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

[FVBrewerFan]

I want the Packers to be successful. Crossing their arms out of spite to win an argument and in the process giving up a bunch of top round picks just seems childish.

 

Yea, I've told people just let him sit out and not get paid for 3 years. But I don't really believe it, it's just venting. We're at the point now where I'll be happy if he doesn't get to pick the team of his choice, but he probably will.

[adambr2]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/alex-smith-aaron-rodgers-drama-120017128.html

 

I've been more on the team side of this, but Smith makes some good points. Obviously the team didn't know 100% going into draft night that they were going to take Love, but the fact that it was a strong possibility should have been communicated well in advance just out of transparency and respect.

[PeaveyFury]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/alex-smith-aaron-rodgers-drama-120017128.html

 

I've been more on the team side of this, but Smith makes some good points. Obviously the team didn't know 100% going into draft night that they were going to take Love, but the fact that it was a strong possibility should have been communicated well in advance just out of transparency and respect.

 

Meh. Or the employee should act like an employee and let those whose job it is to make draft selections do so.

[areacodes]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/alex-smith-aaron-rodgers-drama-120017128.html

 

I've been more on the team side of this, but Smith makes some good points. Obviously the team didn't know 100% going into draft night that they were going to take Love, but the fact that it was a strong possibility should have been communicated well in advance just out of transparency and respect.

 

Meh. Or the employee should act like an employee and let those whose job it is to make draft selections do so.

 

Exactly, I’m not sure why the Packers have a responsibility to talk with anybody outside management about their draft board/possible strategy. Why increase the possibility that something gets out?

[PeaveyFury]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/alex-smith-aaron-rodgers-drama-120017128.html

 

I've been more on the team side of this, but Smith makes some good points. Obviously the team didn't know 100% going into draft night that they were going to take Love, but the fact that it was a strong possibility should have been communicated well in advance just out of transparency and respect.

 

Meh. Or the employee should act like an employee and let those whose job it is to make draft selections do so.

 

Exactly, I’m not sure why the Packers have a responsibility to talk with anybody outside management about their draft board/possible strategy. Why increase the possibility that something gets out?

 

[sarcasm]Hey, it's not like stuff from Rodgers' camp ends up finding its way to the media....[/sarcasm]

[CheezWizHed]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/alex-smith-aaron-rodgers-drama-120017128.html

 

I've been more on the team side of this, but Smith makes some good points. Obviously the team didn't know 100% going into draft night that they were going to take Love, but the fact that it was a strong possibility should have been communicated well in advance just out of transparency and respect.

 

But how do you have a guy like Aaron, and you don’t go out of your way beforehand to make sure that he knows that he’s loved?”

 

I'm sorry... but REALLY? [sarcasm]Wow, I hope my boss professes his love for me in my next performance review...[/sarcasm]

[areacodes]

 

Meh. Or the employee should act like an employee and let those whose job it is to make draft selections do so.

 

Exactly, I’m not sure why the Packers have a responsibility to talk with anybody outside management about their draft board/possible strategy. Why increase the possibility that something gets out?

 

[sarcasm]Hey, it's not like stuff from Rodgers' camp ends up finding its way to the media....[/sarcasm]

 

Does that really need to be in blue?

[adambr2]

I don't know, just seems like common courtesy to me when a guy has been there 15 years and is very accomplished there to just say beforehand, "Hey, you know you're our guy here, but just in the interests of transparency and out of respect, we wanted to let you know it's possible one of our picks might be the guy we might be looking at to be the guy after you're gone, in the interests of our future."

 

Just seems like the respectful, professional thing to do to me. Not like you even have to mention any names.

[young guns]

That also seems kind of silly as well. It's the draft! Every player should wake up that day knowing their replacement could be drafted that day. Also, I doubt the packers went into the draft thinking about a specific player dropping. Should they give Rodgers a copy of their draft board? Should he be in the room incase someone drops?

 

From the point where Love fell enough to where they started to work out a trade to move up to get him to the point where he was drafted was likely so short and filled with activity that there would be no time to contact Rodgers.

[MrTPlush]

So an employee shouldn’t care if the organization drafts their replacement? If you like making comparisons to real life that is like your employer hiring your replacement when you are 50. An organization that doesn’t have to honor contracts and can just dump you at will, sound fun? You would be okay with that?

 

This isn’t that hard, the Packer blew it with the draft. They should have let Rodgers know months before that pick ever happened. Alex Smith is maybe the most comparable situation and he ripped the Packers over this. The Chiefs let Smith know their possible plans and kept him posted throughout. Even then Smith wasn’t Rodgers good, rumors were they were going to draft a QB, etc etc etc. Even more irrelevant QBs get notified of this kind of stuff by their franchise, why, because it is common sense. Jimmy G. was notified and everyone knew the 49ers were going to nab a QB in the draft. If there are absolutely zero rumors of your team drafting a QB you should probably let you 15 year QB that is one of the greatest of all time know you’re possible intentions.

