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    GBPG article: Rodgers wants to be "Packer for life"

    http://pck.rs/LZlTcc

    Found the article to be pretty decent, especially coming from Capt. Negativity Mike Vandermause.

    Rodgers said that he doesn't envision himself playing anywhere else...
    I want to be a Packer for life and I don’t see myself going anywhere else.

    Considering his honesty re: the Pro Bowl fiasco and other issues, I'm feeling more comfortable about him playing for only this team.

    He feels that the team is the deepest it has been in the past eight years. Let's hope that talent can convert that to getting back to, and winning, the Super Bowl.
    -digital dean

    No "TROLLS" allowed!
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  • #2
    it seems from Rodgers comments that he won't hold up the team the way brees seems to be doing in no.

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    • #3
      What about his Vikings Contract?! Vikes fans are crying right now...
      Swede: My expertise in this area is extensive. The essential difference between a "battleship" and an "aircraft carrier" is that an aircraft carrier requires five direct hits to sink, but it takes only four direct hits to sink a battleship.

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      • #4
        Most telling answer to me....

        Q: How long do you want to play?

        Rodgers: “I think it’s got to be a combination of how my body feels and I’ve said it a few times over the years, when I’m not committed to being a 100 percent offseason guy, then that’s probably when I should step away from the game because these guys deserve 100 percent of my effort and time.”
        Go PACK

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        • #5
          Is it possible this also might be about redoing his contract (one I thought was kinda cheap) for one that is longer term and mo'money?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Tony Oday View Post
            What about his Vikings Contract?! Vikes fans are crying right now...
            Careful, you also never thought it would happen with the last guy......

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            • #7
              where have we heard that b4? It is easy to say now when you are on top of your game and in your prime, but another thing altogether when the writing is on the wall and you still want to play.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Bossman641 View Post
                Most telling answer to me....

                Q: How long do you want to play?

                Rodgers: “I think it’s got to be a combination of how my body feels and I’ve said it a few times over the years, when I’m not committed to being a 100 percent offseason guy, then that’s probably when I should step away from the game because these guys deserve 100 percent of my effort and time.”
                This just wreaks as a little jab to everyone's lightening rod. Rodgers is definately the master of the backhanded comment. How could anyone see anything wrong with that answer! Hope he keeps that chip on his shoulder for years, I think it has made him a better player!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by LEWCWA View Post
                  This just wreaks as a little jab to everyone's lightening rod. Rodgers is definately the master of the backhanded comment. How could anyone see anything wrong with that answer! Hope he keeps that chip on his shoulder for years, I think it has made him a better player!
                  Yep. I'm pretty sure it really rankled Rodgers when Favre tried to reclaim his job after Rodgers had done all the offseason work with the team. I don't think Rodgers hates Favre, but I'll bet he doesn't have much respect for the way Favre handled the last 3 years of his career.
                  I can't run no more
                  With that lawless crowd
                  While the killers in high places
                  Say their prayers out loud
                  But they've summoned, they've summoned up
                  A thundercloud
                  They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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                  • #10
                    Haha, Rodgers burns Favre again. Classic.

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                    • #11
                      Not to be a Homer, okay, I'm a Homer, but I like that guy more and more.

                      And no, I don't think he's going to turn into you know who. From what little we see, this one is too grounded with the right support structure around him to go that route.

                      Furthermore, there are none of the danger signs that we ignored or were ignorant of with YKW.

                      This guy keeps it tight and close, as it should be.

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                      • #12
                        Nice read. A-Rod is a solid guy and GB is a good organization. However, business is business. It's one thing to say that you want to stay with one team at age 28 when you are the league's MVP and everyone loves you. It's another to say this same thing at age 35 when the team could be struggling and wants to play a younger QB.

                        I mean, Joe Montana finished with Chiefs.

                        It'd be cool if A-Rod could finish like Elway and leave on top. But very few have the chance to do that. Rodgers seems to be exceptionally well-grounded, however, and it seems that whatever he puts his mind to, he succeeds. A storybook ending, while improbable, would be very nice indeed.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Kiwon View Post
                          Nice read. A-Rod is a solid guy and GB is a good organization. However, business is business. It's one thing to say that you want to stay with one team at age 28 when you are the league's MVP and everyone loves you. It's another to say this same thing at age 35 when the team could be struggling and wants to play a younger QB.

                          I mean, Joe Montana finished with Chiefs.

                          It'd be cool if A-Rod could finish like Elway and leave on top. But very few have the chance to do that. Rodgers seems to be exceptionally well-grounded, however, and it seems that whatever he puts his mind to, he succeeds. A storybook ending, while improbable, would be very nice indeed.
                          Rodgers has one thing going for him that could lead to having the end of his career play out the way we would like it to. He has already made plans for his next career in the music industry. Many top athletes have no clue what to do when they leave their sports, and for that reason some hang on and hang on. How many times when he was a young man did Favre say that he could never play for another team? That when the Packers no longer wanted him, he would simply retire? Yet, when that exact scenario came to pass, he couldn't leave.

                          It is easier to walk away from one career when you are walking directly toward another career. It is hard to walk away when you don't know where you are headed. It looks like Rodgers will have something to go to when the end of his NFL career draws near. The down side of that is that it could also cause him to leave a season or two sooner than we would like him to.

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                          • #14
                            Besides the obvious physical skills, the two things that impress me most about A-Rod is how deftly he handles the media attention he draws, and, more than that, his character. He seems like a genuinely nice guy, maybe a quieter version of Tim Tebow.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by MadtownPacker View Post
                              Careful, you also never thought it would happen with the last guy......
                              It is the usual thing I rip on by Viking Fan Buddies..."dont worry you will have a reall QB in 15 or so years that will take you almost far enough just to fail again..." I mean I am sure Ahman Green could catch on with the Vikes if he tried.
                              Swede: My expertise in this area is extensive. The essential difference between a "battleship" and an "aircraft carrier" is that an aircraft carrier requires five direct hits to sink, but it takes only four direct hits to sink a battleship.

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