Aaron Rodgers supports Cutler, baffled by Kromer incident

I felt for Jay that he was having to deal with that, Rodgers said. And I was surprised that the coach came out and admitted that it was him. I think, in general, unnamed sources are pretty gutless. But then he comes out and admits it was him. I don’t think he deserves any credit for that, but it was interesting that he did. While Rodgers, a leading candidate to win his second MVP award, has the Packers (10-4) tied with Detroit atop the NFC North, Cutler has thrown an NFL-high 18 interceptions for the 5-9 Bears. Rodgers, however, has had rough patches in the past and does not view himself as immune to criticism. Yet in Rodgers’ eyes, there is a key difference between his and Cutler’s work environments. Asked how he would react to being ripped anonymously by one of his coaches, Rodgers drew a distinction between the Packers’ locker room and that of their NFC North rivals, crediting coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson for creating an atmosphere devoid of such behavior. I would have a major problem with that, if (Packers offensive coordinator) Tom Clements was saying stuff like that about me — which he never would, cause Tom and I are so close, and I think we have good communication, Rodgers said. I think there’s a way of doing things when you have issues, and it’s keeping it in-house.