Well I'll just jump in too it, Rodgers is arguably the face of the franchise and team leader. I get he had this planned in advance but when you're in a leadership role regardless if it's a football team or private company sometimes you're expected to attend these kind of functions.
To me personally he should darn well know that skipping out is going to create a bit of a stir and look bad, be the leader and show up.
Now before I get all the Favre/Rodgers poo storm.... ask yourself this: If it was Bart Starr or Jerry Kramer Rodgers was dissing would you still say no big deal ?
Again a real leader can't pick and choose his situations he has to take them as they come.... Just my thoughts
Originally Posted by: wideside
Exactly. He can't pick and choose his situations. His situation has him previously committed to a golf event and that is where he needs to be. Favre's induction into the PHOF has nothing to do with Rodgers or any other Packer player. I'm sure some good friends from his playing days (bag o donuts for example) may want to be there in support of a friend but there are no obligations.
Of course he knows it will create a poo storm. You can say shit on this forum you know. If not Nerd would have been banned long ago or have nothing to say but I digress. It will create a poo storm among the media looking for clickbait and among the Favre/Rodgers feud conspiracy theorists looking to read far more into something than should be.
If it was Bart Starr or Jerry Kramer you would get a different reaction because no one hates Bart Starr or Jerry Kramer. Lots of people hate Favre so its no big deal to them if Rodgers misses the event. If it were Starr of Kramer they would say the same thing you did, that its his job as the leader to be there.
If Rodgers had nothing planned I would love to see him there but I wouldn't hold it against him if he didn't show up. As it is, he has made a commitment to be somewhere else and since this is not a life altering event I would have less respect for him if he were to cancel his previous commitment just to put on the face of the franchise at some event that is not about him.