Best of NFL Part 1: SMEAR CAMPAIGN on George Pickens, NFL Owners SCARED of player Report Cards!
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What are the implications of Aaron Rodgers potentially returning to the Steelers?
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Aaron Rodgers tend to take as much time on such matters, so I don't expect a swift resolution. But head coach Mike McCarthy likes Rodgers, of course, from his time in Green Bay. He's a bridge option for them. They've looked hard at quarterbacks in the 2026 draft, so they certainly could draft one.
Why is George Pickens being discussed in a smear campaign?
Ocho? Mm-hmm. What's going on? What's really going on?
Well, you know God damn well he's coming back, huh? You know damn well he's coming back because there is no answer at the position.
Nope.
Even if not the same Aaron Rodgers. No, McCarthy is familiar with him. They played, I mean, he had him at Green Bay. What answer do you have at that position to say, you know, we can move on for Aaron Rodgers and he doesn't have to come back? I mean, will you rely on a 42, what, 43-year-old quarterback? I think he'd be 42. Yeah, you don't have a choice. You don't have a choice.
What makes Jalen Hurts the most hated player in the NFL?
Just to even compete in this NFL, obviously we've seen it all season. You need a quarterback, and sometimes age really doesn't matter depending on who it is. Matt Stafford at 37. Then you have Drake May. How the hell do the goddamn Patriots go from 4-13 to 14-3 the following year? It's because of the quarterback play. Obviously, coaching play is a goddamn factor, but you still need a quarterback. I mean, it just is what it is. Sam Darnold, look what he did in Minnesota. He go to goddamn Seattle. Obviously, there's some other pieces that matter. Obviously, organizationally, they won a Super Bowl. Who gives the Steelers their best chance to compete? I'm not saying win, but just compete. It would be 42-43-0 Aaron Rodgers.
And it's just the way the NFL is. It's just the way it's built. It's the way it's structured. You need a quarterback.
What changes are NFL owners making regarding player report cards?
Unless you have one, you don't have a chance, even if he's 42 years old.
And that's what they say. They're looking for a bridge. They could certainly go draft one in 2026. I don't know. it would strike me as odd to go in the free agent market and get a quarterback when you have Aaron Rodgers, the potential of Aaron Rodgers, because the guy that comes in free agent, he's looking to start. He ain't looking to be no bridge. He ain't looking to have, okay, Aaron Rodgers is going to start this year and then we'll put you in next year. That's not why a guy comes in free agency to your building. He's coming to be a start. He's coming with the intention of,
How do NFL players feel about the new grading system?
Excuse me, the intention, not attention, the intentions of starting. Yes. So they're probably going to have to go into the market. They're going to probably have to go into the draft and draft a quarterback because I don't see a scenario where you go get one in free agency and ask him to sit for a year. I don't think that I don't think he'll be. I don't me personally. I don't think he'll be comfortable with that.
Yeah, and the funny thing about it too, the way they treat young quarterbacks right now too, we've heard Tom Brady talk about it. We heard some other players that play quarterback talk about how they're so much impatient and they're not allowing quarterback to develop.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the implications of Aaron Rodgers potentially returning to the Steelers?
0:00–1:34
2
Why is George Pickens being discussed in a smear campaign?
1:34–2:07
3
What makes Jalen Hurts the most hated player in the NFL?
2:07–2:58
4
What changes are NFL owners making regarding player report cards?
2:58–3:32
5
How do NFL players feel about the new grading system?
3:32–4:22
6
What are the consequences of the NFLPA's decision on report cards?
4:22–4:57
7
How do fans perceive the performance of Jalen Hurts?
4:57–5:56
8
What does the future hold for George Pickens in the NFL?
5:56–1:03:31
Speakers
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