And that is the proof how much Aaron Rodgers like Green Bay Packers and err or ... fans...

Rodgers putting up crazy numbers, a SB win, a possible 4th MVP would ALL drive the price up for Rodgers IF he were to be traded. BUT, wouldn't his salary be $26,470,588 for 2022 no matter what or am I missing something? That's the base salary according to Sportac which if that's number I'd imagine teams would still be lining up for Rodgers, enough to bid against one another and drive the price up...At least some.

There's also the possibility Rodgers signs an extension in GB. Slim as that seems now, this team is LOADED. Rodgers CARES about his legacy. IMO leaving GB only reduces his chances of winning a SB next year. Perhaps a SB win and at the very least having Gutes ear next offseason and beyond might cure all. Say Rodgers and the Packers win the SB this year isn't there at least the possibility Rodgers would, could renegotiate a team friendly deal to win MORE SB's?

As disgusted as I was with Rodgers this offseason he still gives the Packers the best chance to win. The Packers FINALLY seem to have the defensive pieces to field a Championship Defense and if they play like one this year perhaps that's a start. Combine that with an O-Line that is HUGE, a dominant run game which I think is a no brainer, this team is actually ready to win more than just this year.

Then again maybe Jordan Love just BALLS OUT this preseason and continues to get better and better. IF that's the case then the Packers just have GOOD problems. I'm just going to enjoy this season. Championship #14 is coming in about 6 1/2 months!

Next year is a long ways away. I'm not worried about next year. We haven't even had 1 preseason game yet this year. I'm only worried about this year. The front office can worry about next year as it is their job to worry. Me, I'm just going to enjoy the ride this year.

If the Pandemic has taught us anything, its that we should really live in the now. Enjoy what we have, because who knows what the future will hold.

In football, 1 year is a lifetime away. Sure they make deals for the future, but we all know each contract can be changed at any time.

If Rodgers is gone, he is gone. Hopefully by then Love will be ready to take over. If not, and if Rodgers wants to come back, perhaps they renegotiate a new deal for next year. We shall see. In the meant time, I'm not stressing about the future. I'm going to enjoy the present.

Counterpoint, a team thinking they only need a (HOF) QB to win a SB wouldn't dare low-ball an offer and wind up empty handed. There is a fine line that needs to be walked on a trade. If Rodgers puts up another big season, his trade value will still be substantial.

I want Rodgers Back. I just don't care how much you hype Love. The contract can be torn up at anytime. Bonus money is the best way to sign your star. Free and clear.

"Other teams will, of course, know this. No doubt they will be low-balling the Packers with any trade offer. They will know Green Bay must move their star signal-caller and will have to take whatever they can get."

This is likely true but will be dependent on how many teams will be in on the bidding. Depending on how these teams fair this season I would say it's possible that these are in the bidding.
Miami, Wash, Tenn, Oak, Det, Minn, Houston, Ind, Giants, Den.
A couple may get a QB in the 2022 draft but that still leaves more than enough probable to create a bidding war of sorts.

It would seem that the writer just wants to lay more of the FO failure on Rodgers by saying Rodgers will cost them return value with the trade.

There is always retirement.

Repeat post from another column's comments...

Rogers is still a problem.

61 just laid the groundwork to blame MLF for Rogers continues to go rogue and upsets the scheme.

I simply do not believe that AR should be leading this team. He is a great talent, but he thinks he knows better than the coaches and GM and cannot be trusted to "Do Your(His) Job' and in a team sport that spells disaster. The passes will be crisp, the play action will be mesmerizing, the offense will hum along nicely until... a defense gets stiff and takes one thing away, then AR will revert, go his own way with play calls and tunnel vision on DA and RC and the team will stall and sputter. That will bring friction on all levels, management,, coaching, the locker room and with the fans.

He should have been traded back in March. This will not end well, AR was and still is, "The Problem".

So much for those fans who say the Packers never go all in!

The Packers are "Super Bowl or Bust" this season!

Is Rodgers gone after the season? Probably, the power struggle between the FO and Rodgers is very real and we could hear that from the tone of Rodgers & Gutey's pressers!

However, if the Packers have a memorable season, maybe Rodgers and the FO have a warm and fuzzy feel good session and they figure things out, renegotiate and Rodgers retires a Packer.

OK, the chances of that are slim, being as Rodgers now considers himself an activist for the "under-appreciated" pro athlete.

