If anything, Packer Fans have taken AR12 for granted.

So did the FO!

Expecting AR12 to put the team on his back every season and win Super Bowls is unrealistic.

The one year we won the Super Bowl it was a team effort and defense wasn't total crap.

the Packers front office has taken Aaron Rodgers for granted, no number 1 receiver picks or free agent star receiver, no top 5 defense since the super bowl victory, they thought it was enough just having him at QB , screw the salary cap there's always a way around it so that's not a valid excuse," Hello darkness my old friend, I'll decide if and where I'm playing again" .

The FO basically did the same thing to Favre.

I can't understand why history is repeating itself?

Keep trying the same things over and over.

Loved the Paul Simon bit.!! I'd give you two thumbs up if I could.

I'm sure he'll come out of his dark hole on Sunday and make some cryptic statement before kickoff.

I dont think hes taken the fans for granted per se. But I do think he has taken his position as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers for granted. Things like being a leader, being a role model for the youth, etc just dont seem to be a priority to him. He does the minimum and nothing more. To me, he has the best job on the planet and I dont say that lightly. But judging by his perpetually pouty mug on the field and generally indifferent behavior, one could easily be led to believe he doesnt love his job. Almost like he sees it more as a chore that he has to do rather than something he wants to do. Its a shame.

I can't speak for others, but I don't think he has taken me (a fan of the Packers) for granted. Sometimes, when I have low energy days, I feel #12 thinks of me as much as the middle of the field...I feel non-existent.

It's like two of my old girlfriends from the past (girlfriend #1 Packers) and (girlfriend #2 Rodgers) don't think of me when making future decisions. Neither look over their shoulder to catch one last glimpse of me...?

It hurts, I ain't gonna lie. I know I gained weight, lost hair and my hygiene has taken a hit, maybe I am not as good as I used to be...maybe. I still love both of you. Why aren't either of you wanting me back? Why aren't you fighting for my Love???

Where's the Righteous Brothers when you need them...

I agree that 12 has earned the right to decide his future on his schedule. However there are many of his “teammates “ that’s future rests on 12s decision. Will they be cut, traded or resigned? Is this fair to all of them and their families?
It’s impossible for me to believe 12 doesn’t know the answer now. This isn’t a decision you just wake up one morning and make. Even after 4 nights in the bat cave.

My biggest question is will he order pizza while in the darkness...could get messy..

when Trolls leave your chat tell them.. just one more day... Stir Crazy / infinitygemstones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuUP3agsxw0

It seems to me that Rodgers has taken the fans for granted, as well as his teammates, although perhaps because of troubles from within.
It's hard to think of anything, or anyone, else when we're in pain.
***
If offer these words from an amazing song to him before his planned retreat into darkness, which I hope he'll abandon for a retreat in the light.
In any case:
"When the night has been too lonely,
and the road has been to long;
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong.
Just remember in the winter,
far beneath the bitter snows;
lies the seed, that with the sun's [Son's] love,
in the spring, becomes the rose."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxSTzSEiZ2c

I have heard Rodgers thank, compliment, give credit to and generally 'love on' Packer fans time and time again. He had some business to take care of between a rock and a hard place. And, what did he give us for that? ?An MVP season...or three.
Aaron Nagler, me thinks ye protesteth too much. Are ya maybe just a little starved for material? Are you getting just big enough where you have to feed the beast? LoL.

Once Upon A Time, when I was kind of young, I did something that gave me some notoriety in the small burg I grew up in. At first, it was cool, but then it was kind of an annoyance , and after a while and I just wanted to be left alone. I got tired of people I didn't know coming up to me going ...."Are you the guy that.....?"

I can't imagine what it would be like to be a multimillionaire athlete who is just constantly adored by legions of fans. I think after a while you'd just become kind of numb to it and even kind of resent it, in a way, because it becomes a part of your life that you don't really care for.

I look at Rodgers and I see a 40 year old man, with more money than he'll ever spend, who is famous. But he hasn't been able to forge a relationship with a partner, he's estranged from his family, and a considerable portion of his fan base wishes he'd just move on.

My life....my real life....was only beginning around that time. Kids, career, etc. He's already done the most fantastic thing he's ever going to do. Must be tough.

Taken for granted? Anyone begrudging 12 has never been a pro athlete. Never been a business owner. Never been highly successful at much. Does anyone have any clue what it was like for him under TT? Anyone know what it was like to play through the injuries in multiple years, including this one, that he has? You can be a fan of the packers and still understand the business this is and be a fan of the players that play it. He has taken NOTHING for granted. He did everything he’s supposed to do. We didn’t support him enough when it was financially feasible to do so and now we’ve kept him too long when it wasn’t. He’s been loyal throughout. He wasn’t born in GB. Grow up. He wanted to retire a packer-said so a LOT of times, but likely won’t. Because it’s a business. He’s a Mt. Rushmore packer. That’s good enough.