Aaron Rodgers wants out and plenty of teams figure to chase the Packers star. However, the Browns won’t be among them, according to Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer (Twitter link).
Some have speculated that the Browns could upgrade from Baker Mayfield to the reigning MVP. That won’t be happening, because the Browns are “ecstatic” about Mayfield’s progress in 2020, which culminated in their first playoff win since the ’99 reboot. Meanwhile, the Packers see Jordan Love as their future solution under center, which means Mayfield wouldn’t make much sense for them.
The Packers star looked as sharp as ever last year, but the Browns prefer the long-term upside of their 26-year-old passer to the 37-year-old. Meanwhile, Rodgers is looking for a multi-year pact to reflect his most recent performance. The Browns were happy to exercise Mayfield’s option worth $18.858MM for 2022. Beyond that, the Browns will be willing to furnish Mayfield with $30MM-$35MM per annum if he stays on course. And, no matter where Rodgers lands, he’ll want something in the neighborhood of Dak Prescott‘s $40MM/year deal.
Who says no straight up? Josh Allen for Aaron Rodgers?
If we take salary cap out of the equation, is any team willing to deal potential 15 years of young superstar QB play for the option of 3-5 years of Rodgers play?
Kinda like what TAmpa did this year. They didn’t have a window and turned it into a short window but won the Super Bowl.
Why would Cleveland do this?
Buffalo?
Chargers?
And why wouldn’t Green Bay want a young QB like this in return?
If I had a young Allen who almost won MVP I say no. Rodgers hasn’t gotten the Packers over the hump and his team was very talented. He threw his coach and team under the bus, yet he is the one 1-4 in NFC championship games. Look at the turmoil he is causing now. Not the sign of a leader. Even if you ignore all of that it sounds like he is looking to retire and focus on Jeopardy in the next few years. Give me Mayfield or Allen any day.
The Jeopardy thing is Rodgers trying to piss off his bosses. He’s not as serious about it as he communicates.
Bills say no. Allen is already too good at too young an age to swap him for Rodgers. If GB trades Rodgers, the return will likely be pick heavy with 1 or 2 quality younger guys coming back. There’s no guarantee how Rodgers play holds up over the next 3-5 years either.
Rodgers just put up an MVP year, but except for Brady, Father Time is undefeated. A lot can change in 3-5 years. Swapping a young star QB for him is too risky.
The return wouldn’t be any players coming back. Since Rodgers has said he wants to play another 4 years. It would cost any team their 1st round pick next 4 years plus 4 seconds
I say no … Allen has a long career arm head of him.
Even if they were the same age I would say no. While my reasoning isn’t performance related it’s more personality related to me. I think Rodgers is an azz … can’t stand the guy , I respect his talent but if it were my team I wouldn’t have him.
3-5 years of a now 37 year old QB….no matter how good Rogers is, do you really think he’s the second coming of Brady playing into his 40’s and resisting Father Time?
You guys who automatically think Rogers can and will play well into his 40’s crack us up!
If I’m Buffalo, I say no to that deal. Allen isn’t the egomaniac Rodgers is and younger. Allen also clearly has work ethic to get even better.
If Rodgers really wants to win in his final years, he needs to both get to a team that’s willing to commit to him and go all in like Brady did, and take a reasonable salary like Brady has. He’s not going to get a better chance to win a SB then what GB gave him last year while making 40M a year.
Is he upset about Love because they didn’t use the pick to get more win now help, or because Love’s presence threatens his ability to get GB to guarantee him even more money for years?
His team has done that. He has a talented roster and better weapons at running back and WR than Brady did for many of his super bowls. The GM had a great draft to help him too. It is so hypocritical for a guy who was drafted towards the end of Farve’s time and complained how Farve treated him to now do what he is doing now.
By the way, everyone who has a problem with the Love pick. How many of you also say the Steelers are screwed because they have no one after Ben? You can’t have it both ways saying that a team is wrong for having no succession plan yet saying the Love pick is wrong.
so your succession plan to Aaron Rodgers is Blake Bortles? That is what the NFL scouting report used as a comparison for him While the NFL had him round 1-2, i have seen in multiple reports because of his inconsistencies and propensities to throw interceptions he could be considered to go as low as mid to low 3rd round yet the Packers traded up to get him in the 1st round. If they would have taken him 2nd or 3rd round that i dont think would have been an issue especially as a succession plan but 1st rd picks are expected to take over as starters within 2 seasons barring injuries. Can you name a starting QB that was drafted 1st round that did not start within their 1st 2 seasons? I believe it was Aaron Rodgers. Also Aaron Rodgers was right there next to Alex Smith as the number 1 pick and flip a coin who could have gone there. Not a potential rd 3 pick.
Could Jordan Love start next year? It is a possibility but that would be only if Rodgers gets injured or traded which neither is wanted by Packers fans.
