No better place for Aaron Rodgers than with Green Bay Packers
If the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers know what’s good for them, they’ll continue to put aside any differences this offseason and come to a long-term contract extension.
Following an offseason that was full of drama–from Rodgers reportedly not wanting to play to Green Bay to him thinking about retiring instead of playing to him finally returning for Training Camp after failing to appear in the organized offseason activities–it’s been a fairly quiet season from that standpoint.
Rodgers and the Packers’ front office have said all the right things and they’ve been focused on one thing: Winning a Super Bowl.
The Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay Packers partnership is a match made in heaven and one that should continue beyond this season.
At 12-3, the Packers are on pace to earn a first-round playoff bye for the third-straight year since Matt LaFleur took over as the head coach. They’ve also shown flashes of being a more well-rounded team this season with a defense that got off to a fast start.
Don’t get me wrong, Rodgers is still the key cog in the engine. He makes everything go and is one of the biggest reasons why the Packers are who they are. Still, Green Bay and Rodgers should do whatever is necessary to keep the reigning MVP around for the foreseeable future.
LaFleur has been a godsend for Rodgers’ career. The future Hall of Famer was struggling for a number of years before Lafleur arrived, but has been rejuvenated since. He no longer tries to do everything himself, instead, relying on his playmakers to do the heavy lifting.
Rodgers gets the ball out quickly and let’s LaFleur’s elite scheming and the pass-catchers do the rest of the work. Of course, there are still the amazing plays Rodgers makes while freestyling, but those are far less frequent (and needed) than ever before.
The Packers also continue to churn out elite offensive linemen. David Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins and Billy Turner are some of the best at their respective positions. Even with that trio currently out, and the Packers’ starting four backup offensive linemen in total, Green Bay continues to provide Rodgers with great protection.
Rodgers has one more season under contract following the completion of this year. However, it was reported the Packers promised to revisit a scenario that includes trading Rodgers if he was still unhappy when the 2021 campaign concluded.
Fortunately, all signs point to the two sides being able to come to an agreement. Rodgers has been on the record multiple times saying he loves his coaches, teammates, and fans. He recently when on Pat McAfee’s show and talked up the allure of the legendary Packers. He also even had a nice thing to say about Brian Gutekunst.
If Rodgers truly wants to win at this point in his career, there’s no better place than Green Bay. The Packers have better pieces than any other interested party and would give him the best chance to win as many Super Bowls as possible. Other teams aren’t positioned to win at the rate Green Bay has been for the last three years.
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The 2021 season couldn’t have gone any better for those wishing to keep Rodgers around. At 38-years-old, Green Bay has a recipe to keep Rodgers healthy and strong for the next seven or so years (just look at what Tom Brady is doing in Tampa Bay). They just need to make amends and say whatever they need to to keep the generational talent at the game’s most important position happy. I don’t care how big of a headache some may think he is.