Zero2Cool
3 years ago

The first day of the NFL Draft is typically a very busy day for all NFL teams, with plenty of newsworthy events. For the Packers, though, Thursday was definitely a day filled with more intrigue than usual. The day started with the report that Aaron Rodgers is upset with the Packers and doesn't want to return to the team. When a report like that involves the reigning MVP, it is obviously a huge story, and it dominated the sports news for most of the day. This is an issue that we have been working on for several months. Brian Gutekunst, Matt LaFleur and I have flown out on a number of occasions to meet with Aaron. We are very much aware of Aaron's concerns and have been working with him (and his agent Dave Dunn) to resolve them. We remain committed to Aaron in 2021 and beyond. He is not only a tremendously talented player, but has developed into a true leader for us. The relationship that Aaron has forged with Matt and the other offensive coaches has propelled us to the brink of the Super Bowl in two straight years. We look forward to competing for another Super Bowl championship with Aaron as our leader.

Oh, and by the way, we drafted a pretty good player in the first round, in cornerback Eric Stokes from the University of Georgia. We had him rated very highly and I saw a lot of smiles on the faces of both scouts and coaches when the pick was announced. The way our game has evolved, you never have enough good cornerbacks.

Now, on to your questions…

https://www.packers.com/news/mt5-an-eventful-draft-day 



Mark Murphy mentions the report about Aaron Rodgers not wanting to return to the Packers. And he doesn't deny it to be true. That is kind of a gut punch. I mean, I assumed it was legit, but he had a chance to deny it and didn't.
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Cheesey
3 years ago
That’s what I said since this story came out.
Neither side is denying it.

So how does this end up???
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Zero2Cool
3 years ago
Aaron Rodgers at the Kentucky Derby. He declined to talk to NBC. Mike Tirico says Rodgers told him he was "disappointed that news has come out of this rift with the Packers." Tirico says Rodgers expressed how much he loves Green Bay.

Mike Tirico on Aaron Rodgers: "He expressed a couple times how much he loves Green Bay, loves the fans, loves the franchise. There is a chasm between management and the reigning NFL MVP. We're just not sure how this is going to play out..."



https://twitter.com/MattyHip/status/1388571822912901124 

https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1388572405568835585 
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bboystyle
3 years ago
Mark Murphy is a goofball who should leave GB instead of Rodgers. Hes the head that needs to be cut off to bring back glory to GB

Matter of fact, anyone with the intials M&M should not be allowed to step foot in GB
Zero2Cool
3 years ago

Mark Murphy is a goofball who should leave GB instead of Rodgers. Hes the head that needs to be cut off to bring back glory to GB

Matter of fact, anyone with the intials M&M should not be allowed to step foot in GB

Originally Posted by: bboystyle 



Mark Murphy took over in 2008.
Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl in 2010.

As long as Murphy stays out of football decisions, I couldn't care less how long he's with the Packers. If Murphy is making football decisions, or dissuading football decisions, he can kick rocks.

Sometimes, it is better to stick with the enemies you know. Just think, it could have been worse than Murphy. e.g John Jones.

Green Bay - One of the two worst decisions Bob Harlan made in almost two decades leading the Green Bay Packers was hiring John Jones in 1999 and then wasting eight years grooming him to be his successor.

Harlan, however, finally saw the light at the 11th hour and pulled the pin on Jones as president before he would have started causing irreparable damage to the franchise and ruined Harlan's legacy.

Even before his serious heart problems rendered him incapable of a full workload, Jones never measured up.

Jones always was more about image than substance. He talked down to people in the office and community without having the goods to back it up. He lacked the traits generally associated with leadership in a position that demands them.

It was a classic illustration of the Peter Principle at work.

Still, Harlan and the Packers might have made their tragic mistake had it not been for a telephone call last spring from an executive in the National Football League office imploring the club not to send Jones to any more meetings in New York because his energy level and ability to focus had been so compromised by his health issues.

It crystallized for the executive committee that Jones couldn't continue, led to the $3 million settlement in full of the final three years on Jones' contract and brought the 71-year-old Harlan back from the edge of retirement.

Second chances don't come around that often in life. But the men and women on the Packers' 45-member board of directors have received one, and for the welfare of the franchise it's incumbent upon them this time to get it right.

http://packerrats.com/archive/index.php/t-8545.html 


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yooperfan
3 years ago
I quit on the NFL years ago.
If it hadn't hadn't been for the Green Bay Packers being my team since1956 I wouldn't pay any attention to the NFL .
Now I find myself not even being interested in the Green Bay Packers.
Mostly it's the greed involved or perhaps my age but my interest is seriously waning.
The Aaron Rodgers situation has me falling off my square.
Zero2Cool
3 years ago

I quit on the NFL years ago.
If it hadn't hadn't been for the Green Bay Packers being my team since1956 I wouldn't pay any attention to the NFL .
Now I find myself not even being interested in the Green Bay Packers.
Mostly it's the greed involved or perhaps my age but my interest is seriously waning.
The Aaron Rodgers situation has me falling off my square.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 



What this is all severely blown out of proportion? 20 years ago, we wouldn't be hearing much at all about it other than Rodgers and Packers are in "heated" contract negotiations.
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yooperfan
3 years ago

What this is all severely blown out of proportion? 20 years ago, we wouldn't be hearing much at all about it other than Rodgers and Packers are in "heated" contract negotiations.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Yeah I know I’m overreacting and that when the season starts I’ll be back with the Pack, hanging my flag out and wearing my Packers gear.
Right now considering how bad the Detroit Tigers are and the Aaron Rodgers debacle I’m just feeling down on sports in general.
Cheesey
3 years ago

What this is all severely blown out of proportion? 20 years ago, we wouldn't be hearing much at all about it other than Rodgers and Packers are in "heated" contract negotiations.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Yeah, I wish none of this would have come out in the open. It would make it a lot easier on us poor fans.
How much of it is fact, how much is overblown to get views, who knows?
I know I don’t know.
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beast
3 years ago
As of right now, they've made this simple... they're not getting rid of Aaron Rodgers. So Rodgers has three choices...
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  • Show up
  • Not show up
  • Make a big public fuss[/list]

  • Clearly the ugly option is the big public fuss, but both the Packers and Rodgers seem to be at least currently attempting to avoid that one as much as possible. I mean this was apparently known pretty well in NFL circles for MONTHS but not leaked to the public until some jerk Vikings announcer tried to make headline news... which his report turned out to be false... but the fact the Rodgers became public and question, that started the race for writers to get their story out there.

    So it seems like it's going to be one of the first two.
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