[Seaweed]

Huge game next week. If he sits out, his legacy is shattered

[Coach Potato]

they are thinking long term. the guy is the best quarterback in the league with lots of playoff appearances in the future. That being said he'll probably play

[SportsMushroom]

risk a career ending injury vs sucrifice one season to get healthy? hmmm


yeah some people might call that being brave, i call that not being very bright

[Seaweed]

Favre would play 100 percent.

[SportsMushroom]

Favre would play 100 percent.

thank you for making my point, stupid

[Brock Landers]

whats the line with/without him next week?

[Dirty Sanchez]

Huge game next week. If he sits out, his legacy is shattered

He's not calling the shots...the organization is....but then again the planet you live on has different colors and oxygen levels

[Seaweed]

Favre has the drive and toughness that Wisconsin people loved. They don't want a pretty boy. Season is on the line, this Is why you went to camp. Division game. Do or die. You play.

[RonPaul2008]

OP is just being stupid. The Packers won't risk the health of one of the greatest QB's ever if he is still injured badly. It's not even up to Rodgers.

[Seaweed]

OP is just being stupid. The Packers won't risk the health of one of the greatest QB's ever if he is still injured badly. It's not even up to Rodgers.

He is not still injured badly. That's the thing.

[GUMMO77]

Weeder, how long would it take you to strap on the pads and get back on the field?

[Russian Rocket]

Weeder, how long would it take you to strap on the pads and get back on the field?

not that long...assuming that he only needs knee and elbow pads to get on all 4s

[MoneyLineDawg]

It's not his call....End thread

[Seaweed]

Weeder, how long would it take you to strap on the pads and get back on the field?

I would give my life to get in there if I had money on the spread

[nvrlose37]

Remember how everyone was riding Cutler for staying out of the NFC champ game? I could see that happening for this one for ARod.

[GUMMO77]

not that long...assuming that he only needs knee and elbow pads to get on all 4s

Hot

[Rich Boy]

They can beat chicago without him

[InTheDrink]

not that long...assuming that he only needs knee and elbow pads to get on all 4s

[killawookie]

Hope he stays out.. my Keeper for next year's league

[jarvol]

When the fukk did a broken collarbone become a career threatening injury? Get ur arse on the field.

[leetreaper]

Huge game next week. If he sits out, his legacy is shattered

It's not up to him, st.fu clueless idiot...

[d2bets]

They can beat chicago without him

Maybe, but what if they don't. Clay Matthews and Eddie Lacy probably out too. Gotta hurt. They couldn't beat Chicago at home. Now on the road. I dunno. They're outmanned these days.

[ChalkyDog]

It's not Rodgers call. Him and the coach were begging for him to be cleared so he could come back this week.

It's fukking retarded to keep him out. Injury has zero to do with his career. If he does reinjur, it has zero impact on his career.

If he goes in, gets hurt, and they lose - he has a shit load long time to heal.
If he doesn't go in and they lose, nothing is gained - everything is lost.
If he goes in, gets hurt, and they win - at least they still have the playoffs.
If he doesn't go in and they win - they'll have him for the playoffs.

There is absolutely no reason to sit him next week. There was zero reason to sit him this week. I mean, he took away a shit ton of reps from Flynn with the 1st unit preparing to come in this week. It's retarded, and I'd fire the doctor and get another agreeable opinion.

The injury has nothing that endangers his career long term. Zero.

[ThaTopMoron]

Huge game next week. If he sits out, his legacy is shattered

have YOU ever broken your collarbone?

I have... I "shattered" mine

Your answer is No?

Then in all honesty, STFU

the only thing he would risk is SHATTERING his collarbone even worse and jeopardizing his career, not just 1 season

[lunch]

Rodgers is an NFL QB.

