that Davante Adams is thinking about leaving
when he decides to stay put? And
and, and you had everybody saying, Oh, Aaron Rodgers was
fully aware when he made his decision. No, he wasn't. Yeah.
I know they said he was aware when he signed his contract
yet, because he didn't sign his contract until a week after he
decided to come back. He wasn't aware that Davante Adams was
leaving
when he made his decision to stay, which means he was
assuming that the Packers were going to work it out with him,
which means he has to be upset and disappointed at some level,
but he's not there. Of course, the day, this gets back to what
we've been saying.
There's still dysfunction between Aaron Rodgers in
the front office, even though he decided to stay. Yeah, it shows
it. I mean, it shows a little bit, it shows a little bit of
all of it. Really, you know, maybe the
Rogers front office, little lack of communication, just
didn't, you know, dysfunction. And then to me, the other
thing, it shines a light on bike is and I think you heard
me say this a little
bit during the break, like,
doesn't I'm just shocked at the lack of communication a little
bit. But I Lamar Jackson that he doesn't even realize.
Hollywood Brown asked for a trade and he's on social media
going. How do we trade the guy? And
he wanted out of there dude? That's what he didn't want to
be there. That's why they traded him. Come on. Now you
don't you talk to you. I'm shocked at these guys. Don't
talk to the receivers more
and have more of a
feeling of what is going on.
I think that's what I'm more shocked about it with anything,
is that just Rogers is the is the communication and
the friendship, not on the level for Davante, Adams. To go. Oh
wait, here's your thanks. For being honest. With me, Rogers.
Well, I'm going to be honest with you.
I don't like that. Crap up in Green Bay. I'm getting the hell
out of here. Obviously, the relationship wasn't at
the point to where he told him. That, that to me is shocking.
That's where it's like. It doesn't happen with Peyton
Manning, or Tom Brady
or those guys.
And Adams has said that he spent time in the offseason
talking to Derek Carr. I know spiring
and planning. So while Aaron Rodgers is
is doing his vision quest. Were, you know, he's so hey and
this is what, hey, folks is, what happens? You get. So
caught up in your own stuff.
There's other stuff going on right under your nose, that you
don't know about and we've seen Aaron Rodgers very immersed in
self-reflection and and that's fine.
But he lost sight of what Davante Adams didn't didn't
want. He took that relationship for granted. Yeah, because
while Aaron Rodgers was sucking up all the attention and all
the oxygen
by making him the focal point
Davante. Adams decided I'm I'm out. I'm done. See you and
the fact that he didn't tell him tells me that he no longer
value. The relationship, the way that he should have because
it a minimum, you got to say to Aaron Rodgers. Hey, are and,
you know, what?
As you're making your decision, you need to know some. Yes.
It's not know something here. Exactly, right. Not going to be
here, right? So do do with that whatever you will, as you
decide on your future, but
I'm not going to be here. So you may want to think twice
about whether or not you're going to stay because I'm not
that.
Now now
now let's go. Let's go get the picture ready of meet with
short sleeve dress shirt and smoking cigarette.
If Aaron would have ended up in Denver.
If he left
Davante Adams, did the Raiders a favor, although, I don't know
Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, You could argue. I know I would
take Aaron Rodgers over, Russell Wilson, all things
being equal for the short term. Yeah, II don't want to be that.
I don't want to sell this idea that Adams did it on purpose.
But if you don't tell Aaron Rodgers,
then he doesn't go somewhere else where you may have to face
him with a better team. Oh I hear you. And if you have to
deal with him as a by the Packer, I know you don't want
to deal with him on the Broncos. Yeah, stay where you
are.
Maybe he would have left for the Broncos.
That would be next level. I mean they mean
that would be pretty amazing and
you know where it is. It's not the craziest conspiracy ever.
Actually, I think there's actually a little logic behind
this one, especially if Derek. Dave, Derek Carr saying to him.
Hey, don't don't tell Aaron. Hey, right Owen. We don't want
to deal with it on television. Lets
you know, try to win. The division has a almost trade him
to the Broncos. Last year. We do you want, do you want Aaron
Rodgers, plan for the Broncos? Okay, then don't don't tell him
I again, who knows? Who knows? But but
but you hit the nail on the head,
how are these guys? Not communicating better with their
receivers? How does Lamar Jackson? Not know Hollywood
Brown wants out. How does Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers
not end up on the same page with Rogers,
not knowing that.
Alms wants out that that's amazing to me
and those relationships are so important, not just on
the field. They're important as it relates to these ever-changing
business realities of the NFL. Yeah. No, no doubt. No question
about it. And, you know, it's just it's,
it's amazing Green Bay. There they are. They probably were
saying, hey, we're gonna be fine. Sitting here in the early
20s
will get will get one of the receivers we want here.
And then they must have been like, having a Heart attack.
Watching these guys go off the board one after another.
And then the fact that they get there, which
listen, I thought Green Bay made to unbelievable selections
unbelieve. I love both of those guys.
Kwai Walker was my second-favorite linebacker in
the draft Devonte Wyatt. Toomy was a top ten pick. He's got
some off-the-field things. That's why he's down there in
28, but the pics were great.
But nonetheless,
we they need a receiver. Like, you talked about
and the really, really good ones. There's only like in my
You know, a few left here that can really help their football
team for for Day 2. And
yeah, they're there in a little bit of a bind at the wide
receiver position
and it got very interesting because you had the Packers at
22 and 28,
right? And you had and you had the Chiefs at 29 and 30.
