Watch this clip of Cris Carter on talking about should Rodgers play even if we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkq43NIqijI
Watch this clip of Cris Carter on talking about should Rodgers play even if we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkq43NIqijI
What do you think?Originally Posted by Pugger
Pretty convincing...if he’s healthy.
HOFer
could go either way
yeah, if we get eliminated, whats the point of him playing?
however, how do you keep him off the field if he's healthy?
its not like he can injure it any worse and miss anything meaningful at this point
If the Packers are eliminated Rodgers collar bone will not have healed enough to get clearance to play.
Fire Murphy, Gute, MLF, Barry, Senavich, etc!
I'm certainly no fan of Carter but I agree with him here.
Whether we're in the playoffs or not, if Arod is healthy and plays I think he and Stubby are going to have to do a few things differently to protect him. Arod's going to have to get rid of the ball more quickly, throw it out of bounds, etc. Plus, I think he's going to have to run more conservatively, slide more quickly, etc.
Like Brady, Brees, both Mannings and guys like them who are up in age, Arod's going to have to pare it back a bit and protect himself or we'll wind up with a rerun of this season in the future.
One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers
I stopped reading at this point
"Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck
This is already a rerun. Next time around it's on Nick at Nite.
"Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck
How much money does he make per year?
Did you watch it at all? Carter is a jerk but he clearly thinks highly of Rodgers and considers him the best in the game so he isn't a complete fool.
No way do they play Rodgers if they're eliminated AND he hasn't returned. If he has all-ready returned as starter, then I presume he will continue starting.
What is there to gain by playing your not-100% quarterback in a meaningless game when there is legitimate benefit to losing? Better draft picks, validating removal of underperforming staff/players, etc.
if they lose this weekend there's no reason to bring him back...unless all the other teams the Packers need to lose actually lose lol.
If they lose this weekend, they will still not be eliminated and Rodgers would play the next week if cleared. They'd play Carolina, one of the teams they're chasing, and head-to-head tiebreak would be pretty useful in the event they finished 9-7 and either Carolina or Seattle did also.
Carolina plays Minnesota and Seattle plays at Jacksonville, so chances are good that one of them will lose.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro ~Hunter S.
There's about $18 million reasons to bring him back.
If Aaron is cleared to play holding him back would set a bad precedence. Why should he get preferential treatment while his teammates are out there busting their tails in "meaningless" games?
Because he's Aaron Rodgers and they're not. Seriously, how is it different than holding out players before the playoffs? It's really not. This is simple. He's not getting cleared to play if he's not already cleared AND they're eliminated from contention. Money is irrelevant here.
Good topic, good thread. Lot's of different angles and takes.
If GB is eliminated, don't TT and MM want to work the team to figure out where the starting point is for next year? If so, play him. Or, maybe they want to see if Brett H continues to make progress in his game, so don't play him. How is the O Line producing for all the young running backs, different looks, different conditions? Then maybe play him conservatively.
If AR is truly healed and ready to go, he's going to want to play no matter what - just a winner's mentality.
Even if Rodgers is ready, I say start Geno Smith. We want to win games here.
"Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck
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