Can we give his money to Greg?

the big problem with Finley is immaturity. he's shown no signs of growing up, which is why TT is so smart to have drafted other very capable TEs and not to give Finley a long term deal. in this situation, nobody knows if his agent went out on his own to tweet that, or if the feelings really came from Finley.

"..... but he is responsible for much of the anger thrown in his direction."

You need to parse this a bit, because he's responsible for the criticism related to his on-field play not measuring up to his ability. Absolutely no disputing it. He's not responsible for the 'anger'. There are comments popping up about how his work-ethic sucks (obnoxiously false), his attitude sucks (sound like any other confident TE or WR that cares about winning to me) or he has off-field issues (where?). It's a false narrative for fans frustrated that the guy is inconsistent (which I fully agree with).

Too many fans have crossed a line with 4 players in particular: Bush, Hawk, Jones and Finley. They've gravitated from legitimate criticism to irrational hatred while personalizing it almost after every game. It's a given you can get on any comments section, even after all four have played well, and here how much they suck.

Do I get frustrated with the product some games, sure. Have a few too many fans gone off the deep end with their anger? Yes, it's irrational as hell.

In this case, why don't we make the same leap that the agents other client, Bishop, speaks through him as well? Because one has endeared himself to the fans while the other is subject to obnoxious micro-analysis because he's outspoken or brash?

The problem with Finley is his drops. If he was a top TE in the NFL this is a non story. When T.O., Chad Johnson, and Randy Moss were on top of there game, no one cared about there maturity or antics. However once they declined, it all came out.

"But his two-year deal signed in the offseason at a relatively cheap price allows for a fairly quick exit if they choose to keep him."

"Exit" and "keep him" makes no sense. Did you mean to say something like:

"fairly quick exit if they choose to get rid of him" ???

Itd be easy to deal with Jermikes antics if he would just CATCH THE DAMN BALL!!

Wilde said yesterday that for all we know it's not really a big deal in the locker room(the Baratz tweet). And that may be true, but he has to acknowledge that, with such a large contingent of media covering NFL teams, this type of thing is going to get unnecessary negative coverage such as; is Rodgers really a bad leader?, do others feel this way?, does Rodgers get along with his teammates? etc. It was all unnecessary.

As for Finley, I've been in his corner from year one, but I'm starting to wonder if he's worth all the aggravation. And that speaks more to his on-field production. I like how he draws double-teams but when the ball is thrown his way he needs to catch it. How many drives have stalled due to dropped passes? And as a TE he needs to understand the importance of blocking. I also was in ARod's corner early in his career and he's delivered. I'm running low on patience with Finley.

Finley's 2 year deal's expiration will coincide with the first year of TV money hitting the cap. Unless he really regresses he will be a hot FA in a big buck market, and should bring a guaranteed 3rd rd comp pick if the Pack does nothing but let him finish his deal. If he reaches his potential his value will only go up possibly into a tag or trade candidate with higher return value. From the org's standpoint, this type of twitter silliness doesn't even register in their calculations of his worth.

Can you say Coach Killer ? Send him to the Eagles and you can have one Coach Killer throw it and one drop it.

Kind of interesting to re-read this JS article from a couple of years ago-

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/93864379.html

Regarding the anger thrown in his direction, I wonder if he'll catch it?

Here's my convoluted theory: Rodgers has an agent too. His name is David Dunn. Clay Matthews and BJ Raji are also clients. Is it possible, perhaps, that Rodgers influenced their decision in choosing an agent, and Baratz has held a grudge that has nothing to do with Finley? Perhaps Finley has been influenced by Baratz to say some of the dumb things he's said in the past? Seems more likely than Finley telling his agent to cause drama.

So how come this is Finley's agent saying this instead of Bishop's agent saying this? It's the same guy but not even a mention of that.

Some people love to make a big deal out of anything Finley says or in this case something HE didn't say and read into it whatever supports their dislike for him.

Finley - says too much, does too little. A glorified decoy with stone hands. i'm over the guy. Even if it was just his agent's opinion, and jermike had nothing to do with it, it's just another in a long line of incidents with this guy. Started when he called Rodgers out on a pass in the Titans game years ago, and had just continued. At some point, have to wonder if he's worth it

It's not just the drops.

