The packers know they fcuked up. They had 2 options— go all in on Rodgers, or prepare to move on. They chose to move on, and in doing so, probably prevented the packers from winning a super bowl and pissed Rodgers off to the point where he wants out now. The packers thought they had at least 1 more year of Rodgers to decide if they liked love or not... now they don’t get that luxury.
If Rodgers leaves and has success, and especially if love struggles— the front office will be handing out resumes before they know it. Their ass us on the line and fanbases aren’t always forgiving...
As I’ve said in this thread, the packers wanted to string Rodgers along year by year until they were happy with love... and they refused to draft and bring in free agents to win a super bowl now. Instead, they were building for the future. What mvp QB would stick around through that when he only has 3-5 years left?
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Thread: Erin Rodgers wants out of GB
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05-06-2021, 10:30 AM #121
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05-06-2021, 01:38 PM #122
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05-06-2021, 02:38 PM #123
The packers give up an average of 36 points in their playoff losses. Make no mistake, their defense sucks. But they’ve drafted defense for a decade and are on their fourth DC under Rodgers... at some point they need to tend to the offense again. If the packers had a legit #2 and a healthy oline, they win that game easily, even with a trash defense.
That only makes last draft even more inexcusable... drafting a backup QB, RB, TE/HB, etc. when you have glaring needs on offense and defense. They were looking toward the future without Rodgers, and it likely cost them a ring.
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05-06-2021, 04:59 PM #124
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05-06-2021, 05:32 PM #125
It’s equally bad that in the last draft, after getting gashed by the niners and literally having the worst d line and ilb group in the league... they drafted a third string qb and third string rb and a third string TE/HB... none of which played meaningful downs last year. Imagine if they drafted a stud receiver and inside linebacker or dline... you know... the needs of the team?
By drafting a bunch of developmental projects instead of immediate needs, the team signaled to Rodgers that they were interested in winning a SB with him around. They would keep him for 2 years, and as soon as his contract allowed, he was gone.
So Rodgers beef if more so their lack of commitment to him long term when he is playing at an MVP level, and the lack of the front office going all in to compete with Tampa and KC. Not just lack of offensive help.
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05-06-2021, 09:19 PM #126
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05-06-2021, 09:34 PM #127
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05-07-2021, 03:48 AM #128
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05-07-2021, 06:54 AM #129
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05-07-2021, 10:10 AM #130
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05-07-2021, 10:55 AM #131
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05-07-2021, 11:00 AM #132
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05-07-2021, 11:09 AM #133
The packers defense has given up an average of over 36 points in their playoff losses... with the front office drafting defense for a decade and shuffling through 3 defensive coordinators. Last I checked, Rodgers doesn’t play defense.
In that ineptitude, the offense suffered. Name a worse receiving Corp in the league. Adams is a stud, but MVS and Lazard are nothing more than fill ins. Rodgers makes them look good. When Rodgers missed extended time with the clavicle fracture, gb was the worst team in the league...
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05-07-2021, 11:33 AM #134
They were def one of the worst. Their WR core has no depth, honestly at TE they aren't that great either. I like Tonyan but I'm not sure how great he is either.. Jace looks like a bust, Deguara was hurt all last year but even then he's basically a blocking TE. Jones is a beast, but always seems to be hurt during the year.
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05-07-2021, 05:41 PM #135
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05-07-2021, 06:00 PM #136
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05-07-2021, 06:03 PM #137
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05-07-2021, 07:07 PM #138
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05-07-2021, 08:03 PM #139
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05-07-2021, 10:44 PM #140
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05-08-2021, 11:03 AM #141
Hard to choke a game away when you have a 3 possession deficit to overcome in the second half... a deficit that you did nothing to create. Rodgers int before half was obvious PI that wasn’t called. King got burned with 8 seconds left in the half and no TOS... then jones fumbles early second half to give Tampa a short field.
Despite all of that, and with Tampa’s defense generating pressure on nearly 50% of plays, Rodgers still brought them back and should have won it.
Bring that close, imagine if Green Bay’s front office drafted a single player last year that could actually play and help? Or if they brought in a player at the trade deadline to help? Tampa brings in Antonio brown... Rodgers gets nothing aside from his left tackle tearing his ACL and jones getting hurt in the NFC championship game.
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05-08-2021, 12:12 PM #142
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05-08-2021, 12:49 PM #143
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05-08-2021, 01:25 PM #144
Rodgers didn’t have the luxury of throwing 3 picks in the second half and getting outperformed by the opposing QB but getting bailed out by an elite defense to make it to the super bowl. The same defense held the chiefs to no TDs in the super bowl.
Not all QBs can be so fortunate.
Still waiting on Brady’s playoff stats when his defense gives up 36.
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05-08-2021, 02:28 PM #145
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05-08-2021, 02:46 PM #146
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05-08-2021, 04:51 PM #147
It’s easy to just look at wins and losses in a team game when your bad play is consistently bailed out by your teammates. If only all QBs had that luxury...
Again, what is Brady’s playoff record when his team gives up >36 points? Imagine if Brady played for an organization that was so inept they went through 4 defensive coordinators and a decade of drafting defenses... only to consistently field a bottom tier defense. In doing so, the offensive talent suffered so it took heroic efforts by Rodgers to make any semblance of a playoff run against far superior teams.
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05-08-2021, 05:00 PM #148
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05-08-2021, 07:40 PM #149
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05-08-2021, 08:03 PM #150
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