Former Packers still pursuing the dream

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Jordy still sounds a little bitter about not being resigned by the Packers.

https://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...on/2884067002/

Mostly sounds like he doesn't want to re-live it.

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Here is a writeup about Nelson's talk with Wilde and Tauscher. Former Packers Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley and Kabeer somehow make an appearance too.

https://madison.com/wsj/sports/football/professional/jordy-nelson-on-criticism-of-packers-aaron-rodgers-the-same/article_d2b161b9-70e1-57d5-aa9d-1b7d56010913.html

Nelson found Finley’s remarks particularly curious.

“When you actually read the comments and what they say, it makes absolutely no sense,” Nelson said. “A quarterback expects you to practice well and do what you’re supposed to do on the practice field in order to be successful in a game? That’s pretty well what’s expected.

KGB's comments are just precious too. The guy who refused to play the run, got benched (hello Cullen Jenkins at DE) and released for giving up huge runs on the edge says that becoming the starter changed Rodgers. KGB got a good what, six months look at that, before playing his way out of town.

Losing stinks, mainly because fools come out of the woodwork.

I got into a discussion with Packer Report who was mad at people IRL and online nattering on about Rodgers being coachable. He was mad that people insisted this was a question and did not want to discuss that Rodgers himself brought this up AND made it a story this year with his own comments (game plan versus Bills was it?).

He thinks it'd par for the course for QBs to be mad about things when results are going south. I tend to agree, but Rodgers performance, comments and the team situation, all make the coachable question pretty obviously relevant, even if in my opinion its easily answered as yes.

Also realized that a HC who calls plays put themselves in this position. Belichick can stay well above the fray as HC with TebowDrafter getting the bulk of the complaints. Or you go with Holmgren which means you keep your distance and only hand out limited freedom to have input of change the plays.

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“It’s crazy to say, but I played with the guy for 6, 7 years, and I had to gain my trust by running the right routes and knowing the plays. It’s crazy.”

J-Mike is pretty hilarious here. Unintentionally I believe.

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“It’s crazy to say, but I played with the guy for 6, 7 years, and I had to gain my trust by running the right routes and knowing the plays. It’s crazy.”

J-Mike is pretty hilarious here. Unintentionally I believe.

Recall that, as a rookie, after he had completely botched a couple passes thrown his way in a game toward the end of the season, Finley "explained" one was dropped because Rodgers had not yet learned where he (Finley) liked to have the ball thrown, and the other was because he (Finley) didn't do back shoulder type routes.

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Ron Zook hired by Salt Lake Stallions of The AAF. He will assist on secondary and special teams. https://packerswire.usatoday.com/201...llions-of-aaf/

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There goes the Stallions' special teams play.

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There goes the Stallions' special teams play.

He once was a well regarded DC in college. Maybe his secondary makes up for it.

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For lack of a better thread:

Gutekunst also has Thompson at his side, at least for now. The former GM who was pushed aside 14 months ago now serves as a senior adviser, although he recently moved back to his home in Texas. A source said he’s not expected to travel much to Green Bay anymore because of his declining health and the need to have someone travel with him.

I know we were all surmising about it, but I guess the end of his health came rapidly.

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Ouch. I am sad for him. He was - is - such a decent human being. I wonder how apparent his decline was, the last few years as GM? These things can be hard to gauge.

[gbgary]

Ouch. I am sad for him. He was - is - such a decent human being. I wonder how apparent his decline was, the last few years as GM? These things can be hard to gauge.

it was two three years ago i commented on here that his post draft presser was hard to watch.

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it was two three years ago i commented on here that his post draft presser was hard to watch.

Yeah. When he came back from that longer than expected absence after having a medical procedure, he looked lost.

I wonder if part of the problem the last 3-4 years was that Ted really wasn't running the show.

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it was two three years ago i commented on here that his post draft presser was hard to watch.

Yup, it was very apparent then that something was wrong with him

It’s nuts he stayed around for a couple more years calling the shots

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Yeah. When he came back from that longer than expected absence after having a medical procedure, he looked lost.

I wonder if part of the problem the last 3-4 years was that Ted really wasn't running the show.

You think fat mike weaseled his way into making the decisions?

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Yup, it was very apparent then that something was wrong with him

It’s nuts he stayed around for a couple more years calling the shots

Ted is like the guy at work who is 70 years old and can comfortably retire. Everybody wonders why the person sticks around, but they can't think of themselves ever doing anything but work.

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You think fat mike weaseled his way into making the decisions?

Speculation was that Ball picked up the pieces.