First, you have to remember that Schefter admittedly fabricated a “breaking news story” around the draft then admitted it was just some conclusions he had made without any real factual evidence. Yes, Rodgers is pissed and was pissed. However, Schefter lost a ton of credibility by just throwing things out there to see what would stick to a headline without any sources.
This is not true, Schefter only released his story after PA said the same thing that morning. Schefter is in the scoop business, so had he sat on the story longer he would have lost the scoop, which is what he’s paid to do.
For the shut up and play guys, you have to remember the NFL stands for Not For Long, teams cut players (ending the contract) and restructure contracts ALL THE TIME, literally one bad year or injury and that contract is out the window. So when players have leverage or don’t feel like they’re being treated right, they use it. Doesn’t make them a bad person, that’s just the way their business is structured.
Rodgers plays a position that All Time Greatness is measured in championships. He has one, while his contemporaries have multiple (Brady, both Mannings, Roethlisberger, and likely Mahomes will). He believes, rightly so imo, that the Packers have not done enough to put a championship team around him. Their defense has been marginal at best most of his career, they’ve had about 3 years of a decent running game, and likely most importantly in his mind they haven’t even attempted to get him top end receivers to throw to. They’ve made the NFC Chamionship 4 times in the last 7 seasons, and have added 1 WR in the top 3 rounds over that time frame, Ty Montgomery, who ended up being a flex RB/WR. They’ve done nothing since drafting Davante Adams in 2014 to help their biggest asset, and Rodgers signed his contract with the last front office. So the backup QB and 3rd string RB were just the straw that broke the camels back, and then this years draft (one 3rd round WR, in arguably the best WR draft ever) was just salt in the wound.
p.s. And yes I hope he gets out of the Tundra, he’d look great in Purple once the Cousins era is up in two years!
