Aaron Rodgers: If there’s a trade opportunity, I expect Packers to be in the mix

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Sunday’s loss to the Jets dropped the Packers to 3-3 and heightened concerns that the team’s offense is not coming together as hoped this season.

Green Bay managed one touchdown in the 27-10 loss and wide receivers caught just 10 of the 28 completed passes thrown by Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love over the course of the afternoon. The team also struggled on the offensive line and the prospect of making trades to bolster the offense came up during quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ postgame press conference.

Rodgers said he and General Manager Brian Gutekunst “have had a number of conversations” that have involved making moves ahead of the trade deadline and that he trusts the team will do something if the right situation emerges in the next few weeks.

“There’s the possibility if certain guys emerge of us having a chance to make a run. I know Brian believes the same thing,” Rodgers said, via Jason Wilde of Madison.com. “But if there’s an opportunity, I would expect that Brian will be in the mix.”

The Packers signed Rodgers to a new contract this offseason because they believe his presence gives them their best chance to win games. That hasn’t been the case so far this season, but the trade deadline could provide a chance to make a move that changes their fortunes in the second half of the season.

82 responses to “Aaron Rodgers: If there’s a trade opportunity, I expect Packers to be in the mix

  1. would be hilarious if they trade rodgers instead. im sure aaron wants to play for a contender.

  2. They have the cap room to make a move.

    But what available WR could come in and flip this script?

  3. If the Packers organization had any sense they’d trade Rodgers & his bloated ego to a team like the Texans for whatever they’d offer!

  4. You’re right Rodgers. They should be in the mix for a trade opportunity. Maybe the Packers can get a couple second round picks if they trade you.

  5. The best part of waking up on Monday morning is
    knowing that the two biggest Diva’s both lose on Sunday.
    Rodgers/Brady

  6. I dunno, Aaron. It may be difficult finding someone willing to give up a player or players to help the offense andtake on your contract.

  7. After paying Rodgers a Kings ransom, they have the Cap room?
    Seems to me ownership and Management are not aliged on their goals.

    “Ownership”, being the WI Packer fans want a winner and “Management” wants profit margin.
    Therein lies the issue…..asid from the fact that Rodgers would be lucky to get along with Mother Theresa, Ghandi and Buddha, let alone mere mortals

  8. Maybe Denver can package what’s left of their draft picks and Russ, to back up Love, to Green Bay for Aaron. Aaron would give them a chance not to be near last place in the AFC.

  9. The problem is that great QBs usually aren’t available at the deadline, and that’s the position we need to improve the most. Just adding an offensive lineman that can block or a receiver that can actually catch won’t make much of an impact.

  10. “Aaron Rodgers: If there’s a trade opportunity, I expect to be in the mix”

    Fixed.

  11. ….and people still mention you in the same breath as The True GOAT….

    U know, The Guy that made Chris Hogan an all pro.

  12. Rodgers knows gutekunst believes that same thing because rodgers told gutekunst what to believe

  13. They’re making this all about the receivers and it simply is NOT. Rodgers is off as well.
    Missing that OC from last year, I suspect. More than Davante, I assure you.

  14. All kidding aside. I’ve had a feeling, ever since he got all Zen and spiritual, that he’s gone after this year. And I’m good with it if he is. I just hope Jordan Love is ready.

  15. Pretty much every Packer fan knows that they should at least be trying Nijman at RT and sliding Jenkins inside to RG in place of Newman. Their only TD drive Sunday came with Newman on the bench, but then his replacement got injured. One week to try it; start tomorrow! Apart from that, the only thing they can do is have everyone on the team start calling and texting OBJ, and maybe seeing if anyone is interested in trading a decent WR.

  16. It’s too bad the Pack caved in and gave Rogers the new contract he demanded. It essentially makes Aaron untradeable.

    With the ramifications of AR’s contract, trying to fix this team now before the trade deadline would be like putting a bandaid on a wound that requires a tourniquet.

    AR’s performance continues to go down (QB rating was 88.1 yesterday), his continued inability to complete much beyond short check down passes and his refusal to hand the ball off to his 2 very good RB’s with any regularity things will only get worse.

    Through 6 games this season the Packers have only scored 107 points (17.8 per game). That’s the lowest 6 game total since Rogers became a starter in 2008.

    Also a career anomaly is the fact that in the first 6 games of this season, Aaron has yet to have a 300 yard passing game (his high game is only 255 yards and a 233 yard average). That’s the first time this has happened in his career.

  17. They should explore trading for Mike Gesicki.

    Miami wants to move that salary off the books and could stand to gain another asset, albeit it would be a later one.

    A fourth is reasonable compensation. If GB doesn’t re-sign Gesicki they’d probably stand to inherit a 5th round compensatory pick.

