What bothers me when reading through these comments is what team or front office can raise their hands when asked "which of you have never screwed up by not signing this guy or not drafting that guy."
I also question how much better that track record would look if the star QB on all these teams had a say in personnel decisions. Especially the ones being paid a boat load of money that plays into the cap in the first place.
So what it's coming down to is teams not paying big dollars for a QB can build a good team and then go buy a QB that has decided he doesn't want to play for the team that has paid him more than he can ever hope to spend?
This just isn't Rodgers you know. Wilson and Watson have been chirping too. I don't see this as a one off with ARod.
This begs the question then. Should teams be MORE on the ready to draft a good QB when the opportunity arises or shy away from the chance to cover their ass?
Hmmm...maybe it's true that where there is an action there is a reaction?
Originally Posted by: warhawk
That’s just it. Some people think the Packer front office are a bunch of idiots.
To me, if a QB you think is going to be really good, you try to get him. Just like they did in 2005 when they signed Rodgers. Over 20 teams passed on him, including the 49ers, who took Alex Smith at #1. Now, had the Niners picked Rodgers, maybe he would have been thrown in the fire there, and flamed out. Maybe he wouldn’t have turned into the star he is here.
If you get the chance, you draft the guy you think could be huge. So to me , Rodgers should be more thankful to the Packers for giving him the chance when no one else would.
It seems some players think they are “all that, and a bag of chips”. The Packer brass has built a team that is right on the edge of going all the way. If Rodgers doesn’t see that, he’s blind. If he goes somewhere else, he’s not going to luck out into the same kind of situation Brady backed into. There is no other defense as strong as Tampa. Without that, the at best average play of Brady would not get a Super Bowl.
And a front office can’t afford to pass on a player in the draft because it might upset a player on the team.
That’s my opinion, at least.