Rodgers Watch 2023

[Drj820]

???

Saying out loud “ya the guys great, but he is such a pain in the ass, we don’t even care how good he is, we just want him gone”

Is not the strategy I would choose for retrieval of max compensation

Murphy’s gotta act like the packers are good with him and good without him if the Jets WOW the packers with a package for Rodgers. But only if the Jets want to wow the pack

[Crazylegs Starks]

Meh, it's a gaffe for sure, but I'm finding it hard to care.

[wallyuwl]

???

Saying out loud “ya the guys great, but he is such a pain in the ass, we don’t even care how good he is, we just want him gone”

Is not the strategy I would choose for retrieval of max compensation

Murphy’s gotta act like the packers are good with him and good without him if the Jets WOW the packers with a package for Rodgers. But only if the Jets want to wow the pack

Has anyone ever heard Murphy speak (to an audience or group)? I have. He is not good with words.

[Yoop]

???

Saying out loud “ya the guys great, but he is such a pain in the ass, we don’t even care how good he is, we just want him gone”

Is not the strategy I would choose for retrieval of max compensation

Murphy’s gotta act like the packers are good with him and good without him if the Jets WOW the packers with a package for Rodgers. But only if the Jets want to wow the pack

Has anyone ever heard Murphy speak (to an audience or group)? I have. He is not good with words.

right, he chose his words poorly, others do as well, but people critic every comment and read whatever they want, when often the message isn't exactly clear. as someone said, Murphy shouldn't give speeches.

[YoHoChecko]

The amount I don't care about this Mark Murphy thing

[APB]

Marino had the Marks Brothers, Clayton and Dupree ( I had to look up the last names), what a duo

You may want to look again. It was Mark Duper.

[APB]

The amount I don't care about this Mark Murphy thing

The amounts of $%@# I don’t give…

[Acrobat]

I could be way off base here, but I actually have this weird hunch that Rodgers is going to announce his retirement either this weekend or early next week. The comment he made about being at complete peace if he hung it up was overlooked by almost everyone in the media. I wouldn't be surprised if Rodgers has already made this decision and the Packers and Jets know it, and in the past week, it's been the Jets trying to lure Rodgers to not retire and give the Jets a chance. The Packers are allowing it because they've also made their decision. Could that with MM's comments today that are all past tense.

Again, could be totally wrong but whole everyone else is waiting for the trade announcement, I'm more anticipation the retirement announcement.

[Scott4Pack]

I wouldn’t read anything into the “past tense” of Murphy’s comments. I think he genuinely wants Aaron to have what Aaron wants. But he probably hopes that Aaron will take the job in NY or retire. He doesn’t need a QB controversy in Green Bay. He’ll take it if he needs to. But Love is going to start, whether Rodgers returns or not. I think that is the one thing that 12 would like to avoid the most.

[go pak go]

If there is anything here...the Packers absolutely sound like they are ready to move on.

[texas]

If there is anything here...the Packers absolutely sound like they are ready to move on.

haha wow wtf yeah that's about as close to a confirmation as you can get without explicitly saying it, unless he's trying to throw everybody else off for some reason, but I don't understand what we would gain by that

[RingoCStarrQB]

I thought the Duper Clayton Marino film clip was much more interesting.

[APB]

I’m trying to think of a way Mark Murphy could gain something by making those comments but I’m at a loss. He’s a smart dude and overall has been good for the organization so I’m trying to give him the benefit of doubt here but…oof, that just didn’t come out good, like at all.

But regardless, I don’t think any of it is impactful in any way. It’s media masturbation at its toe curling finest.

[Drj820]

I’m trying to think of a way Mark Murphy could gain something by making those comments but I’m at a loss. He’s a smart dude and overall has been good for the organization so I’m trying to give him the benefit of doubt here but…oof, that just didn’t come out good, like at all.

But regardless, I don’t think any of it is impactful in any way. It’s media masturbation at its toe curling finest.

Wonder how good he’d look without Favre and Rodgers as the QBs during his tenure.

[Pckfn23]

Well, he had Favre as a player for all of 2 months.

[bud fox]

Murphy got a big ego.

That's the reason I don't take this as a Love is good position as much as they just want to be rid of Rodgers.

When was the last time packers came last in the north?

[salmar80]

I’m trying to think of a way Mark Murphy could gain something by making those comments but I’m at a loss. He’s a smart dude and overall has been good for the organization so I’m trying to give him the benefit of doubt here but…oof, that just didn’t come out good, like at all.

But regardless, I don’t think any of it is impactful in any way. It’s media masturbation at its toe curling finest.

I see no way those comments did any good. But I don't think significant damage was done, either. AR was clearly given the permission to explore a trade some time ago, which means there's been some time since the discussion between the team and AR happened. Considering that discussion happened in secret, maintained a secret until the Jets flew to meet him, and AR hasn't thrown a tantrum, I'd conclude both sides were OK with how it went.

Did GB lose leverage? Not really. Same thing: The minute AR was given the freedom to seek a trade, that was a clear sign to all teams that this parting of ways was gonna happen. Leverage lost there and then. The Packers do have the option to not trade him yet if the offers are utterly insulting or he doesn't like the suitors, but I doubt that's what either the team or AR wants.

[German_Panzer]

Allowing AR to talk to other teams was a neutral move itself. It could just have been a courtesy or so the Packers could/should have made the Jets to believe to increase the price. After Murphys comments the price will skyfall bc now the Jets KNOW that the Packers want to get rid of Rodgers and that any continuation would become a rocky relationship. Unless of course the deal is already inofficially agreed upon. So it’s difficult to say if Murphy is an idiot right now.

[lupedafiasco]

In terms of trade compensation the Panthers trade I think can help drive the price in Rodgers. They jump the Falcons and Raiders now who are both in need of QBs obviously. Now they could be targeting Lamar and Jimmy G but maybe one of them misses or something happens where now they’re in on Rodgers.

[BF004]