Tuesday (The Aaron Rodgers/fan with cancer story) edition: Wha' Happened?

We've been thinking about Aaron Rodgers' supposed snub of a cancer survivor at an airport for a couple of days now. And, spending a good 30 minutes a little while ago with some unexpected free time while flushing our dishwasher with white vinegar and salt -- which is what Wikipedia says to do if one has foolishly believed that dishwashing soap is a perfectly good substitute for dishwasher detergent -- we finally decided to write a little something about it. We say "a little" because, well, there shouldn't be a whole lot to say.

Here's the link to the video of the original "incident," where Rodgers walks past a woman with cancer -- decked out in pink and wearing a hat, as she is currently undergoing treatment -- without signing for her.

Here is one of the many critical things written about Rodgers in the wake of that very short clip.

Here is a good takedown of that criticism, a summary of other knee-jerk reactions and another perspective of Rodgers.

Here is a follow-up video and story with the fan who has cancer, saying she is shocked by the criticism of Rodgers and saying the previous week he had signed her jersey.

And here is our quick take: We would be shocked, too, if it wasn't so predictable. The story made for good fodder. Rodgers is highly visible. Putting up a quick headline and link about him "hating cancer patients" would make for some robust, quick and cheap page views -- especially here in Minnesota, where fans grudgingly admire Rodgers' talent while lamenting his ascent with the rival Packers. When we first caught wind of it, we thought, "Oh, this ought to be good."

But the story simply wasn't there. It would be, being most generous, a very questionable extrapolation of a very short video clip to take Rodgers' to task. It would be, at worst, grossly irresponsible. If athletes are going to be judged -- and not even fairly, we might add -- two seconds at a time, then we all might as well give up.