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post-game press conferences shows a tale of two very different individuals following the team’s 31-17 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday night. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Mike Daniels Jersey , who spoke after the game, looked unhappy and agitated when he took the podium to speak to the media, and with good reason. The Packers offense has consistently struggled all year long, and Rodgers has unequivocally been one of the reasons why. Although Rodgers is on a career-high pace in terms of passing yards and is still on a solid pace in terms of yards-per-attempt and avoiding interceptions, his completion percentage on the season is at an all-time low (60.6%), and he has failed to throw 62% completions since week two of this season. Furthermore, he has been inaccurate on throws that he has rarely missed in the past, he’s throwing the ball away more frequently than before, and he generally looks like he is not comfortable on the field.Ultimately, Rodgers took questions for seven and a half minutes on Sunday night, and as team’s longest-tenured veteran, Rodgers was sure to place most of the blame on himself for making poor reads and throws. When given the opportunity to throw a rookie wide receiver under the bus for a mistake — Equanimeous St. Brown costing the team a timeout because he was lined up incorrectly — Rodgers acknowledged that it was a mistake but said that he wasn’t “pissed Brett Favre Jersey ,” instead saving those feelings for his own performance. He later said that he needs to get the ball to Davante Adams more often, citing one play in particular where he could have had Adams one-on-one over the middle if he had held the ball a fraction of a second longer.In short, it’s a good example of how you would hope a leader would respond. He took ownership of his own mistakes rather than blaming others, he was specific about what the issues and possible solutions were, and he demonstrated that he truly cares about fixing the problems without lashing out at his teammates.By contrast, we have Mike McCarthy’s brief and pointless press conference. McCarthy’s body language was listless, but most concerning was the fact that he took just four questions, leaving the podium at the first notable break in questioning. All told, he spoke for about 90 seconds and generally seemed like he wanted to be anywhere other than dealing with the just-finished game.Perhaps speculation about his job is getting to him; after all, when a huge portion of a team’s fan base wants the head coach out, it must take a toll on him. McCarthy’s name has also been coming up repeatedly in relation to the Cleveland Browns since Hue Jackson’s firing, and not just among fans on social media. The Sporting News mentioned him as a possibility for the job Paul Hornung Jersey , but more notable is that NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport included McCarthy as one of the candidates to fill that position at the end of the year.If one of these two is done in Green Bay at the end of the year, it’s McCarthy who is heading for the door. Rodgers signed his new contract in August, and the Packers couldn’t part ways from him even if he or they wanted to (regardless of Stephen A. Smith’s ridiculous, loud feelings on the matter).But even if the Packers were in a position to pick one or the other, Sunday’s press conferences should make it perfectly clear which man should stay and which should go. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers find themselves in unfamiliar territory, with no playoff berth to chase but quarterback Aaron Rodgers healthy enough to play in the final two games of a going-nowhere season.If interim head coach Joe Philbin has anything to say about it, anyone who is healthy enough to play – including Rodgers – will play next weekend against the New York Jets despite the circumstances.Rodgers has played all season with a left knee injury sustained in the season opener in September. He said he also injured his groin during the Packers’ 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, though the quarterback quickly added he wants to play in the final two games, regardless of the risk.It’s in line with the message Philbin delivered to the team Monday afternoon.“In the general sense, my philosophy is football players are paid to play football games, and football coaches are paid to coach football games Bart Starr Jersey ,” Philbin said. “Obviously, we have to go through the week and we would never put any player out there that wasn’t physically ready to go. But that’s my general philosophy and overall philosophy – whether it’s Aaron Rodgers or anybody else.“We’re the Green Bay Packers, we’re a football team and we’re in the business of winning football games, and we want all our players who are healthy to contribute to the overall success of the team. Period,” Philbin added.The loss to Chicago clinched a second straight losing season for Green Bay (5-8-1). Asked if he expected the team to use the final two games to take a look at young quarterback DeShone Kizer, Rodgers said that he “for sure” wants to play.Rodgers recalled thinking he might get to play late in the 2005 season, when he was a rookie first-round pick backing up Brett Favre and the Packers were 3-11 with two games to go.“I remember ‘Favrey’ came in late in the season and said, ‘Well, you’re probably going to get a chance to play here,'” Rodgers recounted. “Didn’t happen.”Rodgers enters the final two games having thrown for 3,974 yards, but with the second-lowest completion percentage in his 11 years as Packers starter (61.7 percent). With just 23 touchdown passes Ray Nitschke Jersey , Rodgers is on pace for the fewest he’s had in a season in which he was healthy enough to play all year.“Nobody’s talked to me about (not playing). I want to play, though, so I’m expecting to start and play,” Rodgers said. “I’d like to be out there and lead us the last two weeks.”NOTES: Philbin did not have an update on RB Aaron Jones, who left Sunday’s loss with a knee injury. “We’re going to have to see what his status will be,” Philbin said. “Hopefully he’ll be ready to play.” The Packers had only one other true halfback on the roster against the Bears, Jamaal Williams, who carried 12 times for 55 yards and a touchdown. . The team claimed RB Kapri Bibbs off waivers from the Redskins. Bibbs carried 20 times for 101 yards and three touchdowns for Washington this season and also caught 13 passes for 102 yards and a score. . Rookie reserve OL Alex Light was suspended one game for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, the league announced Monday. Light, who has played only three snaps on offense this season, is eligible to return to the active roster on Dec. 24.