@MNPackman posted:Here's a nice column by Andrew Brandt that sums the situation up well:
Key passage that may be some insight into the front office and coaching staff’s point of view:
“There is one parallel that is important here. In the later years of Brett’s tenure, I sensed a feeling around our personnel department that there was, well, too much emphasis on Brett and not enough on our team. I just noticed that when fans and media constantly marveled about Brett, they felt it was ignoring all the work put in by our team as a whole. Current Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst was part of that scouting department then and my sense, from afar, is the same feeling exists in that building now. It is a dynamic in team sports that happens far more than people know, currently on display in the The Last Dance documentary about Michael Jordan’s last season with the Bulls. Scouts, while marveling at the talent of their superstars, get much more excited about seeing their “hidden gems” succeed than they do about stars doing what they are expected to do.”
Its going to be interesting... Rodgers is a smart guy. I’m willing to wager he sees the dynamics and is willing to zig to avoid ruining his legacy. To not be Favre. He’s spent a career taking hits making sure he’s not like Favre. Wouldn’t it be something if Rodgers checks all the boxes and goes out like Elway did?