Divisional Round: 49ers @ Packers - Saturday, January 22nd 7:15PM

[adambr2]

Must have missed the lol. A joke, not on a joking night however.

 

Sorry, drowning my sorrows in captain Morgan currently

[GAME05]

Thank goodness we still have Giannis.

[SeaBass]

Rodgers is going to have a say in where he goes.

You're right on this point and it's one of the ways Rodgers' trade value can be supressed is if he comments or leaks to the media that he'll only accept a trade to one specific destination. Then his value goes down a bit and the Packers won't have much choice. The retirement card is up his sleeve too.

[Fear The Chorizo]

What killed Favre's trade value is the fact GB flat out said Rodgers was the starter heading into the season after Favre retired and stuck to it after he announced his return - everyone knew there was no way Favre was still going to be on GB's roster that season, and frankly the teams that may have offered more in a trade were all in the Packers' division so there was no way that was happening. The way the trade was structured with the Jets, I believe it had more poison pills in it had they turned around and dealt him to the Vikings that the Jets would owe GB 3 1st round picks. Plus any team interested in Favre knew he had 1, maybe 2 decent seasons left in him and they just watched him play poorly against the Giants in the NFCCG.

 

With this offseason, if Rodgers does indeed want out (or if GB management is very open to entertaining trade options), there isn't going to be as much certainty that Rodgers won't be allowed back in the building should a trade not happen and training camp rolls around - and Rodgers probably could play at a high level for 3-5 more seasons if he really wanted to. I'm not saying it's going to go down the same way Favre ended, a trade will happen early in the offseason before the draft if that's how this shakes out...and there will be plenty of suitors that should improve a trade package to deal him.

[homer]

I think they really missed Tonyan in the red zone

[sixtolezcano16]

What killed Favre's trade value is the fact GB flat out said Rodgers was the starter heading into the season after Favre retired and stuck to it after he announced his return - everyone knew there was no way Favre was still going to be on GB's roster that season, and frankly the teams that may have offered more in a trade were all in the Packers' division so there was no way that was happening. The way the trade was structured with the Jets, I believe it had more poison pills in it had they turned around and dealt him to the Vikings that the Jets would owe GB 3 1st round picks. Plus any team interested in Favre knew he had 1, maybe 2 decent seasons left in him and they just watched him play poorly against the Giants in the NFCCG.

 

With this offseason, if Rodgers does indeed want out (or if GB management is very open to entertaining trade options), there isn't going to be as much certainty that Rodgers won't be allowed back in the building should a trade not happen and training camp rolls around - and Rodgers probably could play at a high level for 3-5 more seasons if he really wanted to. I'm not saying it's going to go down the same way Favre ended, a trade will happen early in the offseason before the draft if that's how this shakes out...and there will be plenty of suitors that should improve a trade package to deal him.

 

The earliest the Packer’s could trade Rogers is March 16, 2022

[Fear The Chorizo]

I think they really missed Tonyan in the red zone

 

Yep...even a slot receiver that can win a 1-on-1 consistently and move the chains. They were having to move Adams inside just to try much of the year just to try and keep defensive coverages guessing. Cobb was an option at times with the right matchups before he got hurt, but he's a shell of what he was. And Deguara just hasn't been a consistent pass catching TE, unfortunately.

[Fear The Chorizo]

What killed Favre's trade value is the fact GB flat out said Rodgers was the starter heading into the season after Favre retired and stuck to it after he announced his return - everyone knew there was no way Favre was still going to be on GB's roster that season, and frankly the teams that may have offered more in a trade were all in the Packers' division so there was no way that was happening. The way the trade was structured with the Jets, I believe it had more poison pills in it had they turned around and dealt him to the Vikings that the Jets would owe GB 3 1st round picks. Plus any team interested in Favre knew he had 1, maybe 2 decent seasons left in him and they just watched him play poorly against the Giants in the NFCCG.

 

With this offseason, if Rodgers does indeed want out (or if GB management is very open to entertaining trade options), there isn't going to be as much certainty that Rodgers won't be allowed back in the building should a trade not happen and training camp rolls around - and Rodgers probably could play at a high level for 3-5 more seasons if he really wanted to. I'm not saying it's going to go down the same way Favre ended, a trade will happen early in the offseason before the draft if that's how this shakes out...and there will be plenty of suitors that should improve a trade package to deal him.

 

The earliest the Packer’s could trade Rogers is March 16, 2022

 

Which is 6-7 weeks before the draft, so yes - early in the offseason....the new league year intentionally doesn't start for a month after the Super Bowl so front offices can sort out personnel decisions inside their building that have cap implications and all teams can get coaches/GM hires made. That doesn't mean we won't know whether Rodgers is going to be traded or not well before mid-march, it just means the actual transaction can't happen until then.

