One of the worst passers in GB history was Jug Girard. Girard was a versatile player, who was more a receiver, halfback and a punter, but apparently he could throw the pigskin through the air - just not with any discernible accuracy. His only year of appreciable starts was 1949 where he started 10 games and played in 12, the Packers posting an impressive 2-10 record. With all the caveats of that era of football, he still managed to complete 35% of his passes (62 of 175 attempts) and posted a 31.6 quarterback rating. Jug went on to play for the Lions, and had a nice stint as backup to the injured Doak Walker on the way to an NFL championship (he 'won' two titles with Detroit), but he only completed one more pass in five years of NFL stardom after leaving GB following the 1949 season. He's certainly not the worst athlete at QB the Packers have ever seen, but he rivals the worst in passing 'skills.'
Of all the QBs I've watched play in GB, none was worse than Jim "bounce pass" Zorn in 1985. And even Zorn completed 45% of his passes and was 3-2 as a starter. In fairness to Zorn, he was so far beyond finished, that he was only allowed to play in one more game his entire career after Green Bay. I imagine that Jim has no memorabilia from his year in Green Bay anywhere in his house.
Of all the QBs I've watched play in GB, none was worse than Jim "bounce pass" Zorn in 1985. And even Zorn completed 45% of his passes and was 3-2 as a starter. In fairness to Zorn, he was so far beyond finished, that he was only allowed to play in one more game his entire career after Green Bay. I imagine that Jim has no memorabilia from his year in Green Bay anywhere in his house.

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