I've been following Russini since she went to The Athletic. She's had some good info but in this case I'm not at all buying what she is saying about the entire Rodgers/Woody dynamic and think she is being used by one or more parties to get their version of the story out, whether she knows it or not I don't know. Am I alone? I'll explain some stuff that does not make sense to me.
Her report after Douglass was fired did not pass the smell test to me. In that report she of course suggested Woody wanted to bench Rodgers. I don't believe it. They would have been 2--2 at that time, which in itself seems early especially since Rodgers was not playing that bad. What really makes me dubious on this report however is Woody and Rodgers are having Monday morning phone chats. The owner calling the QB he wanted to bench on Monday morning for a casual convo after a return from London sound like an owner who wanted Rodgers benched the previous week?
Then you got the Davante Adams trade which it seems obvious to me, since Douglass was already stripped from power, was closed by or at Woody's behest. There is zero way you can convince me that trade was not done to help Rodgers play, get comfortable, whatever you want to call it. The trade was consumated by Woody for Rodgers. Which again is highly inconsistent with wanting to bench Rodgers just a few weeks previous and now wanting to cut or trade him.
So now we got Woody wanting to bench or cut Rodgers. So they can turn to Tyrod? Why? This is not like Daniel Jones or Wilson's contract situations from last year. No risk with a Rodgers injury. It's not you need to get a look at Tyrod to see for the future or he's going to sell tickets or create interest in the fan base. As we all know other then players like Breece and Wilson who were already on the roster they have tried to build and entire offensive infrastructure for Rodgers.
I just don't believe it.
Now Rodgers may be beat up physically, tired of losing, seeing his legacy starting to get dinged and want it to just end as soon as possible. But this whole notion Woody wanted to bench him, cut him, and wants nothing do with him after this season as if he was not on totally on board with bringing him in and this was all just a creation by Joe Douglass is a tale being spun by someone's camp and reported by Russini IMO>