-- If Aaron Rodgers was trying to send a message to the Green Bay Packers' young receivers after a substandard session of practice last week, that message certainly translated well.
Except the quarterback's comments weren't meant to "send a message" to anyone.
"I hope we're not that soft," Rodgers said after Monday's practice in response to his "piss poor" comments; sentiments that were initially shared as a response to a lack of effort during the carded period of practice. "I hope we can hear comments, read comments and not get offended by things. This is a professional environment, it's not a personal environment.