Aaron Rodgers stands by comments on Packers offense, says no one raised issue with him

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — If anyone inside the Green Bay Packers’ locker room had a problem with quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ assessment of their offense and who should — or should not — receive playing time, then they haven’t addressed it with him.
Not his teammates.
And not coach Matt LaFleur.
That’s according to Rodgers on Wednesday, one day after his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” made waves because the quarterback said, among other things, that 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.”
Rodgers said it was nothing he hasn’t shared behind closed doors inside team headquarters at Lambeau Field.
“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 included, that everything’s got to take a little uptick, get a little better.”
Nor did Rodgers back down from those comments when asked to clarify them.
“I don’t understand why people have a problem with things that are truthful,” Rodgers said. “I’m calling things the way I see it. People 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, and I’ve tried a lot of different things from a leadership standpoint this year, and I was just relating my personal feelings on the situation. I didn’t call anybody out by name. I think we all need to be on the details, and that includes me.”
Rodgers said he was open to extra conversations with teammates and coaches during the week to help fix things. To that extent, Rodgers, who did not practice Wednesday because of his injured…
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