Aaron Rodgers...first class guy (1 Viewer)

[tdmills]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu...p;v=i1bWg6Iaa9A

At least Clay Mathews is a good guy.

 

[Kleck]

I invited Rodgers and Matthews to my daughter's birthday party on Saturday and neither showed or even RSVP'd. Freakin' selfish A-holes!

 

[tdmills]

Hateful language? Classy.

For an entire article and topic posted on Cutler. Rodgers can't have one?

 

[Kitrick Taylor]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.

1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.

2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

To hell with your facts.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Sure go ahead and start bringing facts into it.Ignore him Bear fans, carry on with your unfounded hate.

 

[tdmills]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

1. Can't sign autographs every week?2. How do we know that?

 

[tdmills]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Sure go ahead and start bringing facts into it.Ignore him Bear fans, carry on with your unfounded hate.

You and Sho Nuff battle for the first user on here I'm going to block. I would rather listen to Lhucks and Switz.

 

[CrossEyed]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

 

[TheWheel]

If celebrities did everything their fans wanted they wouldn't have the time to do what makes them a celebrity to begin with.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Sure go ahead and start bringing facts into it.Ignore him Bear fans, carry on with your unfounded hate.

You and Sho Nuff battle for the first user on here I'm going to block. I would rather listen to Lhucks and Switz.

So you do hate dealing with facts then.Carry on in your fantasy filled world.

 

[tdmills]

If celebrities did everything their fans wanted they wouldn't have the time to do what makes them a celebrity to begin with.

Tell that to the Jay Cutler thread b/c Rick Reilly couldn't get an interview.

 

[tdmills]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Sure go ahead and start bringing facts into it.Ignore him Bear fans, carry on with your unfounded hate.

You and Sho Nuff battle for the first user on here I'm going to block. I would rather listen to Lhucks and Switz.

So you do hate dealing with facts then.Carry on in your fantasy filled world.

What fact?I saw no article or link.

 

[The Westin]

Aaron Rodgers probably doesn't hate cancer victims just as Jay Cutler isn't the Anti-Christ.

 

[Kitrick Taylor]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.

1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.

2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

This is the real question. Its a Green Bay station that did this piece, and they sure did a hatchet job on Rodgers. Couldn't have made him look worse really.

Not only did Rodgers sign for her last week, but he's done a ton of work behind the scenes for the MACC fund (Wisconsin Charity to fight Childhood Cancer). He also funded a bowling party for about 100 kids from the Boys and Girls club this year. This really did happen:

A friend has a friend who is a retired teacher and is involved with the Boys

& Girls Club. Someone from the Packer organization called this guy at the Boys

& Girls Club and told him to bring 75 kids from the Boys and Girls Club to the

new bowling alley in Howard and they would get soda, pizza and free bowling.

They got a second call upping the amount of kids to 100. When they all got

there, there were about 15 Packers players there to visit and bowl with them.

When they were done, all the kids were each given $100 to go to Shopko for

Christmas shopping, accompanied by the Packer players..

And it was all funded by Aaron Rodgers. There was no publicity, no

television cameras.

 

[Stillers Jr.]

This is absurd

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

 

[CrossEyed]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

I can't imagine a Pittsburgh station doing this to a Steeler who is as charitable in the community as Rodgers seems to be. They'd get hammered by the Steeler fans.

 

[Hang 10]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

I can't imagine a Pittsburgh station doing this to a Steeler who is as charitable in the community as Rodgers seems to be. They'd get hammered by the Steeler fans.

True but the bar has been set pretty low by Steeler qbs these days. The story might go something like, "Ben snubs cancer victim but at least he didn't try to rape her."

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

I can't imagine a Pittsburgh station doing this to a Steeler who is as charitable in the community as Rodgers seems to be. They'd get hammered by the Steeler fans.

Not one tv station did any hack pieces against Big Ben during the allegations? I simply can't believe every station would pass up that opportunity. If you're first or second in your market keep doing whatever it is you're doing. But if you're behind everyone else you often need to go a different direction. And hacks jobs like this get attention (for better or for worse). Hell, we're talking about it...how many other local GB stations do we ever mention?

 

[butcher boy]

Alex Smith would've signed the hat.

 

[butcher boy]

Alex Smith would've signed the hat.

 

[todisco1]

Bye low.

 

[CrossEyed]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

I can't imagine a Pittsburgh station doing this to a Steeler who is as charitable in the community as Rodgers seems to be. They'd get hammered by the Steeler fans.

