It’s up to the players

So you’re telling me Matt LaFleur has never concluded a pregame speech to his team with “Alright men, we’re in the playoffs! Let’s just go see how this shakes out!”?

Jets trade Elijah Moore jersey No. 8 and Aaron Rodgers was No. 8 at Cal … interesting.

As the kids would say, meh.

Would the Jets’ two second-round picks and a conditional pick next year be enough for the Packers to trade Rodgers?

We shall see. The Jets now own the No. 42 and 43 overall picks in the second round after trading Moore to the Browns. Depending on which chart you consult, the value of those two picks falls into the No. 17-19 range in the first round, assuming a trade partner can be found on draft night. Stay tuned I suppose.

Can you make a trade now and designate it a “post-June 1” transaction? Asking for a friend.

Nope, but I think it’s in the Packers’ best interest anyway to take the full cap hit this year and be done with it.

I read that Jordan Love is working out with Romeo Doubs and that Christian Watson and Aaron Jones are going to join them. I think that’s fantastic the commitment these players are making. My question is, are coaches allowed to join players at offseason workouts?

I think what Bob from Myrtle Beach was trying to say about lower-paid quarterbacks is a number of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks hadn’t really hit their “payday” yet. Roethlisberger, Russell Wilson, Mahomes (first one), Flacco, and even Rodgers hadn’t really gotten paid yet. Once the QBs start making big money teams can’t afford other high salaries. Does that sound about right?

Sure, but as attractive as that was for a while, Matt from Madison, WI, mentioned the last three Super Bowl champs have had QBs beyond their rookie deals. In fact, since Wilson’s lone title, only two of the last nine Super Bowl-winning QBs have been on lower-paying contracts (Mahomes for the ’19 Chiefs, Wentz/Foles for the ’17 Eagles).

Barbara from Snellville, GA

Regarding Bob from Myrtle Beach comment about the “Love era,” my impression is that a number of teams are paying big money for average QB talent. So, I never felt bad about having to pay a bit more for great QBs in GB for the last 30 years. If Love steps up and helps the team get back to the playoffs, then he deserves the payday. Have you also noticed huge contracts for okay QBs?

Happens all the time. Teams take their chances on a guy being good enough and possibly getting better, and then come to regret it.

Once the Jets trade gets processed, any chance the Packers just…