Zero2Cool
12 years ago
Here's another good article by Jason. Click his name to read more of his articles.

GREEN BAY – Aaron Rodgers decided he owed James Jones an apology, so that’s exactly what Jones received from the Green Bay Packers quarterback

Speaking on his weekly radio show on 540 ESPN and ESPNWisconsin.com on Wednesday, Rodgers said he apologized to Jones for yelling at him in the wake of his interception during the Packers’ 23-10 victory over the Chicago Bears last Thursday night. NFL Network cameras caught Rodgers’ animated angry reaction, and it has been a topic of discussion ever since, in part because Bears quarterback Jay Cutler had a run-in with his left tackle, J’Marcus Webb, earlier in the game.

Jones said in the locker room Tuesday that he deserved to be yelled at for running the wrong route and causing a fourth-quarter interception. He said no apology from Rodgers was necessary but that he appreciated it nonetheless.

“That was something I apologized for because I never want to show up a guy on the field like that. And I also had to thank James for the way that he addressed it as well. I always appreciate support from (my) guys,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “James has been a great receiver for us for a long time and we’ve played a number of years together, spent time throwing in the offseason, so I have a lot of faith and trust in him. He’s a guy who’s going to have to play a lot of snaps for us, and we’re counting on him and expecting him to make big plays for us. And, we just enjoy him attitude and energy in the locker room and that was something that, as usual, we handle behind closed doors, and after the incident, we’re ready to move on.”

Rodgers has spoken in the past about yelling at teammates immediately after plays, and while it’s something that he hasn’t done frequently, it has happened before.

“It’s the competitor coming out, which is not an excuse for it. When it’s on national TV like that – (I) know every game is in some market – but when you’re playing Thursday night … it’s not something I enjoy doing,” Rodgers said. “There are times where it definitely comes back the other way (from receivers to the quarterback), and you know how that feels and almost to a man, there’s always a moment of apology, and getting back on the same page, and realizing that as frustrating as a moment can be, the emotion shown is never really worth it.

“As usual, these are things we do a good job of handling in the locker room and we’re a close knit group, and not letting things like this become a distraction. And I think of what happened with Chicago (with Webb and Cutler), everything in that game got blown (out of proportion), all the emotion got blown up a little more than it usually would have. But it’s not something we’re going to spend any more time on.”

Rodgers, who has become friends with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, said he and Brady have talked about this exact issue in the past.

“It happens. It happens. And being good friends with Tom Brady, I mean, Tom’s a fiery competitor who, just like myself, we love to play the game, and the emotion comes out at different times,” Rodgers said. “It’s part of the game. You never want to make someone look bad out there by showing them up too much.”

Last year, Rodgers acknowledged that he needed to do a better job of handling his emotions earlier in his career and said he’d worked on improving. On Wednesday, he credited former Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin for helping him in that area over the years.

“I think I have (gotten better), and I give credit to Joe Philbin for that,” Rodgers said of Philbin, now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. “I always appreciated that about Joe. It was always more than just the game to him, it was how you conduct yourself. You saw a lot of that on Hard Knocks (on HBO). He cares as much about the kind of man that you are than the kind of teammate that you are, and I’ve always appreciated that about him and enjoyed our conversations together, and enjoyed getting the chance to talk about ways to be a better professional.”

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yooperfan
12 years ago
Classy!
Very classy on the part of both Rodgers and Jones.
DarkaneRules
12 years ago
I agree. This is excellent to say. Now if Rodger's performances stay more on this average level I think we can start considering more about Joe's effect on that and the offense as a hole.
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zombieslayer
12 years ago

Classy!
Very classy on the part of both Rodgers and Jones.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 



Yes. Credit to both. I love how they both handled it.
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Pack93z
12 years ago
Bout damn time a QB knows his place. [boxing]

I have said it before, Rodgers moreover than not, has made it difficult for me to associate him with QB in the same sentence. Not many QB's "get" it.. most buy into the over hype of the position and their importance in the overall picture.

Refreshing to me that our last two QB's got that.. yes I said that right. Neither put themselves above their teammates. One might have wanted more say late in his career on personnel moves and received special treatment in terms of locker room, but neither were a jackass to those around them.


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Yerko
12 years ago
Its good to see the Packers have a quarterback that acts like a man and can apologize for past actions. Seems like Rodgers and Cutler handled their Thursday night blow ups quite differently.
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zombieslayer
12 years ago

Bout damn time a QB knows his place. [boxing]

I have said it before, Rodgers moreover than not, has made it difficult for me to associate him with QB in the same sentence. Not many QB's "get" it.. most buy into the over hype of the position and their importance in the overall picture.

Refreshing to me that our last two QB's got that.. yes I said that right. Neither put themselves above their teammates. One might have wanted more say late in his career on personnel moves and received special treatment in terms of locker room, but neither were a jackass to those around them.

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Finally someone giving Favre credit to what I've been saying all along. Favre WAS actually good to his teammates. The only time I remember him blowing up on someone was WR Shroeder, who may or may not have run the wrong route. I don't remember the play exactly.

I do remember a DE getting into the face of one of Favre's OL and Favre getting into the face of the DE and the DE backing down. That to me is good leadership from the QB perspective. OL's got your back. You should have theirs, even if you're gonna take a bad beatin'. (Although in Favre's case, it may have been a good thing for the DE to back down).

I think 🇦🇷's got his teammates' backs. He's shown nothing but class except for the Pats game back in '05, but that was ages ago. He's matured greatly since then. I'm glad he apologized to JJ and his apology sounded legit.
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Zero2Cool
12 years ago

Finally someone giving Favre credit to what I've been saying all along. Favre WAS actually good to his teammates. The only time I remember him blowing up on someone was WR Shroeder, who may or may not have run the wrong route. I don't remember the play exactly.

I do remember a DE getting into the face of one of Favre's OL and Favre getting into the face of the DE and the DE backing down. That to me is good leadership from the QB perspective. OL's got your back. You should have theirs, even if you're gonna take a bad beatin'. (Although in Favre's case, it may have been a good thing for the DE to back down).

I think 🇦🇷's got his teammates' backs. He's shown nothing but class except for the Pats game back in '05, but that was ages ago. He's matured greatly since then. I'm glad he apologized to JJ and his apology sounded legit.

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I've said time and time again Brett Favre was a great leader, thanks for fucking taking notes on my posts! UGh!!!! World falling apart!!!

But, yeah quite a few have stated Favre was a good leader though, not just me. And yes Favre got on his guys quite a bit, don't try pulling that one over on me. He got on Bill Schroeder several times, even at least twice whipped the ball into the back of his head because he wasn't hooking back when he was supposed to. He got on Antonio Freeman (who was PHENOMENAL at route running) too and most recent memory, he got on Greg Jennings on a left sideline route where he had his guy beat but took it flat to the sideline which I believe Favre threw a pick. This is just off the top of my head.

So yes, Favre got on his guys too but that's what a leader does. They take charge. Favre also took his share of blame too, which also is what a leader does.

The incident regarding the OL and DL and Favre stepping in was against the Lions, it was a home playoff game. I think it may have been the infamous game you clowns like to throw in my face about Barry Sanders getting -1 total rushing yards, lol. I believe it was on the Lions sideline as well. I remember shouting HEY HE'S WAY BIGGER DUDE BACK DOWN WALK AWAY!! or something to that effect or affect whichever is applicable here.
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tromadz
12 years ago
I bet the media hates this. They want juicy drama, not classy respectable responses.

That's how we roll in Green Bay.
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