Not one tv station did any hack pieces against Big Ben during the allegations? I simply can't believe every station would pass up that opportunity. If you're first or second in your market keep doing whatever it is you're doing. But if you're behind everyone else you often need to go a different direction. And hacks jobs like this get attention (for better or for worse). Hell, we're talking about it...how many other local GB stations do we ever mention?

I'm sure they did some less than flattering stories at that time, but Ben brought that on himself. What has Rodgers done lately to deserve that?

 

[Dr. Awesome]

I'm sure they did some less than flattering stories at that time, but Ben brought that on himself. What has Rodgers done lately to deserve that?

Again, it's not a matter of "deserving" anything. It's a matter of ratings. If you're not #1 with fluff pieces, be #1 with unfair attacks. Ratings are ratings, and that's all that matters in tv.

 

[CrossEyed]

I'm sure they did some less than flattering stories at that time, but Ben brought that on himself. What has Rodgers done lately to deserve that?

Again, it's not a matter of "deserving" anything. It's a matter of ratings. If you're not #1 with fluff pieces, be #1 with unfair attacks. Ratings are ratings, and that's all that matters in tv.

I get that. I just don't understand how unfairly hammering the Packers QB in a market like GB is going to help your ratings.

 

[DiStefano]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

I can't imagine a Pittsburgh station doing this to a Steeler who is as charitable in the community as Rodgers seems to be. They'd get hammered by the Steeler fans.

True but the bar has been set pretty low by Steeler qbs these days. The story might go something like, "Ben snubs cancer victim but at least he didn't try to rape her."

To our knowledge. But the posse kept us away from her.

 

[Hang 10]

True but the bar has been set pretty low by Steeler qbs these days. The story might go something like, "Ben snubs cancer victim but at least he didn't try to rape her."

To our knowledge. But the posse kept us away from her.

...and the video tapes may or may not have been erased...allegedly.

 

[Kitrick Taylor]

I'm sure they did some less than flattering stories at that time, but Ben brought that on himself. What has Rodgers done lately to deserve that?

Again, it's not a matter of "deserving" anything. It's a matter of ratings. If you're not #1 with fluff pieces, be #1 with unfair attacks. Ratings are ratings, and that's all that matters in tv.

I get that. I just don't understand how unfairly hammering the Packers QB in a market like GB is going to help your ratings.

Agreed, and the Packer players are going to see that and be wary of WBAY for a while. Do you think any Packers player is going to do them any favors going forward? I sure don't.One of the best local writers also does a radio show. Over the years, you can kind of get a feeling for what type of people the players truly are by listening to him. (As he sees it of course). As an example:He says Jennings is a great guy, so is Rodgers. Favre has been out of control with his ego for so long its ridiculous.Driver comes off as a better guy when the cameras are rolling than when they aren't. For as talented as Finley may be, he's about as sharp as a butter knife.Most of this was implied, but its pretty obvious what his opinions are of many players. There's enough positives and negatives coming out that I don't doubt him one second for his opinion on Rodgers.

 

[shadyridr]

I wonder if Kevin Garnett called Rodgers afterwards to congratulate him

 

[Sinrman]

This just goes to show that people hate celebrities, yet only see a few minutes of their lives. One misstatement or "snub" and that person is

the anti-christ. Nevermind that a lot of them do a ton of things during the offseason for charities and such!

 

[chook]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

I can't imagine a Pittsburgh station doing this to a Steeler who is as charitable in the community as Rodgers seems to be. They'd get hammered by the Steeler fans.

True but the bar has been set pretty low by Steeler qbs these days. The story might go something like, "Ben snubs cancer victim but at least he didn't try to rape her."

Oh dude you had me laughing out loud at my desk - I think Studs might have a partner in my sig.

 

[sho nuff]

One of the sources saying he actually signed stuff for him is from our very own creator of Cheesehead TV

Shortly after this very public back and forth I heard quite reliably that Aaron Rodgers spoke to and signed an autograph for Jan Cavanaugh just last week before the Packers' Wild Card game victory over Philadelphia. It turns out Ms. Cavanaugh is a regular at the airport when the Packers travel and can often be found trying to get players to sign things for her.

http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/mike-florio-a...s-aaron-rodgers

 

[DesmondBishop]

My mother had breast cancer and just completed her last chemo treatment on 12/31/10, she does not think this gives her any more rights or anything then any other person. She may need help with things like opening a bottle of water and if you were near her and she needed help, she would ask. Breast cancer and everything our family went through in treating it has sucked, but all it means is so far she is a BC survivor, she doesn't expect anything from anyone outside of the normal kindness you would show any other elderly person. This lady going on TV and then them showing Aaron walk by does make you go awww what a jerk! If he really did sign for her last week then she and the news station should be ashamed of themselves for using her to make him look bad. Clay stepping up and signing was a very cool thing, but I hold nothing against Rodgers over what he did.

