Does it Really Matter
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (90823)
United States
March 16, 2023 10:40am CST
Once again fans have their panties all in a bunch. Well, Packer fans, and this is the second time that perhaps some cheeseheads might want to burn some jerseys.
I am a Packers fan, by the way, even if I am not at all into sports. But they are who I do root for.
Before it was Brett Favre when he ditched Green Bay and went to the Jets. Now it is Aaron Rodgers, and the fans are going wild. He will be dead to most Packer fans, you watch.
The thing for me comes down to, does it really matter? I mean, the guy did well for the team during his time there. He's got a life. It's his to do what he wants to with it. He wants to play the game and he feels he has a better opportunity with the Jets. He's made a lot of money.
It's his choice and he should not be obligated to have any loyalty whatsoever to Green Bay.
Jordan Love will take up the reigns as starting QB. A path has been paved for him to garner respect and make a name for himself while Rodgers runs off into the sunset with another team.
I say, so what? It's football for crying out loud!
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@kaylachan (69676)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Mar 23
No, it shouldn't. But, to die hard fans, it's like.... everything to them. So to them I guess it does matter way more than it should.
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@kaylachan (69676)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Mar 23
@porwest Agreed. At the end of the day, the players, like us, are human. I think some hard core fans forget that sometimes.
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@porwest (90823)
• United States
24 Oct
@kaylachan And let's face it, if someone feels like they can get a better deal with more money and greater opportunity, they'd be a fool to pass on it for stupid loyalty.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
13 Apr 23
The scuttlebutt is that Mayfield is going to replace Brady with the Bucs. He has big shoes to fill. He was Cleveland's QB for a while; so we watch his progress.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
20 Apr 23
@porwest Yup. He might have saved his marriage if he would have done it sooner. Giselle wanted him home.
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@dgobucks226 (35608)
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17 Mar 23
How ironic the Jets pick up another QB from the Pack in the twilight of their careers. As a Jets rooter I wish him the best and hope he performs better than Farve did. He will have some really good receivers to throw to there. And we need an experienced QB and a better offense, so hoping it works out.
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@dgobucks226 (35608)
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24 Mar 23
@porwest Those are wise words indeed. Many athletes stay on too long because of their love of the game, the comradery it gives provides them, and they are just wired to compete. It's a "high" that's hard to stop cold turkey. Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and Sandy Koufax were three who retired on top. Although Sandy's was due to arthritis.
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@porwest (90823)
• United States
29 Mar 23
@dgobucks226 Nobody ever wants to feel "washed up."
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@porwest (90823)
• United States
22 Mar 23
I do think there comes a point when some of these guys need to just pack it in and retire, especially when they are still on top of their careers. Favre's legacy will never be what it could have been had he stayed with the Packers and just retired as a Packer, for whatever that's worth. Brady was an exception, but of course he was Brady.
As Whitey Herzog once said of his own retirement from the baseball Cardinals, "I'm leaving at the height because that's how I want to be remembered."
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@porwest (90823)
• United States
22 Mar 23
I suppose. I do know that when I REALLY like a CEO I don't like it when he goes somewhere else. But it's still their personal decision at the end of the day. Although I do think business matters a bit more than sports do in the grander scheme of things.
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@porwest (90823)
• United States
2 Apr 23
@CarolDM It has unfortunately become tainted as so many things have these days—people don't want to watch sports to be engaged in politics any more than they want that when they watch TV or movies, but it still makes it way in one way or the other.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
17 Mar 23
@porwest It is..but the money they get for that nothing oh my
@FourWalls (68000)
• United States
16 Mar 23
I don’t follow football (haven’t for decades), so I don’t really care. I’m thinking he’s got a little bit of a problem, though, given his weird behaviors and comments over the last couple of seasons (as in, check that boy for concussions!).
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@porwest (90823)
• United States
24 Oct
I don't either really. In fact, I loathe sports. To me it's a complete waste of time, but I get why some people enjoy it. But I couldn't care less. At the same time, commenting on things that happen with players and contracts SOMETIMES interests me, especially if there's money involved to talk about, or in this case, I have an opinion on fan overreaction.
@moffittjc (121582)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Mar 23
My only question is, why would he want to leave a perennial powerhouse and go play for a mediocre team? Is it the appeal of New York City? Is it because they’ll pay him a sh*t-ton of money?
There’s no team loyalty in the pros anymore. Players will make moves for what they feel is best for them. I say let him do what he wants.
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@porwest (90823)
• United States
17 Mar 23
I think they migrate to sh*t teams to try to prove a point—if they can take a sh*t team to the playoffs or even a Super Bowl, it solidifies their "prowess" and I think that's why they do it and what they are after. My understanding is that the move will lose some money for him, but I am not sure what the total contract agreements are as of now.
I am with you on the latter, though. Let them do what they want. It's a free country, and we all make decisions in our careers some people will not be happy about.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Mar 23
Yes, it is football. I will always like Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay had two fantastic quarterbacks and one good one. The first was Bart Starr. I carried his football card in my wallet in high school. You probably weren't born yet. And then there's Aaron Rodgers as the second fantastic quarterback. Brett Farve was good, but not fantastic.
I'm sorry to see Aaron leave, but I was expecting it. No, I won't be burning any jerseys.
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