He was billed as a difference maker, "uncoverable" by linebackers or safeties. He was supposed to provide the match-up "nightmare" that Gronkowski and others provide. For the last two years he has not been that guy streaking down the middle of the field, making 20 year catches along the sideline or being uncoverable at the goal line. In short, he has not drawn the coverage away from the receivers so AR12 can play catch with them.

Finley’s 2 year deal’s expiration will coincide with the first year of TV money hitting the cap. Unless he really regresses he will be a hot FA in a big buck market, and should bring a guaranteed 3rd rd comp pick if the Pack does nothing but let him finish his deal. If he reaches his potential his value will only go up possibly into a tag or trade candidate with higher return value. From the org’s standpoint, this type of twitter silliness doesn’t even register in their calculations of his worth.

IMO Finley is immature & needs to do some growing up quickly. It seemed he was staying off twitter & stopped with the YOTTO shit. Giving him the benefit of doubt, maybe he just has an A-HOLE for an agent. If he doesn't step it up this year, on & off the field, I don't think he'll be a Packer next season.

Haters in the building. Smh at making a fuss over some rogue agent tweeting. Blake, what a moron. You want your client to succeed? To get paid in two years? Shut up. Love you JMike

I don't understand how this is Finley's fault. His agent clearly said they were his own opinions, not reflective of what Jermichael believes..what does everyone want out of Finley now?

Another development just yesterday.

"The Vikings waived rookie wide receiver Tori Gurley to clear a spot for Kropog."

Poor Tori can't even stick on the Vike's PS. All you Gurley lovers from last year & this year can wipe the egg off your face now. --- LOL.

Finley remains so absorbed in his own narcissism that he can't stand it to be anything other than All About Finley.

The Rodgers/Jones thing this week had absolutely nothing to do with Jermichael Finely, and yet here he is crowbarred into the middle of the issue via his surrogate.

And since he has done nothing to refute/reject what his agent said, his silence is his seal of approval.

He has always lacked the maturity to kick it to the next level. He is thin skinned and willing to blame anything else other than Finley for his dubious performances. Chemistry, whatever. You have a ball dropping problem because you continually manage to drop the ball in what is supposed to be a clutch play.

I'm not saying he is as bad as Randy Moss, but he has this insideous toxicity to his behavior and passive aggressive toward Rodgers that a pattern is starting to emerge. No one needs that type of diva behavior in the locker room. It is divisive and meant make teammates invariably take a side. It's a cancer in the locker room and it needs to stop.

But that's easy. If this continues to drag out, it isn't Rodgers that goes on the trade block. It's the loud mouthed, petulant diva that gets his bags packed for him.

Dump him.

It is unthinkable to me how an agent could put this into the public sphere. Worse yet, have you read what this guy wrote about Michael Jordan being a bad leader???? I mean r u freaking kidding me? On one side of his mouth he says a leader makes his teammates better and then on the other he says MJ is a "terrible leader." You really have to question Finleys decision making in hiring a guy who has shown himself to be such an....an.... idiot.....

My 2 cents: Either one of 2 things happened in regards to how Blake formed the opinion that ARODG is a bad leader:

#1 JMich (and presumably Bishop, but I am assuming not) told him that ARODG is a bad leader. Def. conceivable if you look at Jmikes numbers the last 2 years. Essentially, he and his agent are blaming Arodg for their shortcomings.

#2 Baratz, who is not in the huddle, not in the locker room, not at training camp, and pretty much away from 99% of the situations in which Arodg would flash leadership abilities, formed his opinion based off of what he sees on tv and in the media. In which case, he is an idiot and a tool.

I am a huge Finley fan, but my love is unfortunately waning a bit as of late. The guy needs to produce!

Lastly,
No one should ever call someone whose salary they are paying "family", as Jmike does towards Baratz. Basically, you are implying that nothing can tear apart your relationship. Baratz works for Jmike, and should fear the repercussions of his actions if he makes poor decisions towards his career, which clearly he does not. He is not his family, he is his employee.

