You think it would be "fun" to watch GB go 9-8 and 8-9 or thereabouts for a few years without a franchise QB? Is it fun to watch the Saints miss the playoffs with Brees retired and a strong squad left? Is it fun for the Pats to watch their team lose by 30 points in the Wild Card round? Or fun for Giants fans to have never won more than 6 games a year since Eli retired after going 11-5 and losing to Aaron Rodgers in the playoffs. I'm not in a hurry for that kind of fun. I'll watch a talent like Rodgers in green and gold for as long as possible. Adams, too.

I'm actually hoping for a more team friendly deal than what was reported. I don't think Rodgers has any incentive to throw Pat lousy info. If he did get 4/200M nobody would be shocked. I'm not expecting something like 4/120M which is what Rodgers should do if he really wants to give the Packers the budget to go after another weapson.

Like it or not, we (AR, Gute, MLF, Murphy and Fans) are in this lifeboat together. The biggest question is can Russ Ball massage the Cap to get the supporting cast necessary? Last year was a painful learning experience, and IF the mistakes are corrected this will be the best opportunity for a SB. As for subsequent years, well…..

As you said seems like a very odd comment. Did he really just say he's going just play out his current contract through this year(2022)? I don't believe the media.

I would have taken the Bronco's/Seahawks trade and taken our lumps. I think the long health of the franchise is paramount.

I guess the specifics ( how much guaranteed) of the contract are not available yet, but Spotrac has the Pack with no cap casualty if Rodgers is released or traded. I am really interested in seeing how Ball gets us under the cap ( would love to have him as my accountant!!). While I dislike these signings especially after the haul that Seattle received, if he can also sign Campbell and Douglas (good CBs are harder to find), some of the sting would be reduced.

Relax NP. At the end of the day, it will be what it is. We will be Packer fans bitching about what a dumb move it was, or what great move it was, either way we will be rooting for the next move to be the right one. Chill and enjoy my friend :)

Ya he didnt sign the dam contract he is out in california right now attending Bakts wedding on Saturday. He agreed on the terms of the contract and will sign it later when he is in town. He will be tied up for four years and finish out his career here. Hes not going anywhere and he didnt want to go anywhere nor did he want to retire. It wasnt in his plans. He just wanted to create another beuatiful mystery so people would talk about him constantly.

I think it means it leaves the opening for Rodgers to continue to do what he does best, jerk people around for his own bizarre amusement. Great QB, even bigger asshole. No mystery why this guy isn't married yet.

IF that contract is as reported, I'd say many have already turned on Rodgers.

I'm anxiously awaiting what the truth REALLY is.

Of course they are going to say that Wilson was plan A. They aren't going to tell him 'welcome to Denver. Rodgers was our first choice but you will do'.

Of course Hackett is going to say that. But notice they only traded for Wilson AFTER it was announced Rodgers would stay in GB. Rodgers was their first choice and when that didnt happen they moved onto Wilson.

Archie,
I saw an internet article last night that Rodgers was Denvers top choice. However, someone leaked to Denver a week before the trades Rodgers was staying with the Packers and as a result Denver lined up a trade to Seattle as back-up. The article seemed to hint it was a Packer player (even possibly Rodger's).

With MLF & Gutey's (coaches) respect for Hackett, Rodgers affection for Hackett, or other players respect for Hackett this might have a lot of truth to it.

Read comments on the Broncos & Steelers sites. Fans there despise Rodgers and are opposed to giving up a king's ransom to acquire him.

It is amazing how Rodgers has ruined his fan base brand in just a few years. Self inflicted. He is morphing into Jeff George off the field. However, he still seems to be a good locker room leader.

Rodgers said he was not interested in a "rebuild" for the Pack if he returned. Gutey must have convinced him the Packers will "keep dancing" in 2022. But it seems like the FO has positioned the team for "planned obsolescence" after a year or two.