He is worth 100x any poster stfu dumby

[ThaTopMoron]

It took me almost 12 weeks to return to work from a badly broken collarbone in 2010 and I followed every directive, advice and tips from doctors, research on recovery and rehab + what foods to eat, what drinks to avoid to make sure the bone healed as strongly as possible. Not overdoing the oxycodone... etc

I followed everything to a T including the rehab exercises to build back up the STRENGTH and still, almost took 3 months

I was just going back to a regular job, Rodgers is returning to the field to play NFL QB and needs to have his strength to make every type of throw in the playbook correctly and with enough zip and range of motion with his shoulder as before the injury

just saying... I've been through it and I understand his situation. sounds like he wants to play too but it's not his call

Packers organization is too smart to take the risk vs reward when the NFC is loaded with awesome teams

[d2bets]

It took me almost 12 weeks to return to work from a badly broken collarbone in 2010 and I followed every directive, advice and tips from doctors, research on recovery and rehab + what foods to eat, what drinks to avoid to make sure the bone healed as strongly as possible. Not overdoing the oxycodone... etc

I followed everything to a T including the rehab exercises to build back up the STRENGTH and still, almost took 3 months

I was just going back to a regular job, Rodgers is returning to the field to play NFL QB and needs to have his strength to make every type of throw in the playbook correctly and with enough zip and range of motion with his shoulder as before the injury

just saying... I've been through it and I understand his situation. sounds like he wants to play too but it's not his call

Packers organization is too smart to take the risk vs reward when the NFC is loaded with awesome teams

You probably also weren't likely to fall on it. If it's not healed and he falls on it, it will break. Of course, even then maybe he'd be ready for next season, I guess I can see that point, but I really don;t know what the worst-case is. Could it jeopardize his career if broken again now?

[ChalkyDog]

A quote from Rodgers said that the worst thing that could happen if he reinjures it, would be displacement - which would require at most 5 months of rehab.

I think it is worth the risk, every time.

It's not his throwing shoulder, so it's not like he needs it 100% healed to be an effective QB. The only reason its taking so long, is because it is possible to fall on it, or get hit at the fracture point and reinjure it.

There is zero career implications with this now, or if he displaces it.

[ThaTopMoron]

You probably also weren't likely to fall on it. If it's not healed and he falls on it, it will break. Of course, even then maybe he'd be ready for next season, I guess I can see that point, but I really don;t know what the worst-case is. Could it jeopardize his career if broken again now?

[Seaweed]

Favre did not get his streak of consecutive games by listening to doctors. Winners play with injuries.

[ThaTopMoron]

Favre did not get his streak of consecutive games by listening to doctors. Winners play with injuries.

nobody cares about his streak, they care that he only won 1 Super Bowl and choked trying to get back to the SB vs the Giants and then the Saints

and that he threw the most INTs in the history of the sport... maybe he should have taken a few of those games off when he was not even close to 100%

[MiDNiTe]

ask favre now if he regrets it

[Seaweed]

nobody cares about his streak, they care that he only won 1 Super Bowl and choked trying to get back to the SB vs the Giants and then the Saints

and that he threw the most INTs in the history of the sport... maybe he should have taken a few of those games off when he was not even close to 100%

He threw those INTs because he had balls to make throws others were too afraid to make. Many of them turned out to be breath-taking completions. He was a risk taker and went after it always. Kept coming back for more when he was down because despite his injuries, he is paid to leave it all out on the field every sunday if he can walk. Rodgers needs to DEMAND to play.

[ThaTopMoron]

He threw those INTs because he had balls to make throws others were too afraid to make. Many of them turned out to be breath-taking completions. He was a risk taker and went after it always. Kept coming back for more when he was down because despite his injuries, he is paid to leave it all out on the field every sunday if he can walk. Rodgers needs to DEMAND to play.

Yeah the INT record is not talking of his career... it just speaks to his style of play + playing so many damn games and refusing to retire

Favre... all I ever recall is him beating SF Niner teams and a weird Drew fn Bledsoe Patriot team

First guy to lose to Elway in SB

[Chili_Powder]

It's a different era and things have changed regarding playing when injured. A player can't beg on to the field with very little medical observation like they did in the past. I don't believe that Favre would have been able to accumulate his streak in the present era. As a matter of fact he has already admitted to serious memory loss issues. The Packers are the epitome of a big picture franchise, and if it's in the best interest of the organization Rodgers wil play.