The Next Few Years - Rebuild Mode

[pbmax]

The pick is 2 years early only if you assume that Rodgers will start for the Packers for the next 4 years. Given Rodgers recent career trajectory, It's not surprising Gutey and MLF were not willing to assume that. After 6 straight years of a passer rating over 100, he's had just 1 in the last 5. If Love turns out to be the player the Packers expect, the likelihood is that they would trade or release Rodgers after the 2021 season. At that point, Love should know the offense well, and the Packers would create significant salary cap room by moving Rodgers. I think Rodgers would have to play significantly better than he played in 2019 to be here 4 more years.

Drafting a QB, especially after his comments before the draft, is not unexpected by Gute. Its completely understandable.

What hurt was that it seems to have cost them fortifying other positions of greater immediate need. Positions they don't like to draft high.

So its not baffling, just very frustrating.

[Bretsky]

The pick is 2 years early only if you assume that Rodgers will start for the Packers for the next 4 years. Given Rodgers recent career trajectory, It's not surprising Gutey and MLF were not willing to assume that. After 6 straight years of a passer rating over 100, he's had just 1 in the last 5. If Love turns out to be the player the Packers expect, the likelihood is that they would trade or release Rodgers after the 2021 season. At that point, Love should know the offense well, and the Packers would create significant salary cap room by moving Rodgers. I think Rodgers would have to play significantly better than he played in 2019 to be here 4 more years.

If Rodgers is playing 3 more years I'm drafting a QB 2 years from now so he has one year on the bench to watch and learn.

Then I'm spending a bunch of money to build talent around him for a 4 year run

[falco]

The pick is 2 years early only if you assume that Rodgers will start for the Packers for the next 4 years. Given Rodgers recent career trajectory, It's not surprising Gutey and MLF were not willing to assume that. After 6 straight years of a passer rating over 100, he's had just 1 in the last 5. If Love turns out to be the player the Packers expect, the likelihood is that they would trade or release Rodgers after the 2021 season. At that point, Love should know the offense well, and the Packers would create significant salary cap room by moving Rodgers. I think Rodgers would have to play significantly better than he played in 2019 to be here 4 more years.

I think this is it in a nutshell. This gives the Packers a great succession plan towards the future for all possible scenarios except for the case where Rodgers declines too quickly and Love is a bust, which is a better position than they were in a week ago.

[RashanGary]

If Rodgers is playing 3 more years I'm drafting a QB 2 years from now so he has one year on the bench to watch and learn.

Then I'm spending a bunch of money to build talent around him for a 4 year run

In a perfect world, a HOFer just naturally falls to you just the year before your HOF QB hits the wall.

But if ya pick him and he sits for 2 or 3, beats the shit outta not picking him.

[Bretsky]

In a perfect world, a HOFer just naturally falls to you just the year before your HOF QB hits the wall.

But if ya pick him and he sits for 2 or 3, beats the shit outta not picking him.

Are you saying the Love Train is going to be a HOF'er ?

[RashanGary]

Are you saying the Love Train is going to be a HOF'er ?

Saying you take your swings at hof skillsets when you get the chance

[RashanGary]

And you cabt pick what year theyrre gonna fall to you. So it can't be that perfect world, or at least very rarely is

[mraynrand]

In a perfect world, a HOFer just naturally falls to you just the year before your HOF QB hits the wall.

But if ya pick him and he sits for 2 or 3, beats the shit outta not picking him.

Preach it.

[pbmax]

I am not as convinced Harv is that Rodgers flaws made him fall to number 24, but it definitely was a part of it, especially early in the round.

Love has that same feeling. He seems nearly a perfect fit. Just enough off about him to drop, but obvious physical skill and some good successes.

I just wish it hadn't cost the fourth rounder.

[GB-Brandon]

“Purgatory”

https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0OwZWwXI?pd=02g6SRym&s=i0

[pbmax]

“Purgatory”

https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0OwZW...=02g6SRym&s=i0

Well if Sportsnaut is reporting it, it must be true.

[Bretsky]

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2020/04/25/nfl-draft-grades-2020-teams-packers-eagles-cowboys-dolphins/3026362001/

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Draft Grades; we weren't the worst !!!!

[GB-Brandon]

Somehow Mike Pettine comes away from all this unscathed which makes it almost unbearable. The dysfunction is unreal.

Even if this team somehow finds a way to contend and continues to win close games I still have zero faith Mike Pettine will be able too deliver a “championship game plan.”

[Bretsky]

Is Pettine really that big of an upgrade over Dom ? I know how Wist responds; but I'm curious about the rest. To me, they are both average

[Joemailman]

I think Pettine's job is on the line this year. To get blown out of a game where the other team doesn't have to throw the ball is unreal in this NFL. We'll see if he can the necessary adjustments that good coaches have to make.