Why did Aaron Rodgers make no Guarantees for the Playoffs?· Page 3

macbob
Veteran Member

8 years ago

UFDA, what would he gain by telling the press we were going to run the table?

I see the negative side where he's providing locker room material for the opposing team, but I don't see how it would help the team.

If I were AR, the locker room is where I'd be saying that, not to the papers.

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#22

I have been grilled for speaking of similar things. When it was known that Sam's injury would be a long term blow to our defense - I think Ted could have gotten us someone to minimize the effects of losing our top CB. Some say that maybe there wasn't a significant game changer willing to come to GB - hard to say, but I would think we could hook someone that can at least play. I think we CAN and SHOULD make comparisons to New England, as we should be on the same level of play.

That said - I am ready to enjoy some playoff football. We shall see if they can overcome.

Originally Posted by: hardrocker950

OK who? Which CB could Ted have gotten and how much would it have cost us?

The world needs ditch diggers too Danny!!!

Porforis
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#23

Also, who would we have had to give up to sign said impact player, why do you think that player would be magically immune to the injury bug when nobody else was, and why do you think it would make enough of a difference in a situation like this to have ONE more serviceable CB when we have 2-3 massive holes?

DarkaneRules
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#24

It's too late in the season to pick someone up off the streets no matter what they skill level is on offense of defense. I trust someone who's been in the system all season for than I do some random free agent. That being said, a specialist like a returner, I'd have less concerns about, but we've got our returners now and Herb's done some of that too.

Circular Arguments: They are a heck of an annoyance

Cheesey
Preferred Member

8 years ago

#25

Why give Good teams more bulletin board material.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

This is what I think also. Sometimes keeping your mouth SHUT is better then spouting off.
His "I think we can run the table" wasn't aimed at any team in particular. Now, you KNOW who is in front of you, and you need to be smart.

hardrocker950
Member

8 years ago

#26

OK who? Which CB could Ted have gotten and how much would it have cost us?

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

I couldn't give you every scenario, as I don't have the resources at hand to call agents, GMs, players... you get the idea. I just have a hard time believing that we couldn't have done any better at filling a glaring spot.

Originally Posted by: Porforis

There are no guarantees on injury for any player at any position. I find it odd how this is always the argument of why we shouldn't have signed someone. If you don't want to sign someone because they might get hurt, why even have a team?

Seriously, I understand what you guys are getting at - you don't just call someone and they appear on the team. It takes a lot of paper work, negotiations, shuffling a roster... list goes on. All of that said I am not willing to believe that the front office did everything they could to improve the situation.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

8 years ago

#27

Originally Posted by: hardrocker950

So, he has a plethora of resources over you and yet you think he could have done something to improve the team and didn't? That logic doesn't make sense. If he could, why wouldn't he? Does he hate the team going to the Super Bowl? Lol

macbob
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#28

Hey, we could have a peanut now... 😝

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/charles-tillman-wants-to-join-packers-for-super-bowl-ring/

Charles Tillman wants to join Packers for Super Bowl ring
Charles Tillman played for the Bears from 2003-2014 and played for the Panthers in 2015.

The former Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers cornerback retired from the NFL after the 2015 season, but he still wants a Super Bowl ring. So he went to Twitter on Tuesday night and asked Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers if the team still need cornerbacks because he would love to help the Packers run the table.

cbssports.com wrote:

No clue if he's in any kind of shape at all, but if he is almost HAS to be better than a UDFA WR who has never played even one play at CB in college/pros. 😝

In case it is not obvious, I'm not serious...

steveishere
Veteran Member

8 years ago

#29

Aaron Rodgers in his whole career has never made a playoff guarantee and now suddenly we're supposed to think it's a big deal that he didn't do it this year... yeah, ok. I never heard it questioned in any other season we've played.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

#30

Originally Posted by: steveishere

He also never uttered a rallying cry with 6 games left in the regular season. It was all the rage for the last few weeks and a hot topic of conversation. Before no other playoff run, was he 6 games removed from a heavily media covered cliche. R E L A X wasn't any form of prediction it was a call to the fanbase. "Run the table" is a very specific verifiable after the fact cliche. We DID run the table so it was very natural to ask him about the playoffs and he turtled into some well worn truism that was no predictor or push toward anything.

I see it as a very different scenario than to simply say he never did it before any other playoff run. Yes, again, when did he ever utter run the table or any other similar phrase with 6 games remaining? He didn't...but he did this year. Perfectly natural to expect he would offer something of substance but he didn't meaning he clearly lacked the confidence he had looking at 6 cupcakes ahead.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

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