  18. Trade Rodgers to NE for the Zappe kid. NE gets their QB diva & GB gets a young QB with great potential – PROBLEM SOLVED

  19. Rodgers has exhausted the list of current roster mates to blame and needs fresh finger pointing targets.

    So GB trades for a new WR, and Rodgers will advise the press that it will take a few weeks before that guy makes an impact on the W column because it takes time to get on the same page as he. When, of course, the press is expected to be too dumb to call Rodgers out on his skipping time before the season to do just that with his current crop of new WRs. And when the press proves not to be that dumb, a sullen Rodgers will make some kind of self-serving comment about his intellectual superiority and then go radio silent.

    The final third of the season will see mixed results as GB chases a playoff spot. People will notice Rodgers targeting the new WR as he tries to force success. So will defenses. And Rodgers will end up dropping hints of complaints about the other receiver targets all over again because he still doesn’t trust them and those complaints worked back in October.

  20. Everyone is hating on Rodgers, but Gutekunst has been a disaster since becoming GM. While Rodgers has struggled, the lack of talent at WR and O-line are the major problems.

  21. Go ahead and doubt Rodgers at your own peril. He has been written off before. 4X MVP will get it figured out. The cream always rises to the top.

  22. The trade they should have made was Rodgers to SF who is in a win now mode for Jimmmy G and a couple 2nd rd picks. Rodgers can not move around like he use to add his unwillingness to take a hit if avoidable and what your left with is a declining over paid super star .

  23. With what Rodgers gets paid, he should be playing on offense, defense and special teams too.

  24. They should have taken a cue from the Eagles who were smart enough to get rid of declining stars while they still had trade value. The Packers could have made a haul in trading Rodgers last season and set themselves up for a nice rebuild. Instead they were too afraid of life without Rodgers and now as a result they are sinking into mediocracy without a the draft capital for a fast rebuild.

  25. Rodgers can’t be traded. The Packers cap hit would bury the roster for years. If they don’t fix the offensive line his future could be in the cemetery. He was really jacked several times by the Jets d-line yesterday.

  26. Everyone is hating on Rodgers, but Gutekunst has been a disaster since becoming GM. While Rodgers has struggled, the lack of talent at WR and O-line are the major problems.
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    After nuking Thompsons bad roster, tehy have won 13 games each of the last 2 seasons, and had 2 shots at going to the Super Bowl.

    Gutekunst had no intention of losing Adams. He offered him more than the Raiders. Adams wanted to play closer to home. He got great value in return.

    With the line, Newman has been the weak link this year. I don’t know what they’re doing with Bakh, but he hasn’t been a liability so far. I can’t see how anyone would look at this as the weak link of the team, based on the last decade of stellar play. It certainly doesn’t help that teams can just feast with their pass rush beacuse the offense is constantly in 3rd-and-long situations.

  27. Pretty much every Packer fan knows that they should at least be trying Nijman at RT and sliding Jenkins inside to RG in place of Newman.
    ==========

    If they are set on having Bakh out there, I think the move would be to put Jenkins at LG again, and move Runyan back to RG.

  28. I just hope Jordan Love is ready.

    —-

    If Love isn’t ready after three full seasons on the bench, in the same offensive system, with the same coaches… a lot of people will be rightfully fired.

  29. AR’s performance continues to go down (QB rating was 88.1 yesterday), his continued inability to complete much beyond short check down passes and his refusal to hand the ball off to his 2 very good RB’s with any regularity things will only get worse.
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    His passer rating sits as 94.2.. the worst since his 1st year as a starter (93.8)

    Just as a point of reference; thats better than EIGHT of Tom Bradys seasons, and he’s percentage points away from him this year, even with the cherry picked all-star team Brady is playing on

  30. Rodgers can’t be traded. The Packers cap hit would bury the roster for years.
    ==========

    $122mil hit this year
    $99~mil next year

    It is virtually impossible… but the haters will call for it anyway.

  31. realisticlionsfan says:
    October 17, 2022 at 10:44 am
    would be hilarious if they trade rodgers instead. im sure aaron wants to play for a contender.
    ———————————-
    Yes! So hilarious! Now tell us all about the cap hit they’ll endure since they just signed him to a large contract.

  32. How is Brady a diva? For wanting to win? Belichick has destroyed more tablets and skirted more rules in his coaching career than Brady ever did. So, is Bil a diva?

  33. The Packers could have made a haul in trading Rodgers last season and set themselves up for a nice rebuild. Instead they were too afraid of life without Rodgers and now as a result they are sinking into mediocracy without a the draft capital for a fast rebuild.
    ==========

    Its always easy to say in hindsight.

    As with Favre; would they have been better off going with Rodgers in 2006 or 2007? Its easy to answer today.

    .. the season isn’t over yet. I don’t think this is a Super Bowl team by any stretch, but they can easily right the ship and get into Playoff contention.

    And anyone that thinks the roster is devoid of talent should take a second look.

  34. Am I the only one who thinks that Rodger’s presence is the problem in Green Bay? He puts the blame on everyone but himself. How are the young guys supposed to develop any confidence when he’s tearing them down after losses? He hasn’t exactly looked great himself for the money he’s eating up. There must be a lot of resentment in that locker room.

