Brett Favre would've started; a little shoulder boo boo

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'll bet anybody a nickle that Rodgers doesn't throw in practice this week, and he will be at best 75% for the Bears game.

Any takers?

Rodgers playing yesterday was stupid, it has hurt the team. Maybe Rodgers felt he had to do it to prove himself, maybe the coaches think they don't have a backup who can win a game. Whatever the reasoning, it backfired.

[Tony Oday]

AR is the next iron man! LOOK OUT WORLD HE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU A THING OR TWO!

[Pugger]

The Bear game? He better be better by November 16th....

[MadtownPacker]

I'll bet anybody a nickle that Rodgers doesn't throw in practice this week, and he will be at best 75% for the Bears game.

Any takers?

Rodgers playing yesterday was stupid, it has hurt the team. Maybe Rodgers felt he had to do it to prove himself, maybe the coaches think they don't have a backup who can win a game. Whatever the reasoning, it backfired.

I was feeling the same way but after seeing how the defense could not stop ATL for nuthin I now believe this game would have been a total blowout had he not played.

[KYPack]

I went into this game kinda pissed at Rodgers for whatever reason but the kid sucked it up and left it all on the field. He was hurting and hurting bad but 300 yds and 3 tds dont lie an I give him props for trying to get his team out of the funk it is in. You got my respect ARod.

You got it, pal.

That Aaron Rodgers is tougher than a boiled owl.

He earned the guys respect Sunday. With his strong play, he earned whole team's respect and now can be a leader.

Every player has got to look inside thenselves and figure out how to come back and play hard and tough.

Next time, bring home a winner, will you please.

[CaliforniaCheez]

Things may be down now but as much as we share our opinions here through the offseason, preseason, season and hopefully postseason, the more more I am convinced that Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson know what they are doing. Or perhaps they see so many more reps than we do that they are way ahead of us.

I did not like the events of the Brett Favre unretirement and trade. Seeing Rodgers perform in a few complete games, I am seeing more of they saw and liked in Rodgers.

I was convinced that this season Rouse would be a starter taking over for either Bigby or Collins. Seeing him play this season convinced me I was incorrect and McCarthy was right.

I thought Kuhn was almost as good as Hall. Mostly what seperated them was the ability to catch a pass. There is much more of a difference than that.

I thought Tauscher ought to get at least a 3 year extension. Now I wonder if Ted is looking forward to a compensatory pick.

No being on the West Coast I don't get to see practice and training camp. It takes a few games to get a handle on things.

When it comes to a controversial decision like cutting Ryan, keeping Bush on the roster, or an injury settlement and cutting Coston, I'm not saying too much because Mike and Ted have been better informed and have made better decisions than I would with my limited observations.

This may be a low point but I'm sure that the Packers have the right people to deal with whatever problem arises.

[SnakeLH2006]

I give Iron Man Aaron some props...he played and played well....but this shit worries me as it seems like it will happen all season. Sucks when we let an ICON go (who a select few like to diss like all hell cuz they had blind faith in TT/M3 to go 12-4 or 13-3 EVERY YEAR)...as that Icon is doing well as a 39 year old with a new offense for a supposedly inferior team. Go ARod but the fuck if TT knows how to handle personal relations other than a 13 year old tied up in his basement. Pretty sad, but I wish the best for ARod and Brett as they only play the game...not "Catch the Trout" in TT's basement.

[arcilite]

I give Iron Man Aaron some props...he played and played well....but this shit worries me as it seems like it will happen all season. Sucks when we let an ICON go (who a select few like to diss like all hell cuz they had blind faith in TT/M3 to go 12-4 or 13-3 EVERY YEAR)...as that Icon is doing well as a 39 year old with a new offense for a supposedly inferior team. Go ARod but the fuck if TT knows how to handle personal relations other than a 13 year old tied up in his basement. Pretty sad, but I wish the best for ARod and Brett as they only play the game...not "Catch the Trout" in TT's basement.

lol wat?

