Davante Adams. And let's consider everything. He says
through this lens that we've just created. That maybe just maybe
Aaron Rodgers is not the Super Genius that we've all been led
to believe he is.
I was in the conversations with them. We had, you know, many
heart-to-hearts
and ultimately, you know, he felt like he wanted to be in
Las Vegas and
asked me to help him get there. So in the end it was
you know, the only option
in in his mind and that's what he wanted. Was your first
reaction when you found out from him that he wanted to be
somewhere else. I love the Ponte. So, you know, I was
I was obviously disappointed but
I'm not going to stand in his way,
you know, as he pursues the next step in his career,
the team obviously stepped up and wanted to and made it
competitive or even more compelling offer.
Ultimately
Devante thought it was best for him and his family to be in
Vegas.
So, that was tough for sure. But like I said, I love I love
day and, and love our connection.
It was just deep conversations,
you know, man-to-man friend friend, brother to brother
about. Where was that mentally and what he thought about his
future moving forward. And
again, I I can't fault him. I asked him at the end. I said,
what can I do for you?
And he said he wanted to go to Vegas. So
It's all right. I heard what he said. I think he said early.
Hey.
Let's consider that juxtaposed against what David Carr,
the brother of Derek Carr said, recently on Rich Eisen show
David. Carr said this thing,
with Davante Adams playing for the Raiders had been in
the works. Yeah,
for five years, right? So when you give me that friend to
friend, brother brother stuff, we'll wait a minute. Wait
a minute.
How did you not know Aaron Rodgers that this has been
something that Davante Adams is wanted to do for 5 years now,
maybe Davante Adams has been
Reluctant to say to Aaron Rodgers. Hey, you know, I like
being here and playing with you, but I really want to go
to Las Vegas. I really you would think if if Aaron Rodgers
is a smart as we've been led to believe he is if
He would have picked it up at some point. He would have
gleaned from something Devante Adam said, or did over the past
eight years. If they are friend to friend, brother brother,
Hart to Hart, he would have detected something.
Something. He can't hide it. If you're close relationship, all
the time, communicating all the time. Joined at the hip.
You're gonna get a sense when the Raiders come up. You see
a little Sparkle in the guys. I you're going to get a sense of.
If you're as smart as we've been led to believe
you're going to pick up on something.
I just I question whether or not they really Had
a close relationship.
And when I hear Aaron Rodgers explain it, it sounds a lot
like the way he explained it earlier this year. I think on
McAfee show because that's really all
he does. Other than his press conferences,
talking points. It feels like talking points. He said he
wanted to go and I said, how can I help you? Hey, you said
it the exact same way on McAfee, show that to me
smacks of, how do I sell this? So no one realizes. This guy
was spurning. Ting. Me. Repudiating me. Choosing Derek
freaking
car over me. So he's got a lot of ego tied up in this. He's
got a cell of a certain way. No doubt because at
the end of the day, yeah. Davante Adams chose. Derek Carr
over Aaron Rodgers. Yes, right. The Raiders. To Let's it mean.
I think there was a really bad DeMint. Yes, but right. Yes,
I hear you. The Derek Carr the connection, the Friendship.
It's real. Like we showed the clip yesterday.
I mean, it's real obviously
then they've In contact. So yeah, it was better than Aaron
Rodgers and Davante, Adams relationship to your point. Let
me say this birthday privilege. I'm interrupt you. Okay,
not that. I cannot that. I need that any other day.
Think about this Chris. If they were, as close as Aaron,
Rodgers wants us to think. Yeah, why wasn't
the conversation here? And let's go to Las Vegas. Well, you and me
baby. Well, let's go. That's a very least. Let's go. Take over
the Raiders. Yeah, I
hear you too. Well, to me. I mean, you're leading me down
the path. I want to go here, which is perfect. Yes, I would
doubt that their relationship was nearly. We, as close as
Derek Harden, Davante Adams was,
I think they probably had a good business, professional
relationship respect for each other. Hey, when we're in
the facility, hey, it's great to see you. And
we talk football and let's get better,
but I don't know if I got the sense or feeling that they were
like hanging out outside of that. And that's where Derek
Carr, I think is a different guy altogether. I do agree with
you, too.
I think we're getting revisionist history of the story.
We do. We're getting revisionist history,
because yes, ego is To be involved first off. The real
thing is, why wasn't this conversation had before Aaron
Rodgers signed his contract.
That's the real thing. He's kind of talking as
he, this was all part of the process before he signed his
contract, but we're leaving out as know, he signed the contract
and then we started to have these conversations
because I don't think he signs back right away
if this is he knew this right then?
So yes, he's kind of trying to frame it right now to I think
your part
it looks like hey, Hey, it looks better than I was a part
of the conversation and maybe not. I don't know incompetent.
I don't want to say that or or ignore it ignore it a little
just enough Factor.
So it's better to look like I was a part of him going.
I helped him. I helped exactly. Right. I feel like that's what
we are. Getting a little and he wanted it right? And I gave him
the nod.
I gave him my idea.
That's how I fair and Rogers seal of approval. And you're
right and Chris. Look, here's
the point that dovetails with the idea that Packers didn't
really want Odell Beckham jr. But they did enough to make
Aaron Rodgers. Think they wanted obj.
This whole idea of, hey, the Packers really stepped up and
they offered him more money. Look, we set it at the time.
