Aaron Rodgers hoping to impress other teams??

[Brando19]

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers commenting on the Drive on FOX with Chris Myers and Sean Farnham on playing behind Brett Favre: "I have been trying to make the most, every rep that I get, I am just trying to put myself in the best spot possible, obviously I would love to be a Green Bay Packer, I just want to have a great training camp, preseason and make myself attractive to other teams, and hopefully stay in the Green and Gold, I just want to play, I know Brett is going to play because he still has it, still in shape, he still has the strong arm and we have a young team that is still improving and he would love to be here. " -- Fox Sports Radio

[4and12to12and4]

I feel sorry for Aaron, and when he was injured in the Patriots game, the irony was somewhat funny, but at the same time, so frustrating for him. I mean, when it happened, it just made us all go "wow", and reinforce in our minds the greatness of Brett's streak. Unfortunately for Rodgers, I just think that his inability to throw a consistent pass between 15 and 25 yards with zip on it will be his downfall. He will have to be almost perfect in every other aspect of his game to make up for that lack of skill and arm strength. I don't think he will ever be our starting QB. Justin Harrell better he an f'n probowler, because I was pissed that we didn't take Brady Quinn. He just seems to have so much more upside than Aaron. We could've probably worked a nice package on draft day to trade Aaron and get to or three or more lower picks for him. Which is what TT seems to live for, getting 15 picks a year. Five years from now, I believe we will be ranking this as the second stupidest draft move in Packers history (behind the Barry Sanders mishap).

[RashanGary]

Sounds like he wants to get out and play. That is good because you don't want a guy content as the #2 but it's bad becasue it is good to have a guy groomed for the after Favre era and if Rodgers is gone, we start over with nothing.

[POLISHHAWK]

Don't Agree AT ALL. Justin does not need to be a pro bowler. He just needs to be very good and very effective in his role. He could do more for us than any quarterback (especially Quinn). Shoring up our D has a bigger effect in the W column than getting an Average Quarterback in the draft.
Harrell has special talent. We took somewhat of a gamble because of his injuries. One thing I will not question is his motor. The guy has passion and wants to be the best. I will take Heart over talent. He happens to have both. Only special players have both. His only question mark is his injuries and whether they will be nagging (which is why he wasn't picked sooner).
Smart Move TT. It's worth the gamble, because after all; every mid round first pick is a gamble.

I think this may be the best possible pick we could take. Wait, Wait, Wait. Patience, Patience, Patience.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I don't blame him. Think about it, if Favre comes back this year and one more Rodgers will not get a chance until his 5th year. I’m sure no 1st round pick ever would imagine waiting that long for a chance to start. But like JH said I don't want to have to groom a whole new player to replace Brett. Hopefully he stays patient and we give him a chance some time down the road.

[oregonpackfan]

I remain on the fence with Rodgers. I am not sure if any of us have seen enough of him in true game situations to assess if he will be a good starter or a bust.

I have a gut feeling this will be Favre's last year. Unless something happens to Favre this year(pray it won't), we may not be able to see Rodgers in a true game situation until '08.

[Packers4Ever]

Hmmm, sounds to me like if the right chance came along, he'd

bust loose. He says he wants to "be attractive to other teams"

but at the same time he'd like to "stay in Green and Gold." I feel

for him too but I fear if he ever became our # 1 we'd be low man

on the totem pole for some time to come. And after Brett does

leave, there'll be darn few choices.

[retailguy]

Hmmm, sounds to me like if the right chance came along, he'd

bust loose. He says he wants to "be attractive to other teams"

but at the same time he'd like to "stay in Green and Gold." I feel

for him too but I fear if he ever became our # 1 we'd be low man

on the totem pole for some time to come. And after Brett does

leave, there'll be darn few choices.

Ahhh. Bullshit. We can get a Free Agent to hold down the fort while we train up a rookie.... OH WAIT.... That WON'T work with the current GM, will it?

We're screwed.... :P

[cheesner]

This is what he needs to be saying. If the guy loves football, he should want to play. He doesn't want to offend his current employers, so he is speaking with some tact.

Being attractive to other teams, means he will be able to negotiate a better FA contract when the time comes. I see nothing wrong with his comments.

If this is our level of malcontent on the team, the Packers are way ahead of most teams.

[Packers4Ever]

[quote="retailguy"]

Hmmm, sounds to me like if the right chance came along, he'd

bust loose. He says he wants to "be attractive to other teams"

but at the same time he'd like to "stay in Green and Gold." I feel

for him too but I fear if he ever became our # 1 we'd be low man

on the totem pole for some time to come. And after Brett does

leave, there'll be darn few choices.

Ahhh. Bullshit. We can get a Free Agent to hold down the fort while we train up a rookie.... OH WAIT.... That WON'T work with the current GM, will it?

We're screwed.... :P[/quote
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A FA to HOLD DOWN THE FORT? Right !!

hahahaha hahahaha

[GBRulz]

Part of his problem is that he hasn't had a good pre-season yet. Until that happens, I don't see his stock gaining any value. Think about some of our QB's who have gone on to bigger and better things, namely Hasselbeck. He always excelled in the pre-season if I remember correctly.

IMO, Rodgers is lucky to have been "given" the backup spot. If he wasn't TT's precious 1st round pick, I highly doubt he'd be our backup, but TT is too damn proud to admit....oh hell, nm.

[RashanGary]

He had a 101 passer rating last year pre-season. I think that is pretty good.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I agree about the preseason--although I don't think he was bad last year. I saw improvement. This is the year I expect him to really show us something if he has what it takes.

I have absolutely nothing against anything he said in that quote. Sounds like what he should be saying. He's working hard, so he'll be ready when given a chance. He realizes that chance may not come in Green Bay--even though he'd like it to. End of story.

[RashanGary]

I think there is a little something to it Harv. I think he wants a chance to start sooner than later and Favre has started to sound like he has two years left in him.

[RashanGary]

I have a suspicion that Favre's ankle is feeling really good. Those quotes about him wanting to win and wanting to win now, I don't see him making those type of comments if he's not confident in his ankle.

Favres ankle feeling great = two more years = Rodgers not getting a chance to play = Rodgers wants a ticket out of town if possible.