 

Someone can think the players should just shut up and mind their own business, that’s great, but it isn’t the reality.

[madbad2000]

From the point where Love fell enough to where they started to work out a trade to move up to get him to the point where he was drafted was likely so short and filled with activity that there would be no time to contact Rodgers.

 

Teams tend to work out move up and down scenarios well in advance of the draft. Then when players fall, that's when phone calls get made and the terms finalized. Just from this draft we already have stories of Jimmy G getting notified multiple times before Lance selected, Brady got a heads up on Trask, Cousins on Mond, even Andy Dalton got a notice prior to Fields being selected. A FA QB who has never taken a snap with the new team got the courtesy. There is no rule they have to, but it is a professional courtesy. Even if the Packers thought Rodgers camp would do something nefarious, you still give him that call right after you finalize the trade to go up and it's secured.

[adambr2]

Yeah, like I said, I have been much more on the team side of this but I am surprised this viewpoint is being met with so much resistance. Prima Donna or not, Rodgers has earned the respect of the organization. A simple notification to Rodgers that the organization is considering Day 1 or Day 2 quarterbacks as a professional courtesy is not that much to ask, whether he already knows it might happen or not. It does not require him to receive a copy of the draft board or other embellishments.

 

With all that said, Favre, like Rodgers, was not consulted or informed about the Rodgers pick before it was made either. In both cases I think professional courtesy was lacking, but I admire the way Favre handled it compared to Rodgers, in hindsight. Favre remained confident that his play would speak for itself and hold off Rodgers. Rodgers needs assurances, but the reality is that if he continued to play like last year the organization isn't letting him go anywhere.

[sveumrules]

Don't Rodgers & Love share representation?

 

If Rodgers really is as smart as he wants everyone to think he is, there is no way he should have been surprised by the pick at all.

[PinaMadness]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

[rickh150]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

And if 12 doesn’t like the pick, then what?

[PeaveyFury]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

I’m starting to think you’re trolling with this, but once again I’ll note how astonishingly off base I think this is.

[PinaMadness]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

And if 12 doesn’t like the pick, then what?

That's why I said at a minimum.

[adambr2]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

And if 12 doesn’t like the pick, then what?

 

It doesn't matter if he likes the pick at that point. It's not his decision. You make your pick. But he can't come back later and say he wasn't informed.

[PinaMadness]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

I’m starting to think you’re trolling with this, but once again I’ll note how astonishingly off base I think this is.

The Packers record when Rodgers doesn't play says otherwise.

 

You don't happen to be Bob McGinn, are you?

[adambr2]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

I’m starting to think you’re trolling with this, but once again I’ll note how astonishingly off base I think this is.

 

Why?

 

If the Brewers were in pursuit of Aroldis Chapman at the trade deadline and planned to have him close and move Hader to the 8th, wouldn't it be just a courtesy to inform Hader of their potential pursuit in advance so there were no hard feelings?

 

I know it would not be nearly the same situation, but I can certainly understand why you'd want to handle these scenarios with as much professional courtesy as possible and not just operate like everyone is a replaceable cog in the machine.

[GAME05]

Were Jones and Dillon informed when we took Kylin Hill in the 7th round this year? If a draft pick is chosen at the last second, what's the procedure for getting the approval of every player before the pick is announced? Clearly Aaron Rodgers needs to be making all of our draft selections from now on.

 

Come to think of it, my parents didn't seek my approval when they had another kid even though it clearly effected me. Now I'm really upset!

[PeaveyFury]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

I’m starting to think you’re trolling with this, but once again I’ll note how astonishingly off base I think this is.

The Packers record when Rodgers doesn't play says otherwise.

 

You don't happen to be Bob McGinn, are you?

 

They haven’t had a first round talent behind him since.... ever. Also, those mid- 20teens teams were pretty full of holes.

 

And I probably have more credibility as a random poster on an online message board than Bob McGinn does at this point...

[PeaveyFury]

Yeah, at a minimum maybe inform the player that without whom you'd be reliving the Devine/Starr/Gregg/Infante days.

 

I’m starting to think you’re trolling with this, but once again I’ll note how astonishingly off base I think this is.

 

Why?

 

Do your job and cash your paycheck just like 99.9% of the rest of both the world and professional athletes do, that’s why. Otherwise, take your entitled diva self, retire, and write the Packers that $30 million check. Players play, GMs GM.

[reillymcshane]

I'm going to ask people to tone down the conversation on this thread. It's bordering on getting out of hand.

 

Thank you.

[rickh150]

If the Packers/Rodgers would have included a no trade clause, would this whole mess have been avoided?