If the Packers can find someone, anyone who will pick up Rodgers...

TAKE THE TRADE.
Don't haggle over picks or compensation.

Treat it like you have a litter of unexpected puppies.
Put up a sign in the parking lot of 1225, "FREE TO GOOD HOME"

The haul isn't players and picks in compensation, the haul is getting Rodgers cap hits off the books ASAP and moving forward for the future.

In the midst of the will they or won't they, I wonder which scenario would grind Packers fans' gears more?

The Packers keep Aaron Rodgers and all the baggage that comes with that and he doesn't win a Super Bowl.

- or -

The Packers trade Jordan Love and he does.

This luring take seems a bit obligatory to me, but I’ll bite.

What are the Packers looking to get back?

Peace of mind.

Rodgers really doesn’t have all the leverage. If the Packers don’t want him, and they are willing to take the cap hit, they can unload him. They could also make him compete with Love in camp, which would probably make him more amenable to a trade. Or they could threaten to demote him to #2 without the camp competition . He would probably want to avoid ending his career like Eli did.

Yes he has some leverage in that he could retire, but if he wants to play, the Packers have some cards to play.

I just can't see a team willing to, #1, take on a contract that size for an aging QB, along with #2, throwing in premium picks. I believe we'll have Rodgers until retirement.

This team isn’t winning a Super Bowl with Rodgers. It’s not in a position to have a roster to do so and couldn’t do so when it arguably did. It’s not facing up to any other contributing factors, namely coaching. Rodgers isn’t getting better than he was in 2020 or even 2021. He may not be as good as last year, and that wasn’t good enough. Keeping him is a loose now and lose later proposition, due to resulting cap stringency and personnel moves based on sustaining a fiction.

So yes, it’s time to gamble, because the only possible outcome is a win. Better a chance to restart ascending, however many missteps that involves. So the premise that there is risk in moving on is a fallacy. There is no loss only gain in terms of any picks and roster flexibility in a season or two. There are legitimate questions about how we are set up to use those, but those are inevitable and a necessary step when moving on from an era already departed.

Sadly, in moving on from Rodgers, we will inevitably expose what were, I believe, the main causes of the recent failures to convert, not the primary causes of them. Rodgers and the Packers should have parted ways last year. That any here still can’t see that even after last season, knowing this roster, the cap constraints, seeing and coaching and cultural issues and play on the field amazes me. That offense was just bad.

No, there is no risk anymore, just tough ground to traverse and will only get exponentially tougher the longer we put off the attempt. No risk, just possible reward. No source of legitimate angst based upon football not player adoration or past hopes now faded. What the Dickens! Don’t become Miss Havisham Cory!

So what this all boils down to is that for the sake of the GB franchise health AR must go and the pain of that is all financial, which means that the franchise must absorb a fearful beating because Mark Murphy overstepped his boundries and forced the GM to pay AR an absurd amount of money instead of fleecing the Broncos last off-season.

Boil it all you want, the stinky burned residue at the bottom of the pan looks, smells and tastes like Mark Murphy.

Some legacy.... burnt smelly residue and a sledding hill. Bob Harlan must be apoplectic.

Well, let's see. Except for the one discussion that Rodgers had with Macafee, we haven't heard much official. Yet, Rodgers doesn't want a rebuild or lose his friends who are team mates.

And, it appears that the Jets are ripe for making an offer. And perhaps the Raiders too.

The current team is not right for a Super bowl run. We found that out last year. So trade Rodgers while he still has value and start over.

We won't know much until the start of free agency when trades are possible. I think the board of directors and major shareholders are ready. So trade Rodgers, make room under the cap to sign a few free agents and draft a couple of QB's for and start over.

I am confident MLF wants Rodgers back. He has also said Barry Ball is just what the Packers need on D again. I am also confident nothing will change to improve the team except if Rich goes the STs will return back to the mean of incompetence.

With the retirement of Brady, the Packers might have a bit more leverage. Hopefully, they don’t screw it up. Whatever we think of #12 right now, he was the franchise for many seasons and hopefully he goes to a good situation where he’s got a shot at a SB. Personally, I think the Packers have a crappy coaching staff and if it weren’t for Davante and AR these last few seasons would look a lot different.

I hope Love pans out, but what I think is Lefluer gets further exposed and he is let go after this coming season. Him not letting go of the DC will doom him.

"Cory's Corner: I'm Not 100% Sold On A Trade"

OK...well, let us know when you make up your mind. Or not. No big whoop.

Its unbelievable that some people think Rodgers is untradeable is laughable. Some one is always willing to take the chance no matter how small to win a super bowl. And I think we will be surprised to see how many teams will make an offer. We already see the Jets and Raiders will be big players in the "Rodgers Lottery." Plus possibly the Dolphins, Titans, Falcons, Commanders, etc. Rodgers is still better than 25 of last years starting QBs.
No way should we at this point keep him and delay the inevitable any longer. Someone should lose their job over
resigning him last year and keeping this debacle growing larger. Plus almost burying us in salary cap hell.
Aaron also isn't going to flush all that money down the toilet because he knows he can still play at a high level.
The packers should be able to get a 1st and a 2nd round picks and maybe a 4th or 5th to boot. I am not so keen on taking players back unless they are young, cheap, and something we really need. No high priced vets unless willing to redo contract without kicking the can further down the road like with Rodgers.
Bottom line is its time to start over and doing it now means we won't start from the basement like some teams. (BEARS) let someone else deal with the biggest spoiled brat in sports. Time to reset.