I love the classics from Finley's rookie year. Seemed abit odd at the time. Not so much anymore.

"I've made plays like that in practice - several," Finley said. "I think he should have led me a little more. Well, a lot more. Really he didn't throw it good at all, to be honest. I just think.?.?.?. He knows my game, coaches know my game. I'm more like a run and jump. I'm really not no back shoulder or whatever he had going on back there. They just have to know what kind of player I am and use me in that aspect of the game."

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/33734179.html

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/33802394.html

The one thing that really stood out to me in John's article is that comment about Packers fans being such a fickle bunch. When did that happen...and why did that happen? We've consistently had one of the best teams in the league for twenty years. We have a great history, a great stadium, really good management, an impressive display of talent on the roster... We are consistently ranked one of the top sports franchises in all of sports. ALL OF SPORTS!! I just don't get all of the complaining. Enjoy the ride, people.

Enjoy the fact that we can tune in and watch this team play every week, and, more often than not, win. It's not going to last forever, and at some point in the future you may be wishing we had guys like Finley on the roster. It's crazy that we have a guy like Jones as our 4th or 5th receiver.

I've got family in Michigan that LOVE football and are stuck with the Lions. Even now that the Lions are starting to be good they still aren't a team that you'd really be proud of. People who are bashing Finley, or Jones, or Capers (including Rehor) should really think about this for a moment. Chill out, take a deep breath, and enjoy what we've got.

Seems like a certain guy named Skip is questioning ARod's leadership and that he's a bigger diva than Brent. Also says there is dissension in the locker room.

The media is intent on keeping a fairly innocuous story alive, more reason for Finley's agent to keep his thoughts to himself.

It's really unfortunate that an agent would do something like this and embarass his clients and perhaps put his clients in a less-favorable position with the team. (not claiming a major deal here, just an unnecessary irritation).

As for Finley, he is a confusing mixture of over confidence and immaturity. He already believes that he is a super star and if Rodgers would throw it to him every play it would be obvious to everyone and all the little problems would fade away.

Anyway, my hope is that he improves and becomes a more dependable and productive part of the offense.

Aaron puts the ball in his hands and he drops it. He's done it since day 1. He can't hold on to the ball. He's not reliable and too cocky. How can it be blamed on others when he can't hold onto it when it's put right between the #'s?

I say trade him while you can before you can't get anything for him.

Whatever... I see an above-average TE on the field. Yeah, he might be better. He could catch a few more. The guy's not perfect, but on the other hand, he's better than Bubba Franks. His personality is irrelevant to me. I don't care what he says on Twitter or elsewhere. I care even less what his agent says. But, in the end, it's all entertainment, & i get that people might find a lesser TE with a better personality more amusing. How about a guy with a god's gift tattoo? Sounds like a winning personality to me.

As for Rodgers, same thing. The guy plays well most of the time. I don't care if he's prom king, valedictorian or president of the student council. He comes off as a bit of jerk sometimes, but whatever, i don't have to live with him. I'm more concerned with what he's doing on the field.

This is the kind of talk that one hears on Chicago sports talk shows after Bear losses; You'd think the Packers lost last Thursday.

Remember when football was about the sport? X's and o's. These baseless media stories get everyones panties in a bunch. You sound like a bunch of dorks following the affairs of the royal family. Let's get back to game breakdown and real analysis. You're team isn't perfect. It never will be. Your sport you love is a business. Media is part of that business. You're feeding these stories by reposting them. I'm seriously getting to the point where I will stop reading headlines like these. Football was better when the media didn't dissect every individual. The new web gen seems so whiney. Is this a product of the media or is it the media catering to your whiney ways? Maybe football's not a good sport for you. You should look into prince Williams.

This guy Baratz is a colossal idiot. Half of an agent's job is PR. What hell was he thinking?

The only indictment of Finley from this incident comes if he doesn't can this genius.

I think the reason Finley hasn't become a superstar is that he plays on a team that has thee superstar.

Think of Gates- he was thee guy and was expected to be and he filled the role. Finley and circumstances have turned him in to one player on an excellent cast.- Not thee man.