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Re: I'd try to play better

Posted By: Jason " Too S.E.X.Y. " Burnell
Date: Monday, 4 August 2008, at 8:28 a.m.

In Response To: I'd try to play better (Jim Ray)

I don't think it's that simple. He could play very well but the fans will still clamor for Favre. It would be a PR nightmare if the Packers sat Favre.

As for Rodgers, I've only seen him play in one real game and that was last season when Favre got injured. Rodgers played very well in that one.

Realistically though, he never has had a chance in Green Bay. As long as the legend is on the roster, there is no way anyone was going to start but Favre, no matter how good of a camp or preseason Rodgers or anyone else had.

At this point, with Favre on the roster, you really have to start Favre. Even if Rodgers out performs Favre in camp, Favre is a 16 year veteran who has pretty much seen every coach, defensive scheme and player there is. The catch 22 for Rodgers and the Packers is that the only way Rodgers will get that kind of experience is by playing BUT they got close last year and right now Favre gives them the best chance this season and maybe next season after he retires and unretires again and I think we all see that coming if he has a good year and another year left on his contract.

So the Packers are kind of stuck. No way they release him to see him go to the Vikings or Bears. No way they trade him to the Vikings or Bears.

If they don't play Favre, they are pissing away his 12 million dollar salary and pissing off all the Packer fans who want to see him. If they do play Favre, they have him for a season or two.

BUT Rodgers is a free man after this season. In my opinion, he'd be an idiot to re-sign with Green Bay if he wants to play this season or the next.

Green Bay is really in a good position for this season but a bad one for the next couple. Packer fans are turning on Aaron Rodgers who hasn't done anything wrong but is just in a bad situation. He got drafted by the wrong team.

If I was Aaron Rodgers, I think I'd hold my clipboard for a year, not make any comments to the media and just be as professional as possible. After the last game, my agent would be calling the Vikings and the Bears and the rest of the teams with crappy QBs.

I just don't see the Packer fans warming to him, after all of this unless he won a Super Bowl in his first season as a starter. With their success last year, though, it would seem that this season would be his best chance to do just that but it won't happen with Favre back.

Who knows who will be on the roster a season or two from now and if he doesn't deliver he'll get crucified.

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