Fans Tweeting to PA, PA tweets back

I'll never forget the day Ted Thompson traded Brett Favre; people booed Aaron Rodgers at family night and sent him, the coach and Thompson death threats ... Man if only Thompson would have been smart and kept Favre.

 

Who is our Rodgers?

 

Didn't we just go through this with Pritchard? When the Oregonian idolizes someone, too many follow the paper's lead.

 

no doubt. What a bunch of emotional ninnies, but that is significant portion of the base. I'm guessing Roy is kept on this shortened season in part to let this faction grow tired of seeing a man with no cartilage in his knees toil. These same fans will eventually recognize the writing on the wall that everyone else sees and will probably be calling for his head next offseason when Portland is at the crossroads with able bodied players.

STOMP

 

I don't know, maybe that's LMA? But Aaron Rodgers was just another guy until he actually got to go out on the field and prove what he could do. There's always risk in trading away a former "face of the franchise," and there's almost always a PR hit, but sometimes you have to take the risk to find out what you've got and the fact is that none of these players in any sport lasts forever.

 

This argument just keeps going round and round....

I don't think we know for sure what Roy's future is. We think we know, but we don't know for sure. So the tweeters sound to me like they want to be sure.

Roy's "present" (3-4 games ago) still showed more "skill" than anyone else on the team. (other than LMA) So until you find an "Aaron Rogers" I would consider keeping him. Other than Wes we have no other SG that has played a game.

It seems like we are always looking to the future and never focus on the present. We always want that team that can stay together for 5-7 years. What about this year? Let's put together a team for this year. Sure you have to always keep the future in mind, but, but we know we have Wallace for at least this year, so go all out for this year. If you want to keep Wallace, then show him you are not Charlotte and you will do what it takes to win.

Cutting Roy (And once again STILL PAYING him) for a chance to get a back up PF with the MLE is risky too. And if we don't get that free agent the same people will be bitching, but they will shift their frustration to management and coaching.

I don't know, maybe Elliot Williams is Aaron Rogers. But even if he is, I would still wait a year to be safe. We had very little outside shooting last year. Where is it going to come from this year if we cut Roy?

Most fans would be OK with gettind rid of Roy for something, but right now they are questioning the logic in getting rid of him for nothing. For many he is still fun to watch. So why be hasty?

 

Idiots and 12 year olds who know how to post twits are running the world now. Great. Those twitters got an emotional rush seeing Brandon nail a 30 footer to beat Houston, and other heroics, and either they think he's still that guy or they think the Blazers should never waive him ever, just because of what he's "meant" to the franchise in days gone by. 12 year olds have a short frame of reference I guess. I don't know if the Blazers should waive him now, give him two weeks of practices, or wait and see how he does this season, but those twits were dumb.

 

Worked in ticket sales for the Blazers for a short time and am reminded of a point that one of the vets shared with me. He kept hearing from people how they would buy tickets if the Blazers got Damon. When they finally got him, he called everyone of those people. Not one bought tickets.

They have the die hards hooked. We will always be there. Everyone else it depends on winning. Keeping or letting Roy go is entirely on Blazer management and hope they guess right.

 

Babbitt!

 

LMA already was last year when Roy was out. Top 10 player in the league during that time.

 

2 words. Martell Webster!

 

Not sure how that differs from message boards and Blogs for the last 7-8 years. The social media has given all idiots a platform to speak.

 

You are wrong about 2).

It will be MUCH MUCH MUCH easier for fans to deal with if Roy has a crappy year and they have a chance to digest the inevitable needed changes.

 

HA HA HA.

Aaron Rogers.

Hilarious.

A Hall of Fame caliber guy compared to what/who on our roster?

 

Was Aaron Rodgers considered a future hall-of-famer when they traded Favre? Nope, he was a guy that slid down the draft board in 2005 and a guy who had looked only so-so in the 3 or so games he'd played in before being named the starter in 2008 (with one really good fill-in performance against Dallas the year before).

There were no guarantees he was going to work out ... in fact I'd say most thought he'd be a journeyman at best.

 

I agree that the Packers were unlikely to know that Rogers was that good. But, I guarantee they knew he was very good and that he was rotting on the bench. They are thinking Montana / Young all over again.

Who on the Blazers roster would Roy prevent from playing and being developed?

Do we have the rookie Clyde sitting on the bench?

Who is this super talented, but undeveloped star of the future that Roy on the team for one more season will ruin?

 

Ha?

 

In your scenario, who is the Aaron Rodgers waiting in the wings to replace Roy/Favre? I guess I don't see the comparison.

 

HAHAHAHA!!! Coming from STOMP, that's classic!

 

It takes two elite players in today's NBA, though.