Green Bay Packers: 5 Offseason moves to get Aaron Rodgers to the Super Bowl
The Green Bay Packers fell short of the Super Bowl once again and they need to make some key offseason moves to get Aaron Rodgers a shot at another ring.
It’s almost criminal that the Green Bay Packers have enjoyed the fruits of Aaron Rodgers’ labor for as long as they have but have only been to one Super Bowl with the quarterback at the helm of the offense. After a loss to the Bucs on Sunday, they are also now just 1-4 in NFC Championship Games with Rodgers under center for his career.
Frankly, it felt different this year leading up to the conference championship til but, at the end of the day, many of the issues that have held the team back with Rodgers in tow persisted. But the big thing we saw in the 2020 season is that the window is still open for the future Hall-of-Fame signal-caller to lead a team to a Lombardi Trophy. The Packers just need to capitalize on that.
To accomplish that, Green Bay needs to attack the offseason not necessarily aggressively but properly. With that in mind, let’s take a look at five offseason move the Green Bay Packers could make to get Rodgers and the team over the hump and into the Super Bowl once again.
5. Don’t waver on Aaron Rodgers
In the wake of the loss to Tampa Bay, there began immediate speculation about the future of Aaron Rodgers. In his postgame press conference, he made comments that indicated the future was uncertain and, in truth, seemingly left the door open for the possibility of leaving the Green Bay Packers or retiring.
While Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk wrote that these comments can’t be ignored and we can’t “dismiss the possibility” that Rodgers could be suiting up for another team at the start of the 2021 season, I admittedly have a different read on the situation. Most players are upset after a big loss, especially a playoff loss. This isn’t uncommon to hear from a veteran player in that position. So even though it can’t be 100 percent ignored, that does feel unlikely.
On the off chance that Rodgers might want to leave or is at least considering it, however, the Packers must do everything in their power to make sure that doesn’t happen. That’s the first thing they must do because, without their quarterback, they have no shot at getting to a Super Bowl anytime soon.
Rodgers is coming off of a season that will likely earn him the third NFL MVP award of his career and he’s never looked better. Even in the playoff game, he had one error on the interception, an error that was largely caused by a penalty that wasn’t flagged. He’s still elite and the team would take a dramatic step in the wrong direction if they lost him.