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Rodgers' leadership being questioned?
Why is Aaron Rodgers' leadership being questioned? - NFL.com
Why is Aaron Rodgers' leadership being questioned?
The position-by-position season review is a common newspaper tradition in big football towns. I love reading them to catch up on anything I missed during the season.
When I dove into Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Packers quarterback review on Wednesday, I expected a breakdown of Aaron Rodgers' bumpy, but mostly excellent season. Instead, I found a not-so-subtle takedown of Rodgers' leadership skills. The piece starts with Rodgers skipping out on talking to the media the day after the season ended, choosing instead to crack jokes during linebacker Desmond Bishop's interview. Seems like a harmless-enough anecdote, but it sets a tone. The article goes on to ask if there is a disconnect between Rodgers and his teammates. The evidence is pretty flimsy on paper. There were controversial Twitter comments from Jermichael Finley's agent and Greg Jennings' sister about Rodgers. There was some criticism from Shannon Sharpe and Rodgers' sharp jabs about the Packers' rookie defensive players. It doesn't seem to add up to much, but the paper wouldn't have run this story unless it believed there was a real issue here. "A little more than a decade ago, Brett Favre was in the process of becoming larger than the Packers organization," Rob Reischel wrote. "Green Bay must now do all it can to ensure that never happens with Rodgers. "One reason Rodgers may have slipped to the 24th overall selection in the 2005 draft is he was perceived as a know-it-all by many scouts and executives. Rodgers did not display that early in his Packers' career, trying to prove that he was the anti-Favre." The implication: Rodgers is becoming that guy. This is a rather personal and serious article to drop on a guy. The Journal Sentinel could it is just rounding up other criticism, but it speaks volumes that it decided to run an article questioning Rodgers' leadership instead of discussing his play on the field. I'm not in a position to say whether the paper's questioning of Rodgers' leadership has merit. Knowing how Rodgers takes perceived slights, it's a safe bet that the article will get his attention. Top comment:
I love Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, but I have to say watching him on the sidelines you don't see him talking to the players and getting them pumped up like you see Peyton or Eli doing or how I've seen Brady or Drew Brees do or even how Favre did. He's just standing there watching the game...I would love to see him interacting and taking more of an active leadership role. I don't see him inspiring his team. But like I said, I'm only seeing the sideline, he could be directing them other ways off the field or in the locker room. Looks like Jay isn't the only one having leadership "problems"?
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Non-issue. That article is pretty much the only place I've ever seen it questioned, and the majority of that was ticky tacky bullshit. Wake me up when he starts throwing a million interceptions.
Last edited by Evernight; 01-23-2013 at 12:31 PM.
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Originally Posted by
Evernight 
Non-issue. That article is pretty much the only place I've ever seen it questioned, and the majority of that was ticky tacky bullshit. Wake me up when he starts throwing a million interceptions.
So you're content with him being the top rated passer that's going to be sitting home AGAIN on Super Bowl Sunday ? 
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Nakoma1 So you're content with him being the top rated passer that's going to be sitting home AGAIN on Super Bowl Sunday ?
At least he's won a Super Bowl, unlike your sorry QB.
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Evernight At least he's won a Super Bowl, unlike your sorry QB.
Jay has won MULTIPLE Superbowls.
I have the Madden highlights to prove it.
I'm trying//to let go//of maybe//but maybe's just so//very interesting//Oh, what a thing.
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Evernight At least he's won a Super Bowl, unlike your sorry QB.
Sorry QB ??? LOL and you call yourself a fan of the game????
Or are you just one of those fans that are hopelessly stuck on just the Packers ???
Ttoo bad you can't give credit when it's due,... as I have given many the compliments to the Packers while at the same time busting the their fans stones ,..
Yeah so what Erin has a Super Bowl ring Grats ! ! but he went 1 n- done last season,.... 2 n through this season ,.. if you call that being successful other than being bragging rights over us Bears fans ,..then you're a fool :)
You can brag all you want about his top QB rating too , and the fact he's won a Super Bowl all you like
the PACKERs ,... have issues,... and table is about to turn on them ,...
BOOOOK IT ! !
Last edited by Nakoma1; 01-25-2013 at 01:52 PM.
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In all fairness, i was going to sell my soul to satan just to have grossman win the sb, and I could've died happy (strictly from a football perspective). Unfortunately, he said "I'm not a ******* miracle worker", and the rest is history...
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Originally Posted by
Nakoma1 Sorry QB ??? LOL and you call yourself a fan of the game????
Or are you just one of those fans that are hopelessly stuck on just the Packers ???
Ttoo bad you can't give credit when it's due,... as I have given many the compliments to the Packers while at the same time busting the their fans stones ,..
Yeah so what Erin has a Super Bowl ring Grats ! ! but he went 1 n- done last season,.... 2 n through this season ,.. if you call that being successful other than being bragging rights over us Bears fans ,..then you're a fool :)
You can brag all you want about his top QB rating too , and the fact he's won a Super Bowl all you like
the PACKERs ,... have issues,... and table is about to turn on them ,...
BOOOOK IT ! !
Cutler is a decent QB, that's about it. He makes far too many stupid mistakes in an offense that doesn't have the talent to overcome them.
Pretty much anyone that follows the NFL would take Rodgers over Cutler, including most Bear fans I'm sure. That's not me being "stuck on the Packers", that's reality. If you want to win in the NFL, putting up more points and turning the ball over less = win last I checked.
I've given credit on several occasions in the past, however Cutler did nothing worth giving credit for this season other than continuing to put his uniform on and show up to games.
1 or 2 and done is still better than missing the playoffs entirely.
What table is about to turn exactly? Of course we have holes to fill, no different than any other team in the NFL. We, however, didn't just get done shitcanning most of our coaching staff now did we? 
I do like how you come slinking out of your hole only after the season is over.
Last edited by Evernight; 01-25-2013 at 06:00 PM.
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Originally Posted by
Evernight Non-issue. That article is pretty much the only place I've ever seen it questioned, and the majority of that was ticky tacky bullshit. Wake me up when he starts throwing a million interceptions.
When your leadership problems result in a Super Bowl win and the best passer rating over the past two seasons there isn't much to complain about. Yes, the Packers have issues but the QB position isn't one of those issues.
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purplejokr
When your leadership problems result in a Super Bowl win and the best passer rating over the past two seasons there isn't much to complain about. Yes, the Packers have issues but the QB position isn't one of those issues.
I wish the Bears had these issues
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