Report: Rodgers wants new contract (Update: May not want to return in 2021)

[homer]

Honestly, if they trade Rodgers they might as well blow it all up and start over. Accumulate a bunch of early-round picks, take your lumps for a couple of years, and be good in 2024 or 2025.

[nodakfan17]

Honestly, if they trade Rodgers they might as well blow it all up and start over. Accumulate a bunch of early-round picks, take your lumps for a couple of years, and be good in 2024 or 2025.

I don’t see a reason to hang on to Adams if they trade Rodgers.

 

He’s probably worth a late first round pick now vs a 3rd or 4th if they let him leave in free agency next year. Plus they’d get some cap savings.

[brewcrewdue80]

Ive seen suggestions and thoughts on a Rodgers trade post draft costing the team you trade Rodgers to a likely late 1st rd selection when getting a few 1st rd picks back for Rodgers. I think an obvious solution would be teams who have a 1st rd pick already trade to them for 2022. I looked them up and seen a few who just or recently drafted their future at QB. But 1, the Detroit Lions. Who got a 1st for Matthew Stafford while gaining Jared Goff. Goff has an opt out for 2023 otherwise. Not sure how good the Rams will be yr1 with Stafford, but maybe a conditional 2nd rd pick can be tossed in if the 1st rd pick taken is worse than the the other 1st rd pick Det keeps? Tim Boyle is #2 on the Lions depth chart so theres that reconnection with Rodgers. Taking Goff would work as a stop-gap to Love with at least 4 yrs potential keep if Love is a straight bust. Trading Rodgers within your division I know is poorly thought towards, but this potentially fills a perfect return, dooming Rodgers to a never won SB team and hurting the division rival by taking draft picks for their future.

[adambr2]

Ive seen suggestions and thoughts on a Rodgers trade post draft costing the team you trade Rodgers to a likely late 1st rd selection when getting a few 1st rd picks back for Rodgers. I think an obvious solution would be teams who have a 1st rd pick already trade to them for 2022. I looked them up and seen a few who just or recently drafted their future at QB. But 1, the Detroit Lions. Who got a 1st for Matthew Stafford while gaining Jared Goff. Goff has an opt out for 2023 otherwise. Not sure how good the Rams will be yr1 with Stafford, but maybe a conditional 2nd rd pick can be tossed in if the 1st rd pick taken is worse than the the other 1st rd pick Det keeps? Tim Boyle is #2 on the Lions depth chart so theres that reconnection with Rodgers. Taking Goff would work as a stop-gap to Love with at least 4 yrs potential keep if Love is a straight bust. Trading Rodgers within your division I know is poorly thought towards, but this potentially fills a perfect return, dooming Rodgers to a never won SB team and hurting the division rival by taking draft picks for their future.

 

Just for clarity, Goff does not have an opt out for 2023. The potential out listed on Spotrac is for the team if they cut him.

[MrTPlush]

Honestly, if they trade Rodgers they might as well blow it all up and start over. Accumulate a bunch of early-round picks, take your lumps for a couple of years, and be good in 2024 or 2025.

 

If they think Jordan Love is the future I don't think they need to blow it up that badly. Though someone made a good point about trading Adams. After his comments about maybe not wanting to be here if Rodgers is gone they may not want to take chances with him. That being said if Rodgers AND Adams go I think the fanbase would be pretty floored. Probably more upset versus winning 4 games.

 

I really don't see the fanbase freaking out if we don't win a bunch if Rodgers is gone. Unless they grab a guy to come win 12+ games and be a real Super Bowl threat the fact they traded Rodgers (and what he does) is what will make the fanbase angry. Personally it is what it is at that point. I won't be that made unless it is 3-4 years from now and Jordan Love isn't actually good. Then the Packers front office will look pretty dang dumb.

[FVBrewerFan]

Trade Rodgers to the Bengals, Adams to the Jets for a boat load of picks at the top of each round. If Rodgers doesn't want to honor his contract, he doesn't get a say where he goes. Although the Carr trade is intriguing, he's good enough to win a SB with enough talent around him.

 

Build a defense first team, that starts with extending Alexander to a long term deal.

[adambr2]

Trade Rodgers to the Bengals, Adams to the Jets for a boat load of picks at the top of each round. If Rodgers doesn't want to honor his contract, he doesn't get a say where he goes. Although the Carr trade is intriguing, he's good enough to win a SB with enough talent around him.

 

Build a defense first team, that starts with extending Alexander to a long term deal.

 

The Bengals are dumb, but Burrow is their guy. They're not mortgaging the future for Rodgers.