But crazier things have happened in the NFL, is it likely he stays? No probably not

Will the Packers have to take a low ball offer? I believe they have calculated that and figured they'd get a bit less than if they would have traded him this year yes.
Maybe 2 First Rounders and a Second Rounder.

Will it be worth it? The Packers are LOADED! So yes, yes it is!

ONE LAST RUN, SUPER BOWL OR BUST!!

ND

Rodgers is a diva 100%. Crying about the team that built one of the best Olines to protect him. Developed an actual running game and greatly improved the defense. Hired one the best young minds in the Leauge to coach. And we are talking about Love and Kumerow? Why? Because Rodgers is a diva.

Rodgers is a diva 100%. Crying about the team that built one of the best Olines to protect him. Developed an actual running game and greatly improved the defense. Hired one the best young minds in the Leauge to coach. And we are talking about Love and Kumerow? Why? Because Rodgers is a diva.

Rodgers is a diva 100%. Crying about the team that built one of the best Olines to protect him. Developed an actual running game and greatly improved the defense. Hired one the best young minds in the Leauge to coach. And we are talking about Love and Kumerow? Why? Because Rodgers is a diva.

Pre contract amendment the league already knew the dynamic. The contract changes are therefore pretty immaterial after the off season.

That said, I don’t care about next season. A lot can change before then. This is football. Rodgers could have a great year or a bad one by his standards. He could get hurt. The Packers could surprise in either direction. We are just guessing.

Let’s stop the endless speculation on the future of Rodgers and focus on camp and players and hope that all we need to talk about with Rodgers is related to on field activity until after the season when we might have at least a somewhat clearer view of how this accommodation played out and where everyone stands.

I'm amazed at the folks who think the Packers should take the cap hit just to keep a guy who says he loves the team then kicks management in the shins...oh, and gets paid $30+ mill to do it. How many UDFA's do you want starting next year?

Those mean old Packers(sarcasm) will do the only thing they can: trade him, so get used to it. He isn't going to take a penny less, he isn't going to help the team, he just wants to be gone. Ok, have it your way.

Lombardi said 'winning is the only thing', but I suspect he wouldn't have tolerated his QB acting up like a frat boy.

Denver is still a viable option next year. I don't care if they only get one top pick for him, que sera sera.
He can do his Brett Favre imitation elsewhere and the Packers can move on.

BTW- Milwaukee-Journal subscribers should read an article they have today which analyzes the 12 players Rodgers says the team screwed over. Suffice to say if the team had followed GM Aaron Rodgers they would be battling Detroit for the basement.

Excellent article. Your assessment and logic is impeccable. Rodgers has engineered his departure (unless the Packers win the Super Bowl) and Gutekunst will have to rely on Jordan Love to justify his premature jettisoning of Rodgers in favour of a No. 1 draft pick where the odds of JL's performing at an elite level are 20-25% if one goes back five years (this estimate also depends on various metrics used to determined "elite") and assesses the performance of 1st round QB picks. We can only hope that Rodgers continues his outstanding play and that the Packers can finally reach the SB with a team that is as strong and complete as it is likely to get under salary cap strictures.

Oh boy, here we go again, I thought we are over Rodgers and moving on’…..

Value is still determined by supply and demand. I expect Rodgers will be the only HOF QB available at the end of the year. I just read an article where at least 11 teams would be looking to acquire him. Even if it’s only 4 teams, that can start a bidding war. Some will try to low ball for him, but there is always that owner out there who will be convinced he is see their solution.

Plenty can happen between now and the end of the season. Injuries, who else the Packers will release and/or lose to FA, their draft position (hopefully #32) and other personnel decisions. Since winning solves many problems an SB victory could result in improved relations between Rodgers and the FO. Which in turn could result in a contract extension or a new contract entirely.

There is no way the Packers are taking a $46 million cap hit on Rodgers or any other player so either Rodgers remains on a more cap friendly contract or the Packers will trade Rodgers after the season. The question is what will the Packers accept in return? If Rodgers wins another MVP and/or is an SB winner his price should remain relatively high. If not, the return will probably not be very high. Rodgers could also choose to retire.

Much of this has been and will continue to be blamed on Rodgers but the fact remains that the Packers FO has made all of these financial decisions with Rodgers and other FAs. It's SB or bust in 2021. After that regardless of the results there is going to be massive salary cap adjustments. Jordan Love's development is a factor as well. If he crashes and burns the Packers may want to keep Rodgers. If Love looks like he is ready to play then obviously Rodgers becomes expendable.