[Gunakor]

I give Iron Man Aaron some props...he played and played well....but this shit worries me as it seems like it will happen all season. Sucks when we let an ICON go (who a select few like to diss like all hell cuz they had blind faith in TT/M3 to go 12-4 or 13-3 EVERY YEAR)...as that Icon is doing well as a 39 year old with a new offense for a supposedly inferior team. Go ARod but the fuck if TT knows how to handle personal relations other than a 13 year old tied up in his basement. Pretty sad, but I wish the best for ARod and Brett as they only play the game...not "Catch the Trout" in TT's basement.

You must have missed the point I and others have made repeatedly that both Aaron Rodgers AND Brett Favre are starting QB's and had to be starting this year. You can't put Rodgers on the bench anymore if you want him to be the future QB of this team. Either Rodgers had to go or Favre had to go. From that perspective, you keep the guy who's going to be around for a decade plus over the guy who might give you one more good year before he retires. Keeping Rodgers is/was much more important than keeping Favre at this point, because Rodgers offers us a future at the position where Favre does not. Do people here care about the long term consistent success of the Packers? Or are most people so near sighted that they can't see beyond this season?

[Pugger]

Gunakor might be right. Most fans want success NOW and to blazes with tomorrow. We are a society that wants instant gratification. Both Aaron and Brett should be starting so a decision was made AFTER BRETT RETIRED to name Rodgers our starter. You have to go with a first round pick sooner or later. Yes, Brett changed his mind and that's his right, but the team decided to go with the future and let Brett continue his amazing career in the AFC. We all miss him but he only will be playing 2 more years max.

I don't understand all this hand wringing about Aaron playing with a sore shoulder. If the doctors who examine him think he won't make it worse by playing, who are we to question it? I remember many times Brett would play hurt. Remember that season when he played with a broken thumb on his throwing hand? And I was there at Lambeau when Brett played with a severely sprained ankle a few years back. That sucker was taped up like crazy. What is different about today? Most of the time when Brett was here we had unproven young guys and/or rookies behind him.

[Pacopete4]

We all miss him but he only will be playing 2 more years max.

Where have I heard that before?.... oh, every offseason... I remember now

[Gunakor]

We all miss him but he only will be playing 2 more years max.

Where have I heard that before?.... oh, every offseason... I remember now

Do you think Brett will still be playing when he's 45 years old? I can almost guarantee Aaron will still be playing when Brett is 45. That's the point. Aaron was our QB of the future, and when Brett announced his retirement back in March the future became the present. Had we not made that transition when we did odds are the future would have gone elsewhere. Try to understand that much. The move was made so that Aaron Rodgers would be a Packer and not someone elses QB a few years down the road. Aren't you happy that Aaron Rodgers is a Packer?

I know, I know. You wish they were BOTH Packers. So do I. But it wasn't a possibility this year. They are both starters, and we can't possibly start both players in the same game. One of them HAD to go. That is what I've been trying to get through to you. Neither of them could be stashed on the bench anymore. So look long term and tell me you honestly think TT should have traded Aaron Rodgers rather than Brett Favre. Long term, remember, because TT is responsible for this team's present AND future.

[Pacopete4]

We all miss him but he only will be playing 2 more years max.

Where have I heard that before?.... oh, every offseason... I remember now

Do you think Brett will still be playing when he's 45 years old? I can almost guarantee Aaron will still be playing when Brett is 45. That's the point. Aaron was our QB of the future, and when Brett announced his retirement back in March the future became the present. Had we not made that transition when we did odds are the future would have gone elsewhere. Try to understand that much. The move was made so that Aaron Rodgers would be a Packer and not someone elses QB a few years down the road. Aren't you happy that Aaron Rodgers is a Packer?

