"Anonymous sources?" - HOF voter calls out Aaron Rodgers for labelling article criticizing his hand signals as the dumbest of the season

Aaron Rodgers and his hand signals have become one of the biggest talking points over the last few days. There was an article about rookies and other players being intimated by him due to the complexity of his signals. It said that every week there would be sessions where the receiver corps were quizzed on them and there were no paper records kept. It also stated that there were instances when Aaron Rodgers would bring back signals from many years previously to further complicate matters.

The Green Bay Packers quarterback appeared on the Pat McAfee show after their win against the Los Angeles Rams and said that this article was the dumbest of the season. Rodgers' viewpoint was that sitting with the offense and discussing signals that one uses on gameday is one of the most normal things to do in any offensive scheme in the NFL. His particular bone of contention was sources were unnamed, thereby implying that the thrust of the article was unreliable.

One person who took exception to those comments was Mike Sando. He writes for the Athletic, the same publication that printed the initial article. He also happens to be a Hall-of-Fame selector. He pointed out that the article was very well sourced, including past and present players who have played with Aaron Rodgers.

Mike Sando

@SandoNFL

Anonymous sources?

11 current/former #packers detailed how Rodgers' hand signals can be challenging

Randall Cobb, Sammy Watkins, Romeo Doubs, Chris Blair, Equanimeous St. Brown, Kylin Hill, Jordan Love, Shaun Beyer, Jace Sternberger, Robert Tonyan & Amari Rodgers were all named twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/…

Pat McAfee

@PatMcAfeeShow

They wrote A LOT about your hand signals Aaron.

"That was by far the dumbest article of the season" ~@AaronRodgers12

#PMSLive

561

54

They wrote A LOT about your hand signals Aaron.

"That was by far the dumbest article of the season" ~@AaronRodgers12

😂😂 #PMSLive https://t.co/rHGyeussbJ

Anonymous sources?

11 current/former #packers detailed how Rodgers' hand signals can be challenging

Randall Cobb, Sammy Watkins, Romeo Doubs, Chris Blair, Equanimeous St. Brown, Kylin Hill, Jordan Love, Shaun Beyer, Jace Sternberger, Robert Tonyan & Amari Rodgers were all named twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/…

Aaron Rodgers' hand signals create confusion

Irrespective of what that article said and whether Aaron Rodgers agreed or disagreed with it, we saw proof in real time during the game against the Los Angeles Rams. In garbage time, the Green Bay Packers had a chance to score another touchdown and increase their points differential.

Rodgers went ahead with a hand signal that Christian Watson failed to read. The ball was thrown for an incomplete pass. Later on, it led to some public recriminations as the quarterback went live on air. He said that the receivers had to run the routes needed to get a touchdown and seemed critical of the whole situation.

René Bugner

@RNBWCV

Hier die passende Szene aus dem gestrigen Spiel dazu. Aaron Rodgers pre-snap mit dem Hand-Signal zu Christian Watson, der es scheinbar falsch versteht und nicht davon ausgeht, dass Rodgers Ihn direkt an der Linie anspielen wird. Danach bekommt er "den Blick" von Aaron Rodgers.

20

1

Hier die passende Szene aus dem gestrigen Spiel dazu. Aaron Rodgers pre-snap mit dem Hand-Signal zu Christian Watson, der es scheinbar falsch versteht und nicht davon ausgeht, dass Rodgers Ihn direkt an der Linie anspielen wird. Danach bekommt er "den Blick" von Aaron Rodgers. https://t.co/9gNxTrUTKI

This is something that the article in question has also highlighted. Hence, the Green Bay quarterback might not look to go after reporters for their journalism, but take the criticism on board to make it simpler for his receivers. He could equally argue that it is the fact that his signals and cadence are hard to pick up that makes him a great quarterback. Ultimately, the storm in the teacup is expected to blow over soon.

​