It bothers me that people don't assign a huge chunk of blame to Rodgers for that lose. The defense really stepped their game up in the second half and I have a VERY hard time believing that LaFleur chose to abandon the run after halftime. 1st and goal and they don't try running Dillon (who had been getting chunk yardage at that point) even once? I'd bet everything I own on Rodgers changing the plays on those drives.
I doubt that it's fiscally possible with the current roster but it would be super-gutsy to get rid of him before June 2, take the cap hit, and be set up with a much better cap situation in the future.
To be clear, the "restructure" that Mahomes did wasn't some grand magnanimous gesture. They converted a roster bonus to a signing bonus, which allowed the team to spread the cap hit over several years. Mahomes didn't sacrifice a dime. He still got exactly the same amount of money.
Roster bonuses are pretty common language, though. It wasn't anything special that Mahomes stipulated. Aaron Rodgers had a large roster bonus that could have been converted into a signing bonus this year to give the Packers some cap space room this year. The team specifically chose not to do that, and paid him the roster bonus. It was a good indicator that they are looking to get rid of him after this season, and potentially another reason Rodgers is unhappy.
That's a fair point, but the fact remains that the Packers had the same opportunity as Kansas City had to gain cap space with their quarterback's contract, but they chose not to do it because it would have tied money into Rodgers' contract beyond the 2022 season. It's as clear of an indicator as you can get that the Packers are moving off of AR, likely after this year.
Rodgers is the source. Schefter is a lying sack of s***. Rodgers wanted it out on the biggest off-season day of the year and he used Schefter to get it out. Simple as that. Almost every year there is some big news that comes out on draft day.