I know, I know. You wish they were BOTH Packers. So do I. But it wasn't a possibility this year. They are both starters, and we can't possibly start both players in the same game. One of them HAD to go. That is what I've been trying to get through to you. Neither of them could be stashed on the bench anymore. So look long term and tell me you honestly think TT should have traded Aaron Rodgers rather than Brett Favre. Long term, remember, because TT is responsible for this team's present AND future.

actually no.. I really dont want Arod as this future QB

I know he played thru it last week but he wont last... he just wont.. he might have some good skill sets but he just doesnt seem to have an "it" factor to me... i dont watch him and see greatness.. i dunno, maybe its cuz I'm used to seeing it my whole life, but even when Brett first started u could see "it" good and bad..


and ya, I could very well be wrong and thats great cuz it means the Packers have a very good QB, but I just don't think I am

[Gunakor]

We all miss him but he only will be playing 2 more years max.

Where have I heard that before?.... oh, every offseason... I remember now

Do you think Brett will still be playing when he's 45 years old? I can almost guarantee Aaron will still be playing when Brett is 45. That's the point. Aaron was our QB of the future, and when Brett announced his retirement back in March the future became the present. Had we not made that transition when we did odds are the future would have gone elsewhere. Try to understand that much. The move was made so that Aaron Rodgers would be a Packer and not someone elses QB a few years down the road. Aren't you happy that Aaron Rodgers is a Packer?

I know, I know. You wish they were BOTH Packers. So do I. But it wasn't a possibility this year. They are both starters, and we can't possibly start both players in the same game. One of them HAD to go. That is what I've been trying to get through to you. Neither of them could be stashed on the bench anymore. So look long term and tell me you honestly think TT should have traded Aaron Rodgers rather than Brett Favre. Long term, remember, because TT is responsible for this team's present AND future.

actually no.. I really dont want Arod as this future QB

I know he played thru it last week but he wont last... he just wont.. he might have some good skill sets but he just doesnt seem to have an "it" factor to me... i dont watch him and see greatness.. i dunno, maybe its cuz I'm used to seeing it my whole life, but even when Brett first started u could see "it" good and bad..


and ya, I could very well be wrong and thats great cuz it means the Packers have a very good QB, but I just don't think I am

Do you remember when Brett first started? It was 17 years ago, so you might have to think real hard. He was HORRIBLE. I can remember screaming at the TV for Holmgren to put in Majikowski, or Brunell, hell even Dilweg a time or two. He was NOT a good QB. Mike Holmgren MADE him a good QB, just like Mike McCarthy is MAKING Aaron Rodgers a good QB. Both HC's specialty is as a QB coach. Both HC's prized pupil will be the QB they made for the Green Bay Packers. There's some exciting news for ya!

[Rastak]

We all miss him but he only will be playing 2 more years max.

Where have I heard that before?.... oh, every offseason... I remember now

Do you think Brett will still be playing when he's 45 years old? I can almost guarantee Aaron will still be playing when Brett is 45. That's the point. Aaron was our QB of the future, and when Brett announced his retirement back in March the future became the present. Had we not made that transition when we did odds are the future would have gone elsewhere. Try to understand that much. The move was made so that Aaron Rodgers would be a Packer and not someone elses QB a few years down the road. Aren't you happy that Aaron Rodgers is a Packer?

I know, I know. You wish they were BOTH Packers. So do I. But it wasn't a possibility this year. They are both starters, and we can't possibly start both players in the same game. One of them HAD to go. That is what I've been trying to get through to you. Neither of them could be stashed on the bench anymore. So look long term and tell me you honestly think TT should have traded Aaron Rodgers rather than Brett Favre. Long term, remember, because TT is responsible for this team's present AND future.

actually no.. I really dont want Arod as this future QB

I know he played thru it last week but he wont last... he just wont.. he might have some good skill sets but he just doesnt seem to have an "it" factor to me... i dont watch him and see greatness.. i dunno, maybe its cuz I'm used to seeing it my whole life, but even when Brett first started u could see "it" good and bad..


and ya, I could very well be wrong and thats great cuz it means the Packers have a very good QB, but I just don't think I am

Paco,

Very few do...if you are waiting for that you might be waiting a really long time. Plus, isn't it a bit early to make that call on Rodgers?