Is Aaron Rodgers to blame for Packers’ thin WR corps?

If Aaron Rodgers goes to three-peat as NFL MVP, he’ll have to drag it off with one of many league’s most unproven vast receiver teams.

The Packers in March surprisingly traded Davante Adams, who’s statistically been the very best receiver within the league during the last two seasons. Inexperienced Bay has since been unable so as to add anybody even close to Adams’ degree of expertise, opting to pick out receivers with two of their first 5 picks within the draft and signing veteran Sammy Watkins. 

Throughout the Corridor of Fame Sport between the Raiders and Jaguars on Thursday, NBC announcer Cris Collinsworth revealed that Adams told him Rodgers’ uncertain future performed a consider him eager to go to the Las Vegas Raiders. 

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Davante Adams reportedly instructed Cris Collinsworth that his resolution to play for the Raiders was influenced by Aaron Rodgers not being clear about how for much longer he’d play. Colin Cowherd reacts to this report, and shares why he thinks Rodgers would not perceive the facility of his personal phrases.

After listening to that, Colin Cowherd pointed blame at Rodgers for the Packers’ receiving scenario. 

“Generally, folks will say ‘cease selecting on this man,’ or, ‘you by no means cease speaking about this man,'” Cowherd stated on Friday’s “The Herd.” “…However I’ll stay somebody who talks about Aaron Rodgers rather a lot, as a result of I do assume whereas he is the back-to-back MVP, he is getting single, wealthy, older, and peculiar.”

Cowherd accused Rodgers of being unaware of how folks would reply to his actions, akin to mendacity about his vaccine standing, and why it would drive folks away from him. 

“Whenever you get actually wealthy, and also you get single, and you do not have anyone to reply to, all the things will get very unbalanced and self-indulgent,” Cowherd stated. “We’re all form of guessing with Aaron Rodgers. What does the tattoo imply? What do these delicate hints at retirement imply? I do not assume Aaron understands. I do know Aaron likes to be the neatest man within the room, however I do not assume he understands the facility of his personal phrases. 

“Keep in mind when he mentioned and dismissed vaccines? He was shocked on the blowback. You are Aaron Rodgers.”

Rodgers has made some headlines for issues he is stated and carried out off the sphere during the last yr. After sharing his anti-vax stance, Rodgers gave an interview with ESPN simply days earlier than the Packers’ playoff loss to the 49ers, during which he mentioned President Joe Biden amongst different issues. 

This offseason, Rodgers bought his first tattoo, which is stuffed with completely different astrological designs. He revealed on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast on Wednesday that he took the psychedelic drug ayahuasca previous to the 2020 season, which he claimed helped him enhance his self-love.

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In a extra on-field matter, Rodgers stated Thursday that he doesn’t plan to play until he’s 45, like Tom Brady. He additionally shared in June that he thinks about retirement “all the time.”

Cowherd stated that as Rodgers is getting into a “zen section,” he is changing into a bit too open, telling him “typically you have to maintain issues to your self.”

“Whenever you’re within the current and dwelling within the second, I and me must take a backseat to we and us,” Cowherd stated. “Quite a lot of his feedback listed here are, ‘I bought a tattoo, that is what it means to me.’ ‘I took psychedelic medication as a result of it modified the realm for me.’ Energy, affect and phrases matter.”

Cowherd stated that the Packers share a number of the blame, although, for the scenario that is been created with Rodgers and the shortage of expertise within the receiver room.

“Inexperienced Bay is fortunate to have him,” Cowherd stated. They do not have an proprietor. [Matt] LaFleur’s fortunate to have him. I nonetheless do not know if Matt’s an ideal coach. He is fortunate to have Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback. All people form of is aware of it. As soon as the Packers whiffed on the Jordan Love choose, it heightened the leverage and the facility Aaron has.”

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Aaron Rodgers wasn’t the one member of the Packers group to obtain an enormous payday. Inexperienced Bay additionally locked up normal supervisor Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur. Colin Cowherd questions the Packers’ resolution after which evaluates whether or not or not LaFleur is a good coach.

Nevertheless, Cowherd continues to be pointing his finger at Rodgers for the Packers’ receiver scenario and the way it might be his group’s final downfall. 

“Generally, suck it up,” Cowherd stated. “Take one for the group. Cease speaking, particularly about retirement as a result of the Packers have arguably the weakest receiving core within the league. You’ll be able to’t win a Tremendous Bowl in 2022 with the weakest weaponry within the league.”