVP season was WORSE for Rodgers than it was for the Packers. He has minimal leverage right now. He cannot exploit the MVP to turn it into cold, hard cash with three years left on his deal. His best chance is to: (A) force the Packers into a long-term extension with new money - which he knows they do not really want; or (B) force the Packers to trade him to someone who will give him new money. I firmly believe that you cut all the crap out and follow the money, and THIS is what the off-season is about: a 37-year-old QB who knows that the best chance he has for one more big bite at the apple is TODAY. Everything else is noise. TGR (or anyone else) - tell me I'm wrong.

Aaron Rodgers has been a great quarterback for the Packers, but that doesn't mean his game is flawless. It would be interesting to analyze his performances in the biggest games to see where he excels and where he perhaps falls short.
No doubt Rodgers is an excellent passer, one of the greatest of all time. Perhaps the best demonstration of this for his career highlight film was his virtuoso performance against the Steelers in a Super Bowl victory. Perhaps the best of his best plays was toward the end of the game on a critical third down: With the Packers trying to withstand a scary rally by the Steelers, Rodgers threaded an incredibly precise pass down the middle of the field to Greg Jennings for a clutch first-down conversion and one of the great plays in Packers history.
Then there's that amazing scramble to his left in the closing seconds of a playoff game against the Cowboys, in which Rodgers threw a pinpoint pass to Jared Cook at the very edge of the sideline to set up a winning field goal.
There are a lot of great moments for Rodgers in Packers history to make up a career that will end up in the Hall of Fame. It's good to remember and appreciate and savor them. It would be wonderful if there is a satisfying way still available for keeping Rodgers for future highlights with the Packers.
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However, there are questions in my mind about how Rodgers has handled some other big games when he has faced smash-mouth defenses and withering pressure. I don't know the answers, but it's worth talking about with those who know the game better than me.
My sincere inquiry about Rodgers is threefold: (1) Is he good at quick progressions if his primary receivers are covered? (2) Is he smart about passing checkdowns and other tactics such as draw plays to outmaneuver a premier pass rush? (3) Does he keep his cool when his team is behind by leading steady comebacks, or does he tend to continually throw deep into traffic downfield, leaving him even more vulnerable to sacks?
In the games against the Steelers and Cowboys referenced above, I don't remember the defenses as being as fierce as those of the Giants in 2011, or the Seahawks in 2014, or the 49ers in two or more playoff games over several seasons.
For many years now, a big play of Rodgers has been drawing defenses offside to get free plays throwing downfield. Another one back in the McCarthy Era was Rodgers rolling out of pressure in the pocket to buy time drifting left or right until a receiver came open for a dramatic completion.
Other than those two signature plays, I don't know how Rodgers has done in his career when his first receiver isn't open -- especially against the most ferocious defenses in the hugest of games. Is he calm and confident and cagey in those situations when he is under furious assault, or does he tend to shrink down under looming shadows or fire away recklessly? Do he make quick and clever adjustments during plays and over the course of a game, or does he just keep at bombs away?
To be fair, it's tough for any quarterback to flourish under relentless abuse from a defense, but are there some in the history of the pro game who have done it much better than Rodgers? With four losses in a row in NFC Championship Games for the Packers with Rodgers at the helm, it's a fair question, and an important one. Another interesting study would be the two games against the Bucs last season.
Whatever has happened in the past, this could have been the season for Rodgers, perhaps still could be.
The LaFleur offense, entering its third season of development, seems to be getting better and better, and is already among the best in the NFL. It could be highly effective going forward in outsmarting aggressive defenses with various passes and runs. If Rodgers works with LaFleur, it seems they could come up with lots of fun surprises for fantastic results.
In any case, it would be one last opportunity for Rodgers to again get over the top.
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Against the Cowboys in the Ice Bowl, Bart Starr and the Packers offense was absolutely stifled on the truly frozen tundra by a Cowboys defense that was devastatingly brutal -- pushing them around for negative-9 yards in the second half until the Packers received the ball with less than five minutes on their own 32.
Then it was that Starr led the greatest winning drive in NFL history! With Hornung and Taylor no longer on the team, he turned instead to Chuck Mercein and Donnie Anderson to shine on handoffs and short passes.
It was an exquisitely crafted and absolutely beautiful drive without anything spectacular -- the epitome of heartfelt teamwork in desperate adversity as the culmination of the Lombardi dynasty.
I'd like to see Rodgers get one more chance for something approaching this pinnacle of football glory. An exhilarating run to the Super Bowl, with perhaps a win, would do wonders for his legacy.
If he gets his head on straight, and resets his heart to sacrificing for others, who knows? Wouldn't it be worth one last shot, though?
Aaron, we're asking for you to be humble, not humiliated. Swallow your ego and make a sincere apology for getting carried away with yourself. Then get on the field tomorrow. We'll be right behind you!

I have always liked Favre much better than Rodgers. Favre might throw a crazy bad pick and he may make a crazy great throw. He carried team mates, head butted them, and played the game like I did as a kid on the sand lot. Rodgers is a better QB, efficient, cold, calculating, and not above showing up a team mate. Starr is still my favorite, by far, not only a great football player but an even more amazing person. Just my two cents worth but am ready to move on from Rodgers and back whomever is QB for the Packers. GPG!

Adam Schefter's professional motto - "Will shill for clicks."

Packers regular season record if Rodgers 13-4
Packers regular season record if Bortles + Love 9-8

As an aside (and for greater perspective):
First day minis: Jordan Love - 12 for 23, 0 pics. vs. Trevor Lawrence - 2 pick 6s. To quote, "Trevor Lawrence did not have the best day at camp on Tuesday."

Pretty obvious that Rodgers personality rubs people the wrong way...not a humble servant that "some" fans want...hope y'all Love the Love show, or the Bortles show, win or lose I sure hope they're "humble" and know their place...

26% say still in top 10? I'll have what they're smokin

Until Rodgers shows up for work, I simply do not give a Schitt's Creek (funny sitcom) about his sour angst about something that makes him so fragile and vulnerable....hey! Kind of like David on Schitt's Creek! Meanwhile, good luck Jordan! Seems like you want this!

Trade Rodgers to Dallas, he and his 3 grandkids from Hawaii can enjoy Mr. Jones! And being reunited with McCarthy would do his new hair bun wonders!

The Packers went 13-3 and lost the NFC Championship game on the road in 2019 season with average QB play. They went 13-3 and lost the NFC Championship game at home in 2020 with MVP QB play. So Rodgers screwing his head on straight in 2020 only meant a lot of Packer fans got to witness the same ending in person, instead of on TV. I think the roster has improved each year. 2020 is better than 2019. And 2021 is better than 2020. So I don't see them being one of the worst teams in the NFL without Rodgers.

However, Rodgers has allowed his head to get screwed back up. I don't know if it as bad as it was when he did all he could to get MM fired but it sure ain't in the place to win a SB. So I don't see them really competing for improving on their ending either. For that reason, I'm sort of in the camp to move on to seeing what the Love era brings us.