If you watched the way Aaron Rodgers operated for two years as the "savior QB'' of the New York Jets, you'll get the joke.
We often called him "The Unofficial Assistant GM.'' He clearly had a big voice in personnel and he certainly got to do what he wanted when he wanted.
It didn't work; after his 7-10 effort last year, new Jets management showed him their door ...
And the Pittsburgh Steelers talked him into walking through theirs.
After ending a three-month waiting game by signing a one-year $13.65 million contract last week, Rodgers attended the Steelers' mandatory minicamp ... and his influence is already obvious.
We know that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith have met with Rodgers regarding changes in the team's offense. ... all in search of a so-called "sweet spot" in which Rodgers can excel.
And now this: Rodgers doesn't like the Steelers playbook system at all. Kind of.
ESPN is reporting that Rodgers asked the coaching staff for a unique playbook - one not tied to technology.
Nowadays, teams use tablets as their playbooks. But the 41-year-old quarterback Rodgers wanted something old-school. ... so his playbook is indeed a book, complete with pencils and highlighter markers and pages he can touch and turn.
Hey, whatever works, right?
It's all been called a "tweak" for the Steelers offense,, transforming an attack built around Russell Wilson and Justin Fields (last year) to constructing one "The Rodgers Way.''
But that is what will happen here ... to some degree, maybe whether his coaches like it or not.