Confessions of a Polluted Mindset – Summer of Love

Don’t Rush Back

So Rodgers says he’s going to enjoy this week, then get back to work and “figure things out.” I say, take your time. If Jordan Love is the potential Packers QB of the future, let’s let him continue to make up for those pandemic-related lost practice reps. That’s not to say I don’t want Rodgers back – I’m not stupid – but does he really need the reps? No. I say stay away until just before the first preseason game. Or even the second if he doesn’t mind forgoing another $800k for that. 

What Would I do?

Ty Dunne asked the question – here was my answer: “If I’m running the show, I do nothing and wait for Rodgers to show up and take his best shot at another Super Bowl. I don’t believe Rodgers is foolish enough to sit out, lose all that money and at his age, a precious year of playing and still be in basically the same boat next year. If he is, then I roll with Love/Bortles and a heavy dose of running with Jones/Dillon and see where that takes us.” 

Davante Adams Extension

Oh, this is a tough one. He is going to want DeAndre Hopkins money, which I believe is about $27M/yr. I have little doubt that Rodgers’ decision weighs into whether Adams is anxious or not to sign an extension with Green Bay. The Packers could get a bargain by letting him play this year for his current $13M and then franchise tag him at an estimated $20M next year. On the surface, is this the best option – two years at roughly $17M /yr with Rodgers likely gone next year or at best the year after?  I’m not a capologist, so I’ll be curious to hear some other thoughts on this.

Willie or Won’t He?

He will, finally, get credit for being the Packers’ all-time sack leader – Willie Davis that is. It’s unfortunate that it comes roughly 15 months after his passing, but thanks anyway to a couple of researchers at Pro Football Reference who went back and compiled pre-1982 stats when sacks were not counted. Note our own Corey Behnke has been screaming about this forever…

I would like to take this moment while I am traveling to Green Bay to remind you that Willie Davis is the real @packers All-time sack leader. Carry on!

— Corey Behnke (@coreybehnke) September 7, 2018