Aaron Rodgers Gets Brutally Honest About Publicly Calling Out Teammates

Aaron Rodgers has been publicly calling out both his Green Bay Packers teammates and coaching decisions, but the quarterback feels like he is justified in doing so.

"People in this society have a hard time hearing the truth sometimes," Rodgers said to preface his sentiments via Pro Football Talk.

"I'm not saying anything [publicly] that I'm not saying to those guys. So, maybe that's talking about a conversation that's behind closed doors in public, but the level of accountability is the standard here. Again, I don't think it should be a problem to any of those guys to hear criticism. We all hear criticism in our own ways, and we've all got to be OK with it and take it in and process it."

Rodgers made headlines in recent days after criticizing the play calling of Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, saying that the Packers need to "simplify" how they approach the game since complex packages appear to stall their momentum–at least in the quarterback's eyes.

LaFleur presented a masterful counter to his quarterback's comments by mentioning that he did not know what he meant with the simplification of the playbook, but he and Rodgers apparently did talk about it later on.

Prior to his remarks on Wednesday, Rodgers went on the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, October 25 to "cut some reps" for guys who are making too many mistakes on the field, but he opted not to name names as a way to preserve the camaraderie in the locker room.

Packers receiver Sammy Watkins backed up the back-to-back NFL MVP in his belief about having the best guys out there on the field playing alongside them.

"We all should be able to handle criticism, that's the nature of our job. Everything we do is scrutinized, from myself on down to the young players. We need to be able to be coachable, all of us," Rodgers later added before noting that time will be the only way to eliminate the mistakes currently happening.

His public breakdown has mainly been received as a positive from NFL talking heads because he is the face of the Packers after all, but he will surely be the one to be held accountable for their success or failures the rest of the season.

The Packers lost Week 6 to the New York Jets in a 27-10 blowout, but losing to the then-2-4 Washington Commanders appear to have pushed Rodgers to his breaking point as Green Bay received its third-straight loss.

Something has to give in Green Bay sooner or later, and Rodgers is feeling the pressure to succeed.

As Rodgers noted, only time will tell whether the Packers get back to their winning ways and how they perform in Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills dictates whether Rodgers will need to start giving up teammates' names.