It's too late when you do it. Once he's decided, other Oz
Vegas. Right? Once the franchise tag is applied in
the season is over. If you want to keep him,
you make him an offer, he can't refuse
at or near the end of the season
because if this whole
play for the Raiders thing has been in his
Head is entire career.
He jumped on the offer that they made
back in 2018
ish. I think it was when his first rookie contract ended. He
was still several months away from the hole.
Are they going to tag me? Are they knocking to tag me? And
I remember saying, don't do it Devonte. You have completed
your rookie contract. You no longer have any injury risk.
Don't take the first offer. They give you now,
let it play out. Maybe there's another place, you can go, if
they don't franchise tag, you He took the money, they put on
the table. So the Packers new and their job is to understand
with each individual guy. What does it take
to get them to act with Davante Adams?
They already have the history,
you put a big offer on the table.
Even if you want to play for somebody else.
He's not going to turn away from it. If you put it on
the table at the right time, they waited too long. Yeah, you
think you're an arrogance guard. He had a big enough
offer on the table from the Raiders, right? So he said
screw you and your
technically bigger offer. Yeah. Has no guaranteed money beyond
the first year. R, which is the Packers way for everyone except
the quarterback. So
I think that if they really wanted him and this is where
I feel like they're outsmarting Aaron Rodgers or he's allowing
his ego to Parrot the talking points. So it's not about
Davante Adams, spurning and rejecting him.
It's the Packers really stepped up instead of Aaron Rodgers.
Hey, trust ball. Hey, Brian gudykunst.
Hey, Marc Murphy.
Why didn't you go to the guy in November
or December? Why didn't you go to him the minute, the season
ended and make him an offer. He wouldn't refuse because that's
what work the last time.
Why didn't you do it again?
We wouldn't be in this mess.
We wouldn't be in a spot where I've already committed to
coming back here before I find out that my only great receiver
is going to be gone.
So I I think you know, I think they're playing the guy and he
doesn't realize they're playing him a little bit. They played
a modest.
On Adams, he's accepting it.
He's so concerned.
Here's what I think it is. He's so concerned about how he looks
in the, yes, exactly. That he's not even
Noticing
the fact that they played him a little bit on this one, I think
so, he's got to protect his, you know, yeah, he's got to
protect his Turf here a little bit. It doesn't look good. But
we said this is the time, it doesn't. I mean, the Optics of
it, don't look great. I got a feeling there's gonna be
another clip. So be able to
put on the tombstone. Well, yeah, we might, we might, but
listen again, a base level, whatever the Optics of it.
However, you want to look at it.
That's the only thing. Again, I love the the press conference
yesterday. Bear Rogers. I love it. I do. But it's the one
thing that I just Jin
after watching it and reading it, whatever you just sit there
and go.
Yes, that part of it still is very hazy to me and I would
have a hard time thinking that Green Bay and Adams weren't in.
Cahoots
to keep it quiet. Don't mess this up, will trade you,
but you can't say anything to Rogers. You gets back to
Rogers. We're not going to be as friendly, and make this deal
happen to me the more and more time that goes. By the way,
there's looks, I think that's kind of how it went down, and
I'm
in with you. I think they pulled up.
Fast one on Rogers, a little bit there.
He was also asked to clarify how he helped Davante Adams.
That's part of this narrative that he's crafted Devonte
wanted to leave and at the end of the day. Well, how can
I help you? He talked about atoms getting the franchise tag and
possibly holding out but
apparently Rogers didn't
didn't Embrace that question with a full-throated response.
That would explain how he helped Devonte Hobbs, you know,
did he go? Talk to
Matt
Mike.
Mark Matt, Mike Marc Murphy, they know who we mean? Marc
Murphy. I'm thinking, Matt LaFleur.
I'm 57. Is there is a Michael floor.
I can be a little. Yeah, I'm getting. I'm getting, I'm
getting the name screwed up a little bit. But Marc Murphy or
Brian gudykunst. Did he go? Did he
did, he, you know, use some of his own personal Equity to help
the guy leverage to trade. Now. We wanted him to play there and
I think once he knew that the cause was lost,
it became about
And let's be realistic. We all have that ego. We have that
Pride. We all crafts are narratives about when something
goes poorly, why it went poorly? And it can't be because
of us or it can't be that. We had no idea
that this was happening.
So yeah, I once he said he wanted out, I said I could help
him how to help him. Well,
you know, I didn't I didn't, I told him good luck. I didn't,
I didn't I didn't, you know, restrain him. I didn't lock him
in my house. I didn't tell him. No, I didn't beg him. I said
fine, get the hell out of here.
I'm being facetious. But
anyway, they move forward now without Davante, Adams.
And
I've been vocal
about my belief that Aaron Rodgers should have been at
the offseason program to be working with their new receivers
directly. Yeah, Christian Watson second round pick, who's
got more pressure on him
than any receiver ever drafted by the Green Bay, Packers hat
because I can't think of a single receiver. They've
dragged through was expected to walk through the door.
And be the number-one wideout with a franchise Hall of Fame
quarterback. You're the guy right through the door. You're
the guy not. You're going to develop like every other second
or third round pick. That's one of their great talking points.
That's one of their face, Savers.
Hey, we've had plenty of great second and third round
receivers over the years, James Jones, Jordy, Nelson, Davante
Adams, and the list goes on and on, so we'll be fine with
a second receiver.
But none of those guys
showed up how the expectation right there. They're gonna be
the guy