No. It's never a good idea to infuriate the team's best player—no less, arguably, the best player in the National Football League. Interestingly enough, that's the exact situation the Green Bay Packers find themselves in at this very moment.
Appearing on ESPN Radio's “Golic and Wingo,” Aaron Rodgers discussed his displeasure in his organization firing quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt without first consulting him.
“Well, my quarterback coach didn't get retained,” Rodgers said when asked for specifics. “I thought that was an interesting change, really without consulting me. There's a close connection between quarterback and quarterback coach, and that was an interesting decision.”
When asked how the offseason was going, he labeled it “a little strange.” Van Pelt arrived in Green Bay in 2012 and has served as Rodgers' go-to guy at the QB coach post for the last three seasons.
Finishing a disappointing 7-9, Green Bay missed the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons. Obviously, a lot can be contributed to the collarbone of Rodgers, who injured it in Week 6, limiting him to just seven starts, but the suits in the office felt a change was needed.
“We've got to get back to playing championship defense. We've got a new coordinator, actually on both sides. Joe Philbin came back, and his last year with us was '11, and we had a pretty damn good offense that year. So it's exciting having him back. Some other changes that are a little strange, maybe, but we'll see how they all play out.”
Rodgers also addressed his strengthened collarbone/shoulder. In fact, he spoke about how he recently played golf and that his collarbone is feeling strong.
In seven starts with the Pack in 2017, Rodgers put up 1,675 yards and 16 touchdowns to six interceptions. He also added 126 yards on the ground as one of the league's most dangerous mobile signal-callers.
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