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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1000784" data-attributes="member: 7261">I actually think that is they key part of all of this and where a lot of us differ in opinions.  While I don't think Rodgers had gotten to a point where Gute was looking for an immediate replacement, he was 36, coming off of 3 inconsistent seasons and maybe showing his decline.  I also think that we all don't know the full story behind Rodgers and his relationship with the front office and coaches.  We hear bits and pieces of things, but generally speaking, it didn't sound like a perfectly harmonious situation existed.We can use hindsight to see that Rodgers wasn't declining all that much, back to back MVP seasons.  We can also use that same hindsight to watch his relationship with the Packers erode.  Why did Gute and the Packers extend him then, which you and a few have asked.  I think they felt that Love wasn't going to be ready and the Packers were very close to winning it all, but only with Rodgers.  Fast forward to 2023.  Love's development, along with an 8-9 season and Rodgers way of dealing with things, made the Packers comfortable to move on.</blockquote>

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