Packers 2023-24 Season Thread

[57packer]

Now, in my scenario, the only thing that has changed is that both teams agree in advance of the draft that they will specifically do something. The Mud Hens agree to draft the player the Packers want. Then, they will hold off on negotiations on his contract until after June 1. At that point, they offer the rights to him to the Packers, in return for Rodgers. The trade is made. Now, understand that whether or not the suggested trade will ever take place or not will hinge on the team actually being able to pick that player in the draft. If he's gone already, the deal is nullified.

This scenario is something that could work, but points out all the pitfalls of this kind of deal as well. The team making the pick has to hope the agreed upon player is there or the deal is dead. Then they need to kind of keep that player at arms length because if he gets injured during rookie minicamps the deal gets messed up. If Rodgers gets injured the deal goes south. If Rodgers doesn't like that team and threatens to retire, the deal goes away. That's a lot of gambling and involves a lot of trust and discussion between various parties to make the whole thing work. Possible, yes, but a really iffy deal.

Seems like a lot of "ifs" in play for a major part of a team's off-season planning. I'd just as soon take the extra $8-9mil hit (per Slippery Pete's numbers in the AR contract thread) with a pre-June 1 deal. They can make up that CAP money with a couple of restructures.

 

[rpiotr01]

I got on my soapbox but got off it.

But, if you any of you guys really think Rodgers doesn't want another Lombardi - look at the Comedy Section, it's about you. You're stoned off your ass.

it's easy to attack Rodgers because he doesn't have Championships. The world loves to take stars down a peg.

Of course he WANTS it. Question is, what’s he willing to give up for a real chance at it? What’s he willing to change about himself? My opinion is, nothing. Ultimately he’d rather lose playing his way than win playing anyone else’s.

 

[TW]

This scenario is something that could work, but points out all the pitfalls of this kind of deal as well. The team making the pick has to hope the agreed upon player is there or the deal is dead. Then they need to kind of keep that player at arms length because if he gets injured during rookie minicamps the deal gets messed up. If Rodgers gets injured the deal goes south. If Rodgers doesn't like that team and threatens to retire, the deal goes away. That's a lot of gambling and involves a lot of trust and discussion between various parties to make the whole thing work. Possible, yes, but a really iffy deal.

Seems like a lot of "ifs" in play for a major part of a team's off-season planning. I'd just as soon take the extra $8-9mil hit (per Slippery Pete's numbers in the AR contract thread) with a pre-June 1 deal. They can make up that CAP money with a couple of restructures.

There are a lot of things that can go wrong in this type of scenario, no doubt about it. But it's amazing the loopholes in the system that allow for strange trades to actually happen.

Eventually almost everything ends up coming to pass.

As screwed up as everything is with Rodgers, I wouldn't take anything off the table to be honest.

 

[GBP4EVER]

I got on my soapbox but got off it.

But, if you any of you guys really think Rodgers doesn't want another Lombardi - look at the Comedy Section, it's about you. You're stoned off your ass.

it's easy to attack Rodgers because he doesn't have Championships. The world loves to take stars down a peg.

Does Rodgers want personal glory of being able to tie Manning for 5 MVPs over another SB ring?

 

[Cheesedog]

Of course he WANTS it. Question is, what’s he willing to give up for a real chance at it? What’s he willing to change about himself? My opinion is, nothing. Ultimately he’d rather lose playing his way than win playing anyone else’s.

 

[realitybytes]

 

[GBP4EVER]

No it's fair enough because Rodgers likes to talk in his stupid riddles all the time and never give a straight answer on anything.

 

[Keg Man]

Apparently, Rodgers also said, "There's no point in coming back if you don't think you can win it all." Selfish Bastard

 

[GBP4EVER]

Apparently, Rodgers also said, "There's no point in coming back if you don't think you can win it all." Selfish Bastard

Time to retire then because we all know he can't win it all.

 

[rpiotr01]

Apparently, Rodgers also said, "There's no point in coming back if you don't think you can win it all." Selfish Bastard

That was in the context of the team being put around him, i.e. not wanting to be part of a rebuild. It was a very strange interview because apparently Rodgers' threshold for not being in a rebuild is that the entire WR group and TE group from a below average offense on a sub-500 team must be brought back to play together again, except they're all a year older.

I think Mark called this on shout when the interview came out, he just wants to hang out with his buddies and collect his $60m and he's really just messing with Murphy to see how much he can push them all around.