I know I'm late to this thread, but how does Tanaka compare to Darvish? Really solid, but not quite as good? Do Major League teams expect Tanaka to be a #1 on a really good team?
Outside of a medical malpractice lawsuit (which admittedly is a big deal), why else would the team care if Rodgers reinjures himself and is out for 6 months? He doesn't need OTA's. Rebroken collarbones aren't career threatening and next year wouldn't even be in question.
If Rodgers plays, they can beat anyone, Seattle included So, put Rodgers in the RG3 scenario even if he's not medically cleared? No, wouldn't do that. I thought I heard the doctors cleared him. If they say no, I would never play a player.
The only reason I can see Rodgers not playing is that he can't make all the throws even though cleared to play. Maybe a 60% Rodgers not as good as a 100% Flynn. I really don't think GB is worried about reinjuring Rodgers's collarbone.
Packers have to consider carefully whether their entire franchise is worth an 8 win, one-and-done team. If it's me, I play Flynn unless I've got multiple doctor's signature in blood. They already have the doctors OK. I don't see how playing Rodgers hurts the franchise at all. At worst he hurts the collarbone worse and is back 2 months before training camp.
Well, that's just wrong. Is it? I'm not saying he is the better quarterback, but he is the better quarterback right now. Also wrong. I disagree. Cutler is still not right. How many times has he got up slowly tonight on seemingly pedestrian hits? He still doesn't look 100% healthy to me. He's probably not 100%, but he can run a little and has the entire playbook. The only thing that mattered going into this season was evaluating Cutler. These games are hugely important for that. Bears aren't winning the SB with Cutler or McCown anyway with this defense.