A-aron

If Rodgers signs here it's to be the starter. Any talk of him signing on to be a backup to McCarthy is nonsense and if that was the scenario given to him by the Vikings, he would have signed in Pittsburgh already. Remember just a couple weeks ago there was concern with McCarthy recovery and putting back on body weight? It might not be the worst idea to have JJ starting the season as the backup and taking real practice reps. That doesn't mean he doesn't get a chance to start at some point during the season.

I just want to see what JJM has. He already lost a year. I don't want any more washed retreads

supafreak84 wrote:
If Rodgers signs here it's to be the starter. Any talk of him signing on to be a backup to McCarthy is nonsense and if that was the scenario given to him by the Vikings, he would have signed in Pittsburgh already. Remember just a couple weeks ago there was concern with McCarthy recovery and putting back on body weight? It might not be the worst idea to have JJ starting the season as the backup and taking real practice reps. That doesn't mean he doesn't get a chance to start at some point during the season.

Are we getting 2021 Rodgers?

Sign me up.

2024 Rodgers isn’t worth the distraction or drama. 

I hate that this is still a story.

Waterboy wrote:
Usually agree with you, but I just don’t see a scenario where he signs on as the starter unless the injury is a long term issue.  That was not a complex surgery.

Why sign on to be a backup when he could sign on to the starter in Pittsburgh or New York?  Again, it really boils down to do the Vikings think they are better off for this upcoming season with Rodgers starting or JJ starting on what most agree is a championship caliber roster. I really think the Vikings are considering the best way to play this on all levels and Rodgers is giving them the time to do so because Minnesota is his preferred destination by a large margin.

Usupafreak84 wrote:

Why sign on to be a backup when he could sign on to the starter in Pittsburgh or New York?  Again, it really boils down to do the Vikings think they are better off for this upcoming season with Rodgers starting or JJ starting on what most agree is a championship caliber roster. I really think the Vikings are considering the best way to play this on all levels and Rodgers is giving them the time to do so because Minnesota is his preferred destination by a large margin.

He didn’t play well enough last year to get a guaranteed starter job over McCarthy. If he’s guaranteed a starting job in any capacity, that’s terrible news for the Vikes

Waterboy wrote:

He didn’t play well enough last year to get a guaranteed starter job over McCarthy. If he’s guaranteed a starting job in any capacity, that’s terrible news for the Vikes

He threw for almost 4,000 yards and 28 TD's coming off a blown achillies. Not bad for a 41 year old guy and he played better as the year went on. We have no idea on McCarthy. So you are looking at taking a known quantity (even at his age) over an unknown quantity in McCarthy. We have one of the best rosters in the league and that's why this is even being considered

I'm with Supa. Unfortunately I think if we bring him in, it's probably to start. Otherwise why bother.

But I don't think the Vikings will sign Rodgers or Kupp. Hopefully just agents posturing.

I just don't want the guy on the team I cheer for.  There is no facet of the guy I like.

Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Joe Flacco waiting for the Giants to sign a QB pic.twitter.com/NwkObb2rey

— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) March 13, 2025

The Jets not only kicked him to the curb. They decided $49,000,000 in dead cap was worth it. Then they decided Justin Fields is better.

Don’t touch that douche bag with a ten foot pole.

I honestly dont know how Rogers would be received by Viking fans at USB? 

He aint as lovable as Favre was by any means. But I always respected him as a surgeon on the field. 

I remember being at Favre's first game at the Metrodome, fans warmed to him right away.

The td pass to Greg Lewis cemented that relationship pretty much then and there. 

The NFL isn't waiting for Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers is waiting (hoping/praying/begging) for an offer from the Vikings*

*that, to this point, despite a war chest of cap space, and despite the most money spent in the entire NFL this offseason, has not been made pic.twitter.com/LmAowfYOPX

— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) March 14, 2025

medaille wrote:

I don’t really think much of what you said was valid at all.  The Packers were in a different spot.  They had already been paying him big bucks for a while.  They had a young QB approaching the end of their contract that they would have to either commit to or move on from, and they had to figure out what they had in him.  We could theoretically do two more years of Rodgers before ending up in the same spot with JJM.