[JosephC]

Proposals I have read include:

- Carr and two 1st rounders and one 2nd rounder

- Carr and three 1st rounders

- Carr and two 1st rounders and two 2nd rounders

 

 

Nope, no interest in those. Not really interested in getting a quarterback back and would like to get some actual NFL experience at different positions in the deal. I outlined a Broncos deal I probably would do now back on page 36. Really wouldn't be interested in taking back anything less than what I proposed in that deal.

 

If my proposal is completely unrealistic, and it just might be, then Rodgers can either play for Green Bay or do something other than NFL football. There is no way in hell I would accommodate him now and take back less than his worth after he waited until the last minute, throwing his fit right before the draft, not leaving Green Bay an appropriate amount of time to check around the league and get the best offer.

 

IMO, the generic "1st round pick" is really over-valued in this equation as one would have to expect those picks to be late in the round.

[rickh150]

And you taking more money makes it hard for us to put winning first. Go ahead and take it if you want it all, you've earned it -- but don't piss and moan later when we don't have the dough for Julio Jones or Kenny Golladay.

 

This. He's completely talking out of both sides of his mouth here. You can bemoan not taking care of the 'people around you' or making the moves you want them to make, but it's YOUR OWN contract and, apparently, demands for A HIGHER contract that are literally handcuffing the Packers from being able to make said deal. Want them to trade for Julio Jones? Maybe adjusting your cap number this year would help in that....

 

Unless, of course, all that other stuff is just noise, and it's about you yourself getting paid, and only that.

 

He’s a lost soul...... most words that came out of the interview was about self, not others. The Packers are thinking TEAM first, not individual feelings. How often have we heard that “it’s a business” with players talking free agency or trades? Now it is about people? He can feel the GM is a jerk all he wants, but how can he think the GM is not caring for the whole franchise first?

 

I liked Rodgers when he was quiet. Now he is more and more a know it all acting like he’s got the Packers in a no win situation. He’s the one that is losing more and more credibility each day he pretends to have all the cards in this charade. His whole legacy is literally in Jeopardy.

[FVBrewerFan]

Trade Rodgers to the Bengals, Adams to the Jets for a boat load of picks at the top of each round. If Rodgers doesn't want to honor his contract, he doesn't get a say where he goes. Although the Carr trade is intriguing, he's good enough to win a SB with enough talent around him.

 

Build a defense first team, that starts with extending Alexander to a long term deal.

 

The Bengals are dumb, but Burrow is their guy. They're not mortgaging the future for Rodgers.

 

Oh man, forgot about Burrow. Ok, pick another craptastic AFC franchise that would want Rodgers.

[wallus]

I'm worried we would be a treadmill team if we trade Rodgers in some of the rumored trades. I don't think we are bad enough to tank but, unless Love is really good, we would still not be a contender.

[CheezWizHed]

Trade Rodgers to the Bengals, Adams to the Jets for a boat load of picks at the top of each round. If Rodgers doesn't want to honor his contract, he doesn't get a say where he goes. Although the Carr trade is intriguing, he's good enough to win a SB with enough talent around him.

 

Build a defense first team, that starts with extending Alexander to a long term deal.

 

The Bengals are dumb, but Burrow is their guy. They're not mortgaging the future for Rodgers.

 

Oh man, forgot about Burrow. Ok, pick another craptastic AFC franchise that would want Rodgers.

 

Houston?

[rickh150]

It’s getting to a point where I just want Rodgers to lose.

Not there yet, but the arrogance combined with new wife and social media stuff, the anti team stance, the passive aggressive approach, the Jeopardy host sideshow (he was not good or funny), and his failure to take any blame for anything himself.... it’s not a good look.

[madbad2000]

I would assume that a team that is trading for Rodgers will want assurances from him that he won't retire, which may play into a defacto no trade clause.

[MrTPlush]

I would assume that a team that is trading for Rodgers will want assurances from him that he won't retire, which may play into a defacto no trade clause.

 

Yes, this 100%. Rodgers is going to go where he wants to go. Maybe he ends up having to go to the Raiders over the Broncos or something like that....but you ain't shipping him to anything other than a team that will be an instant top Super Bowl contender with him. I suppose he could really play hardball and demand specifically the Broncos, but if the trade package is that much worse the Packers could simply challenge him to not play. I am guessing at that point Rodgers would still see the Raiders (for example) as another really good landing spot and go with it.

