This guy makes an interesting point. All of a sudden Rodgers has his surrogates appearing on sports media platforms saying that now all Rodgers wants is "more insurance that he’s going to be a long-term starting quarterback option for the Green Bay Packers" and "he doesn’t want to do it on a lame-duck contract which, even though there’s three years on his contract if you really look at the terms of it, it pretty much sets up for a clean break at the end of the 2021 season for the Packers himself considering that Jordan Love is on a rookie salary... " So now it looks like he doesn't want people fired in the front office. Just a new contract with more money guarantees.
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“I truly believe Aaron wants to come back to Green Bay, but he doesn’t want to do it on a lame-duck contract which, even though there’s three years on his contract if you really look at the terms of it, it pretty much sets up for a clean break at the end of the 2021 season for the Packers himself considering that Jordan Love is on a rookie salary,” Kuhn said. “So I think that he wants more insurance that he’s going to be a long-term starting quarterback option for the Green Bay Packers and that I believe is something that would intrigue him to make amends with the team and come back to this season.”
On Thursday, former Packers receiver James Jones appeared on NFL Network. He repeatedly called the situation between Rodgers and the Packers “fixable,” and that Jones doesn’t believe Rodgers will hold out.
I think Rodgers realized that he was going to look like the bad guy if/when it all crashed apart and is now back pedaling as fast as he can and using ex-teammates to help him out. He thought public opinion was going to be on his side (don't know why he thought that) and when it wasn't he started trying to walk things backwards.
This guy makes an interesting point. All of a sudden Rodgers has his surrogates appearing on sports media platforms saying that now all Rodgers wants is "more insurance that he’s going to be a long-term starting quarterback option for the Green Bay Packers" and "he doesn’t want to do it on a lame-duck contract which, even though there’s three years on his contract if you really look at the terms of it, it pretty much sets up for a clean break at the end of the 2021 season for the Packers himself considering that Jordan Love is on a rookie salary... " So now it looks like he doesn't want people fired in the front office. Just a new contract with more money guarantees.
LINK Is Aaron Rodgers laying the foundation to return to the Packers?
“I truly believe Aaron wants to come back to Green Bay, but he doesn’t want to do it on a lame-duck contract which, even though there’s three years on his contract if you really look at the terms of it, it pretty much sets up for a clean break at the end of the 2021 season for the Packers himself considering that Jordan Love is on a rookie salary,” Kuhn said. “So I think that he wants more insurance that he’s going to be a long-term starting quarterback option for the Green Bay Packers and that I believe is something that would intrigue him to make amends with the team and come back to this season.”
On Thursday, former Packers receiver James Jones appeared on NFL Network. He repeatedly called the situation between Rodgers and the Packers “fixable,” and that Jones doesn’t believe Rodgers will hold out.
For certain he wants a new contract. He's out of guaranteed money after this season so writing is on the wall for a transition to Jordan Love.
Packers are in a tough spot. On one hand, they'd be crazy not to placate Rodgers. He's still playing at an elite level so why wouldn't you lock him beyond 2021? Barring injury, he should have several very good seasons left in him.
OTOH, they would in effect be squandering their FRP on Love if he sits his entire rookie contract and GB would be able to get a kings ransom for Rodgers in picks in a year it seems.
Packers GM really screwed this up huge IMO. First, they drafted Rodgers' successor a couple years too early. Second, they left him in the dark on their plans and rather than drafting to WIN NOW, they drafted for the longer-term future. Don't really understand their thinking here. I supposed they were trying to duplicate what they did with the Favre-Rodgers transition but times have changed. FRP QBs don't "sit 3 years" like they used to. With the inflation of QB salaries, teams just can't afford to not get value out of a QB on his rookie deal anymore. Very few highly-drafted QBs sit more than a year these days.
GB has to bite the bullet and pick one path or the other.
This guy makes an interesting point. All of a sudden Rodgers has his surrogates appearing on sports media platforms saying that now all Rodgers wants is "more insurance that he’s going to be a long-term starting quarterback option for the Green Bay Packers" and "he doesn’t want to do it on a lame-duck contract which, even though there’s three years on his contract if you really look at the terms of it, it pretty much sets up for a clean break at the end of the 2021 season for the Packers himself considering that Jordan Love is on a rookie salary... " So now it looks like he doesn't want people fired in the front office. Just a new contract with more money guarantees.
For certain he wants a new contract. He's out of guaranteed money after this season so writing is on the wall for a transition to Jordan Love.
