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PLEASE READ RULES ON POSTING ARTICLES FROM OTHER SITES...SO LONGTIMEFAN EDITED YOUR POST
http://www.packerforum.com/threads/full-list-of-rules-must-read-for-members.29585/
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Here is the original article from the Journal-Sentinel: (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/thrown-into-question-n58fedi-187970011.html)
The NFL website then opined on the situation: (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...-is-aaron-rodgers-leadership-being-questioned)
I never considered this much of an issue, and still don't. However, it does put things in a different light when you see everything put together in a list of issues. I've previously expressed my displeasure with Rodgers speaking out about personnel issues, but it's not uncommon for QBs to do it. I just wish that they wouldn't.
Do any of you read any further into this, see Rodgers any differently, or think that there is a small fire in the vicinity of the smoke we're seeing?
http://www.packerforum.com/threads/full-list-of-rules-must-read-for-members.29585/
The most basic concept when posting articles from another site is to NOT copy the entire article and post it on this site. Ideally, you would ONLY be copying the first couple of paragraphs with a link back to the original article. Link should be clearly visible. Also, you should wrap those couple of paragraphs in a quote tag.
The one thing that NEVER should be done is copying articles from PAY sites. We do not allow this at all and could get us in trouble if we post content from paid sites.
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Here is the original article from the Journal-Sentinel: (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/thrown-into-question-n58fedi-187970011.html)
Green Bay- Their season had been done approximately 14 hours.
Aaron Rodgers, one of the leaders of the Green Bay Packers, sat alone at his locker, staring aimlessly around the room. Rodgers was asked if he'd talk about the season that just ended.
"Nope," Rodgers said.
Instead, Rodgers began eavesdropping on an interview linebacker Desmond Bishop was conducting.
After each question, Rodgers made a snide remark about the queries loud enough for anyone within earshot to hear.
"I can't believe they'd ask that," Rodgers said.
"Nice question," he said another time.
Finally, doing his best Drew Rosenhaus, Rodgers bellowed, "Next question."
Instead of preparing for the NFC Championship Game, Rodgers was now critiquing reporters.
But is there a disconnect between Rodgers and some of his teammates?
While no Packers players have publicly criticized Rodgers, the signs began in September, when Blake Baratz - the agent for Packers tight end Jermichael Finley - took to Twitter to rip Rodgers.
"ARod is a great QB he isn't a great leader," Baratz tweeted. "There's a major difference. Leaders take the blame & make every1 better. He doesn't."
In October, CBS' Shannon Sharpe ripped Rodgers on the air. The Packers organization believed that the leak came from one of its own players.
"Aaron Rodgers . . . he strikes me as a guy that, it's always someone else's fault other than his own," Sharpe said. "I'm not so sure, I'm not so sure, that deep down inside, how well his receiving corps really likes Aaron Rodgers.
"I tell you what else, just because you're a great quarterback and an MVP quarterback that doesn't make you a great person. There is a difference between the two."
Rodgers later called those comments "stupid" and "uninformed" on his weekly radio show.
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The NFL website then opined on the situation: (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...-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'sPackersquarterback 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.
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.
I never considered this much of an issue, and still don't. However, it does put things in a different light when you see everything put together in a list of issues. I've previously expressed my displeasure with Rodgers speaking out about personnel issues, but it's not uncommon for QBs to do it. I just wish that they wouldn't.
Do any of you read any further into this, see Rodgers any differently, or think that there is a small fire in the vicinity of the smoke we're seeing?