NEXT YEAR AARON RODGERS WILL BE

[HowardRoark]

GB. He does a Brady Deal to keep his friends close by - but he won’t show up for anything until training camp (and maybe wander in whenever the spirit moves him); that’ll be part of the deal.

[Bretsky]

GB, Indy, Denver in that order. I view Indy as much closer to the SB than Denver. MUCH closer. I think the hypothetical trade package will be much smaller than people think. I think R2 this year, R1 next year at the most.

Didn't Stafford get two 1sts ?

Indy had minimal draft capital; they have no first this year.

IF they do make a deal I want a good WR back as well as a load of picks.

[Freak Out]

Lots of cock and balls in this thread.

[Freak Out]

Yo Howie.

[call_me_ishmael]

GB. He does a Brady Deal to keep his friends close by - but he won’t show up for anything until training camp (and maybe wander in whenever the spirit moves him); that’ll be part of the deal.

Howard! And yes, I sort of agree with this. Kinda think the whole song-and-dance this year was half legit half wanting a longer off-season.

[call_me_ishmael]

Didn't Stafford get two 1sts ?

Indy had minimal draft capital; they have no first this year.

IF they do make a deal I want a good WR back as well as a load of picks.

He did, but Stafford is 4 years younger and Rams gonna Rams.

[NewsBruin]

I think Hackett gets the Denver job. Denver it is.

That's what I'm thinking. Good young RB, a number of above-average WRs/TEs, 6th-lowest 2022 cap, 5 picks in 1st 3 rounds (1/2/2), and it's AFC.

[George Cumby]

I want to see him traded for a King's Ransom, but I think Gutey blinks and takes the easy way out.

[King Friday]

I want to see him traded for a King's Ransom, but I think Gutey blinks and takes the easy way out.

I think Gute may blink because there will be no king's ransom. There just aren't enough teams that Rodgers would want to go to who also have the cap space and assets to trade. To me, the front office unity about wanting to keep Rodgers is more about trying to maximize value if it comes to the point they need to move him. If Denver is the only team making a push for him, the only way to have a competing bid is for the Packers to make it seem they want to keep Rodgers and that Denver would have to provide a crazy good package to convince them to trade him.

[Joemailman]

I thought this would be a 50/50 poll so we can all blame each other and/or take credit for being right )

Right now it is.

[texaspackerbacker]

Of course he's gonna stay in Green Bay. Interesting to see who the dumbasses and haters are who think otherwise. Bretsky, you shoulda maybe put a second choice too. I'm about 97% certain he stays here, but the other 3% wouldn't be another team. It would be retire.

[George Cumby]

I think Gute may blink because there will be no king's ransom. There just aren't enough teams that Rodgers would want to go to who also have the cap space and assets to trade. To me, the front office unity about wanting to keep Rodgers is more about trying to maximize value if it comes to the point they need to move him. If Denver is the only team making a push for him, the only way to have a competing bid is for the Packers to make it seem they want to keep Rodgers and that Denver would have to provide a crazy good package to convince them to trade him.

Good points, all.

[Spaulding]

Of course he's gonna stay in Green Bay. Interesting to see who the dumbasses and haters are who think otherwise. Bretsky, you shoulda maybe put a second choice too. I'm about 97% certain he stays here, but the other 3% wouldn't be another team. It would be retire.

For the record I voted for elsewhere. I'm not a hater just a fan who cheers for the organization regardless of whose wearing the uniforms. I've been through the 70's and 80's (child abuse basically given I couldn't yet drink to dull the pain) and have seen many favorite players come and go. As much as Rodgers has meant to the organization, for whatever reason (supporting cast, untimely injuries, bad game plans, his own less than superman play in the playoffs, etc.) the team seems to have hit a wall.

I don't see that changing unfortunately, especially, even less likely given the cap situation and so lean towards a fresh start for everyone. I'd love to see Rodgers win another owl with the Packers and ride off into the sunset as a Packer but the reality of the that are slim to none. My optimism for each postseason has dwindled after all the crushing defeats.

It's a house of cards these days it seems. 2022 with or without Rodgers is likely the year the win knocks them down. Simply put, we will NOT be better positioned this year than we were in 2021 when the stars aligned for us with home field advantage, returning players and a defense that was worthy of our offense.

[Thirteen Below]

I think Gute may blink because there will be no king's ransom. There just aren't enough teams that Rodgers would want to go to who also have the cap space and assets to trade. To me, the front office unity about wanting to keep Rodgers is more about trying to maximize value if it comes to the point they need to move him. If Denver is the only team making a push for him, the only way to have a competing bid is for the Packers to make it seem they want to keep Rodgers and that Denver would have to provide a crazy good package to convince them to trade him.

And honestly, every time I go down the list - and no matter which direction I look at it from - Denver is always the team that makes the most sense. Maybe the only team that really makes sense, when you consider that it sounds like one of the few teams Rodgers would be willing to go to. His apparent willingness to retire and his stated preference for a Western team really limits the scenarios.

Edit: I think some people might be voting for what they hope will happen, rather than what they think will happen, which to be honest is probably a factor to at least some degree for all of us. I tried to vote purely on the basis of what I expect to happen. I'd much rather trade him to Denver, but I don't think it's going to turn out that way. And I think we'll be paying for that for most of the rest of this decade.

[SudsMcBucky]

I have said all along I thought, and still think, this was Aarod's last go 'round with the Pack. I think he only agreed to come back this year with the restructure and us agreeing to lop 1 of those years off. Then his "last dance" BS. All of his little comments along the way. Just putting all the pieces together, it sure seems to me Aarod and the Pack FO agreed prior to the season they would part ways after this year. That's just my gut feeling, though.