OFFICIAL AARON RODGERS THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[Anti-Polar Bear]

If he stays healthy, he will have a decent year with mostly short to midrange throws. Last year it seemed his long game was gone.

The big hurdle he faces is with his legs. He has had numerous injury issues over the years with his legs. If one of those comes back again, at his age, it could change his entire season.

There’s a big difference between mobility and footwork. Pretty sure Brady and Bert Favor can still sling a rock pretty far since their footworks should still be fundamentally sound. Ditto, Butte. Butte just can’t run like he did in the heyday.

Payton Manning and Dree Brees can’t throw rocks anymore due largely to neck/shoulder injuries, and both don’t have a history of leg injuries.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

He should be 10 since he is halfway as good when he was 12 but not as bad as when he was 8.

10 is too Lovemaker. But it does make sense for someone who has experienced ego death and is now all about love.

I still would like to see Butte don the 12 just to fuck with Bradshaw.

[MadtownPacker]

Bradshaw is an ass. I hope the Lumpensteelers assign Butte the 12.

He should be 10 since he is halfway as good when he was 12 but not as bad as when he was 8.

[Patler]

If he stays healthy, he will have a decent year with mostly short to midrange throws. Last year it seemed his long game was gone.

The big hurdle he faces is with his legs. He has had numerous injury issues over the years with his legs. If one of those comes back again, at his age, it could change his entire season.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Bradshaw is an ass. I hope the Lumpensteelers assign Butte the 12.

[texaspackerbacker]

I tend to agree with you. I think it rubs Rodgers the wrong way that some people write him off as finished when his rival for GOAT played pretty well to a few years old than Rodgers is now.

[MadtownPacker]

Have to agree with Bobble. Dont see any loser in the arrangement. Also that AARon will have a little bit of a comeback season going all out to end things on his terms.

[bobblehead]

The reason he came to the team that waited is that no other team was even waiting. But in Pittsburg's defense, they are only giving up money for him to ruin their season, not draft picks as well.

I think you are going to see a pretty good Aaron this year. Pitt is a nice fit for him. They aren't the Jets. This is a successful franchise and Tomlin is exactly the kind of coach that will tolerate all of Rodgers quirks as long as he gets results, and Rodgers has proven that he is a pretty good OC....I mean, he made Hackett look competent. (Hackett knows he's not NFL material and just let Rodgers do his thing). Truthfully I think this was as good of a fit as Rodgers could possibly find. A compliant HC and a somewhat talented roster. Fat mike let Rodgers run the show and we made a lot of NFCC games. Fat Mike wasn't even as good of a coach as Tomlin.

[MadScientist]

PITTSBURGH -- Four-time MVP quarterbacks come to those who wait.

And wait. And wait.

Aaron Rodgers plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, ending months of uncertainty around his future and uniting the future Hall of Famer with a team that desperately needs a quarterback.

The reason he came to the team that waited is that no other team was even waiting. But in Pittsburg's defense, they are only giving up money for him to ruin their season, not draft picks as well.

[Joemailman]

PITTSBURGH -- Four-time MVP quarterbacks come to those who wait.

And wait. And wait.

Aaron Rodgers plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, ending months of uncertainty around his future and uniting the future Hall of Famer with a team that desperately needs a quarterback.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Rodgers still unsigned as the Steelers OTA’s begin tomorrow. Is he really interested in playing football?

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...-aaron-rodgers

Playing futbol on Sundays? Highly likely.

Throwing rocks at half speed and pumping irons with a bunch of young uns at the irrelevant OTAs? Nada.

Lumpensteelers run the same shit on offense that the Packers do. Arthur Smith, the trust fund OC, is a disciple of the Frog, the current Packer head honcho. Butte knows Frog’s offense like Tony O’Day knows idiocy. No need to show up for the meaningless OTAs.

[Teamcheez1]

Rodgers still unsigned as the Steelers OTA’s begin tomorrow. Is he really interested in playing football?

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/steelers-launch-otas-on-tuesday-apparently-without-aaron-rodgers

[MadScientist]

Hackett is a so-called disciple of LaFleur, who himself is a disciple of Shanahan. Salah wanted the Shanahan system. Pig-owner forced out the other LaFleur. Hackett was available. And for a bargain. A logical hire.

Not even Shanahan would be able to do shit with that OL of the Jesters. The same Shanahan who couldn’t do shit with the Dog Farts (Browns).

He somehow, throughout all practices, never realized that cut blocks by the tackles would get Rodgers flattened, since he likes to hold the ball for the best possible play. I recognized this on their first pass play in 23. They did it again and Rodgers was out for the year. That speaks to Hackett being a bad communicator, or just too dumb to realize what is going on. Pedigree means nothing, when the guy is not good enough at his job. It was a hire to lure Rodgers and it failed spectacularly for the Jets.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I brought up Hackett, and specifically noted it wasn't an expense thing. So the direct cost is irrelevant. Cheap shit is still shit, and he cost the Jets two years of development.

Hackett is a so-called disciple of LaFleur, who himself is a disciple of Shanahan. Salah wanted the Shanahan system. Pig-owner forced out the other LaFleur. Hackett was available. And for a bargain. A logical hire.

Not even Shanahan would be able to do shit with that OL of the Jesters. The same Shanahan who couldn’t do shit with the Dog Farts (Browns).

[run pMc]

Rodgers did some great things for GB and is a 1st ballot HOF. That's not changing, unless he does really awful criminal stuff.

What has changed is his performance on the field. He's no longer a player who can drag a team to the playoffs like he did a few times with McCarthy. He's a player you win with, not win because of. He's tettering into player who hurts you because of his declining athleticism and stubbornness to only play his way.
Makes me think he thinks he knows more than his coaches and doesn't want to be coached anymore.

That's not a guy you want to pay $35M to.

The Jets had a good defense and very good skill players when Rodgers arrived: Breece Hall, Garrett Wilson, etc. so he didn't have a bare cupboard. They traded a pick and took on salary for Adams, who helped once he got healthy/acclimated. There was way too much in season turmoil going on for that team to be focused on playing well every week and it showed. No matter where Rodgers goes there will be a lot of media coverage because he says and does such bonkers things.