Without a doubt, there are many questions in “Titletown” surrounding their MVP quarterback. After seemingly drafting his replacement instead of weapons to improve the team for this past season, there has been added contention between Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.
Rodgers has looked around the league and seen front offices receive input and make moves for Tom Brady, Drew Brees and, hell, even Kirk Cousins when his own has refused this. Still, Rodgers expressed his interest in returning to Green Bay and playing out his career with the team that drafted him.
But for this to happen, changes will need to occur. These are three moves the Packers can pull off to make Aaron Rodgers happier.
3 Packers Offseason Moves to Make Aaron Rodgers Happier
Draft Him a Weapon
Last NFL Draft was loaded with receiving talent. The Packers saw this and decided to avoid the position altogether. Rodgers still needs a reliable secondary weapon to Davante Adams. Marquez Valdes-Scantling is not polished enough as a route-runner to be the second option. His inability to catch the ball with his hands also hurts this. Allen Lazard is a strong blocker as a wide receiver, but he also lacks the polish and he made numerous mistakes down the stretch this season.
With this draft also loaded with wide receiver talent, it would be wiser and cheaper for the Packers to draft a pass catcher instead of signing one in free agency.
Re-Sign Corey Linsley
The contract is up for center Corey Linsley. He was the top-graded center in the league by Pro Football Focus this season, and it would be wise for the Packers to re-sign him. It would also surely make Rodgers happier. He already has the chemistry with Linsley with his cadence and the overall snap, and Linsley also helps to keep Rodgers upright. The talented center allowed just four hurries and one sack all season long.
Trade Away Jordan Love
Rodgers wants to feel secure, respected and wanted. Drafting Jordan Love last season certainly did not make him feel secure or wanted for the long term. Rodgers also voiced his desire for them to draft an offensive weapon in the first round, and the team ignored this completely, drafting a player that contributed nothing to this past season’s success. Along with contract re-negotiation and extension for Rodgers, trading away Love while he may still have value would show the commitment the organization has to Rodgers.
While the Packers will not get a first-round pick back for Love, it’s possible they could use the second or third-round pick for, I don’t know, someone capable of contributing to a contending team.
