The Green Bay Packers have been told that they should trade Aaron Rodgers after their shocking start to the season.
After back-to-back MVP seasons, Rodgers had looked back to his past under head coach Matt LaFleur, and earned every bit of his new contract this past summer.
The Packers had offers to move on from Rodgers, with the Denver Broncos reportedly offering a haul to bring in him. But ultimately, the Broncos grew tired of waiting, and offered a similar package to the Seattle Seahawks to acquire Russell Wilson - a move which hasn't gone well for Denver, with Wilson largely struggling.
But in a surprising move, after choosing to keep Rodgers, the Packers opted to trade away his favourite receiving target in sending Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders for draft capital.
Adams has been one of the best receivers in the league throughout the last four years, with 51 touchdowns in that time and establishing himself as an all-time great Packers receiver. But with him up for contract renewal, the Packers opted to move on from him. What's more, Green Bay did little to replace the superstar wideout, drafting Christian Watson in the second-round and Romeo Doubs in the fourth. Both look like they may blossom into promising receivers, but are a far from the level of Adams.
And speaking on ESPN's First Take, former New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens linebacker has stated that the Packers made a mistake in bringing Rodgers back if they weren't to keep Adams. Scott said: "They should trade him. You look at what Denver Broncos got for Russell Wilson - this is a failure on all levels.
"If you are going to double down on Aaron Rodgers, then there is no way you allow Davante Adams to leave that building. If you are putting all your assets into Rodgers, rewarding him after his MVP years, then you need to keep the stars around him. They should have paid Adams, and now they don't have him they are wasting Rodgers' time."
Green Bay were defeated on Thursday night, losing at home to the Tennessee Titans and falling to a 4-7 record - potentially already being out of the playoff picture.
The Packers are four games behind the Minnesota Vikings, who have two games in hand of them to take the divisional title.
