OFFICIAL AARON RODGERS THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[Joemailman]

A lot of talk Steelers are closing in on a deal with Rodgers.

[Deputy Nutz]

Ok, to lure Rodgers the Steelers went and traded for Metcalf and paid him 33 million a year. I think Tomlin realizes he might be on the hot seat with fans and the organization will always back Tomlin, going for broke is never a great strategy

[run pMc]

I think Tomlin gets to probably give his thoughts on the players, but that's the GM making moves. Also, Pickens is on the last year of his rookie contract; I suspect Metcalf is his replacement.
Rodgers could go there, it would be better than NYG for sure. Also: I think GB plays the AFC North this year? If that's the case, and Rodgers is there you better believe that will be Game of the Week material.

[Fritz]

I'm still hoping for a Minnesota-former-Packer-QB reunion. But it looks like the Steelers will get Rodgers, so he can get hammered by Myles Garrett twice a year.

[Joemailman]

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/n...on-per-report/

If you're wondering why Rodgers is taking so long to decide, it seems that some of the blame for the delay belongs with the Minnesota Vikings. According to The Athletic, the Vikings are still having discussions what they want to do at quarterback in 2025, and part of those discussions revolve around whether they want to make a play for Rodgers.

The team still hasn't made a decision, so Rodgers "is giving them time and waiting to hear from" them, The Athletic has reported. Although the Steelers and Giants have been the two teams that have shown the most interest in Rodgers, the Vikings have long been viewed as a dark horse team to land him.

As CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones noted on Friday, "If the Vikings wanted [Aaron] Rodgers, he would already be a Minnesota Viking." So now, as the Vikings try to make a decision, Rodgers is simply playing the waiting game.

The Vikings let Sam Darnold leave in free agency, and right now, the only two quarterbacks they have on the roster are two players -- J.J. McCarthy and Brett Rypien -- who have never taken a regular-season snap. McCarthy, the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, is coming off a devastating knee injury that caused him to miss the entire 2024 season, so the Vikings might be trying to figure out if it actually makes sense to go into the season with him as the starter.

As things stand, the decision doesn't seem to be about money. According to The Athletic, the Giants have made the largest contract offer to Rodgers up to this point, and if it was all about money, he would have already accepted the offer.

There are a lot of NFL minds who think that Rodgers would be a perfect fit in Minnesota and Rodgers might feel the same way, which would explain why he's willing to wait. Sauce Gardner thinks Rodgers should go to Minnesota: The Jets corner recently wrote on social media that Rodgers might lead the NFL in every stat if he ends up with the Vikings.


Brett Favre also thinks Rodgers should do what he can to try and sign with the Vikings.

"By all means, sign with them. They got a really good football team. They're loaded at pretty much every position," Favre said during an appearance on "The Will Cain Show" on Tuesday.

Favre went from the Packers to the Jets to the Vikings in his career, and now, Rodgers has the chance to do the same thing.

[sharpe1027]

The dude is toast. He was toast before he went to the Jets. This isn't a Brady situation where he's putting in the work and maximizing within the system.

[texaspackerbacker]

I've always predicted that Rodgers if he wants to could be better to an older age than Brady. Barring a serious injury, I still expect him to be good.

[sharpe1027]

I've always predicted that Rodgers if he wants to could be better to an older age than Brady. Barring a serious injury, I still expect him to be good.

I could be wrong. I doubt it. You'll probably blame it on the rest of the team, even though it will be three different teams if he doesn't do well next year.

[Bretsky]

I've always predicted that Rodgers if he wants to could be better to an older age than Brady. Barring a serious injury, I still expect him to be good.

Just like last year, right ?

He might be fine

Clearly the SHITBAG wants to to to the Minnesota Vikings

[run pMc]

If these reports are true, he probably would have signed with the Vikings already, but I think that it mirrors Favre's career so closely rankles him. He enjoys being contrarian and likely views himself as iconoclastic and smart (and still insanely talented) enough to win with a team like PIT. The Giants were as much a mess as the Jets last year and the NY media has already had enough of Rodgers, so I don't really think he's serious about them. It's likely just to pump interest from any other teams who might be kicking the tires on a QB.

I don't think he's good enough to lead a team to the SB anymore. Agree with sharpe that he's wired different from Brady and his game is different too. He's always been more talented physically than Brady, but at this point he's a mess between the ears.

If he does decide he wants to play (and he likely does, I don't think last season is how he wants to go out) I'd think he'll want to sign soon before the FA money dries up and the QB-needy teams draft them.

[Fosco33]

If he’s a bad qb - wouldn’t we want him to go to the Vikes?

[bobblehead]

If he’s a bad qb - wouldn’t we want him to go to the Vikes?

Even though tex is convinced Aaron has 5 good years left he is clearly past his due date. If he gets in great shape he can go to Minnesota and make us sorry about it for maybe 10 weeks at which point the rigors of an NFL season will wear him down and they will collapse. I loved Aaron, but time to hang it up. But I don't blame him if someone wants to hand him even a "low" $20 million to play this year.

[Fosco33]

Even though tex is convinced Aaron has 5 good years left he is clearly past his due date. If he gets in great shape he can go to Minnesota and make us sorry about it for maybe 10 weeks at which point the rigors of an NFL season will wear him down and they will collapse. I loved Aaron, but time to hang it up. But I don't blame him if someone wants to hand him even a "low" $20 million to play this year.

Exactly my sentiment.

Can’t blame anyone who wants to get paid. Not sure why he’d need any more money - drugs are pretty cheap as are girlfriends compared to medical bills and spouses.

[Fritz]

Even though tex is convinced Aaron has 5 good years left he is clearly past his due date. If he gets in great shape he can go to Minnesota and make us sorry about it for maybe 10 weeks at which point the rigors of an NFL season will wear him down and they will collapse. I loved Aaron, but time to hang it up. But I don't blame him if someone wants to hand him even a "low" $20 million to play this year.

What I read this morning is that it'd be approximately the same that Sam Darnold would've been making - around $33 mill.

So that brings up a question that none of us could've envisioned six or so years ago: who would you rather have at QB, if the money's the same: Sam Darnold or Aaron Rodgers?

[Teamcheez1]

That’s a pretty easy question.
If I were a Vikings fan, I would rather have Darnold.

It leaves me to believe the Rodgers to Vikings talk is a lot of self-generated nonsense.