Official Goodbye A-Rod Thread

[sharpe1027]

It's possible, but not very likely IMO. Remember that Rodgers is TT's pet. If TT is willing to tell Brett Favre to stay home or play for someone else so that we can get the A-Rod era started in Green Bay then I don't see TT letting him go anywhere else down the line in favor of some other guy.

I call bull shit on the whole Rodgers=TT's pet. It is drunken bar talk, no more, no less. To suggest Rodgers is going to get some sort of special treatment is 100% speculation. There is no way to argue against pure speculation other than to call it that, so I will leave this argument where it stands.

Rodgers will get the hook the second MM says that they have some one better. TT doesn't even set the starting lineup.

[Gunakor]

It's possible, but not very likely IMO. Remember that Rodgers is TT's pet. If TT is willing to tell Brett Favre to stay home or play for someone else so that we can get the A-Rod era started in Green Bay then I don't see TT letting him go anywhere else down the line in favor of some other guy.

I call bull shit on the whole Rodgers=TT's pet. It is drunken bar talk, no more, no less. To suggest Rodgers is going to get some sort of special treatment is 100% speculation. There is no way to argue against pure speculation other than to call it that, so I will leave this argument where it stands.

Rodgers will get the hook the second MM says that they have some one better. TT doesn't even set the starting lineup.

I'd agree with you, except that all they have to do is tell Brett Favre he's welcome back and they have thier someone better. To my knowledge they haven't done that yet. So I can't really believe this statement. If TT tells Favre to piss off in favor of Aaron Rodgers, I don't know, what would you call it?

[sharpe1027]

I'd agree with you, except that all they have to do is tell Brett Favre he's welcome back and they have thier someone better. To my knowledge they haven't done that yet. So I can't really believe this statement. If TT tells Favre to piss off in favor of Aaron Rodgers, I don't know, what would you call it?

The Packers already told him he was welcome back earlier (and then he retired), that alone is contary to your pet statment.

MM has been working with his staff and the players accordingly. I doubt TT would make this decision without talking with MM to determine what is best for the team. If you think the main/only reason is Rodgers is TT's pet project, I'll respectfully disagree.

[Gunakor]

I'd agree with you, except that all they have to do is tell Brett Favre he's welcome back and they have thier someone better. To my knowledge they haven't done that yet. So I can't really believe this statement. If TT tells Favre to piss off in favor of Aaron Rodgers, I don't know, what would you call it?

The Packers already told him he was welcome back earlier (and then he retired), that alone is contary to your pet statment.

MM has been working with his staff and the players accordingly. I doubt TT would make this decision without talking with MM to determine what is best for the team. If you think the main/only reason is Rodgers is TT's pet project, I'll respectfully disagree.

I'm not talking about this season. You said it's likely that even if Rodgers starts every game this year that he could be gone by 2010 anyhow. That's where I disagree. The Favre comparison was to counter Brohm or whoever in 2010. As in, if TT won't sit or trade Rodgers to play Favre, then who would he ever trade or sit Rodgers for? If not for Favre, then I don't see TT giving Rodgers' job to anyone. He'll be a Packer for life, or at least as long at TT is in control.

[sharpe1027]

I'm not talking about this season. You said it's likely that even if Rodgers starts every game this year that he could be gone by 2010 anyhow. That's where I disagree. The Favre comparison was to counter Brohm or whoever in 2010. As in, if TT won't sit or trade Rodgers to play Favre, then who would he ever trade or sit Rodgers for? If not for Favre, then I don't see TT giving Rodgers' job to anyone. He'll be a Packer for life, or at least as long at TT is in control.

You said Rodgers was TT's pet. I said the fact that they asked Favre to come back this year shows that they preferred to have Favre over Rodgers.

I fail to see how your scenario will come to pass unless Rodgers is a good QB. TT doesn't determine the starting lineup. Unless you believe that he would intentionally draft crappy QBs to make sure Rodgers starts...that sounds a bit too much like a crazy conspiracy theory to me.

Step back and think about it, rather than react by defending your position. If Brohm or some other QB ended up being pro-bowl material, would TT or anyone else give 2 cents about Rodgers? No.

He is not TT's pet simply because they haven't cut him yet. Drunken bar room talk, no more, no less.

[DonHutson]

That's fine...but exactly how is Rodgers going to get out of Green Bay? Throw a hissy fit and be a bad egg. That won't earn him any additional cash in free agency.

Rodgers is under contract through 2009...and has little option but to show up and be a good little boy until then.

Agree 100%. Where's he gonna go? What's he gonna do? I'm sure he'd be disappointed, probably angry, but... whatever. Two years is a long time for him to get over it. Favre would surely be out of the way by then. He'll get the job eventually.

No point or reason at all to trade Rodgers.

[bobblehead]

That's fine...but exactly how is Rodgers going to get out of Green Bay? Throw a hissy fit and be a bad egg. That won't earn him any additional cash in free agency.

Rodgers is under contract through 2009...and has little option but to show up and be a good little boy until then.

Agree 100%. Where's he gonna go? What's he gonna do? I'm sure he'd be disappointed, probably angry, but... whatever. Two years is a long time for him to get over it. Favre would surely be out of the way by then. He'll get the job eventually.

No point or reason at all to trade Rodgers.

What makes you think favre will be out of the way by then?? What in his behavior makes anyone think that if we take him back this will be the last time?? WTF are we battered wives here? If the pack doesn't put an end to this right here and now we will be right back in this very situation next year in the final year of rogers contract. Even if BF retires "for real, honest" after the season until day one of he '09 season rogers will not be comfortable. Someone called me a favre hater in another post and I resented it, but that statement becomes closer to true every day.

[DonHutson]

What makes you think favre will be out of the way by then?? What in his behavior makes anyone think that if we take him back this will be the last time??

I don't think he's going to get a chance to get back in now. However, I was commenting on the idea that Rodgers would need to be traded if the Packers take Favre back. And again, trading Rodgers makes no sense.