Saturday, April 6, 2019

McCarthy cheesed off, AAF is 'sorry'. (NFL/AAF)

         There has been a lot of interesting news coming out of Green Bay in the past few days, and I'd like to touch on that first. It's no secret that ever since the Packers won their last Super Bowl title in 2010, there has been a steady decline in the team. Long-time head coach Mike McCarthy was fired midway through the 2018 campaign, with more and more details coming out just now.
        At first it seemed that McCarthy was quickly scapegoated due to the teams struggles last year (even though he was long gone when they missed the playoffs), but then word came out that it wasn't just the team's performance that led to his downfall, but the attitude of quarterback Aaron Rodgers as well. I would have never thought of Aaron Rodgers as a prima donna, due to his strong on-field play, and 'never give up' persona. A lot of now ex-Packers have given some insight to this situation, and it paints a very bad picture of how messed up Green Bay really is.
       Add to the fact that more details have come out about dissention amongst players and coaches, mostly due to Aaron Rodgers and his perception towards team rules, and you have a lot of dysfunction. In my humble opinion, Rodgers, who is now getting up there in age, should be released or traded, and the quarterback of the future brought in to move the Packers forward. Rodgers has reached his best-before date long ahead of when Brett Favre reached his.

       The AAF doesn't pay. It has been revealed that since the AAF (Alliance of American Football) folded a few days ago, that they haven't fully paid players owed salary, as well as fees for venues and other things. Some players have complained of having to pay hotel costs on their own, as well as medical costs incurred from injuries due to playing the game.
       Tim Dundon, who owned the AAF, has very deep pockets (himself bankrolling the AAF to the tune of 250 million dollars), and really needs to get this sorted out ASAP. The players are in no way responsible for the collapse of the league, and should get what is owed to them, and quickly. I honestly don't understand why Dundon and what's left of the upper management continue to do nothing. No positives can come out of this if players remain unpaid. The AAF as a league was branded as an organization where the players (and their health) are first and foremost. At the moment, this doesn't appear to the be the case, and that's sad.

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