Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers Rough Week

It has been a rough week for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. In the midst of preparing for Sunday’s game, two articles came out questioning his leadership and character. While off the field issues are believed to be affecting his play, this remains speculation. One thing for certain is that Aaron Rodgers needs to improve his on the field body language.

Dating back to last season, everyone has been wondering what is behind Aaron Rodger’s drop off? After jumping out to a 6-0 start in 2015, the Packers have gone 8-12 in regular season games.

Seeking explanation for this poor record, fans and media first turn to Rodgers for answers. In recent weeks the team’s play has gone from bad to worse, and the quarterback is feeling the heat.

The week started off with Mike Florio suggesting that Aaron Rodgers is purposely taking shots at his head coach. According to the article,

"Rodgers has been engaged in a passive-aggressive attack on McCarthy in recent days, and if the goal is to rattle McCarthy, it’s working. After an ugly home loss to the Colts, Rodgers declared that the sideline lacked energy, a shot at the man ultimately responsible for ensuring that the players are ready to play. McCarthy said the next day that he thought the energy was “pretty good.” More recently, Rodgers took more clear aim at McCarthy after an embarrassing loss to a team that in past years was hard pressed to score 47 in a month, suggesting that the coach doesn’t instill the proper amount of it’s-not-personal-it’s-just-business fear in players that, at some point, failure will get them fired."

After being asked about Florio’s opinion, Rodgers dismissed the idea as “ridiculous” and “crap.” While no one truly knows how he feels about McCarthy, the comments seemed straightforward enough to take him at his word.

Then, things became even more interesting with Ryan Wood’s article digging into Rodgers personal life. In the story, former teammates and anonymous sources sound off on the type of person he is.

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According to ex tight-end Jermichael Finley, “Aaron Rodgers is so scared of what guys are going to say that he doesn’t say nothing at all,” Finley said. “He doesn’t get vocal. He goes into his little shell. He’s not a guy who hangs out with the fellas. He’s real self-centered.”

In Wood’s article, a source close to Aaron Rodgers provided insight into the quarterback’s relationship to his family. Wood summarized some of the issues by writing,

"One source, who was close to Rodgers for years but is among the many who have since been cut off by Rodgers entirely, said the quarterback has not spoken to his family since December 2014. Don’t feel too bad, J-Mike. Immediate family members don’t even have his cellphone number. When Mom and Dad sent Christmas presents to the quarterback and his girlfriend that year, the source said, those gifts were mailed back in February. He was set to be the groomsman in the wedding of one of his closest friends, the source said, and texted the day before he couldn’t attend."

After shutting down comments about his relationship with Mike McCarthy, Rodgers will have some major explaining to do if he wants to put out this fire.

But should he have to? Does Aaron Rodgers owe us an explanation as to why he doesn’t speak to his family? The answer is no.

While it is sad and disappointing to hear about the broken relationship, fans must understand he has done nothing illegal or anything worth getting angry over. Even close families fight and likely; there are circumstances in play in which we are completely unaware.