Aaron's going to get paid a lot and soon. They were waiting on Matt Ryan. Yes, AR is worth the money as lesser talented QBs are breaking the back.

And yes, it's going to effect our cap considerably, especially compared to teams like the Eagles, Rams and even the Cowboys to a lesser degree, that have quality QBs on Rookie deals.

This is why we have to start hitting in the draft, much better than TT had lately. We need some young difference makers on rookie deals that can start soon(like CM3 did), then some quality players on rookie deals, some higher paid quality vet starters and the rest young (cheap) roster filler players that hopefully develop.

Here's to our last 2-3 drafts stepping up!

Exactly. If I'm Arod, I want to wait as long as I can. Maybe even through the year to see what direction the Packers are headed in under Gute.

I seriously doubt ARod does this. Let's not forget that Brady's wife makes more than any football player ever will. That plays into the Brady salary. Also, Rodgers is a different QB than Tawmy. Tawmy NEVER had ARod's arm, nor his improvisatory skills. A full 1/3 of ARod's magnificent game is extending plays and stressing the defense. Even back in the late 00's at Brady's peak, he didn't have the athletic ability or arm strength to make those types of throws off platform. So ARod will get hurt more than Brady does. I think he knows it too.

Plus, I think there's some ego in there for Aaron. I don't blame him. I probably would be the same. He is the best football player on the planet at the biggest position in sports and wants his salary to reflect it.

If GB is going to win another title, it's going to have to do so either without ARod, or with him eating up 35% of the cap. Ugh.

So why would Rodgers trust much of anything this organization has done toward winning a Super Bowl...I just read an article where writers were talking about how Cleveland hasn't surrounded King James with enough good players and they said organizations with super stars like James and they specifically mentioned Rodgers, they get lazy and want the superstar to "win it all" for them...that is more than apparent with the Packers...Get all you can get Arod, you more than deserve it as we saw last year..McCarthy the great QB guru obviously has been coasting on Rodgers coattails..as seen by the tremendous job he has done with the GumChewer......Packers are awash in cash, another sledding hill in the works over at Disney land north....

I firmly believe Rodgers stance on his contract is less tied to personal Ego and more about the fact that with his role as the best player at the most valuable position in professional football, whatever contract he signs will directly impact the potential earnings of every single football player in the NFL.

He is literally setting the market for all professional football players.

I think if it was just Aaron in a vacuum, he'd probably take a team-friendly but still reasonable contract.

But Aaron is a union man. He'll be doing this contract for the players association. He's basically playing the people's champion for NFL players with this contract. I believe to him, this is bigger than him, bigger than the Packers.

Can you name a big star that has done this? Of course Aaron Rodgers doesn't need the money. But all players seem to want that title of highest paid even if it only lasts for a week or two tail the next biggest contract arrives. Plus the agents and union have the players believing that they owe it to the rest of the players to get as much as they can to drag up the players part of the take overall. A hometown deal at this point means a mill or two at most and not the sort of discount you are hoping for.

well they haven't tried very hard in previous years have they...cash is not the problem..Packers knew this day was coming along time ago...charge more at the sledding hill..

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Yup, if hes optimistic he'll make the smart move and let ryan remain the highest paid qb. He may take 100% guaranteed which is fine

Rogers waited till everyone else got paid to determine his worth. The way the pack do contracts compared to everyone else means top players up for renewal next year, Mathews, Perry, at al will be let go for cheaper late round picks. No money for them.

Lets go Yankees...and with what you said, the Vikings paid Cousins whatever they paid him and somehow are still paying more than a few guys at all different positions some very good money. I was hoping signing Cousins meant they would end up costing them somebody like Kendricks, but they just re-signed him a couple of weeks ago to a big contract.

So they are paying Cousins all that money, paid Griffen a ridiculous amount, Rhodes, Kendricks, Linval Joseph, Harrison Smith and those are just off the top of my head. They are going to pay Diggs eventually also. So i hate to use the Vikings as an example, however all of the guys i mentioned are making top money at their positions. Those idiots are making it work.

This is why I cant really freakout about Rodgers eventual contract when we already have Davante, Linsley, Bakhtiari, Daniels? under new contracts and most of our best players otherwise luckily are on rookie deals at least for another couple of years.

well said...think about Gummer or Kizer as the face of a .500 or so organization....return of the "gory years"....not far away perhaps..

Liked your take "61".

Your last comment "As I have said before, it's only money and it's not ours." No, but a lot of it was our money before we pay for the season tickets, jerseys, drinks, and food each year.

Like you, I've seen Green Bay quarterbacks play the game back in the Tobin Rote days all the way to our current guy behind center and I will admit as NP say, Rodgers is the GOAT and chances are that he will be paid as such.

I wonder how the NFL cap structure would handle it if a player actually worked out a compensation that was, let's say, worth a slice of the team's profit sharing AFTER they retire.

The most likely best thing for the Packers is to let this contract expire and then franchise tag him for three years. Then move on to the next QB.

Likely not the popular thing or Rodgers preferred scenario, but from the Packers' perspective that's their best-case scenario of all the reasonably likely options.

And there's certainly no reason to sign an extension this season. Just adds more risk to the Packers.

I have no clue why so many fans are clamoring for an extension.

The Packers have the upper hand here and will make Rodgers wait as he is still under contract.. He didn't get "nicked up" as the article states. It was a collar bone break on his throwing shoulder that needed 13 pins. If breaking a collar bone on your throwing shoulder is getting nicked up, how tough does a football player need to be I suspect they won't talk turkey, nor back up the truck for Matt Ryan type money until they are certain he can throw the ball like he used to. They will wait until training camp when they will know for sure what they've got until serious negotiations take place. What choice does Rodgers have?

