Was pissing Rodgers off and drafting Love after the failed NFCCG worth it? 2020 revisited!

[Bretsky]

They didn't win a Super Bowl because Bakhtiari blew out his knee at the end of the year. And because arguably the coaching staff made the wrong decision on who to start at LT.

But they were still so close….perhaps as little as one wide receiver like tee Higgins running a great pattern and getting open for a sin Ming touchdown. I think you cam make the argument that he did and it’s a valid view

[Joemailman]

But they were still so close….perhaps as little as one wide receiver like tee Higgins running a great pattern and getting open for a sin Ming touchdown. I think you cam make the argument that he did and it’s a valid view

There's nothing valid about it at all. The Packers WR's in that game had about 250 yards and 2 TD's. They didn't lose that game because their WR's weren't good enough.

[sharpe1027]

But they were still so close….perhaps as little as one wide receiver like tee Higgins running a great pattern and getting open for a sin Ming touchdown. I think you cam make the argument that he did and it’s a valid view

Or the rookie WR runs the wrong route leading to a pick 6 and the Packers get blown out.

[bobblehead]

I love it. Owners and fans always think they are just "one player from winning it all".

Here is the truth. The player that stopped us from beating TB was Rodgers himself when he didn't run for the endzone on 2nd or 3rd down. The refs also played a big role. "one more player" may or may not have made a difference.

[Joemailman]

Or the rookie WR runs the wrong route leading to a pick 6 and the Packers get blown out.

Or the rookie is open and Rodgers tries to force in another pass to Davante.

[sharpe1027]

Or the rookie is open and Rodgers tries to force in another pass to Davante.

Or he gets hurt and doesn't contribute at all

[KYPack]

Or the rookie is open and Rodgers tries to force in another pass to Davante.

Ya meant Cobb, didn't ya Joe? (Det game last year)

[Joemailman]

Ya meant Cobb, didn't ya Joe? (Det game last year)

Actually I was referring to the 2020 NFCCG against Tampa Bay. Davante was targeted 15 times.

[Fritz]

Actually I was referring to the 2020 NFCCG against Tampa Bay. Davante was targeted 15 times.

Both cases true. The bigger point is, even if you grant Bretsky's wish and have Tee Higgins running wide open, he'd have been a rookie, and - Doh! - Rodtgers doesn't throw to rookies. Sometimes not even to wide open vets, because he didn't "trust" them like he did his sacred few.

So Bretsky, I don't think your opinion is a good one here. Not at all.

[texaspackerbacker]

Rodgers always spread it around to a bunch of receivers. That's one thing Love seems to have learned from him.

[Upnorth]

Rodgers always spread it around to a bunch of receivers. That's one thing Love seems to have learned from him.

The biggest thing I see is how he moves in the pocket. It's beautiful. 4 games against real d and he routinely resets the pocket. Finds pressure reliefs, it awesome.
Now he just needs to improve his accuracy

[MadScientist]

Rodgers always spread it around to a bunch of receivers. That's one thing Love seems to have learned from him.

Early in his career, yes. (Brett did that as well). The last year or two, the ball didn't get spread around nearly as much. I'd put that equally on the the lack of quality receivers and Rodgers just going to guys that had been there long enough for him to start trusting.

[bobblehead]

Rodgers always spread it around to a bunch of receivers. That's one thing Love seems to have learned from him.

At his best, yes. At his worst, not even close. When Rodgers was motivated to be his best I would take no one before him. That chip on his shoulder seemed to come and go though.

[smuggler]

We wanted Jefferson/Raegor. We missed the boat on both. We had the trade in place, pulled the trigger. It was too early and hurt us and probably cost us a Super Bowl in 2020, but there is no such thing as perfect timing. Hard to fault them, if they actually believed Love was a top-15 player.

[call_me_ishmael]

At his best, yes. At his worst, not even close. When Rodgers was motivated to be his best I would take no one before him. That chip on his shoulder seemed to come and go though.

Woulda been a site to behold this year. I wanted to see him as a 5 time MVP and up there with Peyton. I just dunno if he will have the same level of juice next year even if pissed off.