Aaron Rodgers bummed by NFC's effort

[polamalubeast]

Criticism of the play in Sunday's Pro Bowl reached a new level when Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers blasted the effort of some NFC teammates Tuesday.

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/75...rs-embarrassed

[salamander]

It's a meaningless game. Get over it.

[O'Malley]

What a douche....

[ALLD]

Now he knows how Packer fan felt after that playoff effort against the Giants.


He is now the new NFL official douche' bag.

[steelreserve]

His comments were pretty spot-on if you happened to see any of the game. It WAS an embarrassment. A new low, even for the Pro Bowl. If nothing else, the fans who paid to get in deserved better than that. An exhibition game does not mean you have to make it into a complete farce.

[Galax Steeler]

I thought it sucked as well no effort what so ever.

[Count Steeler]

Couldn't watch more than 3 plays myself. Why even bother playing?

[steelerdude15]

I think it's the way he came off, but I support him. The Pro Bowl is a joke and the NFL needs to make it competitive and fun to watch again, but that won't happen.

[fansince'76]

The Pro Bowl is a joke and the NFL needs to make it competitive and fun to watch again, but that won't happen.

They need to do that with the regular season games first, and that's not going to happen either...

[tube517]

Who gives a shit? Even if they play "hard"....really who cares? It's a meaningless game.

[stillers4me]

They same people who expect them to "play hard" for a real football game are the same ones that would get all pissed off if one of their players actually got hurt during the Pro bowl.

It is what it is and don't expect anything else.

[Galax Steeler]

As my brother said the Pro Bowl is played the way Goodell wants regular season to be played.

[Nadroj 20]

I guess the only defense in my opinion to not trying is the fear of getting seriously hurt in a meaningless game. I mean this game is even more meaningless then preseason games.

I would like to see more effort too but I realize it isn't going to happen so I quickly get over it.

[Butch]

I don't watch the pro bowl and no matter what they do it's really not much of a game. I compair this to those who go to games late in seasons and complain about resting players to me it's what I would expect. I also think it's stupid that they play it before the Superbowl but that's Idiot "Go To Hell" Godel for ya'.

[GBMelBlount]

"I've always found that when you're going that tempo, that's when the injuries are going to happen, not if you're going full speed," Rodgers told ESPN 540. "You're more likely to get an injury standing around a pile or just going through it half-speed."

He is right. Aaron Rodgers just gained my respect.

[Devilsdancefloor]

i watched a half of the game and he is one to talk he went more than half speed a few times the play i remeber is a hand off to mccoy it looked like practice at best. they got booed

[GBMelBlount]

i watched a half of the game and he is one to talk he went more than half speed a few times the play i remeber is a hand off to mccoy it looked like practice at best. they got booed

Hmmmm...admittedly I did not watch the game.

[GodfatherofSoul]

"I've always found that when you're going that tempo, that's when the injuries are going to happen, not if you're going full speed," Rodgers told ESPN 540. "You're more likely to get an injury standing around a pile or just going through it half-speed."

He is right. Aaron Rodgers just gained my respect.

Bump on that quote. I watched the highlights and the first thing I thought was "some lineman is going to get his ankle hurt with all those guys standing around like that".

[BnG_Hevn]

Bottom line is money. If you want an more competitive game, offer the players more money.

If I were a gabillionaire, I'd offer the winning team (players that show up, not ones who don't' show up but still get paid) $10million. The losers get kitchen knife set.

THEN see how "meaningless" the game would be.

[GBMelBlount]

Bump on that quote. I watched the highlights and the first thing I thought was "some lineman is going to get his ankle hurt with all those guys standing around like that".

I agree GFOS.

You know, I wrestled competitively in high and college and qualified for states (and nationals) EVERY year but one.

That was the year my college coach had a brainstorm to do part of a work out 3/4 speed.

I only had one gear and had NO idea what "3/4 speeed" was. So within two minutes I did a "3/4" speed sitout and my teamate drove his shoulder into the back of the elbow of my planted arm. It blew my elbow right out of the socket at a reverse 90 degree angle and and I suffered a complex elbow dislocation from which I have elbow pain and numbness in my fingers from joint and nerve damage to this very day...

EASILY the worst injury in all of my sports days.

Anyway, even though I never saw the logic of half speed, having been through a traumatic injury due to it, I am needless to say VERY opinionated on this topic...

So that is why I agree 100% with Aaron Rodgers.

[XxKnightxX]

Its like when the upper classmen in my football team kept saying I was 'a practice all star fat boy'. 2 years later lost 90 pounds and I was captain of the fucking football team. Yep all star practice gets you all star status.

[fansince'76]

Its like when the upper classmen in my football team kept saying I was 'a practice all star fat boy'. 2 years later lost 90 pounds and I was captain of the fucking football team. Yep all start practice gets you all start status.

90 pounds? DAYUM! Way to go!

[GBMelBlount]

Its like when the upper classmen in my football team kept saying I was 'a practice all star fat boy'.

2 years later lost 90 pounds and I was captain of the fucking football team.

Yep all star practice gets you all star status.

90 lbs!