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I have felt that this is more of a media storm.
Today Schefter said he broke the story on his own - after having it for 2 weeks. I call Bull on that. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...aaron-rodgers-story/ar-BB1gqzIJ?ocid=msedgdhp
Packers Wrongs:
1) Drafting Love without telling Rodgers and, yes, selling him on it - regardless of position and trading up.
2) Cutting players who are Rodgers friends or who he is comfortable with without discussing it with him.
Rodgers Wrongs:
1) He thinks he's the smartest guy in the room at all times.
KegMan's Thoughts:
1) Rodgers has earned to at least have discussions about the team and where it's going. I think it's incredibly wrong not to include the franchise QB, who is not just a franchise QB but a 3 time MVP and Superbowl winning franchise QB (they're are many franchise QBs who are not as successful), in discussions. I'm not saying you do what he says, but you listen to his thoughts, tell him yours, probably table the discussion for thought, and tell him which way you're going to go. It's not caving to a prima donna, it's doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do.
2) Kumerov and to some extent Nelson. See # 1 above. Rodgers liked Kumerov and Nelson because they ran the correct routes, they knew his subtle signals, they knew what to do during scrambles. When he had big mean people chasing him and trying to rip his head off, he knew were they'd be. Not including Adams, at the start of last year, our other receivers who are bigger, stronger, faster than Kumerov weren't doing anything close to what Rodgers was trying to get them to do. I believe they all got a lot better last year. Back to # 1, a good GM (and/or coach) would have went to their star and told him why they were letting the guy who might appear a little better at the little things at the moment go because of the upside of the younger guys - and would have been able to sell it.
3) Shoot, again I'll say it, he wants all in from the Pack. All in is not drafting receivers; it's drafting to make the Pack better. This year's draft I believe was all in. Lots of very intriguing players. Last year's not so much - it didn't address or try to address immediate holes, it tried to find plugs for future holes. Imagine how that would be if you're trying to win a championship now and your team keeps preparing for 3 years down the road.
4) This isn't about drafting Love as a potential replacement. It's using 2 draft picks to draft Love instead of using 2 draft picks to try and fill holes and better the team now. See # 3.
5) There's going to be a lot of sad Packers fans. I think the reason is the Packers Front Office - or possibly the Janitor - not doing their job in communicating with an all time great QB who we were lucky to be able to draft and who wants to play in Green Bay. This could have been solved so simply. It still could be solved. But, somebody always has to be the bigger man - in this case, I think it should be the Front Office. However, I doubt it will happen, and if Jordon ❤ isn't the next coming, the Front Office's heads will be on pikes.
Today Schefter said he broke the story on his own - after having it for 2 weeks. I call Bull on that. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...aaron-rodgers-story/ar-BB1gqzIJ?ocid=msedgdhp
Packers Wrongs:
1) Drafting Love without telling Rodgers and, yes, selling him on it - regardless of position and trading up.
2) Cutting players who are Rodgers friends or who he is comfortable with without discussing it with him.
Rodgers Wrongs:
1) He thinks he's the smartest guy in the room at all times.
KegMan's Thoughts:
1) Rodgers has earned to at least have discussions about the team and where it's going. I think it's incredibly wrong not to include the franchise QB, who is not just a franchise QB but a 3 time MVP and Superbowl winning franchise QB (they're are many franchise QBs who are not as successful), in discussions. I'm not saying you do what he says, but you listen to his thoughts, tell him yours, probably table the discussion for thought, and tell him which way you're going to go. It's not caving to a prima donna, it's doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do.
2) Kumerov and to some extent Nelson. See # 1 above. Rodgers liked Kumerov and Nelson because they ran the correct routes, they knew his subtle signals, they knew what to do during scrambles. When he had big mean people chasing him and trying to rip his head off, he knew were they'd be. Not including Adams, at the start of last year, our other receivers who are bigger, stronger, faster than Kumerov weren't doing anything close to what Rodgers was trying to get them to do. I believe they all got a lot better last year. Back to # 1, a good GM (and/or coach) would have went to their star and told him why they were letting the guy who might appear a little better at the little things at the moment go because of the upside of the younger guys - and would have been able to sell it.
3) Shoot, again I'll say it, he wants all in from the Pack. All in is not drafting receivers; it's drafting to make the Pack better. This year's draft I believe was all in. Lots of very intriguing players. Last year's not so much - it didn't address or try to address immediate holes, it tried to find plugs for future holes. Imagine how that would be if you're trying to win a championship now and your team keeps preparing for 3 years down the road.
4) This isn't about drafting Love as a potential replacement. It's using 2 draft picks to draft Love instead of using 2 draft picks to try and fill holes and better the team now. See # 3.
5) There's going to be a lot of sad Packers fans. I think the reason is the Packers Front Office - or possibly the Janitor - not doing their job in communicating with an all time great QB who we were lucky to be able to draft and who wants to play in Green Bay. This could have been solved so simply. It still could be solved. But, somebody always has to be the bigger man - in this case, I think it should be the Front Office. However, I doubt it will happen, and if Jordon ❤ isn't the next coming, the Front Office's heads will be on pikes.
