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Matt Schneidman
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Aaron Rodgers broke his thumb in the Week 5 London game at Tottenham in 2022 and he’s playing in the Week 5 London game at Tottenham again.
He tore his Achilles in the Week 1 MNF game in 2023 and he’s playing in the Week 1 MNF game again.
NFL might just be screwing with him.
And against his NFC nemesis!!
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and edge rusher Haason Reddick are skipping the team's mandatory two-day minicamp, the team announced Tuesday. Both absences are unexcused, meaning both players are subject to fines.
Reddick's no-show, not entirely unexpected, escalates a contract dispute between the Jets and their biggest offseason addition. Rodgers took the required physical and participated in the team's media day, both on Monday, before leaving town.
"Aaron and I spoke before OTAs started," coach Robert Saleh said. "He's very good in communication. He's been here the entire time. It's unexcused, but he had an event that was very important to him, which he communicated."
As my wife's ex said to me. "She's your problem now". Amend for gender and its how I feel about this news. Thanks for the memories. Good luck being a Jet.
Saleh has to put a face saving spin on this, but I suspect he is pissed. It’s tough to run a good minicamp without your starting QB.
I'll bet Matt LaFleur likes his job more than Saleh likes his.
Interesting how he says “good in communicating” as if they are equals at work or in the relationship. Sounds more like “Erin is nice enough to tell me what he is going to do”.
Yep, A-Rons gonna A-Ron regardless. Homeboy better come out firing TDs though cuz shit will get ugly this year.
I think the soul crushing weight of his $40M dead money cap hit last season was the 2nd largest in NFL history. Today it feels like such a tremendous value.
Yeah, it feels like GB got the better of the trade. I don't miss the McAfee nonsense and all his offseason weirdness. Oh, and the on-field body language. The TV coverage would go to Rodgers every time for a reaction to a play. Was annoying after a while.
Maybe he feels like he doesn't get anything out of minicamp practices, but I'd think his teammates would. Agree the media and fans will not be nearly as kind to him this year, especially if he doesn't play well.
Meh, he's a distraction and a hypocrite, but he's also someone else's problem. Without him GB feels like it's out from under a shadow, and a fun team to root for again.
One year of playing the good teammate is Rodgers max. Hard to disagree that the Packers got the better of the deal since Rodgers completed all of 0 passes last year. If the Jets still have their tackles do cut blocks on quick passes, he won't do much better this year. I still don't know how on earth Hackett allowed this after spending three years watching Rodgers hold the ball looking for the perfect play.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict that Rodgers has a great season for the Jets this year. I'm not gonna predict the Packers meet the Jets in the Super Bowl, but it wouldn't surprise me.Those conspiracy people who think it's all rigged would go crazy if that happened.
Agree here, for sure. And I do think the Packers got the better of that trade. I don't miss any of Rodgers's antics.
I also wonder - forum clown that I am - if, as incredible as Rodgers's arm was and his ability to see the whole field (even if he didn't want to throw into the middle of it), he didn't, in some ways, drag the Packers down. Once it became the "Aaron Show and Nobody Else," not entirely through Rodgers's fault, the team always seemed to be waiting for him to do something or to tell them what to do. The offense seemed, often, to get bogged down. There was no rhythm to the offense, at all. Just bogged down play after bogged down play, then Rodgers throwing a strike to Adams for the first down, then rinse and repeat until the whole thing got bogged down near the red zone. Not all his doing, as I said - but some of it was, with the eye-rolling and the Mason-level mystery signals at the line of scrimmage.
Now the whole team seems to be taking responsibility. Like, it's a team again, and not Aaron-Rodgers-and-everybody-else.
I don't know how long that will last, but I am enjoying rooting for this version of the Packers more than the last four or so years of Rodgers here, MVP's and all.
Stockton did do what Iverson did and more. Made it the Finals many times but never won. Taking out the Lakers many times to get there. Same Lakers that later 4-1ed Iverson in the Finals. Malone and him just happen to have to play against some of the greatest teams in NBA history.
For Tank:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLsTskih7_I
Honestly I wouldn't care if he went to the roof of the chrysler building and swung his junk in the wind if he would win in the playoffs. And although its not all his fault, he didn't play his best under the brightest lights. The fact that we were suffering disappointing season enders every year is why I was glad to move on. The rest is just noise. If the Jests win the Owl this year I bet Saleh doesn't care if Erin decided the hookah lounge was more important than camp.
I dunno. Depends on what Bobble looks like and how much money he’s got. I have a very wealthy, recently divorced cousin who is 51 years old but looks great and works out all the time. Good looking guy. He’s got 35-year-old hot, hot milfs sending him nudes all the time. They all want him to A) fuck their brains out, and B) be the (very wealthy) daddy to their kids.
So maybe Bobble’s set up for that same level of success, if you want to call it that.