Why the demand to win a Super Bowl or it wasn't worth it? Wouldn't you rather roll the dice for the chance to win a ring versus going 4-13 or 6-11 or even 9-7 for several years? Look at other squads who built a strong roster with top draft picks, but couldn't find a franchise QB? They go nowhere in the post season. Rodgers gives us a great regular season to watch and the best chance to go all the way while he is still in the league. I would have absolutely HATED to see him go to Denver and win a Super Bowl there, while GB was enjoying all their cheap top draft picks.

Archie, are you telling us there's still a chance they both get traded to Steelers!! hahahaha

Fans will turn on GB!

Someone had to say it. Thanks. Now, on to serious discussion of what this means for the franchise moving forward.

Who cares if Jordan Love was a wasted draft pick? At the time, Rodgers looked like his career was tailing off and it might be time to move on. Then he blossomed under LaFleur and had back to back MVP seasons. Was Gutey supposed to have a crystal ball and see that in advance? He's trying to be prepared for any eventuality, but having a Hall of Fame QB back on his game with a new HC is more important than whether one draft pick worked out. Teams make a LOT worse mistakes with draft picks than that.

By your silly rationale, Rodgers was a wasted pick too cuz he wasnt great after 2 years. I'm old enough to remember rumors of the Packers possibly drafting Brady Quinn cuz they were actually considering dumping Rodgers after year 2. I also remember "fans" booing Rodgers at the Family Night scrimmage, making fire ted thompson websites, and demanding thompson trade Rodgers for Randy Moss because mUh ReCeIvErS. It wasnt until year 3 that Rodgers showed them anything at all that he could become a franchise qb.

Jersey Al called it!

Not sure why the continued hate for Love. People have a short memory what our backup QB situation used to look like. I'd rather have a young QB with talent and potential over the retreads we've had behind Rodgers the past dozen or so years.

I supported the FO when they drafted Love. I even supported them when they brought Rodgers back last year despite him holding a press conference to trash them for 30 minutes straight. But im done now. I cant put up with another year of Rodgers' shit. He's a complete scumbag and im ashamed the most storied franchise in football just gave this pos the keys to the castle. So no, we dont have to support the FO as they continue transforming this "team" into the Green Bay Rodgerses. Nor should we.

Hawk, you’re right there two ways to look at resigning Rodgers. Neither is right or wrong opinions.

I’m elated to move forward with Rodgers. I’ve debated my position for weeks on this subject. The QB position is more important than ever and getting draft picks are no guarantee they will pan out on getting a great QB. In fact your odds are against it, just use most teams who draft in the top 10 year in and year out as an example. Forget about using picks on other positions, it doesn’t matter. The rules have changed so much to protect the QB and WR’s that making it to the SB has extremely long odds without a HOF type QB. Why do you think Denver gave up so much capital to obtain Wilson, because they know it is THE ONLY way to win consistently. Do you really think Seattle wanted to lose Wilson, I highly doubt it. I’ll take the Packers 2-5 year future over Seattle.

The best QB’s are the ones that won every division this year and that will continue to be the norm. Now, think about our current opportunity. With Wilson going to AFC is there ever a better time to get to the SB? How many HOF type QB’s are there in the NFC? Maybe stafford and that’s it. The way Rodgers takes care of his body I think he has 3 -4 years left of being one of the best in the game. IF he is Brady type it could be more. Realistically, a minimum of 3.

Regarding Love, I hope they trade him before the draft. Some analysts are stating as high as a 2nd round pick. I feel for Love, he didn’t put himself into this situation and I hope he gets traded for his sake, so he so he gets a chance to prove to the NFL whether he is a starting QB or not.

Hope so NP. Glad I didn't vote yet.

One strategy that could be used is give Rodgers massive Signing Bonus and he retires in 2024 and gives a big chunk back. That way they can appear for him to be highest paid. Have no idea if they would do it. But Rodgers has gotten so weird who knows?

Edit: As I said below paying back signing bonus is actually not common. The CBA has provisions for teams to recoup signing bonus if a player retires early. Go read about it for yourself. Megatron and others had to return significant money.

