In the offseason, the media painted this picture of Green Bay being a contentious place. Aaron Rodgers pissed off that Green Bay selected Jordan Love. Rodgers not entirely on board with Matt LaFleur. It was the story they have been selling to their readers and listeners for the last few years. The Rodgers vs. McCarthy storyline was a tasty snack for anyone covering the NFL and knew fans of all teams wanted to read more on it. Therefore, it is not surprising to see the media pounced on a vulnerable Rodgers who was heartbroken, drained, depressed after the game. In today’s world, we cannot wait to see what’s next. We have to react to everything. But in reality, that’s exactly what people should have done.

To me, Aaron Rodgers sounded like QB who knows his best chance at SB was ripped away today. He knows cap situation next year, and that #Packers will make tough calls that likely lessen the team. He also knows time is short.

Not sure I’d look any deeper than that. Just my $.02.

— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) January 25, 2021

This is the best take about Rodgers’ press conference. Ryan Wood, a beat writer for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, who knows Rodgers pretty well summed up everything in one tweet. He didn’t need a full column. Or try to become a mind reader of what Rodgers meant. This was Rodgers’ best chance to win a Super Bowl. He felt that way every week when you would hear with Pat McAfee. So yes, he was ‘gutted’ but the reason he was ‘gutted’ was the missed opportunity to play in the big game itself. Instead, Rodgers will be somewhere else in early February. There was not a greater chance than this one.

But many people today and this week will think that the presser indicates Rodgers wants to leave. People who have been fucking dead quiet all year are rising up like zombies to stoke the flames. The Mike Florio’s and Mike Silver’s of the world think they have all the answers here versus being level-headed about this. Or locally with The Athletic writer blaming Brian Gutekunst for this despite ignoring how much Gutekunst did consistently during the year to keep adding talent (Silver forgot this too). NBA writers learned a long time ago that drama sells like sex in a movie or television show. The more drama we can stir up, the better.

My opinion on Rodgers’ future could change by week’s end. Hearing what he will have to say on Tuesday with McAfee matters so much to me. Because it is an honest conversion with his friend versus talking on a Zoom with media members and there will be time to decompress. The wound will be fresh though, and it is going to take some time to figure out what is next. That’s the biggest thing for Rodgers right now. He is wondering out loud to the media if he will get another chance like this again. It’s fair. He’s 37, not 29. Yet the interpretation of Rodgers feeling like this is it in Green Bay is a massive overreach.

This story will not die though. It will linger for months to come including after the draft. Maybe Rodgers will do something to quiet everyone, but my guess is he will not.

Charlie.