Go Pack!

 

[HULLOBUDMAN]

I can't stand people that start this junk. His job is to be a QB, not a celebrity. If he or any other athelete doesn't sign every offer out there they should not be critized. I have a good friend that is a near HOF baseball player and you can't imagine how hard it is for these guys to just have a minute to themselves. Yes, they realize it comes with the fame/money but you have to let them have their lives at some point. unless you have been there or seen the harrassment they go through, you will never understand.

 

[tdmills]

One of the sources saying he actually signed stuff for him is from our very own creator of Cheesehead TV

Shortly after this very public back and forth I heard quite reliably that Aaron Rodgers spoke to and signed an autograph for Jan Cavanaugh just last week before the Packers' Wild Card game victory over Philadelphia. It turns out Ms. Cavanaugh is a regular at the airport when the Packers travel and can often be found trying to get players to sign things for her.

http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/mike-florio-a...s-aaron-rodgers

Sweet blog

 

[Novice2]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

I can't imagine a Pittsburgh station doing this to a Steeler who is as charitable in the community as Rodgers seems to be. They'd get hammered by the Steeler fans.

True but the bar has been set pretty low by Steeler qbs these days. The story might go something like, "Ben snubs cancer victim but at least he didn't try to rape her."

 

[The Kerminator]

WBAY has a follow up story and word is that they will air an apology to Rodgers tonight.

Packers fan with cancer shocked by criticism of Rodgers

Last Friday, an Action 2 News report featured a breast cancer survivor seeking Aaron Rodgers's autograph as the Packers were departing for Atlanta. Video of the Packers quarterback walking past the woman as she held out a hat for him to sign went viral -- and Rodgers came under fire.

The woman at the center of the controversy says she's shocked and upset by comments critical of Rodgers's actions at Austin Straubel airport.

Jan Cavanaugh and her husband are die hard Packers fans. The pair is often at the airport to see the team off for away games and on the edge of their seats when the Packers play.

When she talks about the team, Jan includes herself on the roster, referring to the Packers as "we."

"We sat yesterday and watched the whole game, and we're so excited that we're going to play the Bears," she said.

But her excitement over an NFC Championship match-up has been tempered.

Aaron Rodgers and other players didn't autograph her cap as she saw them off to Atlanta -- but it's not the hat she's upset about, it's the Internet and radio chatter created by the video of Rodgers passing her by.

"I was terribly upset this morning because I did not realize what was online, and opened up my email," she said, "and I was just shocked."

The video has drawn criticism but the only people Jan is critical of today are those creating the chatter.

"I am very unhappy with people making so much out of this, because this really isn't that big of a deal. It's up to the players to decide who they want to give an autograph to, and that's their prerogative."

Just a week earlier, Rodgers autographed Jan's pink jersey bearing the number 12 as the team departed for Philadelphia. A few years ago the now-star quarterback signed a number of things for her, too.

Jan says they've kept everything players have signed for them except for a few items they gave to family members.

While she is distressed over the controversy, Cavanaugh won't let it dampen her excitement for the packers.

"We're really big football fans and the Packers are our team, and we just think that this is the team to root for, so Go Pack Go!"

 

[lynx4ben]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

Because it gets ratings.

Ratings... lmao. This is Green Bay Wisconsin we are talking about. There are no ratings in Wisconsin. It's a local news station in a city of 100K.I live in the area. Our local news stations are crap and screw up constantly with frequent video issues. I'm sure this is just a hack job story.

 

[larry_boy_44]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

everyone around here has heard this story and knows its bs nonsense (and the local TV station is getting TONS of flack for showing Rodgers walk by her at all when it was unnecessary)...

 

[larry_boy_44]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

Why would a news station (local, I assume) do a piece that makes him look bad?

The piece wasn't on Rodgers' bypassing the woman, it was on the woman (and other regulars who see the Packers off regularly)...

 

[sho nuff]

One of the sources saying he actually signed stuff for him is from our very own creator of Cheesehead TV

Shortly after this very public back and forth I heard quite reliably that Aaron Rodgers spoke to and signed an autograph for Jan Cavanaugh just last week before the Packers' Wild Card game victory over Philadelphia. It turns out Ms. Cavanaugh is a regular at the airport when the Packers travel and can often be found trying to get players to sign things for her.

http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/mike-florio-a...s-aaron-rodgers

Sweet blog

It very much is. Aaron is quite knowledgeable about the game and Packers.

