All u pro management fans are hilarious.
I expected this from him but alot sooner. Hell, i expected it after the 2014 debacle. Good for him to allow us a few more playoff spots before we go back to being the Packers of the 70s and 80s.
First Favre now Rodgers. GB has really turned into a shitty franchise.
Originally Posted by: bboystyle
Perhaps I'm wrong, but I am pretty sure I read this very quote on this very forum back in 2008 when the Packers were moving on from Favre in favor of Rodgers. Certainly, it wasn't from you but that mindset existed.
The whole "going back to the Packers of the 70s and 80s" is a very aggressive stance. I think it's based more on frustration than analysis. The organization was not ran well back then. It has since changed immensely. To be candid, if the personnel in charge now were connected to the personnel in charge in the 70s and 80s, then I would see this point. However, that's not the case.
There are a handful of people to thank for the Packers success over the last 30 years. Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers are certainly on that list, but not at the top. The top starts with Bob Harlan and Ron Wolf. Mark Murphy, Russ Ball, and Brian Gutekunst cut their teeth under those guys. It was the same with Ted Thompson. It's a better run organization now. If it was "shitty" as you indicated, then we would be picking in the top 5 every year like Detroit, Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets, etc...
The Packers put in a place a business model for sustained success 30 years ago and it has worked. They have been loyal to this model, as a result. It's helped them transition from Favre to Rodgers and its the same model they are going to use to transition from Rodgers to Jordan Love (or whoever the next guy is).
It doesn't prevent bumps in the road or even really bad seasons. Nobody is infallible and eventually the Packers are going to go a couple of years without a winning record. Honestly, they've had 2 seasons with losing records in which Rodgers started 16 more games. They had one with Favre.
Nevertheless, I do think the organization in its current state deserves better than the assumption they are going to turn back the clock in the form of the 70s and 80s.