Originally posted by Da 'Fins
There are a number of reasons we will release Rodgers relatively quickly. First is to clear space under the cap to sign Griese and the rookies. We do need to go after Griese relatively quickly for a number of reasons (so that we can avoid a bidding war in case another team gets involved; Griese needs to be here working on the offense; and he is one of only 3-4 marquis names that will be released - which may him a hotter commodity than normal).
Rodgers will not only afford us cap space (we'll clear about 750,000 upon his release, vs 250,000 in a trade), but teams know he's not going to be playing for us - Wanny has asked him to stay away from the camps and workouts.
Finally, it would be unfair to Rodgers and would hurt the team's relationship with the players on the team. How would you feel if Rodgers were a buddy of yours (he's well liked by several players, including Zach) and you knew the team was going to release him, but held on to him and didn't give him as good a shot with another job? Even if you were not a friend, seeing the team treat him that way would not be good. That's one reason the Dolphins released Ray Lucas when they did. They would have released Rodgers already if not for the cap restrictions. If you want guys to play for you and respect the organization, you don't treat players like cattle, even though all of them realize it's a highly competitive business.