Actually, Rodgers really has no leverage, thanks to one Thomas Brady. I think that Fangirl and others who say that Rodgers will not retire in the same year as Brady are 100% correct, so if GB trades Rodgers to the Jets or Raiders he can do nothing but eventually report. We might have to put up with some passive-aggressive bullshit and threats about retiring, but rest assured, Rodgers will report to whatever team he's traded to, probably after wresting some concessions from that team or the Packers.

Mannn, I have this feeling that #12 will be with the Packers this upcoming season...and that right there makes my stomach and head feel like I shotgunned a 6-pack of expired PBR silos.

Maybe probably, I am the one who needs to change. But, I miss parking on Blue Ridge Street and walking past all those Ranch homes on the way to Kroll's and then into Lambeau Field which always, always is special. I want to keep it simple, original, the smell of football in the air. Times and the game have changed, I haven't...I can't get behind this team with #12 at the helm. I am tired of him. That is not his fault, but that is my honest opinion as it stands now.

My source says so. My source: me :)

Time to recoup some from the mistake of not trading him last year. Favre's exit was also not real smooth but it had to be done. No progress will happen for the overall team until Rodgers is out the door. As sad as that is, it is reality and it's time to face reality.

Cory….when you start second guessing yourself on this, just fast forward to next off season when we will be in the same position and 12s value is even less.

Im a 100 percent convinced that regardless of whether rodgers or live is the starting quarterback in 2023 this team will be no better than 9-8 or 8-9 and it is not becuase of talent.

Lafluers refusal and out right insanity to upgrade the defensive coaching staff and offensive coordinator is pure insanity and while I truley believe lafluer is a great leader of men and a good head coach he should have absolutly no say in hiring his own staff. My 14 daughter is more capable.

Maybe his idol is mike sherman what a joke .

My take is reality says the Packers wont get anywhere near what some of the posters on this board think. He could make the Jets better and they have talent on that team on both sides the ball and only need a QB to come in and get this team rolling. Problem so could Jimmy and Derek who are younger and costs less.

Fact is maybe no one wants him. He has a terrible year last year and is 39 next season. Are you really going to pony up to the bar for a maybe? IMO I say no. Teams have younger options less costly and Rodgers played out his hand last year. His value is depleted. Other teams may mention him to get who they want cheaper too. Its a game.

What is done is done. We (and I include myself) can piss and moan all we want about what should have been done but the past is the past. I think that he stays, but whatever choice is made then we just need to ride it out. Many have suggested and prefer a trade. But even with a trade a huge cap is due. So we might as well take our medicine and wait it out.

He'll be 40 next season in December, FORTY. He's not Brady, he never was. He's won as many SBs as Joe Flacco, Trent Dilfer, Nick Foles, or Brad Johnson to name a few. He's NOT a winner come playoff time folks. He's an AMAZING regular season QB, I'd say the best of all time or right up in there in the top 3. But come playoff time he disappears. He does what he WANTS to do. I'll never forget the time he failed to run on 2nd and goal from the 8 against Tampa Bay, or throwing into triple coverage to Adams with a wide open Lazard running right in front of him for an EASY first down.

I don't hate Aaron Rodgers. I'm not fond of the person, but the player, I've supported him his entire time here. But I've seen enough. I no longer wish to watch him run HIS offense and get further and further away from MLFs offense. As we've seen over the last few years, LaFleur's strength ISN'T rallying his players, making adjustments, or making the hard decision on a player or a coach. MLFs strength is his SCHEME. I have NO DOUBT with Love at QB we'd see that scheme. It's a QB friendly scheme, just look what Brock Purdy did playing within it. Having Watson and Doubs in year two, Aaron Jones retuning IMO and hopefully AJ Dillon taking handoffs from Love under center we'll see the best one-two puch at RB in the NFL next year.

I'm scared shitless MLF hires from within for his secondary coach which would be a HUGE mistake. That defensive staff needs new ideas, new blood, on that side of the ball. The Packers are already at a huge disadvantage in 2023 because of Barry returning as DC. That may be a REALLY negative approach to the 2023 season, but Barry's ENTIRE career as a DC justifies that approach.

But ALL of that starts with Rodgers being traded. Take what you can get and move on. Find out what kind of HC MLF is without Rodgers as his QB. If we continue to kick the can down the road, keep Rodgers and all his buddies he wants to stay, it WILL FEEL like the 70's are back for a few years once he does go.

IT IS TIME!

Thank you AR for the excitement and the wins over the years. It’s unfortunate your talents don’t translate to big post season games. At this point we need to cut our losses and move on, no matter the compensation, no matter the cost.

