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AR has said his legacy in GB is important to him. If he does that, that legacy is gone. But GB would call his bluff in that scenario and not trade him and force him to retire. I don't think it will go down in a hostile way, whatever the result (stay or go).
No one would ever know. It wouldn't be worth it for the Packers to attack him publicly and announce to the world that Rodgers had stitched them up.
Both sides would part ways amicably, the Packers would release their thank you video on twitter celebrating his time here while secretly fuming.
Rodgers wouldn't retire. If they called his bluff he could hold out until week 10 or whatever it is then show up, acrue a year and then leave in free agency for nothing. Packers would have had to blow up the team to do it and they wouldn't get to see Love play before having to decide on his 5th year option.
No, Rodgers would keep his Packers legacy and keep the draft capital to help his next team get him another ring.
I think by Rodgers coming back last year they both now have an understanding to not let it get ugly. Rodgers scratched their back by showing up to camp on time one last time, now they’ll scratch His by getting him to where he wants to go...at a reasonable price.
I agree with Bud that the cost will be lower this year and that is the price of begging him back and not trading him
Last year.
AR has said his legacy in GB is important to him. If he does that, that legacy is gone. But GB would call his bluff in that scenario and not trade him and force him to retire. I don't think it will go down in a hostile way, whatever the result (stay or go).
No one would ever know. It wouldn't be worth it for the Packers to attack him publicly and announce to the world that Rodgers had stitched them up.
Both sides would part ways amicably, the Packers would release their thank you video on twitter celebrating his time here while secretly fuming.
Rodgers would keep his Packers legacy and keep the draft capital to help his next team get him another ring.
Why wouldn’t the Packers go public in that scenario?
AR has said his legacy in GB is important to him. If he does that, that legacy is gone. But GB would call his bluff in that scenario and not trade him and force him to retire. I don't think it will go down in a hostile way, whatever the result (stay or go).
No one would ever know. It wouldn't be worth it for the Packers to attack him publicly and announce to the world that Rodgers had stitched them up.
Both sides would part ways amicably, the Packers would release their thank you video on twitter celebrating his time here while secretly fuming.
Rodgers would keep his Packers legacy and keep the draft capital to help his next team get him another ring.
Why wouldn’t the Packers go public in that scenario?
Because it's in their interest to keep the Rodgers legacy a positive one. It also wouldn't help them actually get a better pick, it just means it gets really messy and they end up with one of the greats having a toxic relationship with the club.
It's also impossible to prove. All his agent has to do is have a quiet word with the other clubs via back channels.
Packers would look petty and/or like conspiracy theorists.
And everyone would tell them (somewhat unfairly) that they brought this on themselves anyway by drafting Love.
And they would look like they had been totally outplayed by Denver and Rodgers. Would be a PR disaster.
AR has said his legacy in GB is important to him. If he does that, that legacy is gone. But GB would call his bluff in that scenario and not trade him and force him to retire. I don't think it will go down in a hostile way, whatever the result (stay or go).
No one would ever know. It wouldn't be worth it for the Packers to attack him publicly and announce to the world that Rodgers had stitched them up.
Both sides would part ways amicably, the Packers would release their thank you video on twitter celebrating his time here while secretly fuming.
Rodgers would keep his Packers legacy and keep the draft capital to help his next team get him another ring.
Why wouldn’t the Packers go public in that scenario?
They wouldn't even have to. If the Packers get such a bad one-sided trade, everyone will know what happened. But GBP won't accept such a bad deal and will blow up the team and force him to play, or retire.
No one would ever know. It wouldn't be worth it for the Packers to attack him publicly and announce to the world that Rodgers had stitched them up.
Both sides would part ways amicably, the Packers would release their thank you video on twitter celebrating his time here while secretly fuming.
Rodgers would keep his Packers legacy and keep the draft capital to help his next team get him another ring.
Why wouldn’t the Packers go public in that scenario?
They wouldn't even have to. If the Packers get such a bad one-sided trade, everyone will know what happened. But GBP won't accept such a bad deal and will blow up the team and force him to play, or retire.
Cutting off your nose to spite your face is rarely a sensible move.
It also isn't sensible to give up your biggest asset for 30 cents on the dollar.
Problem is Rodgers isn't an asset at his current cap number and with one year until free agency.
He is a massive financial liability that will require us to cut a bunch of good players just so we can force him to show up for a failed final season before losing him for nothing.
Better to take the 1st round pick, keep the team intact, and see if Love is the answer before his 5th year option deadline kicks in after this season.
And now 7 teams make the playoffs, there's at least one crap team in there every year.
Do we really think Rodgers believes that if he goes to Denver and they sign a bunch of free agents around him, he doesn't immediately think he turns them into a contender?
The guy has plenty of confidence in his own ability.
The packers are a classy organization and Rodgers doesn’t want to be hated in Wisconsin, they’ll both do it the right way. Packers drafted love, and Rodgers came back to give them their last dance. Theyll divorce amicably.
The packers are a classy organization and Rodgers doesn’t want to be hated in Wisconsin, they’ll both do it the right way. Packers drafted love, and Rodgers came back to give them their last dance. Theyll divorce amicably.
Tough to lose good people. I've always hated Elway, but I may have to pull for the Broncos.