So and this is something that that I've been talking about
and I wrote something about it last night before round 1. You
get an interesting dance here between the Packers and
the Chiefs to try to get in position to get a receiver.
Because the Packers are at 22
and do they try to trade up before
the Chiefs cut the line
and look what happened? The Chiefs cut the line,
the Chiefs moved into the 21 spot. The only problem was
there weren't any receivers left to take
at least not the high-end receivers, right? So the Chiefs
trade up to take quarterback Trent McDuffie and frankly.
I think they were trading up to get in front of the bills.
I think the bills would have taken Trent McDuffie if he was
still hanging around, think
you're exactly right. But 100%,
because they traded up to 23 to take a corner. Instead.
I That's who they were really trying to jump there, but it
did create a couple moments of. Uh-huh. The Chiefs are going to
stick it to the Packers,
but the Chiefs took two defensive players, the Packers
took two defensive players
and now they both weight and continue to wait to see
whether or not they get receivers and I saw somebody
tweet last night. Hey, Packers fans. Don't worry. Jordy Nelson
was a second-round pick Davante Adams, a second-round pick.
None of those guys came in with the expectation that
the number-one receiver. The Packers are clearly in need of
a number one receiver. Raj. Comments last night underscore
that he thought Adams was going to be there. They need a number
one. Receiver.
Sammy Watkins, isn't it?
Randall Cobb? Isn't it? Allen Lazard? Isn't it?
What are they going to do to go get themselves? A number one
receiver tonight, or are they going to go try to get a Debo
Samuel,
Rogers, talked about that last night too, but there's no way
that's what happened train depot saying the Packers.
Exactly, right? There's just no way that's going to happen.
Hey, and if I'm Debo Samuel, I'm not even sure I want to go
there. They just what like to go there and
Aaron Rodgers leaves in a year or two, and then you go well,
crap. I'm here for five more years on a big contract. What
the hell.
So, I don't see that being a thing.
I think in my heart of hearts and you've heard me say this,
Shanahan's going to go down swinging, trying to keep Debo
Samuel. He's not going to let that go easily. There's a lot
of reasons to not you've talked about it. The proven commodity.
He's just starting to hit the tip of the iceberg of how great
of a player
and then the trail ants aspect and
he'd be the guy That's going to make things the easiest for
him. So yeah, I mean Green Bay to
where they're sitting, right? I mean, I'm just, I'm trying to
remember their second round picks here. Pick 59, don't
think they have. They got picked 53 as well.
I would think they're going to be a team that's going to be
looking to make a move here to start the second round a little
bit just because of, you know, the things we just said
there to me. There's there you're
a lot of the good receivers are gone.
Now you're getting into guys that
Christian Watson, I think.
Is a stud a star is my second favorite receiver. He's one of
those guys that I think is being Miss evaluated like a DK
Metcalf or a Chase Claypool or AJ Brown in
the second round.
That's what he is.
But I don't think he's going to be sitting there in 53.
They better move up. Hammer, Sky more
are the two receivers that
are. I think the prized possessions of the second round.
And there's going to be teams at the top of the second,
the like them. So Green Bay, I would think going to have to
make a move to go. Get to one of those guys and it's unreal.
The Chiefs are
Is desperate the Chiefs?
You look at their receivers Mike. We just go.
Well, we think they're going to be so Elite there. They might
add another guy, but I don't have a problem with them, you
know, as much as green bag because hey, it's still got
McColl, Hardman and Travis Kelce
and, and orcas Valdez scantling
and JuJu Smith, Schuster,
and I think I'm missing somebody else. So that's still
real. Damn, good group there, Green Bay on the other hand.
Like you said, it's a
It echoes what we said at the time, those trades happen, when
the Packers lose Davante, Adams, in the Chiefs lose,
Tyree kill, even though he'll you, and I would agree as
better than Davante. Adams, some would disagree and that's
fine. He'll is better than Davante Adams.
We were more concerned about the Packers losing atoms.
Then we were the Chiefs losing. He'll
even though he'll is better than atoms, that really doesn't
make sense on the surface, but we have greater faith in
the broader structure. Exactly them right in Kansas City.
Yeah, they got, they got Travis Kelce
and and the Packers do
And all that talk of Darren Walter. I really do think that
was to placate Aaron Rodgers, because that door has been
slammed, right? Ali, it was slammed by Mark Davis. It was
slammed by Darren Waller. It was slammed by Derek Carr. And
last night was slammed by
Josh McDaniels. I think that talk was and now now that we
here Aaron Rodgers,
huh?
Speaking about Davante, Adams. I'm telling you and and again,
I'm not trying to create drama for the sake of creating drama.
I'm trying to interpret the events and come to conclusions
about what we think. May.
Or could or is actually happening.
I think that they were putting that out there. I think
the Packers were putting that out there because they still got
a problem there. And right, I don't doubt that at all.
I don't doubt that at all. I'm happy that Davante Adams is
gone.
Right? Right. I'm with you or that they haven't been able to
get anybody else and then like my Davante Adams is gone and
they can't even get Marquez valda scaling back. I mean,
he's got to be frustrated. There's no doubt. I thought
that was all that kind of BS to my gum with you.
I mean Josh McDaniels as we discussed earlier this week.
He's a tight end
Whisperer. I mean, he's one of the few Otters at all football.
That understands
how to screw over defenses with the tight end.
I just that to me. I just never believed it, and I think you're
right, Mike. The more time that goes on. It was just something
out there to make Rogers feel a little bit better.