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The Packers are off to a 3-4 start after losing their past three
games.
Speaking Tuesday on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers said that
Green Bay players "who are making too many mistakes shouldn't be
playing. Gotta start cutting some reps. And maybe guys who
aren't playing, give them a chance."
He was back in the locker room on Wednesday and reported no
blowback from his teammates or coaches.
"If one of those guys has a problem with it, I'm right here, and
I'd love to have a conversation," Rodgers said. "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 (LaFleur, the head
coach) included, that everything's got to take a little uptick,
get a little better."
LaFleur backed up his quarterback.
"We have to be truthful with one another," the coach said.
"Sometimes the truth hurts. ... I don't think he publicly called
out individuals, I don't believe, I didn't sit there and listen
to the whole thing, so I just think that you have to get to the
root of the truth."
Rodgers added, "I don't think it should be a problem to any of
those guys to hear criticism. We all hear criticism in our own
ways, and we've all got to be OK with it and take it in, process
it, and if it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit. But if it fits, we've
got to wear it and improve on those certain things.
"I said it. I'm not going to be a robot. I don't understand why
people have a problem with things that are truthful. I'm calling
things the way I see it. People who don't think I need to air
that stuff out, that's their opinion. But I'm doing what I think
is in the best interest of our guys."
Rodgers, a four-time MVP, hasn't performed to peak levels
himself. After leading the league in Total Quarterback Rating
each of the past two years (79.8 in 2020, 69.1 in 2021), he
currently sits in 26th place in league with a 40.5 mark.
He is averaging 228.1 passing yards per game, his lowest figure
since becoming a regular starter in 2008, though a suspect
receiving corps shoulders some of the blame in that department.
--Field Level Media
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