Bob McGinn suggests Matt LaFleur “simply had enough of [Aaron] Rodgers’ act”
So consider this paragraph from McGinn’s review of Green Bay’s much-maligned 2020 draft for TheAthletic.com, which started with the Packers trading up from No. 30 to No. 26 to draft Utah State quarterback Jordan Love: “Public niceties aside, my sense is LaFleur, fresh from a terrific 13-3 baptismal season, simply had enough of Rodgers’ act and wanted to change the narrative. With a first-round talent on the roster, the Packers would gain leverage with their imperial quarterback and his passive-aggressive style. If the Packers do indeed want to become a running team next season, they surely wouldn’t want Rodgers rocking the boat and becoming even more difficult to coach.”
Also, McGinn suggests that Rodgers has continued to be passive-aggressive under LaFleur. That routine seemed to end after the Packers fired coach Mike McCarthy. however. All in all, Rodgers was pleased with the changes that the team made under LaFleur and G.M. Brian Gutekunst.
Likewise, McGinn believes that Rodgers was “difficult to coach” last year and that he will be “even more difficult to coach” if the team shifts its offense to a run-based attack in 2020.
If any of McGinn’s assessment is accurate, things could get ugly in Green Bay. The best outcome would entail Rodgers helping Love get up to speed quickly, so that it would be easier for the Packers to justify giving Rodgers what he already may want: A ticket to another team.
The biggest impediment continues to be the salary-cap implications of trading Rodgers. A deal before June 1, 2021 would wreak havoc on the team’s salary cap. Even then, it makes the most sense to keep Rodgers for two more years.
Regardless of whether McGinn’s musings have hit the mark, the circumstances suggest that things will be awkward at a minimum in 2020, and possibly beyond, for the Packers and Rodgers. Whether the Packers wanted that, at a minimum they’re OK with it. Even if Rodgers isn’t.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/28/bob-mcginn-suggests-matt-lafleur-simply-had-enough-of-aaron-rodgers-act/?partner=Yahoo
Bob speaks the truth... B)
@"Jor-El" said:@"pumpf" said: Still the Packers division to win? Geez... that would be appropriate for the Saints or 49ers to say. They were genuinely good teams. The Packers skated by on luck and friendly refs. That- and Stefanski's inability to adjust when other teams loaded up vs. the run- is what enabled the Packers to take the division.Hey, I won't argue that the media loves the Packers, but are you guys really saying it's outlandish that the Packers should be favored for the division?? They won this division by 3 games, which is like a 20-game lead in baseball. They were 6-0 in the NFC North. They manhandled us, in our own stadium, when we had a chance to move into a tie with them. Credit where it's due.
You are correct to a point but let look a little deeper.At Green Bay they beat us on a call that was clearly BS and was not called in another game the entire season. They beat the lions twice on calls that clearly were bs to the point nobody knows yet where the infraction was. There is the 3 wins that draws us even. The in the playoffs the seattle game was a absolute joke.
@"mjollnir_k" said:@"Jor-El" said:@"pumpf" said: Still the Packers division to win? Geez... that would be appropriate for the Saints or 49ers to say. They were genuinely good teams. The Packers skated by on luck and friendly refs. That- and Stefanski's inability to adjust when other teams loaded up vs. the run- is what enabled the Packers to take the division.Hey, I won't argue that the media loves the Packers, but are you guys really saying it's outlandish that the Packers should be favored for the division?? They won this division by 3 games, which is like a 20-game lead in baseball. They were 6-0 in the NFC North. They manhandled us, in our own stadium, when we had a chance to move into a tie with them. Credit where it's due.
You are correct to a point but let look a little deeper.At Green Bay they beat us on a call that was clearly BS and was not called in another game the entire season. They beat the lions twice on calls that clearly were bs to the point nobody knows yet where the infraction was. There is the 3 wins that draws us even. The in the playoffs the seattle game was a absolute joke.
That pretty much describes every Green Bay season.
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