Packers are in a tough spot. On one hand, they'd be crazy not to placate Rodgers. He's still playing at an elite level so why wouldn't you lock him beyond 2021? Barring injury, he should have several very good seasons left in him.
OTOH, they would in effect be squandering their FRP on Love if he sits his entire rookie contract and GB would be able to get a kings ransom for him in picks in a year it seems.
Packers GM really screwed this up huge IMO. First, they drafted Rodgers' successor a couple years too early. Second, they left him in the dark on their plans and rather than drafting to WIN NOW, they drafted for the longer-term future. Don't really understand their thinking here. I supposed they were trying to duplicate what they did with the Favre-Rodgers transition but times have changed. FRP QBs don't "sit 3 years" like they used to. With the inflation of QB salaries, teams just can't afford to not get value out of a QB on his rookie deal anymore. Very few highly-drafted QBs sit more than a year these days.
GB has to bite the bullet and pick one path or the other.
Well said. They could trade Love, but I’m not sure of what they’d get to make worthwhile and who would they have as a backup?
For certain he wants a new contract. He's out of guaranteed money after this season so writing is on the wall for a transition to Jordan Love.
Packers are in a tough spot. On one hand, they'd be crazy not to placate Rodgers. He's still playing at an elite level so why wouldn't you lock him beyond 2021? Barring injury, he should have several very good seasons left in him.
OTOH, they would in effect be squandering their FRP on Love if he sits his entire rookie contract and GB would be able to get a kings ransom for him in picks in a year it seems.
Packers GM really screwed this up huge IMO. First, they drafted Rodgers' successor a couple years too early. Second, they left him in the dark on their plans and rather than drafting to WIN NOW, they drafted for the longer-term future. Don't really understand their thinking here. I supposed they were trying to duplicate what they did with the Favre-Rodgers transition but times have changed. FRP QBs don't "sit 3 years" like they used to. With the inflation of QB salaries, teams just can't afford to not get value out of a QB on his rookie deal anymore. Very few highly-drafted QBs sit more than a year these days.
GB has to bite the bullet and pick one path or the other.
Well said. They could trade Love, but I’m not sure of what they’d get to make worthwhile and who would they have as a backup?
They could...but for what? Ask yourself this, if the Bears hadn't gotten Fields and were still looking for a future QB, how much would you be willing to give up for Love? He hasn't played a single snap in the NFL and had plenty of question marks about him in college just like Trask, Mond, and Mills did recently. Why would any team give up more than say a 3rd for him when they could draft a similar QB any year and control him for 4 years on a cheaper contract?
Be a different story if he had played some games and showed something.
Well said. They could trade Love, but I’m not sure of what they’d get to make worthwhile and who would they have as a backup?
The could...but for what? Ask yourself this, if the Bears hadn't gotten Fields and were still looking for a future QB, how much would you be willing to give up for Love? He hasn't played a single snap in the NFL and had plenty of question marks about him in college just like Trask, Mond, and Mills did recently. Why would any team give up more than say a 3rd for him when they could draft a similar QB any year and control him for 4 years on a cheaper contract?
Be a different story if he had played some games and showed something.
I think you might be able to get a...second for Love? Similar to what JimmyG got? But thats a horrible return on your investment of a first.
Well said. They could trade Love, but I’m not sure of what they’d get to make worthwhile and who would they have as a backup?
The could...but for what? Ask yourself this, if the Bears hadn't gotten Fields and were still looking for a future QB, how much would you be willing to give up for Love? He hasn't played a single snap in the NFL and had plenty of question marks about him in college just like Trask, Mond, and Mills did recently. Why would any team give up more than say a 3rd for him when they could draft a similar QB any year and control him for 4 years on a cheaper contract?
Be a different story if he had played some games and showed something.
Agree. In another thread it looked like the Packers will be in cap trouble if I read it correctly. A new contract for AR may not help them and they may need to jettison contracts. Love may be expendable for no other reason than they drafted AR’s replacement too soon.
The could...but for what? Ask yourself this, if the Bears hadn't gotten Fields and were still looking for a future QB, how much would you be willing to give up for Love? He hasn't played a single snap in the NFL and had plenty of question marks about him in college just like Trask, Mond, and Mills did recently. Why would any team give up more than say a 3rd for him when they could draft a similar QB any year and control him for 4 years on a cheaper contract?
Be a different story if he had played some games and showed something.
I think you might be able to get a...second for Love? Similar to what JimmyG got? But thats a horrible return on your investment of a first.
Jimmy G played (and actually won) several NFL games after sitting behind Brady a couple years. Love hasn't. And his value degrades the farther that goes and the more of his rookie contract time that gets used up.