Oh and regarding Brady, his WR nor his RB were his main targets. Gronk was and when Gronk played Brady won. Even when Gronk played without Brady the Patriots won. That along with probably the biggest pushover of a division (im a jets fan and admitting that) other than 2 years Brady and pats coasted to 5-1 or 6-0 in the division. Which means the team barely needed to be 500 for the rest of their games to make it to the playoff and number 1 seed and were rested for it.
Yeah, Black Ace is just flat out wrong regarding the Brady vs. Rodgers thing, which is just a completely irrelevant comparison to make anyway-as if the Patriots and Packers were the same team. Just incorrect entirely.
Brady’s got seven rings. We get it. I mean, seriously, what does that have to do with what’s happening now with Rodgers, other than the standard football meathead “you lost so shut up” mentality? As if winning rings is just individual effort? Nevermind the fact that the Patriots have always been the best run team in the NFL, while the Packers pretty much have just had great quarterbacks and not much else. Yeah, Brady had six rings in New England. Guess what-New England was a better team, with better defense, and definitely categorically better coaching almost every year. Flat out. If the Packers did half of New England to build a defense or get impact offensive players (before you make that tired and incorrect argument that Brady carried the team for years with no help, let me remind you that neither of his two best receivers in Welker or Moss were drafted by New England, which went out of its way to acquire them), Rodgers at least wouldn’t be able to say much. But the Packers haven’t, and unlike New England, it wasn’t because they spent a bunch of money on an elite defense.
Bottom line is this: if Rodgers got what he wanted, the team would be better. So why would management spend time drafting players who don’t play? Somehow it’s Rodgers betraying the Packers, when the Packers refuse to upgrade their starting roster? Yeah, I get it, you hate Rodgers because Brady is your guy. Sure. That doesn’t mean Rodgers is responsible for his team doing nothing to help him win. He’s got a right to be ticked and want to pull a Brady and go to a team who wants (or in Brady’s case, can afford) to win. what an awful take. You’re tired of Rodgers’ whining. Yeah, we all are. Doesn’t mean he’s wrong, though.
Wrong on many counts…..this notion that that a highly paid QB, who is arguably one of the top QB’s in the league should be involved in management decisions regarding team personnel and drafting is comical and reflective of “today’s fan base”. Rogers is a well compensated QB and if he wishes to make team personnel choices he should end his playing career and join team management and see what its like on the other side of the argument.
The idea isn’t that Rodgers should be involved in management decisions. The idea is that management should be making better decisions.
BlackAce57: “He [Rodgers] has a talented roster and better weapons at running back and WR than Brady did for many of his super bowls.”
Rodgers’ teams have had one defense ranked as high in points allowed as any of Brady’s SB-winning Patriots and Bucs defenses, and he won a Super Bowl with the 2nd ranked defense in 2010. Otherwise, his four NFCCG-losing teams have ranked 9th-21st in points allowed, while
Brady’s seven Super Bowl winning teams have had defenses that ranked 1st through 8th in points allowed.
When looking at the best of their respective teams, Rodgers and Brady have had similarly talented groups of skill players for the most part, the 2003 Patriots being the only team to ride a truly mediocre set of skill players to a Lombardi on the back of the #1 defense in the league, while the 2018 Pats (7th) had Sony Michel, Edelman and a reduced Gronk. Otherwise, in comparing Brady’s SB-winning teams and Rogers’ SB-winning and NFCCG-losing teams, I can’t find much difference in the quality of the skills players:
The 2001 Pats (6th in points allowed) had a thousand-yard runner (Smith) and a thousand-yard receiver (Brown), while the 2019 Packers (9th) had similar in Jones and Adams.
The 2004 Pats (2nd) had Corey Dillon running for 100+ yards per game but nothing to write home about at WR or TE, while the 2010 Pack (2nd), had Greg Jennings and not much else (Driver was over the hill and Nelson hadn’t broken out, yet).
The 2014 Pats (8th) had an All-Pro Gronk, Edelman and Brandon LaFell having a career year, but not much at RB, while the 2016 Pack (21st) had Nelson, Adams and Cobb at WR, but were similarly nondescript at RB.
The 2016 Pats (1st) had LeGarrette Blount, Edelman and Martellus Bennett at TE, which is comparable to the 2020 Packers’ (13th) trio of Jones, Adams and Tonyan.
The 2020 Bucs (8th) were pretty stacked across the board in skill players, but you could say the same about only the 2014 Packers (13th), and not at TE.
You can blame Rodgers for the Packers’ lack of playoff success if you want, but even most of us Vikings fans place a large measure of their failure on their front office and coaching staff. To your point, Rodgers has not enjoyed a significant advantage in skills players over Brady, and has almost never benefited from a defense comparable to the ones Brady could regularly count on.
By the way. Big Ben hasn’t made the Pro Bowl since 2017, when he was 35, while Rodgers made the Pro Bowl in both 2018 and 2019, at 35 and 36, which were the two seasons immediately preceding the drafting of Love. And while the Steelers’ defense has ranked in the top 10 in four out of the last five years in points allowed, the Packers’ D has ranked in the top 10 once in the last five years, and was mired in the low- to mid-20’s from 2016-2018.