  35. Its seems Aaron (The real General Manager) missed on WRs this year.

    Add OBJ to the mix, between he and Rodgers that would be quite the ego trip to watch

  36. Rogers lives in fantasy land. He couldn’t even fathom the idea that they could possibly lose to the Jets!

  37. So, Brady is playing on a cherry-picked all star team that doesn’t have a healthy offensive line, receiver separation, or a good coach for that matter? And let’s not pretend and act like Tom isn’t 45 years old. Rodgers has lost in the playoffs countless seasons on stacked teams.

  38. It looks like the Rogers & Brady era has come to an end. It’s time to move forward and give the young QB’s a chance.

  39. All the GB fans who bought the alternate jerseys will be able to wear them in remembrance of the drubbing that the Jets put on them.

  40. Looking forward the team formerly known as the Packers coming to Buffalo in a couple weeks. Bills are only favored by 4 at home… wow should be 10

  41. Just like Brady , Rogers never takes any blame for a bad game. No other team is dumb enough to eat a $250 Mil contract so good luck Green Bay.

  42. Wow, QB, GM, Coach all in one… I really did not think this could be more unlikeable. It must be so taxing on someone to think so much of themselves.

  43. It appears that Davante and Rodgers needed each other.

    Gee…imagine that…..teammates working together better as a team than individually.

  44. I could see McCaffrey being the salve for what ails Brady and Rogers. The problem is Carolina doesn’t sound realistic about value.

  45. Breaking News:
    Packers trade Aaron Rodgers for a case of Rolaids. Staff is feeling better.

  46. Rodgers too often blames the WR, when the reality he missed in his throw. The big overthrow to Doubt late in yesterday’s game is a perfect example. AR might be shot.

  47. OBJ…..gives the Pack the answer they supposedly need

    and when it doesnt work….it can be that OBJ is too new to the system…

    face it….its an overhaul year…again

    lets see if the Vikes can actually do something when they take the division…

  48. It’s a QB league and Aaron Rodgers is the most talented QB. He’s also perhaps the worst leader. He just can’t seem to get out of his own way, much less show others the way. It’s a shame the Packers’ personnel people struggle evaluating QB’s or I’m sure Rodgers would have been traded. I understand holding onto a QB until someone better comes along, but I’d be shocked if they were able to win another super bowl as long as Rodgers is their QB. Brady and Montana won plenty of Super Bowls, but they never allowed themselves to become bigger than their team. Those guys are winners. Rodgers has more ability than either of those guys. Rodgers might be the greatest human being in the world, but he’s not a winner. And he most likely doesn’t give a bleep. It really is a shame they traded away all those assets for Jordan Love. It doesn’t appear that the Packers have a very high opinion of him.

  49. Rodgers has lost in the playoffs countless seasons on stacked teams.
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    He played with 1 top 5 defense.. the Packers won the Super Bowl

    Brady – 8.. 6 of his Super Bowl teams

  50. The Packers defense held the 49ers to one touchdown in the playoffs last season, and Rodgers could only score one touchdown the entire game. Case closed. Rodgers can’t win even on stacked teams.

  51. The Packers defense held the 49ers to one touchdown in the playoffs last season, and Rodgers could only score one touchdown the entire game. Case closed. Rodgers can’t win even on stacked teams.
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    He’s played with really good offenses.

    His defenses have been mediocre for the most part, occasionally, downright trash.

    .. Brady lost a Super Bowl with the greatest team of all-time. Not disputable.

  52. One touchdown in a game? Like Brady in LIII?

    It would be amusing to count how many times a Packers defense held an opponent to a field goal or less during Rodgers career.

    It has never happened in the post season, I can tell you that without even looking.

  53. In 5 Playoff games, Bradys offense scored only 1 touchdown.

    Shockingly enough, 2 of them were wins, thanks to great defense.

  54. Brady finished the regular season undefeated. When did Montana or Rodgers ever accomplish that feat? Rodgers has thrown nine touchdowns to eight picks in NFC championship games. He’s terrible. Count the first-round exits.

  55. OBJ isn’t stupid and won’t be signing to go to GB. That ship sailed last year dreamers. He wants a team with a real chance at another ring.

  56. Count the first-round exits.
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    Two.

    Hasn’t happened since 2013.

  57. Tom Brady Title Game rating – 82.7

    Aaron Rodgers Title Game rating – 83.7

  58. Brady threw four touchdowns versus the same Seahawks defense that Rodgers could only score seven points against. How about that Falcons blowout? Your stats are wrong and misleading. Just watch the games. Because losing four times against the Niners is so much better…

  59. Joe Montana clutch rating – 140

    Tom Brady clutch rating – 100

    Peyton Maning clutch rating – 55

    Aaron Rodgers clutch rating – 35

  60. You said yesterday that the League fixes all the games.

    So wouldn’t that mean Rodgers is just playing a role?

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