 

Of course, I don't think Rodgers is getting traded. But...that is just my feeling in all this.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Seems like he's got enough on his plate that he probably doesn't have time for football anymore....planning a wedding, vacationing/instagramming in Hawaii, Kentucky Derby, toxin cleansing spokesman, prepping for a golf match with Bryson/Phil/Brady. If I'm Green Bay I stick to my guns and just let him take the year off if he wants it, then potentially look to trade him next offseason when there would probably be many more teams gunning for him and salary cap constraints won't be near as big an issue working a deal out to get the most value in return for him.

 

As for the Raiders being a good landing spot for him - Him on that team basically makes them about as good as the Packers were a couple seasons ago, with a bad defense and in a division where they are the 2nd (or possibly 3rd) best team. Him going to Denver probably makes them a notch better assuming the players sent back to GB don't leave too many holes, but still not better than KC.

 

Seattle would be an interesting trade partner - particularly from Rodgers' point of view with that WR corps....but then again that O-line probably gets him injured and their defense is far from good, too. There aren't many other teams just a QB away that would suddenly become anything close to super bowl favorites by adding him to the mix - maybe the 49ers if the QB they drafted this year isn't their answer, but they won't know that for a couple seasons.

[madbad2000]

Rodgers definitely has embraced the Hollywood celebrity lifestyle and maybe that is the best route for him. If he takes a year off, that probably means he is done. As for the best landing spots, that starts with Denver since that roster really needs a stud QB and puts them squarely in the hunt. I don't see the Raiders as a fit at all. That team is just not there and I probably have them 3/4th in the AFC West behind KC and LAC even with Rodgers. The team that probably makes the most sense in terms of need and trade package potential is Miami. You send Rodgers to the AFC to a team that has a lot of weapons on offense now and a very solid defense. Rodgers on that team probably jumps the Bills as the favorite in the AFC East and is right there with KC. Other teams could use him, but not sure they would make a move at this point or Packers trade within NFC: SF (assuming Jimmy G leaves in trade or another deal), NO, WFT, NYG, NE. The list of realistic trade suitors is a lot lower once you factor in price and age. The gaining team really needs to be a playoff contender right now and could use/want to upgrade QB for an astronomical price.

[homer]

Seems like he's got enough on his plate that he probably doesn't have time for football anymore....planning a wedding, vacationing/instagramming in Hawaii, Kentucky Derby, toxin cleansing spokesman, prepping for a golf match with Bryson/Phil/Brady.

 

You more or less described Tom Brady

[nate82]

What about the Steelers? Probably not a good trading partner for Green Bay but would be a decent landing spot for Rodgers.

 

Another option could be the Dolphins if Tua doesn't workout there.

 

Green Bay probably wouldn't want to deal Rodgers to an NFC team but the Giants or Panthers could be possibilities also.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Seems like he's got enough on his plate that he probably doesn't have time for football anymore....planning a wedding, vacationing/instagramming in Hawaii, Kentucky Derby, toxin cleansing spokesman, prepping for a golf match with Bryson/Phil/Brady.

 

You more or less described Tom Brady

 

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2021

2021 salary cap # - ~$10.5M

 

 

 

2011

2021 salary cap # - ~$37M

 

See the difference?

[homer]

Are you suggesting that Aaron Rodgers needs to work harder in the off season to be as good as Tom Brady in the playoffs?

[pacopete4]

If Aaron Rodgers wasn't off vacationing all off-season his defense wouldn't give up so many points in the playoffs. And that's a fact.

[FVBrewerFan]

I would assume that a team that is trading for Rodgers will want assurances from him that he won't retire, which may play into a defacto no trade clause.

 

Retire....gimme a break. Every team knows there's no way he'll give up a small fortune and more importantly fame. He may not like, but he'll play for Houston.

[MrTPlush]

No team is trading for Rodgers unless he says he wants to be there.

[madbad2000]

I would assume that a team that is trading for Rodgers will want assurances from him that he won't retire, which may play into a defacto no trade clause.

 

Retire....gimme a break. Every team knows there's no way he'll give up a small fortune and more importantly fame. He may not like, but he'll play for Houston.

 

Play for any team...gimme a break. Every team knows there's no way he'll play for just any team the Packers decide to send him to. This whole thing is really taking place because of Aaron's hubris and desire to be treated special. I doubt anyone thinks he will let Green Bay send him to the dregs of the league AND come out of it with a boatload of picks/players. No way he lets them "win" in this scenario. He absolutely retires before letting that happen. I think he'd retire unless GB sends him to exactly his preferred destination(s). The small fortune he is giving up will be off set quickly by whatever deal he inks to host Jeopardy or do other celebrity gigs. And I fully agree with MrTPlush, no team even approaches a trade unless Rodgers lets it be known he wants to be there.