Brandon Marshall says Packers wasted Rodgers career

[wist43]

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/packers-aaron-rodgers-career-wasted-brandon-marshall

Interviewed by Colin Herd, Marshall says what I've been saying since the Favre era...

The Packers organization doesn't get it. Their approach sets the team up to be 9-7/10-6 in perpetuity, without much hope of winning it all in any given year... let alone making a dynastic run.

We're not that far away last year, and Gute just punts this entire offseason in favor of trying to set us up four years down the road...

The whole organization doesn't get it.

[Bretsky]

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/packe...andon-marshall

Interviewed by Colin Herd, Marshall says what I've been saying since the Favre era...

The Packers organization doesn't get it. Their approach sets the team up to be 9-7/10-6 in perpetuity, without much hope of winning it all in any given year... let alone making a dynastic run.

We're not that far away last year, and Gute just punts this entire offseason in favor of trying to set us up four years down the road...

The whole organization doesn't get it.

A lot share this view outside of Packer world

[wist43]

A lot share this view outside of Packer world

Inside "Packer World", it's lonely being me, lol

Been making this argument ever since Ted arrived. 2010 was, as Ron Wolfe would say, "a fart in the wind".

[texaspackerbacker]

You can make a very strong argument for what Marshall says, especially in Ted Thompson's time as GM. How much of it is attitude and intent, though - mainly in not going after free agents and pushing the cap to the limit to get talent, and how much of it is mostly bad luck with draft picks is definitely open for debate.

What is clear to me, though, is that Aaron Rodgers is head and shoulders better than Tom Brady or anybody who plays QB - maybe ever. Yet Brady and a helluva lot of others had much better talent surrounding them.

[mraynrand]

Their approach sets the team up to be 9-7/10-6 in perpetuity, without much hope of winning it all in any given year...

Other than the Patriots, this pretty much describes every team in the modern era with a HOF level QB (Dallas 90's and SF 80's are on the cusp). It's just very difficult to get two or more trophies when your QB wins you 10 games every year and you can't draft game changers. Brees, Wilson, Warner, Young empathize. Manning had to go to another team. Rapelisburger and Elway needed a lot of help. Eli got lucky with defense and catches and really isn't HOF talent. And just look at the talent that never won anything. Marino, Fouts, Rivers, Moon....

[run pMc]

I generally don't buy the "team X wasted player Y's talent" argument -- there are far too many variables and uncontrollable things that happen during a season. It's really really hard to get to the Superb Owl, nevermind winning it. The NFL has seen a lot of incredible talents who have never won a championship or even made it past a divisional playoff game.

It's a lazy narrative IMO.

Re: Rodgers specifically, he's been to how many NFC championship games? That means he's won a lot of games -- including playoffs, and he's one game away from the SB. I wouldn't call that wasted. Would you consider them wasted opportunities a stellar talent such as his couldn't take advantage of?

Blah blah blah. People are really bored and ready for distractions of sports or other hobbies.

[texaspackerbacker]

It just depends on your expectations. I tend to agree, runpMc, I'm really happy with the last 25 years or so. For those people who are all in for Super Bowl or bust, we've busted almost every year. And it sure wouldn't have taken a helluva lot more, given Rodgers' GOATness, to go all the way.

[RashanGary]

I see both sides but fall on the side of respecting the talent of the front office.

[Tony Oday]

Maybe AR should have won some NFCCGs? He is 1-4.

[mraynrand]

Maybe AR should have won some NFCCGs? He is 1-4.

The Packers refused to surround him with the talent he needed to win. Shoulda signed Randy Moss.

[Bretsky]

The Packers refused to surround him with the talent he needed to win in the Big Show. .

CORRECT

[KYPack]

A snotty comment is apropos here...

Look who's talkin', perennial SB champion Brandon Marshall?

Sumbitch talks too much.

[QBME]

A snotty comment is apropos here...

Look who's talkin', perennial SB champion Brandon Marshall?

Sumbitch talks too much.

Yessir.
Spot on.

[bobblehead]

Inside "Packer World", it's lonely being me, lol

Been making this argument ever since Ted arrived. 2010 was, as Ron Wolfe would say, "a fart in the wind".

Ron Wolf went for it every year. How many owls did he win?

How about John Schneider? The Rams really went for it last year. Saints the last several years. Dallas goes for it every year, how many have they won?

Almost like its hard to win an owl...

But, but Rodgers you say.

Rivers, Brees, Manning, Newton, Ryan, Stafford have all had prolific careers. I count 3 owls among them with Manning needing to go to a loaded team on a cap friendly deal to get his second.

[mraynrand]

Ron Wolf went for it every year. How many owls did he win?

How about John Schneider? The Rams really went for it last year. Saints the last several years. Dallas goes for it every year, how many have they won?

Almost like its hard to win an owl...

But, but Rodgers you say.

Rivers, Brees, Manning, Newton, Ryan, Stafford have all had prolific careers. I count 3 owls among them with Manning needing to go to a loaded team on a cap friendly deal to get his second.

sounds familiar