Just pay the man.

The proof is in the data. No team will contend paying a single player 30m a year or more. Anyone saying 'pay the man' just doesn't understand how a complex game is played...stick to checkers

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/nfl-quarterback-sa...

With the new QB salaries out there, i believe when Rodgers does hang it up, the Packers should strip the whole thing down and rebuild as a defensive powerhouse.

It won't be popular, but frankly, they should probably start as soon as he signs a ridiculous contract. Gut the offense, let Rodgers make it work through his sheer dominance, and start investing in top-tier defense first and foremost.

I expect the entire league will move in this direction, since the QBs are now setting salaries too high to make team play sustainable. The market correction will be building defense to devalue the QB position until the market prices corrects and comes back down to earth.

Let's get ahead of the curve and invest it all in defense now, so when Rodgers retires, there will be less onus on the Packers to find "the next great QB".

AR was just interviewed at Churchill Downs. He said he is picking Audible, since it is his favorite thing to do at the line of scrimmage. He also said MM gave him a tip on Vino Rosso.

Too bad Rodgers probably because of ,, the the contract,, can't structure a deal where he can get the best OL protection in the NFL.
Such as, he sets a base of 35 mil and only takes a guaranteed 20 mil for 6 yrs.
With the extra 15 mil being spent extra on the OL with the top FAs available. Adding 3 mil per position to protect himself as a player.
Lot better to retire healthy with 120 mil than more mils and with an all busted up body. He's already made more money than he can spend.

For all the booohoooo this org sucks , have you considered how many quality player we have lost to injury over the years ? They let some guys walk who they shouldn't of some db's where they thought the next kid was ready mistakes happen. I realize injuries in football are called an excuse but damn they have had some bad luck too.. want an org that truly sucks ball nectar check out Detroit .....top paid QB who hasn't won a thing ...yeah I get team game" They would take AR or Statsford in a nano second

I have never understood how people can say, “he’s worth 10 wins a season!”?? Not logical or provable except by using last year’s awful QB play as verification and viability for that statement! Why don’t we just say that having no decent players in the DB or on D in general “cost” us 10 games last year? Makes about as much sense. Wait until this season is through or almost done to renegotiate his contract! There really is no hurry and as said previously, we aren’t 100% certain how his shoulder will hold up. It could snap again in game #1 and then where will we be? I’m anxious to see what Kizer can do with a “TEAM” around him, when he’s not running for his life! He’s no ARod but, he’s not a Hundley either!!!

It's not as simple as it may seem. I agree obviously the man needs to he paid "what he wants" I'm using that term loosely because its being g thrown around so liberally as if hes worth 50M. Gute has some leverage as well in this negotiation.

I'll start by saying I believe Rodgers is the best in the game, before he broke his throwing arm collar bone. Before everyone goes bonkers I'm NOT saying hes going to decline because of that. For all any of us know he could come back better than ever...he has made a habit of that. But no one knows, not even himself. This is more severe than when he was in his late 20s and he broke his left collar bone. Hes older, slightly more fragile whether he likes it or not, that's life. he might be slowing the breakdown process, but father time is undefeated.

I can not emphasize enough that this is not MY thought. Im just playing devils advocate to bring to light the fact that nothing is imminent. The reality is that it's an ongoing negotiation, soon does not mean immediately following Ryan's contract. For all we know, Rodgers wants to play a few games into the regular season to potentially raise his pricetag. It's very possible we dont see a contract for quite a while, possibly October.

Sign him for a maximum of three years, preferably two and use the higher of next year's (2) draft picks to get a QB in the draft. He will be 35 in December and should not get a 5 year contract like Ryan

No doubt that AR has been this team for the past several years. ---- But, let him play out season 2018 (on current contract) and see what happens.

I'm a Packer Fan but I'm not obsessed with any ONE player. --- Loved Bart until he became the HC. --- If I remember correctly, Nick Foles led the SB champions to a "V" just a few months ago.

It's still all about TEAM.

The solution to this dilemma comes back to the players association. If the Players Association is ok with very lopsided salary structure; some making $30 million per year, and others at 6 figure salary, then fine.

But if Players association would put a cap on any individual salary, then teams could field more veterans and not have to send talent to the unemployment line, in order to fill the team with cheap rookies to support the 1 star.

You guy's really get me. Personally, I hope AR breaks the Bank. You're all worried about how much his contract will be. None of you ever mention the fact that "The Great" Roger Goodell made $44 million last year, not including his year end bonus. Twice as much as AR. He's asking for $49.5 Million this year. Doesn't that Piss any of you off!!. How about you OPPY? Can you agree with me on this one? Get as much as you can AR, at least you deserve it.
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First of all, my opinion on the matter is that Aaron (and his agent) and Packers (Gutekunst & Ball) has to make that deal. I know that Aaron is clever enough to understand he has to be paid wealthy (to make the level for his value in comparison to the others), but he also wants team to be competitive, not for one season and than good bye...

So, all of you that wants all in this or next year and than 10 years of misery I do not understand. Why would Aaron stay in Green Bay if Packers would be in Cap Hell and had to release good players or would not be able to sign promising rookies for future...

I think many of you do not understand one very clear prove that buying older players for large amounts of money guarantees nothing, except injuries and problems... Not only in NFL. In every other sports. The very fresh example is in soccer where one team (PSG from Paris - soccer) paid €=360 mil ($ 435 mil) for 2 players plus their salaries just to see they where able just to repeat last season weak result... There is no guarantee...

"But if you’re the Packers, what the heck are you waiting for? The longer you wait, the more the price is going to go up."

I'm always so incredibly baffled by the fans and writers who print this stuff as if they think the Packers brass doesn't know this