Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay. Let him Go!
When I first heard that Aaron “Hollywood” Rodgers wanted out of Green Bay, I thought to myself, “Good let him go.” After thinking about how I might want to piece this week’s blog together, I was reading some articles that said maybe Green Bay shouldn’t give him what he wants. I’m starting to agree with this. I mean why should he be able to throw a temper tantrum just because the Packers are preparing for the future and have drafted a quarterback?
One of Rodgers biggest things coming into the league was that he did not like the way that legendary quarterback, Brett Lorenzo Favre, treated him and then he goes and does the exact same thing to Jordan Love! Let’s be honest, this isn’t exactly the first time Rodgers has gone out of his way to throw a tantrum and get his way. Before Coach Mike McCarthy’s departure in 2018, he made sure he would get fired by tanking the season. And what exactly was the reasoning for wanting McCarthy gone? Probably, because he didn’t like his play calling and his lack of aggressiveness late in games (both of which I agree with). Aaron Rodgers has never been a team player. He is completely about himself and what he wants. The Packers should force him to either play out his contract or retire and go host a game show.
Although, I would rather see him gone, I don’t think they should allow him to cry his way out of his contract. He either plays out the remaining contract or hangs it up for good. If he comes back and tries to tank the season, then bench him and let Love be the starter! But under no circumstances should Green Bay’s general manager trade him or allow him to dictate what this team does. He gets payed a lot of money to play a damn sport and throw a ball for two hours a week for six months out the year and that’s it. He’s not paid to give his advice on what direction the team should go or who the team decides to draft! Those types of decisions are made by the general manager and the people he surrounds himself with, to scout out prospects. Rodgers is just looking for an out and to take the blame off himself for the Packers post season failures. Does he really believe it will be any different anywhere else? I mean think about this! Let’s say Green Bay gives in to his tantrum and trades him. Does he really think he’ll have some say about who gets drafted or what positions are concentrated on during the draft? No! They’ll pay him a lot of money to throw the damn ball and that is it. Anywhere “Hollywood” goes they’ll have a general manager and his team to decide who gets drafted and what positions are focused on in each of the drafts. Rodgers needs to realize that his job is to win football games and do as he’s told to do, nothing more.
Rumor are flying that he will only return to Green Bay if they fire general manager Brian Gutekunst. Everyone else has an opinion, so here is mine. I think Rodgers should leave Green Bay and have thought this for years. He’s arrogant on and off the field. He doesn’t care about anything or anyone but himself. He is basically saying, “I’m far superior to my teammates and they’re so below my skill that is why the team is losing and if you don’t get talent on my level I will whine and cry until you either give me my way or get so sick of me you trade me away.” Well I say, call his bluff. Make him finish out his contract and play in Green Bay. Tell him he either shuts up and does the job that he is paid for, or he can ride the bench the rest of his career. Then, let him know in no uncertain terms will he be traded or released out of his contract. He can either play or not, but it ends here in Green Bay, Wisconsin, you know the only team that thought he was talented enough to even draft him.
As a lifelong die-hard Packers fan, I grew up watching this team and have even been blessed to see them play in three Super Bowls winning two of those. So, I will continue to root for the Packers but against Rodgers! I think he is a selfish person and player, who forgets that his teammates look to him as a role model along with the communities in Wisconsin. He also forgets that without Green Bay, he may have never even been given a chance at playing professional football. What he is doing is a slap in the face to his teammates, coaches, the organization, and all of Wisconsin.