Edited January 23, 2022 by Fear The Chorizo

[logan82]

Not sure why the 49ers would want Rodgers. Sure he makes them better but then they have to pay more than for Grapolo plus give up picks. They kind of went almost all in on Trey Lance already. Edited January 23, 2022 by logan82

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I think they really missed Tonyan in the red zone

 

Not just there. They missed him in the middle of the field. He's not just big, he is a matchup problem for a secondary that is not very good to begin with. I'm not big on dumping on a single player emotionally and TV doesn't give you great angles to evaluate, so I don't know what Rodgers was seeing tonight. But it felt like nobody not named Adams was even glanced at.

 

Somebody else had to get involved in the offense. Those that have said the lack of a 2nd WR would hurt them may have been right. Or maybe Rodgers didn't do enough. I'm not sure. After the obvious ST for the ages that many of us feared, that was the single biggest reason they lost tonight.

 

Once SF settled in and took away the stuff underneath, they were never tested vertically at ALL.

[homer]

Not sure why thee 49ers would want Rodgers. Sure he makes them better but then they have to pay more than for Grapolo plus give up picks. They kind of went almost all in on Trey Lance already.

 

yeah theres zero chance he goes to the Niners. they gave up a ton of picks to get Lance.

[sixtolezcano16]

Did MLF even mention the ST during his postgame presser?

[Fear The Chorizo]

In no particular order of best fit, the teams I can see seriously wanting Rodgers, having draft/player capital to deal for him, and be a spot Rodgers would be happy going to and GB would be fine sending to include (IMO):

 

Seattle

Tampa Bay (TB12 retirement pending)

New Orleans

Philly

Giants (NY is a draw for a personality no matter what)

Vegas

Denver

Pittsburgh

Miami

 

If a trade does materialize, there will be enough suitors to drive up the pricetag even if Rodgers limits options on where he wants to go play. Also this list is with a big caveat that 2022 salary cap issues face several of these teams and would probably prohibit them making a run at a QB that would instantly take up at least 20% of their cap budget.

[sixtolezcano16]

You know your ST is bad when even when dummies like Troy Aikman.& Joe Euck know the’re terrible.

[brewcrewdue80]

Am I wrong or are we possibly heading at this moment to Allen Lazard as #1 WR and Amari Rodgers #2? Aren't MVS and St Brown FAs too?

If Love is QB without Adams is over under 3.5 or 4.5 wins next season? Barring some fix for thar WR corp?

[sixtolezcano16]

If MLF is taking all the blame for this loss, he should do right by the fans and just quit. This was a historical failure that only resignation can cure. He’s just full of it. It would be better off to just skip the postgame presser than to give us the tripe he handed out today. He does not give the fans any credit for their knowledge. Please be a little honest with us Matt, instead of shoveling that crap out to us. He should have just a little bit of integrity instead of being a total jerk. Edited January 23, 2022 by Lezcano16

[nate82]

Not sure why thee 49ers would want Rodgers. Sure he makes them better but then they have to pay more than for Grapolo plus give up picks. They kind of went almost all in on Trey Lance already.

 

If the 49ers were going to acquire Rodgers it would have been this past off season.

[homer]

I actually think GB wins this on the road. Seems like the weather hurt GB more than SF.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

If MLF is taking all the blame for this loss, he should do right by the fans and just quit. This was a historical failure that only resignation can cure. He’s just full of it. It would be better off to just skip the postgame presser than to give us the tripe he handed out today. He does not give the fans any credit for their knowledge. Please be a little honest with us Matt, instead of shoveling that crap out to us. He should have just a little bit of integrity instead of being a total jerk.

 

All the players and coaches would love to skip the pressers.

[yourout]

Tonight's performance would not have beaten any other team in the playoffs I don't think.

 

I don't see how they could have beaten either the Rams or the buccaneers or the niners playing like they did tonight.

[adambr2]

All season long, MLF refused to hold Maurice Drayton accountable for his ineptitude.

 

Tonight he payed the price.

 

There are consequences to actions (and inactions).

[PinaMadness]

You know your ST is bad when even when dummies like Troy Aikman.& Joe Euck know the’re terrible.

 

And according to them, the Niners STs weren't all that great this season either. And they dominated ours tonight.

[adambr2]

No way the Browns give up on Mayfield just yet...

 

Just yet? They've given him 4 seasons ...

[homer]

Man Rodgers is getting just skewered today. He has really become footballs version of a pro wrestling heel.

[adambr2]

I think 2 firsts is likely. They may benefit from how well Brady has played at his age. What may hurt them though is that teams are basically going to know the Packers have to deal him if they're taking the calls this year. Last year, keeping him was a card they held. Feels like they may not have it to play anymore.

 

Night all. Sorry it did not work out...again.

 

Yet the Patriots got nothing for Brady. The Colts got nothing for Manning. Brady was a free agent, but they could have structured his deals to keep him under contract with the intention of keeping trade leverage.

 

Teams don't give up huge draft capital for QBs pushing 40, even elite ones. I can't think of one instance. Ever.

 

They'll get something....but two 1s would surprise me. I think people will be very disappointed. They have no leverage. Teams know we're moving on, and Rodgers will have say in where he goes, they can't just have a bidding war for him.