THURSDAY COMMENTARY: KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN

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Not surprisingly, I began Wednesday’s commentary with the intention of making one point but ended up taking a detour, and ending up at another.

No matter, I knew I could make that point today.

We discussed the NFL’s Green Bay Packers being encouraged to sitdown quarterback Aaron Rodgers a couple months ago, when it looked like the team was going to miss the playoffs.

They didn’t, and now heading into the final weekend of the regular season they’re a win away from punching their ticket to the playoffs.

We shouldn’t really be surprised. You could put a gun to most teams’ heads and they wouldn’t raise the white flag on their season.

And depending on how this season turns out, these Packers may always be held up as a reason not to scrap your season.

But if you look around the sports world right now, there are several teams in the same boat.

In San Jose, defenceman Erik Karlson is setting records on a bad team and the pundits suggest the Sharks deal him away now before it’s too late.

Look at the Regina Pats. Not just the pundits, but the real hockey people can’t believe Connor Bedard hasn’t been traded yet from a team that’s going nowhere but with a week before the Trade Deadline, there’s no reason to think he’s going to be moved.

The question is, when does a team know when it’s time to write the season off and salvage the roster for parts?

My suggestion is at the Trade Deadline, and that’s why it’s situated when it is.

But that’s just me, and that’s why I’m here talking to you everyday rather than making the moves for real.

That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary

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