bozz_2006 said:and babies.
I'm pissed I didn't think of that.
bozz_2006 said:and babies.
bozz_2006 said:I have no problem with what he said. How many times can one person be asked the same question before it gets old? The kid is not Favre, and I couldn't be happier that he's nothing like him. I don't want him to be anything like Favre, and I don't expect him to be. The kid is being set up to fail by a lot of fans who just want a Favre clone.
Do you really think he's being set up to fail? maybe by sports writers, but I am not seeing that any fans are setting him up to fail. I expected that to happen, but i haven't seen that. i'm pleasantly surprised.
Pack93z should make something.I'm surprised we haven't seen a graphic with fans getting on board with Aaron Rodgers suited up as the captain of the ship!
bozz_2006 said:nathaniel said:I have no problem with what he said. How many times can one person be asked the same question before it gets old? The kid is not Favre, and I couldn't be happier that he's nothing like him. I don't want him to be anything like Favre, and I don't expect him to be. The kid is being set up to fail by a lot of fans who just want a Favre clone.
Do you really think he's being set up to fail? maybe by sports writers, but I am not seeing that any fans are setting him up to fail. I expected that to happen, but i haven't seen that. i'm pleasantly surprised.
I know too many Packers fans who were Favre fans first, Packers fans second, and they've all but given up hope of a Super Bowl now that Favre's gone. I just think there's this feeling floating around that if we don't make it to the SB, it'll be Rodgers fault, cause the rest of the team seems SB-ready. I don't think that's true at all, but it's the feeling I get from a lot of Packer fans I've talked with.
He certianly didn't help his cause by making that statement. We as fans don't "have to get on board" with anything the Packers do. And we most definately don't have to shut our mouths. We are what pay his mortgage.
Actually, it reminds me of Ryan Leaf and his comments.
I am all for Rodgers doing well. To this point, I have liked how he has handled the press. however, this comment and his comment about Favre DEFINATELY not coming back to GB were not well thought out comments. He has no control on weather Favre comes back
trippster said:He certianly didn't help his cause by making that statement. We as fans don't "have to get on board" with anything the Packers do. And we most definately don't have to shut our mouths. We are what pay his mortgage.
Actually, it reminds me of Ryan Leaf and his comments.
I am all for Rodgers doing well. To this point, I have liked how he has handled the press. however, this comment and his comment about Favre DEFINATELY not coming back to GB were not well thought out comments. He has no control on weather Favre comes back
what is he supposed to do. I don't want a QB who doesn't stand up for himself. He put his foot down on the Favre comeback because this is his team now, and I wouldn't want my QB to say anything different.
this is so not that big of a deal.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh youth! My dad once told me that it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think your stupid than it is to open your mouth and prove your stupid. This doesn't have anything to do with confidence. It has everything to do with a kid who was feeling some power during this interview and his mouth got away on him. It doesn't make him a bad person or a bad qb, but it just gives people more weapons when things go bad.
I remember Brett Favre talking about retiring a few years ago and Irv got on the radio and told him Brett was talking again without thinking. In other words things like this happen, but Aaron needs to realize that he's going to be walking around in a glass house for the rest of his career.
johnny_blood said:Aaron is chomping at the bit and ready to kick ***. I am not surprised that some of you are upset, but I really don't understand why.
He has shown character and patience since arriving. Every interview for three years has been about Favre. So he got a little saucy, good for him! He went three years on the bench without one negative comment. Now he's in control and he's just telling the truth.
I like it! He is nothing like Ryan Leaf, on or off the field. That is just ridiculous.
The Packers are HIS team. He doesn't literally mean you have to shut up, obviously. If you aren't on board he doesn't care about what you have to say---and he shouldn't! If you think someone following a HoF QB should overthink everything and be responsive to everyone else's opinions, you're wrong. He should take the team over completely and do it his way. There's going to be an unbelievable amount of fan dissatisfaction when he first struggles, he knows it, and he's saying that he doesn't care what anyone says. It's great.
Aaron obviously likes the fans. Beyond that what does it even mean to care about what the fans think? His game day preparation and play-calling at the line should be influenced by what Joe from Suamico thinks? He should take more checkdowns because of some blog comment he read online? Step aside for Brohm because everyone is complaining about a two game slump? This is all about nothing.
Actually, IMO by the 5th game of the season he'll be injured and Brohm will get the reins anyway.
jpigeon said:Actually, IMO by the 5th game of the season he'll be injured and Brohm will get the reins anyway.
This is who Aaron is speaking to. and this is why he said the right thing.
I agree. On with the show. With the supporting cast and the same coaching staff in place, calling plays, a rejuvenated running game to help him out, and an improved defense, why should the Pack take a huge step backwards. He should definitely be ready to run the offense after having studied under Brett. Can't wait for Monday September 8th. What a great way to open. Can't get here soon enough