Aaron Rodgers isn’t quite in the category of Grumpy Old Men, but the 34-year-old quarterback is a little annoyed with training camp.
“I’m getting older and grumpier,” Rodgers said Tuesday, according to ESPN. “I’ve been at this for a long time. I’m tired, too; we’re all a little tired. When you get a little tired, the fuse gets a little shorter.”
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The Green Bay Packers open preseason Thursday at home against the Tennessee Titans. Rodgers practiced with the scout team Tuesday, which basically means he won’t play Thursday.
But, it was playing with the scout team where Rodgers’ frustration apparently stemmed — not the practicing but his young teammates’ effort.
The drill, as described by ESPN, was to “read the card that shows the play the coaches want run in order to give the No. 1 defense the look it will see from the Titans.”
“It was one of the worst cards sessions we’ve had,” Rodgers said. “I don’t know how you can make it any simpler. You literally have what the play would be in our terminology on the card, and the effort level was very low, especially with what I’m accustomed to.
“I’ve been running that period for a number of years. So it’s not a good start for us on the card period for the young guys. I think [DeAngelo] Yancey has really progressed, G-Mo [Geronimo Allison]. Obviously, 16 [Jake Kumerow]. But everybody else was kind of piss poor.”
The other young receivers Rodgers was working with included J’Mon Moore, Equanimeous St. Brown and Marquez Valdes-Scantling — Green Bay’s three wide receiver draft picks.