If it’s approximately the size of contract reported, then the friendlier it is at the beginning, the worse it will be at the end. That would imply that the Packers are willing to keep an aging core together and then plan a big blow out later so that our cap disadvantage is largely irrelevant. So it plays into the scorched earth rebuild concept in 2 or 3 years.

Let’s see just how friendly, but particularly after what Seattle received, there’s really only one possible outcome that gets close to justifying what they signed up for. A Super Bowl win before our trip to irrelevance. Let’s see who we can retain for a year or two, but this already looks like a bad bet that will bring worse to come. Clearly they think the Rodgers LaFleur tandem isn’t as flawed as I do. It likely will cost some of them careers in my view.

I couldn’t care less if they trade Love and replace him, though I’d think he would get more if he shows in his second preseason. He’s cheap now really and we are not likely to get better for materially less. If a good offer comes take it, but remember, our QB will playing into his 40s. Injury is a real possibility. They will need some talent to avoid wasting a season if he misses some games: they’ve mortgaged the franchise too deeply not to have a viable back up to at least hold the season together if Rodgers misses games.

Let’s see what they do to get the cap down. We need likely somewhere between 30 million and 55 million cleared to function even at the most favorable deals for Adams and Rodgers. That may be conservative. What will that leave on the roster and what will it mean for future years?

In this case, friendliness has to be equated to how easy it is to get out of. Basically, if it's a very roster bonus driven deal, it's very pay as you go. Those bonuses can be converted into guarantees to help mitigate cap hits, or-- if he retires or is traded away--not appear as dead money. At this stage, the possibility of retirement is the scary piece...ask the Saints.

The only thing worse than sucking every year is having your heart ripped out in the playoffs by teams they shpuld beat for a decade straight. It was time to move on but now were just going to get more 4 more years of Rodgers' center of the universe bullshit with no super bowls to show for it. This is what happens when you let fear dictate your decisions. They couldve been bold, instead they tucked their tails between their legs like the cowards that they are.

No Defense can stop a good offense? Must have missed the playoff game vs SF. Rodgers "led" the team to 53 total yards in the second half. So, if it wasn't defense that stopped Rodgers cold, it must have been due to horrible QB play in another big game, right?

Good to see you jumping on Gutey's bandwagon now...it doesn't take much to win you over. LOL.

If I'm Jordan Love, I never set foot in Lambeau again unless I'm playing for the other team. Can't believe they did this to him.

If I'm Jordan Love, i have my agent demand a trade immediately and never answer the phone for anyone in the front office or coaching staff ever again. They're messing with his one and only chance to get a big 2nd contract and that is unforgivable.

With Rodger's and Adam's resigning why would any Packer WR/TE free agent want to resign when you are not thrown to even when open? This is meant to be serious.

After we drafted Rodgers, how long did he play second fiddle to Favre? Did anyone say Rodgers was a wasted draft pick?

If we had drafted somebody else who helped make our QB the league's MVP, would that have been a wasted pick, too?

His testicles are definitely bigger than Gutes or Murphy’s, in fact, I hear that they gave them to Rodgers as part of the deal.

C’mon man! If you really support Aaron you have to care about his toe, his purging, Shailene, and the man-bun. He really needs you to care!

Murphy told Gutey to sign Rodgers at all costs.

Murphy has 3 years to mandatory retirement age.

THREE YEARS!!!!!

Do you think he wants to slide into retirement going down the sledding hill or with confetti flying?

Just pay a little attention and do the math, the coffee is on and the smell is overpowering.

Cap is like a balloon, you can squeeze one end but the other grows proportionally. They are squeezing the near future as hard as they can at the expense of 2024 on.

Dreamer. Haven't you figured it out yet? GB is all about the J_E_R_K who will kiss his ass all day long.

Earth to Guam. I guess you have not mastered reading tea leaves / anchovy powders / refried banana leaves yet.