The Jets are a disaster organization.  We’re not.  They gave him what he wanted or at least what they could obtain that he wanted.  They shouldn’t have.  They had a defensive HC and no real plan on offense.  We have an offensive HC who has a very firm grip on the scheme.  He wouldn’t be bringing Rodgers in and hiring the shit coordinator that Rodgers had and having a hands off approach to the offense.  Then their meddling owner fired the strongest coach on the staff and their defense went to shit.  Like assuming that Rodgers hasn’t fallen off a cliff since last year, I’d expect a much better performance out of Rodgers in our system compared to their system.  I would fully trust KOC to figure out some sort of compromise scheme that balances what Rodgers was most comfortable with, with what his scheme has done well with into something that is cohesive and makes everyone happy.

I just think it comes down to how much you like JJM and how stubborn Rodgers is being on money and years.  I wouldn’t give Rodgers a two year contract, unless there are void years in play just for cap purposes.  I think if you really, really like JJM, like how much KC like Mahomes, you roll the dice.  If Rodgers is stuck on getting a multiple year deal, let him go.  I think the thing that is most pro-Rodgers is Flores.  How many more successful defenses can we have before he’s given another HC job?  That is the biggest time constraint we have.  If he leaves our defense needs to have much more talent to get the same output.  Maybe they feel pressured to maximize things while he’s here.

You're entitled to your own opinion, but the fact is two organizations have moved on from him in the past 3 years. Something isn't right. Not sure why anyone would think he's magically going to revert to MVP form.  He's 41 and isn't all about football anymore.

What is known: he's a whiner, a complete d-bag, the definition of a narcissistic opportunist, a diva, and honestly...he looks as challenged as any QB when he doesn't have excellent pass protection. In his peak years, his line regularly gave him amounts of time that Darnold could earn a ring with. In games where that wasn't true? He'd look pretty average.

I don't understand, I actually can't fathom, anyone wanting him on the team. He got his ring with a team that had been building around its QB position for years, and that championship is now old enough to be picking out its classes for high school. His main achievement since then has been getting kicked out of the playoffs by SF.

Do these come in purple…?  :cool: :angel:

Just say no to drugs people

𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Aaron Rodgers was spotted alone on the beach with a blanket and earphones.

Rodgers is contemplating whether or not he wants to keep playing in the NFL.

Such a powerful moment captured... pic.twitter.com/dXsnBk5nwi

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 12, 2025

Reportedly looking for "Sam Darnold money" as far as a contract goes.

Aaron Rodgers may choose to retire from the NFL if he doesn't get his way in free agency, according to The Athletic.

As the former MVP reportedly considers offers from the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, he would prefer to sign with the Minnesota Vikings, according to the outlet.

If Rodgers doesn't get an offer from Minnesota, he may retire.

The Vikings have an opening for a veteran quarterback after last year's starter, Sam Darnold, signed with the Seattle Seahawks. However, Minnesota also has former Michigan national champion J.J. McCarthy, the team's first-round pick in the 2024 draft.

Rodgers, at 41 years old, is not considered a long-term solution for any team.

Famed NFL agent Leigh Steinberg, who has negotiated contracts for multiple Hall of Fame quarterbacks, told Fox News Digital he envisions Minnesota as a "positive fit" for Rodgers at this stage in his career, especially due to McCarthy's presence as a potential protégé and the team being suited to win in the short-term.

"So, you need to have a situation where, because Aaron at best maybe plays another year, maybe plays another two years, but it's not a permanent solution, so it's a one- or two-year fix," Steinberg said. "So, he could go to a team that's really good but just needs that last little piece to put them over the top, and he could mentor a younger quarterback."

Steinberg also believes a team without a chance to win in the short term with no young quarterback on its roster would not be as good a fit. The Giants are a team that fits that mold. The Steelers may have had a winning record last season but aren't a shoo-in to be good again this year. They also don't have a young project quarterback.

"A team that's really dissatisfied with their quarterbacking that takes him wouldn't be as positive of a solution," Steinberg said.

If Rodgers does end up getting an offer from the Vikings and signing with them, he would follow a nearly identical career path to that of his Green Bay Packer predecessor, Brett Favre. Like Favre, Rodgers played the vast majority of his career with the Packers, winning a Super Bowl before being traded to the New York Jets. Favre then spent his final two years on the Vikings.

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