Rodgers Contract and Future

@H5 posted:

Where has his "rep" actually taken a hit though?

Lots of talk still today about how many picks he would bring GB if they moved him. Fans of other teams hate him more now?  Fringe Packers fan no longer watching? He lost the Prevea Health endorsement, but how much of a hit is that really? Did he lose other endorsement deals? Not that I recall.

Playing for whoever gives him the best chance over the next 3-4 seasons?

Green Bay tops that list, and then probably Denver, though their offense likely takes a hit for them to swing a trade - assuming Rodgers would go there. Not sure about who after that wouldn't be a longer term development to get to serious SB contender.

I think he's probably lost some future endorsements but gained some others as a result of the last few months. He's probably no longer going to host Jeopardy or do anything similar that appeals to academics, but he's more likely to host a podcast or get a radio gig like Joe Rogan or McAfee. The people in the faculty club at Berkeley don't want anything to do with him, but his Q rating with the NASCAR demographic went up substantially.

In the end, I think he's the best QB I've ever seen in terms of on-field performance and he's never done anything illegal, so you do whatever you can to persuade him to play as long as you can. Rodgers allowed them to win a game against a playoff team on the road in Arizona on short rest with this starting lineup:

QB - Aaron Rodgers | RB - Aaron Jones | WR - Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers | TE - Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis | OL - Elgton Jenkins, Jon Runyan, Lucas Patrick, Royce Newman, Billy Turner

I don't care what the cap damage is to keep him. You keep him if you can.

Until Rodgers is gone you push the cap.  That simple.  When he's done, blow it up.

@EC Pack posted:

Bad News Bears?

Heathen.

@bdplant posted:

Terry Bradshaw doesn’t like him.

and really, who likes Terry Bradshaw??  🤮

I think, Mrs Bradshaw and his daughters.

Debateable.

@H5 posted:

I think, Mrs Bradshaw and his daughters.

Terry has burned through 3 Mrs Bradshaws and one of them famously
"took the dog" as part of their divorce settlement. Terry joked about it with Favre; it might have been JoJo Starbuck, the Olympic skater or his 1st wife who was a former beauty queen ( Miss Teenage America)

He was great in Cannonball Run!

@Tschmack posted:

If you said give us picks 9, 40, 60 and 75 in 2022 and a 1 in and 2 in 2023 and 1 in 2024 and a couple of players of this group- Surtain, Jeudy, Fant, Okwuegbunam, and Dre’Mont Jones I’m not sure how you pass that up.  

Of course we wouldn't.  However, first we have to pass around the bong to the powers that be in that negotiation.

@Tschmack posted:

Just win the whole damn thing this year and it lessens the anxiety for what happens beyond this season.  

Fall short and it becomes the 2020 Bucks offseason all over again.

Anxiety? Over a game? Fuck that, Rodgers can do whatever he wants. If he stays, FUN! If he goes, FUN watching JLove throw picks.😂

@Tschmack posted:

In the end, either they will try to retain Rodgers or they won’t.  

are you sure they haven't considered other options?

Time will tell

In the end, it takes two.  Does Rodgers want to be there and does the team want him?  If either side of the equation doesn't want to play ball, AR's gone.

If the Packers fall short once again despite having the #1 seed and everything lined up in their favor then yeah it’s all on the table.

It’s entirely possible that Rodgers (like Favre) may not be able to win more than 1 ring.  If a team is literally willing to give away the farm for him at a minimum you listen.  If it’s good enough you jump at it because MVPs and stats don’t trump rings and he’s not 27.

Right, because a team without Rodgers is a better bet to win a Super Bowl.

Yet, somehow every year since 2010 teams manage to pull that off.

But, well wait a second.

Yeah, he's right.

If he and the Packers can’t break through this year (again) does it matter?   Obviously he gives them a great chance to get in position to win it all but if he and GB continue to fall short I don’t know.  Maybe he’s just not that guy.  

Why I said earlier just finish the deal this year and I’m not as concerned next year or the following year.  Unless your name is Tom Brady teams and QBs aren’t set up to win multiple titles in a short period of time and Rodgers won’t play forever.  

I still think there’s a very good chance he’s a GBP for an extended period of time but if a team came calling and offered a ridiculous bounty for him who knows.  As disappointing as many postseasons have been with this team I just want them to win this year.  I think that’s important to Rodgers as well.  Having 2 rings adds to your legacy a lot more than 1.

Yeah, 2 makes him Eli Manning.

Did you just actually say that maybe Rodgers is not good enough to win a Super Bowl for the Packers? (First paragraph)

This year the pieces are in place.

They were? Couldn't even beat the Lions at home when it counted the most.

@ammo posted:

They were? Couldn't even beat the Lions at home when it counted the most.

The pieces are in place ala Favre in Minny.