So you truly believe that an OC has no say at all in who gets picked? I thought it was common knowledge that Mike was involved in picking Smith and preferred him over Rodgers. I think a lot of teams did and that you're right in saying that it shouldn't bother Rodgers that much.



So what was the solution two years ago then? Kick Mike out after a 10-6, divisional round season? Great way to set yourself up for failure. Especially with the group of coaches that was still available at that point. Maybe half a year too late. I can agree on that, hesitantly.



Pure speculation.



So what's the alternative? Letting Aaron walk? Franchise QBs don't sign 2 year deals with barely any guarantees.



I've seen Brady shout at coaches and receivers when things go wrong. This exact same bullshit we're getting now was all the talk last year, but then about Bill and Brady. Bill was fed up with Brady, Tom is angry because his quack-docter can't come to the facility anymore, Belichick would like nothing more than to get a divorce from his QB et cetera.

The difference between Brady and Rodgers? A coach who evolves and still has it.

These elite QBs will be diva's. They always have been. But let's put it like this. McCarthy got fired. The Jets took Adam Gase over him and the Browns (about 96% Packers front office) didn't even interview him.

How long do you think Bill would last if he got fired right at this point? Jerry Jones might even go as far as firing Jason Garrett for him.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder 

Dunne doesn't write in Green Bay anymore, correct? Interesting it took someone no longer reliant upon access to the team. I guess that means it wasn't a leak?

Then again he apparently he got a key quote from a phone call between Aaron and Murphy.

Nagler says he can tell who some of these anonymous players are, because those players have said the same thing to him.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Dunne explains that, when CEO Mark Murphy called quarterback Aaron Rodgers to inform Rodgers that the new coach will be Matt LaFleur, Rodgers paused briefly before speaking. Eventually, Murphy had a message for his quarterback: “Don’t be the problem. Don’t be the problem.”

Citing the same unnamed source who shared that anecdote, Dunne reports that Murphy is “tired of the diva stuff” relating to Rodgers.

And here’s an important non-development regarding the 12 hours or so since Dunne’s report landed. At a time when former coach Mike McCarthy has issued a strong (but perhaps far from dispositive) denial regarding the report that he regularly missed meetings for in-office massages, the Packers have said nothing at all in response to the various claims and contentions that cast Rodgers in a not-so-favorable light.

As a side-note... I love how much mileage PFF is getting out of this story. I think I've seen about five articles so far.

I've read the entire article, but re-reading the last bit on PFF  makes me wonder about two things.



This is such a weird situation. This source is close to Murphy according to the story, so it doesn't come from Rodgers' side. That means there's three options.

1. There's someone sitting around who's listening in when Murphy makes calls. That person could've just as well not stayed anonymous, as this pretty much blows his cover in that case. And I'd hope that person would be without a job between now and tomorrow for being high-ranking enough to have this kind of responsibility, but running off to the media to put his own employees in a bad light.
2. Murphy goes around telling the most literal accounts of how his conversations on the phone with Rodgers go ("he paused, I said don't be the problem"). I can't imagine this is the case, but if so, I'm with buckeye and Mark needs to be out of a job ASAP.
3. It's BS in a way that the quote has been pulled completely out of context. Paper is always willing in this kinds of things. This could be an out of context snippet out of a pleasent conversation. I mean, even the moment of silence... I wouldn't know what to say directly when the big boss from my company called me and told me who was the new location manager.

Lastly, I love this line.



How on earth is this an important non-development? The Packers, as a whole, are expected to come out with some knee-jerk reaction the moment a beat-writer writes a scathing piece? I doubt I'd even engage in any of this if I where the Packers and just react when asked. There's no reason to make a statement at all.

Originally Posted by: Rockmolder