Seems like every talking head has an opinion on the Will-Aaron-Rodgers-Stay/Leave euestion.
Am happy to throw my hat into the ever-growing ring.
Rodgers isn't going anywhere, folks. Even with Green Bay nearly $45 million OVER the salary cap, and with a boatload of players to make decisions on, Aaron's going to stay put.
This will take a lot of fancy tap-dancing with the books. And I mean a lot. When players like Davante' Adams, De'Vondre Campbell, Rasul Douglas, Robert Tonyan and Kenny Clark, to name a few, need to be paid...well, there's just so many dollars to go around.
Follow me here. Aaron stays because he knows this organization has the best chance of winning. While the grass is always greener on the other side of the football field, any team that is winning now is already set at quarterback.
So here's what needs to be be done. The management team in Green Bay (head coach Matt LaFleur, general manager Brian Gutekunst and president Mark Murphy) need to sit down with Rodgers. Soothe his ego, commit to him for, say, four years and push the money into the future. Hell, trade backup Jordan Love if need be BUT tell Rodgers up front that there will be a quarterback drafted in the near future.
You want to be more involved, Aaron? Sit in the room and help make the tough decisions that are needed for the health and future of the franchise. Give up some money, or push it into the future, to keep the band together.
Let guys like Kevin King and Za'Darius Smith walk, among others. Slap the franchise tag on Adams. He won't be happy with it, but remind him that his success comes from the connection with No. 12 (and, really, where else will he find a competitive team that will have that? Anybody remember Greg Jennings after he left Brett Favre's throws and bolted to Minnesota? Didn't think so.)
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