The Rodgers story?? Yah, its the talking heads and blog writers who are keeping the story alive and going on and on and on...Rodgers, he squawks up on Tuesdays maybe but doesn't say half as much as all these writers and bloggers....if you don't want it to keep going STFU!!!

The Packers are not looking to get back anything.
We learned that with Favre.
Retirement talk equals a 3rd round pick.
It Equals a Packer great going to the enemy.
And a negative view from everyone, but the few here.
So you're tired of him. Big deal. He's a Hall of fame player.
And the board does not want Loose and rebuild.
They know Rodgers is a winner. Regardless of his Faults.
They don't want to look like the villains.
And they still want the PACKERS TO BE AMERICA's TEAM!
Murphy remembers and knows what went on with #4.
The Packers are only as good as it's draft picks.
Something everyone in Green Bay, expected to be better.

Cory, you can't be anymore wrong regarding who has all the leverage. The Packers hold it all. The likelihood of AR walking away from somewhere around $60 mill this year is doubtful. Brady out of the market so early adds another feather into Packers management coffer. Yes they are saying all the right things to press, we love AR we want him back, would love to be a fly on the wall in meetings without AR around because I believe it would sound quite different. But everyone keeps hanging on the word of our narcissistic QB and when he says he's ready will let everyone know. Time for Packers management to step up and do the right thing for this organization moving forward and move AR and turn reins over to Love, we gotta find out. Let other teams GM's know what their intent is and let the bidding begin. Whether thats 2 first rounders or a 1st & 2nd with added player, all is better than the situation the Packers currently reside in with AR in false limbo knowing he is not retiring. The last thing that the man that has never passed a mirror he didn't stop and admire is going to do is share Hall of Fame induction with the GOAT.

Of course AR12's decision has to come first, and that's still an unknown. His cap hit this season will be $31-60MM, based on what people who should know say.

That's not confusing at all.

He says he's willing to renegotiate his deal and money isn't everything, he's made a lot of money he wants to win. If he were willing to play for $20MM, and that kind of leadership got other stars to also take a pay cut to $20MM, and he were interested in practicing with every target as many reps as they need like TB12 has talked about, then they'd have a good shot of not only being a team but even a GOOD team.

If that fantasy doesn't happen the Jets have broadcast that they're willing to pay for a veteran QB and are interested specifically in AR. They should be able to get AT LEAST first and second round draft picks this year and a first next year. Can that be done without a cap hit for AR this year?

I live in NY and many of my friends are Jets fans. It’s about 50/50 on a possible Rodgers trade. Some that don’t want him insist that the Jets o line can’t protect a 39 year old QB.
Others insist he’s all they need to be a super bowl contender. The situation reminds me of Reggie White. Reggie picked GB in part because of his first hand knowledge that they were up and coming with Favre. The Packers had played Philly and White was impressed.
I’m sure Rodgers hasn’t forgotten how the Jets clobbered the packers last year, without the benefit of a decent quarterback.
No doubt he’s leaving, MLF will be on his own and the results, I’m thinking could be ugly.
Rodgers knows this is not the best time to be a GBP. Coaching means everything in this league and the Packers are challenged on both sides of the ball.

Does anyone think the Packers with Rodgers are a better team than the Jets with Rodgers??
Rodgers is also well aware . I’m sure he can’t wait until the week after the Super Bowl for the deal to finalize.
The Packers will get what they wish for and battle the Bears for the basement… even if Aaron stayed. Meanwhile the Jets will battle Buffalo and Miami for the AFE East.
Perhaps it will take a few 4 win seasons to rid us of a bad staff ( except for Bisiaccia) and an impotent front office.
Things move a little slower in GB because every seat is always filled. There is nothing like empty seats to motivate change.

AR12 will be back for the season. More than a few years have gone by and each off-season the NFL as well as players use the media to stay relevant and it works. Many worry whether he is being traded or not AR12 is out there having the time of his life. A player likely to get traded or ready to retire would not be playing golf. He is doing what he does each season and that’s getting a grasp on his emotions. It is best to ride the wave and let him retire a Packer. Green Bay has had great football for decades and everyone is in panic mode at the thought of losing that which is understandable. AR12 is at the candy shop getting a taste of the rumors and the possibility of other teams showing interest. At the end of day he knows he will not have chemistry with another team compared to what he has with the Pack. In all honesty if they trade him for supposed good draft picks that means we also lose potentially a current WR or RB and I don’t think the Pack will go total rebuild just yet. My guess they play the odds…..they let Love go and bring in a veteran backup QB and get something from the draft. It can go two ways and that is getting into the playoffs this season or miserably failing in hopes of a good draft pick for the rebuild.

GO PACK GO!

The Packers are going to have eat part of Rodgers contract if he is traded. It’s better than dishing out 58 million. I truly believe he will be playing for the Jets this season. The time has come to move on from the yearly drama. I thought the yearly drama with Farve at seasons end was tough, , but the yearly drama with Rodgers isn’t even close to Farve.