 

[Weiner Dog]

Favre.

 

[JbizzleMan]

Bump Finley.

 

[ScottyFargo]

I liked Florio's take on this.

If anything, this familiarity tends to reinforce the notion that Rodgers knew or should have known that Cavanaugh has cancer, making his failure to offer a friendly nod or a wave or a quick “not today, maybe next time” while she waited for him to sign her hat even more strange.Many Packers fans have pointed out all the charitable things that Rodgers has done over the years. He deserves credit for that. And so allow us publicly to declare, “Attaboy.”Folks who frequent this site on a regular basis know that we aren’t terribly impressed by the things athletes do while the world is watching. As one high-level executive with a team other than the Packers (and not an NFC North rival) observed in response the WBAY video, what we do when tired, cranky, busy, etc. reveals more about our true character than what we do when attending a charitable event arranged through the team and/or handlers.As to the argument that Rodgers was wearing ear buds and thus not paying attention to his surroundings, that excuse doesn’t cut it as to anyone who is over the age 0f 15. Rodgers knows that fans gather in that airport when the Packers come and go. Choosing to remain in his own little world isn’t the way to interact with those whose interest in football helps pay Rodgers’ salary. (Which was the real point of our first story on the matter.)As to the idea that Rodgers was just focused on the task at hand, the Packers were flying to Atlanta, not walking into the Georgia Dome.As to the idea that Jan Cavanaugh wasn’t bothered by Rodgers’ decision to snub her, that’s her prerogative. And we respect her for it. She’s a Packers fan, she lives in the area, she wants to see the team do well, and she’s got bigger things in her life to worry about than whether Aaron Rodgers will give her the time of day.Bottom line? As we said last night on Twitter, nothing said or argued or reported since we first posted the item changes for us the image of Rodgers ignoring Jan Cavanaugh. But if it will make Packers fans feel better to complain about our coverage of the incident instead of acknowledging (as a few grudgingly have done) that Rodgers handled the situation poorly, nothing we can say or argue or report will change that.

This board is lousy with apologists.

 

[KCC]

Before this gets out of hand, a couple important details are missed.1. This woman shows up at the airport nearly every week when the Packers fly in and out.2. Rodgers signed for her last week prior to the Eagles game, and stopped a chatted with her for a bit too.

1. Can't sign autographs every week?2. How do we know that?

I know you'll hate hearing this (start a thread about me if you'd like), but someone having cancer doesn't automaticly entitle them to direct access to an NFL player and an autograph from said player once per week. Just out of curiousity, did you also start a thread praising Rodgers for stopping to chat with her and giving her an autograph after the Eagles game?

 

[Mr.Pack]

WBAY has a follow up story and word is that they will air an apology to Rodgers tonight.

Packers fan with cancer shocked by criticism of Rodgers

Last Friday, an Action 2 News report featured a breast cancer survivor seeking Aaron Rodgers's autograph as the Packers were departing for Atlanta. Video of the Packers quarterback walking past the woman as she held out a hat for him to sign went viral -- and Rodgers came under fire.

The woman at the center of the controversy says she's shocked and upset by comments critical of Rodgers's actions at Austin Straubel airport.

Jan Cavanaugh and her husband are die hard Packers fans. The pair is often at the airport to see the team off for away games and on the edge of their seats when the Packers play.

When she talks about the team, Jan includes herself on the roster, referring to the Packers as "we."

"We sat yesterday and watched the whole game, and we're so excited that we're going to play the Bears," she said.

But her excitement over an NFC Championship match-up has been tempered.

Aaron Rodgers and other players didn't autograph her cap as she saw them off to Atlanta -- but it's not the hat she's upset about, it's the Internet and radio chatter created by the video of Rodgers passing her by.

"I was terribly upset this morning because I did not realize what was online, and opened up my email," she said, "and I was just shocked."

The video has drawn criticism but the only people Jan is critical of today are those creating the chatter.

"I am very unhappy with people making so much out of this, because this really isn't that big of a deal. It's up to the players to decide who they want to give an autograph to, and that's their prerogative."

Just a week earlier, Rodgers autographed Jan's pink jersey bearing the number 12 as the team departed for Philadelphia. A few years ago the now-star quarterback signed a number of things for her, too.

Jan says they've kept everything players have signed for them except for a few items they gave to family members.

