Should Rodgers play even if we are eliminated from the post season?

[Pugger]

Watch this clip of Cris Carter on talking about should Rodgers play even if we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkq43NIqijI

[QBME]

Watch this clip of Cris Carter on talking about should Rodgers play even if we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkq43NIqijI

What do you think?

[beveaux1]

Pretty convincing...if he’s healthy.

[red]

could go either way

yeah, if we get eliminated, whats the point of him playing?

however, how do you keep him off the field if he's healthy?

its not like he can injure it any worse and miss anything meaningful at this point

[MadScientist]

If the Packers are eliminated Rodgers collar bone will not have healed enough to get clearance to play.

[Pugger]

What do you think?

I'm certainly no fan of Carter but I agree with him here.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Whether we're in the playoffs or not, if Arod is healthy and plays I think he and Stubby are going to have to do a few things differently to protect him. Arod's going to have to get rid of the ball more quickly, throw it out of bounds, etc. Plus, I think he's going to have to run more conservatively, slide more quickly, etc.

Like Brady, Brees, both Mannings and guys like them who are up in age, Arod's going to have to pare it back a bit and protect himself or we'll wind up with a rerun of this season in the future.

[mraynrand]

Watch this clip of Cris Carter

I stopped reading at this point

[mraynrand]

Like Brady, Brees, both Mannings and guys like them who are up in age, Arod's going to have to pare it back a bit and protect himself or we'll wind up with a rerun of this season in the future.

This is already a rerun. Next time around it's on Nick at Nite.

[Zool]

How much money does he make per year?

[Pugger]

I stopped reading at this point

Did you watch it at all? Carter is a jerk but he clearly thinks highly of Rodgers and considers him the best in the game so he isn't a complete fool.

[call_me_ishmael]

No way do they play Rodgers if they're eliminated AND he hasn't returned. If he has all-ready returned as starter, then I presume he will continue starting.

What is there to gain by playing your not-100% quarterback in a meaningless game when there is legitimate benefit to losing? Better draft picks, validating removal of underperforming staff/players, etc.

[gbgary]

if they lose this weekend there's no reason to bring him back...unless all the other teams the Packers need to lose actually lose lol.

[denverYooper]

if they lose this weekend there's no reason to bring him back...unless all the other teams the Packers need to lose actually lose lol.

If they lose this weekend, they will still not be eliminated and Rodgers would play the next week if cleared. They'd play Carolina, one of the teams they're chasing, and head-to-head tiebreak would be pretty useful in the event they finished 9-7 and either Carolina or Seattle did also.

Carolina plays Minnesota and Seattle plays at Jacksonville, so chances are good that one of them will lose.

[Zool]

There's about $18 million reasons to bring him back.