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If Lamar is determined not to play there anymore then the Ravens should cash in now while his price would be highest. Don't be the Packers and let it become personal and petty. Do what is good for business. You don't want to be the team holding a young, superstar QB's career hostage from either a PR or business standpoint. If they announced that they were willing to do a traditional trade then there would be suitors and they could get a huge haul.

agreed... Dawkins is a very solid LT, Morse is a very solid C, our guard play is fine (could be better and maybe will be with our FA signings)... I like Spencer Brown more than many and hopefully Doyle coming back from injury adds some competition to the mix

on the topic of OL, I think our OL is average. Not great, but nowhere near bad. And we picked up a couple decent players to help. There's maybe 3-4 truly good OL in the entire league. All the super athletic big men want to play DL, where there is money and glory to be had. Sure, if you're the best guard in the NFL you can make some bank, but nobody will notice you.

if this and the Rodgers trade happens the AFC East is going to be crazy.... except for NE, who will stink! LOL That's amazing

maybe Von Miller will sign a 10 year extension with 5 void years on the end to clear cap space for Hopkins? Saints style cap management Practice for his GM career

Ted Washington is an absolute legend, and pretty much my ideal DT. Having him was like parking a car in the middle of the DL. He couldn't be moved.

Packers approach to all-time great QBs on their roster: we don't want to be with you, but we don't want you to be with anyone else, either.

every time I see that long blank screen, knowing that a tweet is loading on my slow as molasses computer, I get excited. Sadly, it's like the "breaking news" stories from Sports Illustrated that the Jets and Packers are considering a Rodgers trade.

true... and Gabe is about to be ready for a new contract, which if he has a great season, will mean huge $$

no way I would trade Gabe Davis... isn't the idea to build and add weapons for the offense?

This might explain why there are no offers. Lamar is a great player for sure, but this entire episode is a mess and might be a window into what things are like behind the scenes.

The only thing better than a massive, angry, unmovable mountain of a DT is another DT lined up next to him who is slightly bigger. Let's recreate the Ted Washington/Sam Adams DT pairing

bad news... the Packers front office was selected to mediate/negotiate the trade on behalf of both teams... So it will be done in October, at the earliest

a local dive bar! VERY local........................

Some of you could see a post on Hopkins social media of him in a Josh Allen Bills jersey eating a plate of Buffalo wings and say we're reading too much into it... LOL

Not that it's that important, but Rodgers has said he spent all 4 nights in every interview I've heard him talk about it (Aubrey Marcus and Pat MacAfee)

NFL is all about matchups. Bengals are a bad matchup for us. On the flip side, they basically never win against the Browns for some reason. Bengals are tough for the chiefs, for example, who finally beat them once

That was an interesting read, for sure. If I'm the Jets there is no way I'm sending one of my top young players away. I would rather cave and send my 2024 1st round pick, which it sounds would get the deal done. 2023: 2nd, 2nd (Jets have 2) 2024 1st That's a nice haul for Green Bay and somewhat steep for the Jets for a 1-2 year player but not crazy. At the end of the day, I don't think Green Bay wants to trade him. They really want him to retire.

I think it's as simple as they lucked into Favre turning out to be great and Rodgers falling in the draft. They went decades with 2 total playoff appearances and lots of 6-10 type seasons. That's where they are headed soon, unless Jordan Love is another winning lottery ticket. If they are truly hung up on the Jets 13th overall 1st rounder this year then the Jets should just wait until after the draft. The price will only go down as time passes. A 2024 1st rounder that you expect to be in the high 20's/low 30's overall is plenty doable. If I'm the Jets I offer my two 2023 2nds and my 2024 first. That's a haul for a disgruntled soon to be 40 year old QB. They got a conditional 4th for Favre.

Jordan Phillips lined up next to our new 350+ pound rookie from Baylor? amazing!

He has no history of that in the building or on the field. Just his being there, though, would be a media circus that would be non-stop. This would pressure the Packers to do something, and certainly would not be good for Jordan Love.

NOW we're talking!

If the Jets have a good to very good WR in Lazard then that's great no matter who the QB is. It's not a problem at all to have a good player signed. IMO eventually the deal will get done. Maybe the Jets trading Moore to Cleveland for a 2nd gives them enough to give GB their 2nd this year, plus a conditional 2nd next year that becomes a first under certain circumstances. A 2023 2nd (13th in the 2nd round) and a 2024 2nd that could become a 1st if certain conditions are met is a very good return for a 39 year old QB who you've come out and said you don't want. Last thing the Packers want is Rodgers playing this year in GB. In that scenario, Jordan Love demands a trade.

Just theoretically... if I wanted to get my guy into free agency and knew there was almost no way it would happen voluntarily AND I wanted the whole thing to look like he was being held hostage and his career messed with by the team until it became such a mess that they had to release him, I would negotiate this very contract. Added bonus: the guy who doesn't like offseason stuff could miss it all, including camp, and hang out waiting for a SB contender to need a QB due to injury. Play a few weeks to get up to speed and go from there. Covid season showed that NFL players only need a few weeks and they're up to speed. He's the franchise! Better than Rodgers, and gives them a better chance to win. He should fetch more than Rodgers in a trade then. Teams are not allowed to keep a player away. A deal could be reached between player and team, but that doesn't benefit Rodgers at all. In the end, they cannot under the CBA keep him away against his will if he's under contract.

Rodgers has a contractual DUTY to show up once things are mandatory. He doesn't need to do anything else. His mere presence will be a 24/7 media circus. At that point, the Packers will need to do something and the Jets or any other team would hold all the cards. Same thing happened with Favre. Rodgers gets to be the "victim" being held hostage by the team who doesn't want him while their "franchise QB" looks over his shoulder everyday and the coach, players, and Jordan Love get to answer Aaron Rodgers questions every single day. All he has to say is he has a contract and wants to play football. If that's the Packers having "leverage" then I would hate to see what it looks like to be in tough.