So as many of you know, about the most connected person media wise to the Green Bay Packers over the years has been Jason Wilde. He was very close to Devante Adams and Charles Woodson as well as Aaron Rodgers for four years when he did a radio show for him. Anyways, here are a lot of misc tidbits from an interesting Interview where Wilde was put on the spot and Tauscher ran the interview
In regards to old news, Wilde noted how many GB Packers believed they were going to finish their career here.
He documented how Charles Woodsen was really upset at how GB treated him. He really thought TT was going to come back to him and restructure and he would retire a Packers, and when TT cut him he was very very upset. Honestly that was all hid pretty well
Regarding Jordy Nelson, he talked for years about how he wanted to retire a Packer. Wilde keep in touch with both of those players, and said both of those situations were easily avoidable as Jordy would have been happy to take a fair pay cut and restructure.
Regarding Devonte Adams, before 2021 Devante completely intended to retire as a Packer. All of the pay at home crap was just that, crap. But in 2021 when Hopkins got that deal, and GB didn't come close to it.....Devante was really hurt at first, and then pissed. Wilde noted in 2021 Devante Adams chose to "NOT" go the TJ WATT ROUTE....faking an injury, til get got his extension, and then immediately being healthy once Pitt signed him at the end of the preseason
Gutebag lost Devante Adams; after all he gave to GB and then the offer they gave, he felt hurt and disrespcted. Gutey didn't take the steps to fix that relationship, and Devante was good as gone and leaving, simple as that. And as a last second punch in Adams nutsack, GB put it out there that they offered more, knowing they had ZERO change at signing himi. That move, lacked class.
When Rodgers points back to players who were mistreated by GB, Jordy and Woodson always come up. And Wilde went on to say GB kept Donald Driver one year longer than they really wanted to cause he killed in on Dancing with the Stars
Regarding our QB"s, back in 2008 many many players in GB were happy to see Brett Favre go because players thought he didn't give a crap about them anymore. He was disconnected from too many. Rodgers commented many many times he would never be like Favre. But he turned, and was, and some current players felt the same about Karen when he left.
Romeo Dobbs, really happy he has a new QB. He's made some telling comment that included "I learned a lot from Aaron Rodgers, without him ever talking to me". Wilde went to Rodgers with that comment and it was basically dismissed. Others felt the same, but rarely went on record.
Regarding Karen, Wilde considers him incredibly incredibly smart. Off the chart intelligent. But Wilde is disappointed with what AROD became. He had several good friends on GB and felt over the course of time Karen became more focused on always being right, and being smarter, than being a good friend. Aaron Jones, who was (and maybe still is) had his father pass away from COVID. Yet, Rodgers, continues to chat about his political views, and has made some comments that could have been considered inconsiderate given what happend to AJO's father
Regarding Gutebag, biggest mistake is either drafting Love and resiging Rodgers, or just drafting Love. He noted, it was just a bad idea to do both
And 1A of the screw ups, was not treating Devante Adams right and re signing him. Had we just did this, the odds are Rodgers would still be here and GB would have made a playoff run last year, and most likely the same this year.
I may add more,but I found all these to be interesting points, many of which have been discussed. But news has been boring lately...so posting anyways