MintBaconDrivel
10 years ago

GREEN BAY — Aaron Rodgers clearly wants to play, but Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said early Friday morning that he doesn't know if his quarterback will be cleared to face the Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 8 at Lambeau Field.

McCarthy, speaking in the wake of his team's embarrassing 40-10 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, has watched his team go a disappointing 0-4-1 since Rodgers broke his left collarbone on the opening series of the team's Nov. 4 loss to the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field.

The Packers have four games remaining: Against the Falcons on Dec. 8, at Dallas on Dec. 15, against the Pittsburgh Steelers Dec. 22 and at Chicago Dec. 29.

"I don't know that," McCarthy replied when asked if there was a chance Rodgers would play against the Falcons. "I just know when we came off the field Wednesday that he wasn't ready to play yet. So we'll see how the testing goes.

"But it needs to be the right thing. I know he wants to play, I know he's trying to gear up each and every week to play. But we'll see what happens next week."

The Packers players have Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the Thanksgiving weekend. They will also be off Tuesday and will return to full-fledged practice on Wednesday.

Rodgers, in an iMessage after the game Thursday, wrote, "We've got 10 days until the Atlanta game. That should be long enough."

Rodgers has spent the last four games on the sideline wearing a headset that taps into the coaches' communication. He appears to have reached his breaking point, having shown his frustration on the sideline late during the Packers' loss, throwing his clipboard at one point.

On his weekly radio show on 540 ESPN and ESPNWisconsin.com on Tuesday, Rodgers said the healing of the bone is not the only factor in when he will return.

"Expectations have been high, and I've obviously been trying to push it as much as has been reasonable,' Rodgers said. "But it's a waiting game with broken bones and obviously it doesn't just affect the bone, it affects the muscles around it and range of motion and the strength you have on that left side and in that shoulder. Obviously I know I'm a right-handed quarterback, but I still need to be able to have strength in that arm."

Meanwhile, McCarthy was asked about running back Johnathan Franklin, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve Saturday after suffering a concussion against Minnesota on the opening kickoff last Sunday. In the locker room after the game, Franklin said that he was placed on IR because of the concussion, not because of any neck injury. He had been listed on the injury report as having both a concussion and a neck injury.

Asked Friday morning if Franklin was placed on IR because of the neck injury, McCarthy replied, "Yes."

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The_Green_Ninja
10 years ago
If Rodgers isn't fully ready keep him off. This season is now a stretch and it isn't worth it if Aaron Rodgers isn't ready. It wouldn't even be worth it if it was a possibility.

This is our franchise. We must accept that and move on.
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DarkaneRules
10 years ago
He isn't ready because it is the morning after a day he was cleared to play. The next week will tell the story and the reporter who asked the question was premature. There is no story here yet. This weekend is a weekend of rest and reflection.
Circular Arguments: They are a heck of an annoyance
El3ment12
10 years ago

If Rodgers isn't fully ready keep him off. This season is now a stretch and it isn't worth it if Aaron Rodgers isn't ready. It wouldn't even be worth it if it was a possibility.

This is our franchise. We must accept that and move on.

Originally Posted by: The_Green_Ninja 




Yeah right we can still make the playoffs. The Giants won the damn superbowl at 9-7!! Hell, when we won the SB the only reason we made the playoffs was because of the miracle in philly.
nerdmann
10 years ago

If Rodgers isn't fully ready keep him off. This season is now a stretch and it isn't worth it if Aaron Rodgers isn't ready. It wouldn't even be worth it if it was a possibility.

This is our franchise. We must accept that and move on.

Originally Posted by: The_Green_Ninja 



I disagree.

I think they need to err on the side of risk. Either way, he'll be back next year.

But apparently he's our Jesus, so...
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
dhazer
10 years ago
I say Rodgers is done for the year why risk him that could end his career? The biggest thing on this article is why the fuck do they get Friday Saturday and Sunday off? Hell they already took off Thursday, after a game like that the coaches should be pissed off and make the bastards practice even more.
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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Zero2Cool
10 years ago
I say I think its time to disallow animated signatures until my ADD is cured.
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The_Green_Ninja
10 years ago

Yeah right we can still make the playoffs. The Giants won the damn superbowl at 9-7!! Hell, when we won the SB the only reason we made the playoffs was because of the miracle in philly.

Originally Posted by: El3ment12 



So do you see us on an up slope like the Giants our the Packers' XLV Super Bowl? I don't. I see us getting cold, cold, cold. That's what makes this different. If the Packers can show a turn around with the Falcons I'd say yes, but currently throwing a beaten Aaron Rodgers into a jumble of mess is a terrible idea.
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Zero2Cool
10 years ago

So do you see us on an up slope like the Giants our the Packers' XLV Super Bowl? I don't. I see us getting cold, cold, cold. That's what makes this different. If the Packers can show a turn around with the Falcons I'd say yes, but currently throwing a beaten Aaron Rodgers into a jumble of mess is a terrible idea.

Originally Posted by: The_Green_Ninja 



After the Packers lost to the Patriots in 2010, there wasn't much hope then either. I don't see the same thing happening because I don't se the defense flipping a switch an suddenly closing out games. Plus, during that season the defense kept the Packers within one score in EVERY game. Quite remarkable.
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nerdmann
10 years ago

I say Rodgers is done for the year why risk him that could end his career? The biggest thing on this article is why the fuck do they get Friday Saturday and Sunday off? Hell they already took off Thursday, after a game like that the coaches should be pissed off and make the bastards practice even more.

Originally Posted by: dhazer 



How would a broken collar bone end his career?

He has to be able to take a hit. I'm just saying they need to err on the side of risk.
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
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