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I think it's hard to argue that the Packers made the wrong decisions with most of the guys that Rodgers mentioned. Hayward and Hyde turned out to be better players elsewhere, but they had significant issues when they were here. Cobb was productive in Dallas, but he's very injury prone and his wheels aren't the same anymore. Hindsight is 20/20. No organization gets it right all of the time, as it's often better to be a year too early than a year too late.
I think Rodgers's broader point isn't that they left, though; it's more about how they left. He felt they were disrespected on the way out, and he doesn't want the same thing to happen to him.
All of this is to say that it's really about Rodgers. It's not about Bulaga and Goode and Kumerow and the other guys he talked about. Not really, at least. It's about feeling like the franchise is setting him up to get pushed out the door. Which, based on his contract situation and the Love pick, I think any reasonable person would say that he's not wrong about. The Packers drafted Love feeling like Rodgers was close to the end; that his play had declined; that he was injury prone; that he was getting older. I'm guessing, behind the scenes, LaFleur probably had some concerns about Rodgers going forward, too. It was clear that 2022 was going to be the breaking point, so-to-speak. I get that Rodgers would be upset about that, and I also get the Packers perspective on it, too.
I think the concerns about lack of input are valid, though. A good boss solicits input from their most important employees. That isn't to say that they must follow that input, but it's important to solicit that input not only because they could have valuable feedback, but also because you want your guys to believe that you care about their perspective. Open lines of communication are important. It's not hard for Gute to give him a call and pick his brain.
At the end of the day I get both sides of this and certainly can understand where that presser came off wrong to some people.
I think Rodgers's broader point isn't that they left, though; it's more about how they left. He felt they were disrespected on the way out, and he doesn't want the same thing to happen to him.
All of this is to say that it's really about Rodgers. It's not about Bulaga and Goode and Kumerow and the other guys he talked about. Not really, at least. It's about feeling like the franchise is setting him up to get pushed out the door. Which, based on his contract situation and the Love pick, I think any reasonable person would say that he's not wrong about. The Packers drafted Love feeling like Rodgers was close to the end; that his play had declined; that he was injury prone; that he was getting older. I'm guessing, behind the scenes, LaFleur probably had some concerns about Rodgers going forward, too. It was clear that 2022 was going to be the breaking point, so-to-speak. I get that Rodgers would be upset about that, and I also get the Packers perspective on it, too.
I think the concerns about lack of input are valid, though. A good boss solicits input from their most important employees. That isn't to say that they must follow that input, but it's important to solicit that input not only because they could have valuable feedback, but also because you want your guys to believe that you care about their perspective. Open lines of communication are important. It's not hard for Gute to give him a call and pick his brain.
At the end of the day I get both sides of this and certainly can understand where that presser came off wrong to some people.