Aaron Rodgers is significantly better than Brady and would make much more on the open market than Tom did. The Bucs are just a competent franchise and know how to make their QB happy.
That’s a ridiculous statement!
In other news, TB Bucs not chasing Rodgers, either. Yawn.
A lot of teams not chasing Rodgers … Rams, Chargers, Bengals , Seahawks , Cardinals , Bills, Chiefs , Jags , Bucs , Cowboys …. all of these teams have a better 5-10 year QB outlook … except maybe Rams
Guaranteeing the guy 40mm/year at age 37 would be lunacy, and everyone slates off the Packers GM anyway because he drafted a replacement.
Boo hoo Karen, if nobody wants you, retire and let the Packers use your cap space to improve the team.
People have the worst takes when it comes to Rodgers lol. He is their entire team. They can’t improve without him.
The browns moving on from mayfield would be about the most browns move they could make.
Finally gave the dude some stability in the coaching dept and protected him with a decent line and you saw what happens.
But let’s get rid of him…..why is that even a “thought”?
Rodgers is not..going.,anywhere..
I suspect the idea that 31 teams aren’t frothing at the mouth to trade for him is very confusing and upsetting for Rodgers.
The dead money from trading Rodger’s would crush the Packers.
If they put a post-June 1st designation on the trade, they could probably handle the $14.3 million in dead cap space, especially given the $22.85 million in cap savings they would get.
Mayfield is solid but I think the $18.858 million is appropriate.
This entire Packers/Rodgers is based almost entirely on an admitted trumped up report by Adam schefter, with essentially ZERO factual information directly from Rodgers himself, GB management or HC that there even is an irreparable rift.
I’ve seen so much made up garbage with absolutely no facts to support it, its starting to feel like a political campaign.
Supposedly Rodgers wants, has been offered, and turned down a “deal” that would make him the highest paid qb in the league. First off, how can GB do that with its cap situation? Second, the only thing I’ve heard from the Rodgers camp regarding his contract is that he wants (or wanted..until this soap opera) is assurance he’ll be the qb for the duration of whatever deal is in place.
Just think about some of the idiots tossing out their “expert” opinions. Colin Cowherd, Tony corholer, skip brainless, literally anybody on ESPN or fox sports. I doubt any of them talked to, or if they did, actually got any information from either side that supports the garbage they’ve been spewing.
I get this is a rumor site, so not everything needs to be 100% truth or definitely going to happen, but its not like the supposed reputable sites, networks or other media outlets are reporting anything legitimate. Every one just puts their own twist on the same junk, or makes up their own to get ratings or clicks.
I don’t even care how this thing ends anymore, just so it ends soon, and people can get back to questioning why so and so got voted off the masked singer, or America’s got (no) talent.
Just regarding the cap, if the extension began next year, they could cut his 2022 cap hit significantly, which could put them under the cap.
Sure! No GM has ever changed their mind. Browns are stacked everywhere but QB. Look what it meant to the Cubs, Blues, Raptors and many old organizations finally winning!
What people don’t understand is that this doesn’t mean Rodgers isn’t better than Baker. I’m a Browns fan and I love Baker, but let’s be honest…Rodgers is better. I’m not going out on a limb there.
But for the Browns, in their current position, it’s better to ride with Baker and win with him. Not only do they need to save cap space for deals with Chubb, Denzel, and others, but Baker has already had a year in Stefanski’s offense and has chemistry with everyone on the offense. Plus it would take several high picks to get Rodgers, and those picks will be even more important to try and find cheap contributors that will have to replace the guys they won’t be able to keep.
This is correct. Besides, Mayfield is a homegrown pick, a number one pick at that. He’s doing well and looks to have a bright future with Stefanski ahead of him. No matter who Rodgers is, you want to roll with the guy you drafted who lead your team for years to come over an aged free agent any day.
Baker kept improving as the year went on too. With a full year of knowing the system and the continuity he hasn’t had since being drafted, I think he can continue to improve. Give him the chance to get better and make him prove that you can’t compete for a title with him before you even consider making a change.
The Rams determined that they had hit their ceiling with Goff and made the move to get Stafford when they were convinced Goff wouldn’t win them a title. Maybe Baker can compete for a title and maybe he can’t, but the Browns aren’t yet at the point the Rams were.
Another ‘non story’ for story sake.
There’s probably a quota of articles for each team that has to be met. Chiefs won’t pursue Aaron Rodgers could be next.
He should go to Miami. Ideal to mentor tua and take advantage of the weapons !
Rodgers for mayfield come on? Who doesn’t pull that trigger with Cleveland’s talent. They are saving face because they lack the capital the Packers would need to make such a move
I’ll laugh if Cleveland gets hit with a tampering charge over this.
get ready for more stupid articles…….