When Tom Brady finally announced his retirement earlier this week, it created a massive need for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the quarterback position moving forward. Given the uncertainty of the situation in Green Bay with Aaron Rodgers, multiple people around the NFL media world started wondering if Rodgers might make a good fit for a fresh start in Central Florida.
It was a topic of discussion for J.T. the Brick on Mad Dog Radio, who was asked by a caller if Rodgers might consider replacing Brady.
“Why would he want to do that,” said J.T. “Why would Aaron Rodgers want to go to Tampa and play in Brady’s shadow? Everything he would do would be compared to Brady. If he doesn’t win a Super Bowl, he will be considered a failure. Why would he want to follow Tom Brady?”
It’s a fair question that was echoed by ESPN’s Marcus Spears on a recent edition of Get Up.
“If I’m Aaron Rodgers, there’s no way in the world I’m going to Tampa after Tom Brady just left his mark,” Spears said. “There’s no way I’m going. I understand the winning, I understand the team possibly being ready-made. They have a lot of roster decisions that they have to make. But if I’m Aaron Rodgers, I’m trying to find a place where I can go change it.”
Aaron Rodgers to the Bucs!? 👀
"If I'm Aaron Rodgers, there's no way IN THE WORLD I'm going to Tampa after Tom Brady just left!" —@mspears96 pic.twitter.com/BiTS7TA0aI
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) February 2, 2022
There’s at least one person who thinks Rodgers might want to consider the move, especially if Green Bay thinks they can get some solid players in return.
“Tom Brady retires in two weeks. Aaron Rodgers says ‘I want out.’ So Davante Adams is out. Aaron agrees to Tampa. Green Bay says, ‘I want Mike Evans. We’re not losing Davante and getting nobody in return.’ Tampa needs to cut money. The Packers get Mike Evans and JPP, which is about $30 million of salary, and two first-round picks,” Colin Cowherd recently said on his podcast.
It’s certainly a topic that has been discussed on social media as well.
Aaron Rodgers to the Bucs makes way too much sense.
Tampa is already built to win right now with that current team. And if Rodgers can bring Davante Adams with him to a team that already has Mike Evans, could be explosive. https://t.co/Irb8TPIUCc pic.twitter.com/Wa9WCkdkYx
— Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) February 2, 2022
Rodgers has a big decision to make soon, whether he ends up staying with the Packers, going to the Buccaneers, or finding another home altogether. Just like with Brady, whatever decision he makes will send shockwaves through the rest of the league.
