Can Aaron Rodgers Be the Type of Leader the Packers Need?

November 18, 2016   ·   Tyler Dunne   ·   Jump to comments

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Roaring boos filled the house of Curly and Lombardi and Reggie and Favre on the night of November 6. Give your team's "owners" a diet of New Glarus Spotted Cow beer, bratwursts and abhorrent football, and of course they'll turn on you.
It was a damning scene. Fans even booed their beloved CEO, a player whose name can be mentioned in the same breath as those past greats.
Aaron Rodgers, Mr. R-E-L-A-X himself, knows that this is no time for relaxing.
His words have had bite these days. He has sounded irritated. Disgusted, even.
In a zipped-up gray hoodie, Rodgers stepped to the podium after the Packers' 31-26 loss to the Colts and shredded his team's lack of urgency.
Players must look themselves in the mirror, he said, because this effort was "unacceptable."
Never mind the fact Rodgers rarely interacted with teammates during the game. The atmosphere on the sideline? Lifeless.
When asked to assess his own play at this midway point...

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