OFFICIAL AARON RODGERS THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[bobblehead]

Yeah, it feels like GB got the better of the trade. I don't miss the McAfee nonsense and all his offseason weirdness. Oh, and the on-field body language. The TV coverage would go to Rodgers every time for a reaction to a play. Was annoying after a while.

Maybe he feels like he doesn't get anything out of minicamp practices, but I'd think his teammates would. Agree the media and fans will not be nearly as kind to him this year, especially if he doesn't play well.

Meh, he's a distraction and a hypocrite, but he's also someone else's problem. Without him GB feels like it's out from under a shadow, and a fun team to root for again.

Honestly I wouldn't care if he went to the roof of the chrysler building and swung his junk in the wind if he would win in the playoffs. And although its not all his fault, he didn't play his best under the brightest lights. The fact that we were suffering disappointing season enders every year is why I was glad to move on. The rest is just noise. If the Jests win the Owl this year I bet Saleh doesn't care if Erin decided the hookah lounge was more important than camp.

[MadtownPacker]

Stockton did do what Iverson did and more. Made it the Finals many times but never won. Taking out the Lakers many times to get there. Same Lakers that later 4-1ed Iverson in the Finals. Malone and him just happen to have to play against some of the greatest teams in NBA history.

For Tank:

Great player. Great analogy. Legendary diva.

How many rings did that guy win?

As many as your boi, John Stockton, won, I think.

[Fritz]

Yeah, it feels like GB got the better of the trade. I don't miss the McAfee nonsense and all his offseason weirdness. Oh, and the on-field body language. The TV coverage would go to Rodgers every time for a reaction to a play. Was annoying after a while.

Maybe he feels like he doesn't get anything out of minicamp practices, but I'd think his teammates would. Agree the media and fans will not be nearly as kind to him this year, especially if he doesn't play well.

Meh, he's a distraction and a hypocrite, but he's also someone else's problem. Without him GB feels like it's out from under a shadow, and a fun team to root for again.

Agree here, for sure. And I do think the Packers got the better of that trade. I don't miss any of Rodgers's antics.

I also wonder - forum clown that I am - if, as incredible as Rodgers's arm was and his ability to see the whole field (even if he didn't want to throw into the middle of it), he didn't, in some ways, drag the Packers down. Once it became the "Aaron Show and Nobody Else," not entirely through Rodgers's fault, the team always seemed to be waiting for him to do something or to tell them what to do. The offense seemed, often, to get bogged down. There was no rhythm to the offense, at all. Just bogged down play after bogged down play, then Rodgers throwing a strike to Adams for the first down, then rinse and repeat until the whole thing got bogged down near the red zone. Not all his doing, as I said - but some of it was, with the eye-rolling and the Mason-level mystery signals at the line of scrimmage.

Now the whole team seems to be taking responsibility. Like, it's a team again, and not Aaron-Rodgers-and-everybody-else.

I don't know how long that will last, but I am enjoying rooting for this version of the Packers more than the last four or so years of Rodgers here, MVP's and all.

[Scott Campbell]

Cue Iverson.

Minicamp? Are you fucking kidding me?!?! Minicamp. Not a regular season practice. Not even a lame training camp practice. Minicamp!

Great player. Great analogy. Legendary diva.

How many rings did that guy win?

Saleh has to put a face saving spin on this, but I suspect he is pissed. It’s tough to run a good minicamp without your starting QB.

Cue Iverson.

Minicamp? Are you fucking kidding me?!?! Minicamp. Not a regular season practice. Not even a lame training camp practice. Minicamp!

[texaspackerbacker]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict that Rodgers has a great season for the Jets this year. I'm not gonna predict the Packers meet the Jets in the Super Bowl, but it wouldn't surprise me.Those conspiracy people who think it's all rigged would go crazy if that happened.

[Scott Campbell]

One year of playing the good teammate is Rodgers max. Hard to disagree that the Packers got the better of the deal since Rodgers completed all of 0 passes last year. If the Jets still have their tackles do cut blocks on quick passes, he won't do much better this year. I still don't know how on earth Hackett allowed this after spending three years watching Rodgers hold the ball looking for the perfect play.

Dude made a lot of great throws by extending plays as a 30 year old running away from 25 year olds. It’s a little different as a 40 year old running away from 25 year olds.

[MadScientist]

One year of playing the good teammate is Rodgers max. Hard to disagree that the Packers got the better of the deal since Rodgers completed all of 0 passes last year. If the Jets still have their tackles do cut blocks on quick passes, he won't do much better this year. I still don't know how on earth Hackett allowed this after spending three years watching Rodgers hold the ball looking for the perfect play.

[run pMc]

Yeah, it feels like GB got the better of the trade. I don't miss the McAfee nonsense and all his offseason weirdness. Oh, and the on-field body language. The TV coverage would go to Rodgers every time for a reaction to a play. Was annoying after a while.

Maybe he feels like he doesn't get anything out of minicamp practices, but I'd think his teammates would. Agree the media and fans will not be nearly as kind to him this year, especially if he doesn't play well.

Meh, he's a distraction and a hypocrite, but he's also someone else's problem. Without him GB feels like it's out from under a shadow, and a fun team to root for again.

[Scott Campbell]

I think the soul crushing weight of his $40M dead money cap hit last season was the 2nd largest in NFL history. Today it feels like such a tremendous value.

[bobblehead]

Interesting how he says “good in communicating” as if they are equals at work or in the relationship. Sounds more like “Erin is nice enough to tell me what he is going to do”.

Its a nice way of saying "he told me no way he was gonna be here instead of just not showing up"

[MadtownPacker]

Yep, A-Rons gonna A-Ron regardless. Homeboy better come out firing TDs though cuz shit will get ugly this year.

[sharpe1027]

Interesting how he says “good in communicating” as if they are equals at work or in the relationship. Sounds more like “Erin is nice enough to tell me what he is going to do”.

Speaks volumes of where the expectations are. He's doing what're he wants but it's okay because he's telling us when he decides to ignore the rules everyone else needs to follow.

[MadtownPacker]

Interesting how he says “good in communicating” as if they are equals at work or in the relationship. Sounds more like “Erin is nice enough to tell me what he is going to do”.