Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is denying there is any sort of rift between him and new head coach Matt LaFleur, but former Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings isn't buying it.
While he doesn't it's that huge of a deal, Jennings also doesn't think the relationship will work:
.@GregJennings has a few thoughts on Aaron Rodgers and Matt LaFleur.
“I don’t think it’s the end of the world, but I also don’t believe the relationship is going to work.” (via @undisputed) pic.twitter.com/yz9mPR18kO
— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) August 12, 2019
Jennings, who spent seven years with the Packers, five of which when Rodgers was the starting quarterback, says that he does not believe Rodgers will “bend” enough or give in to LaFleur to make things work.
The two-time Pro Bowler added that he doesn't necessarily blame Rodgers for wanting more control of the offense, because the offense does tend to do better when Rodgers has more freedom, but he also says Rodgers' unwillingness to change his ways will end up being a detriment and could result in a rather short relationship between him and LaFleur.
Rodgers didn't seem too enthralled when the Packers first hired LaFleur, and it didn't take long for the 35-year-old to disagree with LaFleur's style, as he bristled at the thought of losing control at the line of scrimmage.
He also was not too fond of Green Bay's joint practices last week and made his thoughts heard, to which LaFleur responded with a polite disagreement.
Up until Joe Philbin took over as an interim head coach after Mike McCarthy's firing toward the end of the 2018 campaign, Rodgers had had one head coach his entire career as a starting quarterback, as McCarthy took the reins in Green Bay in 2006. Rodgers, who was drafted by the Packers in 2005, became the full-time starter in 2008.
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