Originally Posted by staylor26:
The Packers aren’t going to give Rodgers away for anything less than what the Rams gave up for Stafford, and they will very likely get significantly more.
No chance. Rodgers is much older than Stafford and comes with a ton of baggage to the degree a team couldn't even be sure he'd play beyond next year.
Remember, Goff was a net-negative in that deal, so the Rams gave up even more than it seems. The Packers won't take on a dead weight contract like that with Love in the fold and their awful cap situation.
Rodgers is 38. I know he had a great year, and I wouldn't wanna see him in a Broncos jersey, but it shouldn't be considered a lock he's gonna be great for 3-4-5 more years. Not at all. Especially depending on the situation he's in. [Reply]
Originally Posted by CupidStunt:
No chance. Rodgers is much older than Stafford and comes with a ton of baggage to the degree a team couldn't even be sure he'd play beyond next year.
Remember, Goff was a net-negative in that deal, so the Rams gave up even more than it seems. The Packers won't take on a dead weight contract like that with Love in the fold and their awful cap situation.
Rodgers is 38. I know he had a great year, and I wouldn't wanna see him in a Broncos jersey, but it shouldn't be considered a lock he's gonna be great for 3-4-5 more years. Not at all. Especially depending on the situation he's in.
Stafford’s body has been on the verge of breaking down for quite some time. That alone makes the risk about the same. The age difference is also irrelevant when we’re talking about a guy that hasn’t ever won a playoff game versus a guy coming off an MVP season.
Rodgers might be 38, but he’s shown no signs of slowing down. You might have a point if he were coming off a down year, but this is the complete opposite of that. There’s really no comparison between 2020 Stafford and 2021 Rodgers.
Also, like I said, there will absolutely be a bidding war which will only raise the price.
You have teams like Pittsburgh, Indy, and Las Vegas that are a QB away from being a SB contender and you think they’re just going to sit back and let the Broncos get Rodgers for a bargain? :-)
The Raiders alone will drive the price up significantly, as not only do they need Rodgers, they absolutely wouldn’t want him to be a Bronco. [Reply]
Also, just wanted to point out the revisionist history here. It’s easy to say the Stafford is as valuable or more valuable than Rodgers today after a career year, but absolutely nobody would be saying that if this were 2020 and he was still a Lion. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Lol you’re dumber than usual today.
More like “what is the going rate for an MVP QB?”
The Packers aren’t going to give Rodgers away for anything less than what the Rams gave up for Stafford, and they will very likely get significantly more.
There will be a bidding war.
GB might not have a choice. They owe Rodgers something like $46 million next year and are way over the cap as is. They would almost certainly have to restructure with him to lower that. If Rodgers refuses, GB would have to sell lower than they want with Rodgers or gut their team to get under the cap.
Not sure why Rodgers would want to go to Denver though. If he can't win in GB, what are his chances in the AFC with KC/LAC/BUFF/CIN all having young stud QBs. Walking into the AFCW would mean he would have to earn a playoff berth not to mention the AFCW, vs the easy NFCN. [Reply]
He doesn’t want to go to a rebuild Knowmo. Indy would be perfect for him
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Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Honestly wouldn't be shocked if Tennessee threw their hat into the ring as well.
Pretty sure they’re too close to the cap for that. And they have to extend Brown or they’re gonna have nobody. Vrabel is the kind of idiot to have Rodgers, but still run Henry over and over. [Reply]
