Latest Aaron Rodgers News Is Exactly What The Bears Want
Go Long’s Bob McGinn stated a few days ago his firm belief that the Green Bay Packers are done with Aaron Rodgers. There is no way the team will go into 2023 with him as the starting quarterback. They believe Jordan Love is the next big thing and want to move on. Well, it seems little confirmation has come out regarding this report. But on the contrary. ESPN’s Jeff Darlington dropped a bombshell of his own on Wednesday when he declared, via a “very important Packers source,” that Rodgers would be returning as quarterback at Green Bay for another year.
Chicago Bears fans have mixed feelings about this. It means another year of Rodgers potentially rubbing his dominance in their faces. However, there are other reasons to believe this development is exactly what your organization was hoping for.
- It gives the bears a chance to get revenge before he’s gone for good.
- Green Bay allowing him to return means love probably isn’t the next big thing.
- Rodgers whereabouts keeps the team in an eternal salary cap.
- It keeps him away from other QB-needy teams.
The latter is the most important.
The Chicago Bears benefit the most from him staying in place.
Everyone knows there’s a good chance GM Ryan Poles will want to swap the #1 overall standings. To do this, he needs a strong market of teams willing to get promoted. The best way to do that is when most of the top 10 don’t find an alternative for veterans. These include Houston (#2), Indianapolis (#4), Las Vegas (#7), Atlanta (#8) and Carolina (#9). When Tom Brady retired, he took one of the biggest pieces off the board. That left Rodgers and Derek Carr as the only two names likely available. Lamar Jackson and Daniel Jones should be franchise tags. Geno Smith will likely return to Seattle.
By remaining in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers would leave Carr as the only veteran worth signing as a legitimate alternate. For now, it looks like a two-team race between the Saints and the Jets to land him. Both vote outside of the top 10, so they’re irrelevant. After that, the question arises as to whether teams think they can get by with names like Jimmy Garoppolo or Baker Mayfield. That seems unlikely. Once Rodgers and Carr are officially off the board, expect a massive draft pivot. By then, the phones should be ringing like crazy.