On Tuesday, Aaron Rodgers said players who make too many mental mistakes shouldn’t play when speaking on “The Pat McAfee Show”. When reporters later asked him about his comments, Rodgers doubled down. 'I’m calling things the way I see it.'
, a group consisting of guys Rodgers might trust, too, but including at least one whom he clearly doesn’t based on his comments. Then there are the offensive linemen, a group that has struggled this season as it tries to mesh Pro Bowlers returning from major injuries, players changing positions, general inexperience and, in some scenarios, a simple lack of ability.“This is a business,” Watkins said.
“I feel like everybody is on the hot seat right now, even myself. I gotta go out there and make plays, as many plays as I can, and do anything to get a , whether that’s run blocking, pass blocking, catching balls, deep, short.” To fully grasp who is making the most mental mistakes, we’d need to sit down with coaches and players and hook them up to lie detector tests before running through each play. Only then would we truly know the specifics of each play — what route someone is supposed to run, who they’re supposed to block, etc. That’s not realistic, and coaches and players won’t throw guys under the bus in public news conferences.“I think we all need to be on the details, and that includes me,” Rodgers said.
“If one of those guys has a problem with it, I’m right here and I’d love to have a conversation. I enjoy those conversations. I enjoy any type of conflict like that because I know the resolution on the other side is going to make us a better unit, a better friendship, a better cohesion on the field. But nobody’s come to me and said, ‘I’ve got a problem with what you said.’ I think everybody knows, Matt included, that everything’s got to take a little uptick, get a little better.