Gute extended Rodgers and Bachtiari. Bad luck or whatever, he knew the risks and made these decisions and it blew up in his face. MLF brought on Joe Barry who managed to take a talented defense and ruin it. I guess the 3 and out offense is also to blame for that. I guess MLF should be in this discussion as well. Unfortunately, I forgot that Gute got an eztension along with LaFleur. Worse is it looks like the Packers may be rebuildinv over that entire contract. Its a bad season but it is hard to see the upside in the out years unless they put Love in and he can bring some life to the team.
Originally Posted by: dyeah_gb
If Rodgers doesn't get extended and Bakhtiari is not extended, then we complain that we had an MVP QB and All-Pro LT that we just let go. I speculate with Rodgers we probably would have got picks for, Bakhtiari would have been compensatory pick.
I don't think anyone was on board with Joe Barry hire.
Imagine the uproar from this Packers fan base if this season happened how it has, and Aaron Rodgers was traded. My goodness, you all would be throwing pitchforks at 1265 Lombardi Ave so hard your arm would fall off. HOW DO YOU NOT RE-SIGN THE BACK TO BACK NFL MVP!!!
Matt LaFleur. Really? So, those three 13 win seasons are just dogshit because he's gonna have one awful season? Are we really this fickle and unappreciative fans? Or has losing to a one win Lions team really crawled up the butts of some so much they spew nonsensical stuff?
This isn't to say LaFleur skates without criticism here. I just ain't calling for his head. Not yet. I really do believe he's become more of a friend to the players than a coach to the players.
Rodgers has spoken a lot about relationships in NFL as what he cherishes. At times, it feels like he wants to win, but with his guys (Bakhtiari, Cobb, Lewis) getting their due. I'd say that makes him kind of a good friend and equally bad teammate.
I am with you, dyeah_gb, that there is little to no upside for this season. As I've said before, with HOW we lost the Giants game, I kind of lost all hope. Maybe something turns it around? Maybe we get guys back and they rock out? I'm just not banking on it.