Scotch drinker. 

12 gets it. That's why I admire him. He's got an ego, but who wouldn't. 

And obviously the most insightful interview I've seen with AR. 

No more Mr. Nice Guy: Aaron Rodgers vows to temper offseason praise

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Rodgers doesn’t necessarily regret all the nice things he said about wide receiver Davante Adams last offseason -- the Green Bay Packers quarterback definitely isn’t giving up on Adams, despite his disappointing 2015 -- but you won’t hear any grand proclamations about anyone from Rodgers this offseason.

And you probably won’t get any from coach Mike McCarthy, either.

Although Adams said earlier this week that Rodgers’ and McCarthy’s expectations for him last June didn’t create extra pressure, it was unusual for Rodgers to be so effusive in his praise for Adams, whom he predicted “is going to be a star” after watching Adams as a rookie in 2014 and in organized team activities last spring. McCarthy, meanwhile, said Adams was “tremendous” and was the team’s offseason MVP.

On Janis!

“I know you guys love Jeff Janis. All you people out there love Jeff. I love Jeff, too,” Rodgers said. “Jeff made some great plays there at the end of that game, and he’s coming along. Again, these are important years for young guys like that -- Years 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 are when you can really take jumps. You’ve seen a lot of them over my course of 12 seasons, where you see guys really take jumps and start to figure it out. I think he has an opportunity.”

FWIW, Rodgers heaped praise on Johnny Idiot when he got drafted as well. And we all know how well Ryan Braun and his bromance went. So probably a good idea AR just keeps mum and let these guys play do the talkin'

Hawkcast is fairly entertaining...although his interview of Chris Kluwe was like the captain of the football team interviewing the president of the math club.

I particularly enjoyed his ones with Joe Buck, Ryan Grant, Spencer Havner and John Daly.

This is probably as good of a place as any to post this:

Good for AJ

Outsmarting cowherd is like beating a 5 year old at chess.  

Good for AJ, but I suspect it wasn't outsmarting cowherd, I think AJ has a lot of respect for AR

I think Cowherd is dead on.

Calling em like I see em.  

Ahem, I think you meant "seize em".  Regional Lil' Miss Cream Corn contestant right here.  

I bet you were a stallion. A man's boy among boys.

Sat down with an old friend yesterday. Podcast for you to eavesdrop coming soon... pic.twitter.com/KE4kpvmh6V

— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) August 30, 2016

Podcast is up.

Sat with old friend @AaronRodgers12 and discussed players speaking out, a union role, Packers sport science, more: https://t.co/eywhPG6kkm

— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) August 30, 2016

Interesting chat. It seemed like Rodgers really wanted to open up but measured and re-measured his words on the tape.  

It started kind of slow, Brandt is not the best interviewer, but when it got moving a bit Rodgers did share some opinions without putting himself in Goodell's cross hairs.

Crappy podcast, but AY AY RON did share comments about the nutritionist they hired and how Packers  have totally revamped how the players eat/work out.

Too bad McCarthy doesn't seem to be listening to the nutritionist...

Go slide under your dumpster.

Obviously Brandt did not initially plan on recording the talk with Aaron. Sounds like he used his Moto flip-phone to capture their conversation.

Hey everyone! Did anyone notice that McCarthy is obese? And what's with this airline food anyway?!? Wacka wacka

Phat ****er, how does he expect he players to stay thin.

Don't do as I do, do as I say. 

Learn it, know it, live it.

Sandwich

Pork sandwich

Ham sandwich!

jambon et fromage

He's going to get hurt & it isn't going to be funny. 

New Hawk Cast wish Josh Sitton

In the interview, Sitton and Hawk both say the idea of sharing secrets about your former team with your new team is vastly over-rated by the fans...

I can see that. Never know when it's going to come back around.

Belichick mindmeld excluded.

Satori posted:

In the interview, Sitton and Hawk both say the idea of sharing secrets about your former team with your new team is vastly over-rated by the fans...

That is because there are no "secrets". In today's football everyone knows everyone else's offense, defense, personnel. It is a chess match to get the match-up / call you want & then capitalize on it. 

There are still plenty of secrets, but Sitton isn't about to publicly announce that he knows how the Packers slide their protections vs a stunt on 3rd and 8.

They are just saying its over-rated by the fans

They knew how they did it for a particular opponent WHEN they were on the team, which any future opponent can see on tape, but they have no idea how they will do it for another opponent in another week, in another year, with different personnel. All game plans are  flexible from week to week, and every DC is aware of the different ways, they just don't know which one will be used. 

All game plans are  flexible from week to week,

Except for the Packers' -- "We do what we do" and all that.

1st and 10.

Starks off tackle for 2.

Here's something new:   3rd and 2.    Empty Backfield.   Deep sideline pattern to Jordy.....incomplete.   4th down.   Punt.    We do what we do.

When you join an opponent at the beginning of the year I'm not sure there is much you can tell your new team that they can't gather from film. Maybe you could tip them off that there a few new plays teams haven't seen, like a reverse to Trevor Davis or Jeff Janis that hasn't really been done before by GB. Other than that teams pretty much know what is on McCarthy's play sheet. 

So what I'm reading, and someone please correct me if I have this wrong, but it's players and not plays. Is that correct?

Where do the coaches factor into this? What about when a coach switches teams?

not that there is anything wrong with that