Since the Packers haven't even made it into pads yet in 2021 the best approach, at least for me, is to get through the season first and worry about 2022 when it gets here. Thanks, Since '61

FWIW
The Patriots received a third-round pick (96th overall) and a fourth-rounder (139th overall) when Brady and Kyle Van Noy (LB) left New England. As I understand it, the comp picks are based on total losses of players so it's not quite one for one on this.
In any case, even a 3rd and a 4th for Brady was a poor deal for New England.
To avoid Rodgers playing out his contract and walking with only a 3rd round pick to show for it is not what the GB FO would want. They have to trade him to get something reasonable in return.

I am trying to analyze how I would perform after working for my employer of 16 years, i knew they could not afford my services after this year...but would guarantee my salary regardless of performance.

If I made a few mistakes and my boss confronted me would I accept the coaching or blame others, make excuses? If the year did not go as well as planned, would apathy set in?

I know the consensus is Rodgers comes in and plays to near perfection. I think that remains a beautiful mystery.

I think it may have been better had he said "this is it...I will retire after this season."

As in auctions - all you need is just 2 buyers who want the same item to drive up the price. - so I trust that it will be so should Rodgers be placed on the trading block after this season. However, what is unknown at present, is just how much say does he have as to what teams that he's willing to go to? Is there a limited trade list in effect? If so, does he have the right of final approval/refusal? Also, if he chooses to remain with the Packers after this season (because he's Aaron Rodgers) - can the FO over ride his decision? Should any or all of these conditions be live - it will most certainly affect his trade value.

After the Rodgers press conference, because of what Rodgers said in the press conference, I think the front office should diligently try to trade him as soon as possible to a team that will truly appreciate him with a more enlightened and compassionate front office.
Let's do it for Rodgers, for him to be happy in his golden years of NFL football. He deserves it for being the wonderful person that he is, champion of other players who aren't as good as him.
All we'd like in return is a first-round draft pick, and one top defensive player. That's all. That's it.
Everyone is happy. Rodgers fans will be delighted for him to be liberated from the cold and calculating oppression of his current employers. They can follow his new team with giddy satisfaction.
I'll stick with the poor old Packers in the wintry wasteland of northern Wisconsin.
As a fan, I was only age five when the Lombardi Era ended, and don't remember a thing about it. I began as a fan in the 1970s and stuck with the team through those mostly lean years until the upturn in the 1990s.
I'm excited about the 2021 Packers without Rodgers, and without anyone else who want to leave with him. I'll gladly go with the guys who want to be here, and root them on with enthusiasm.
After the interminable holdout of sulking self-absorption by our quarterback, his infamous press conference of bitterness and divisiveness was the breaking point. All of this negativity for one more season. Nah.
Rodgers and out.

Rodgers wins another MVP and Super Bowl. Wether he Re-signs a fresh deal, Retires or moves to another team, it's his choice and his performance will dictate the options. This is as loaded a team as we have seen in many years. It's time to shine and time for ML to tweak his offense to take advantage of the slot and Hback positions more frequently. Our Defense should be called more aggressively and their is a lot of speed over there. It's going to be a good year for football. God bless America!!!! GPG

There is no way Aaron plays anywhere with that cap number. It will have to be renegotiated whether he's in GB or not.

Let’s win the Super Bowl and go from there

Trade him now. I have totally not forgiven him for his non verbal complicity this spring and after his press conference, he can go and get backed over by a bus

It is his last year with the team. The Salary Cap tells the story. They can't afford to keep him and Adams is on his way out as well.

Love = Kizer 2.0, hope I’m wrong but doubt it

I've always thought the idea that the packers will receive some huge haul of draft picks and starters for Rodgers to be farfetched.

He will be 39 next year. And as a quarterback who relies on his ability to maneuver around and out of the pocket when plays break down (as often happens against the very best defenses) those skills continue to erode year by year due to age and the increasing quickness of younger pass rushers. Against SF and TB the last two NFCCG Rodgers appears to be running away from the pass rush in slow motion compared to the pursuit.

In my opinion Watson (at least pre-massage revelations) and Wilson both retain better trade value based on their age-related physical superiority coupled with very good (if not quite Rodgers-like) passing capabilities.