While she is distressed over the controversy, Cavanaugh won't let it dampen her excitement for the packers.

"We're really big football fans and the Packers are our team, and we just think that this is the team to root for, so Go Pack Go!"

ooooops fact

 

[Mr.Pack]

I liked Florio's take on this.

If anything, this familiarity tends to reinforce the notion that Rodgers knew or should have known that Cavanaugh has cancer, making his failure to offer a friendly nod or a wave or a quick “not today, maybe next time” while she waited for him to sign her hat even more strange.Many Packers fans have pointed out all the charitable things that Rodgers has done over the years. He deserves credit for that. And so allow us publicly to declare, “Attaboy.”Folks who frequent this site on a regular basis know that we aren’t terribly impressed by the things athletes do while the world is watching. As one high-level executive with a team other than the Packers (and not an NFC North rival) observed in response the WBAY video, what we do when tired, cranky, busy, etc. reveals more about our true character than what we do when attending a charitable event arranged through the team and/or handlers.As to the argument that Rodgers was wearing ear buds and thus not paying attention to his surroundings, that excuse doesn’t cut it as to anyone who is over the age 0f 15. Rodgers knows that fans gather in that airport when the Packers come and go. Choosing to remain in his own little world isn’t the way to interact with those whose interest in football helps pay Rodgers’ salary. (Which was the real point of our first story on the matter.)As to the idea that Rodgers was just focused on the task at hand, the Packers were flying to Atlanta, not walking into the Georgia Dome.As to the idea that Jan Cavanaugh wasn’t bothered by Rodgers’ decision to snub her, that’s her prerogative. And we respect her for it. She’s a Packers fan, she lives in the area, she wants to see the team do well, and she’s got bigger things in her life to worry about than whether Aaron Rodgers will give her the time of day.Bottom line? As we said last night on Twitter, nothing said or argued or reported since we first posted the item changes for us the image of Rodgers ignoring Jan Cavanaugh. But if it will make Packers fans feel better to complain about our coverage of the incident instead of acknowledging (as a few grudgingly have done) that Rodgers handled the situation poorly, nothing we can say or argue or report will change that.

This board is lousy with apologists.

And you are lousy with facts.But feel free to ignore the facts so you can bash.I guess Viking fans need something to do during the playoffs.

 

[nlgb1]

can someone lock/remove this thread please? this is absurd

 

[The Kerminator]

I liked Florio's take on this.

If anything, this familiarity tends to reinforce the notion that Rodgers knew or should have known that Cavanaugh has cancer, making his failure to offer a friendly nod or a wave or a quick “not today, maybe next time” while she waited for him to sign her hat even more strange.

Many Packers fans have pointed out all the charitable things that Rodgers has done over the years. He deserves credit for that. And so allow us publicly to declare, “Attaboy.”

Folks who frequent this site on a regular basis know that we aren’t terribly impressed by the things athletes do while the world is watching. As one high-level executive with a team other than the Packers (and not an NFC North rival) observed in response the WBAY video, what we do when tired, cranky, busy, etc. reveals more about our true character than what we do when attending a charitable event arranged through the team and/or handlers.

As to the argument that Rodgers was wearing ear buds and thus not paying attention to his surroundings, that excuse doesn’t cut it as to anyone who is over the age 0f 15. Rodgers knows that fans gather in that airport when the Packers come and go. Choosing to remain in his own little world isn’t the way to interact with those whose interest in football helps pay Rodgers’ salary. (Which was the real point of our first story on the matter.)

As to the idea that Rodgers was just focused on the task at hand, the Packers were flying to Atlanta, not walking into the Georgia Dome.

As to the idea that Jan Cavanaugh wasn’t bothered by Rodgers’ decision to snub her, that’s her prerogative. And we respect her for it. She’s a Packers fan, she lives in the area, she wants to see the team do well, and she’s got bigger things in her life to worry about than whether Aaron Rodgers will give her the time of day.

Bottom line? As we said last night on Twitter, nothing said or argued or reported since we first posted the item changes for us the image of Rodgers ignoring Jan Cavanaugh. But if it will make Packers fans feel better to complain about our coverage of the incident instead of acknowledging (as a few grudgingly have done) that Rodgers handled the situation poorly, nothing we can say or argue or report will change that.

This board is lousy with apologists.

Of course Florio doesn't know what he is talking about. In the full video aired by WBAY Rodger's is walking with his security, an off-duty police officer. The security waves off the fans and says, "Sorry, not today guys. He has a plane to catch."