Both the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers currently find themselves in the midst of major pickles as the ongoing NFL offseason rolls on from May into June. On one hand, the Falcons have seemingly been backed into a corner in regards to ultimately trading veteran wide receiver Julio Jones while the Packers continue to get strong armed by the reigning league MVP in future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Packers' Wild Trade Offer for Julio Jones
Although this scenario is highly unlikely for a variety of different reasons, we've officially reached the point in the NFL offseason where nothing is off the table. One can still hope for chaos, no?
Interestingly enough, the aforementioned Rodgers does not have a no-trade clause in his current contract, which means that the veteran signal caller cannot block a trade to…let's say…the Falcons. While the Falcons wouldn't make a move for Rodgers due to the presence of fellow quarterback Matt Ryan and an up-and-coming roster, perhaps adding “Matty Ice” to the mix in the package back to Green Bay could shake things up a bit.
In this wacky scenario, Ryan and Jones would be heading to Green Bay in exchange to Rodgers, current Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling and a mid-round NFL Draft pick. Even with Rodgers heading from Green Bay to Atlanta, the Packers would need to sweeten the deal in order to pull this one off by adding some future value to the package in the form of some NFL Draft capital.
Again, this situation would never actually unfold so smoothly, though one can dream. Let's say that these two sides did somehow agree to a deal of this nature, examining what the future would hold in both Green Bay and Atlanta would be pretty interesting.
In Green Bay, the Packers would be able to accomplish two things despite losing out on the reigning NFL MVP from 2020-21. The first would be stringing together by far the best wide receiver tandem in the league with Jones being paired up with arguably the best pass catcher on Earth right now in fellow wideout Davante Adams. Additionally, the Packers would give soon-to-be second-year quarterback Jordan Love more time to develop as the former first round NFL Draft pick didn't even suit up let alone see the field last season.
With Ryan still more than formidable under center, “Matty Ice” would have quite the array of weapons at his disposal in addition to both Jones and Adams. The Packers also employ tight end Robert Tonyan, running back Aaron Jones and yet another wide out in Allen Lazard.
Down in Atlanta, Rodgers would have wide receiver Calvin Ridley and rookie tight end Kyle Pitts to sling the rock to, although that doesn't sound nearly as fun as what Green Bay would inherit here. Then again, Rodgers in any situation is must-see television, especially when he would be forced to match up against another future Pro Football Hall of Fame signal caller in Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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