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[GreenNGold_81]

It would be a terrible idea to draft Lock at #12. The Packers need to surround Rodgers with as much talent as possible over the last few years of his career and not invest their highest pick in 10 years into his backup.
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Kinda like if they gave Favre more weapons like Roddy White when he was 35 instead of drafting Rodgers?

 

[Mondio]

Then he could have thrown the game losing INT trying to throw the ball to White instead of Driver...

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Kinda like if they gave Favre more weapons like Roddy White when he was 35 instead of drafting Rodgers?

Different story as Favre was already hinting to retire at that point while Rodgers has repeatedly mentioned that he wants to play into his 40s.

 

[GreenNGold_81]

Different story as Favre was already hinting to retire at that point while Rodgers has repeatedly mentioned that he wants to play into his 40s.

Incorrect.

Favre retirement saga started in 2006. Rodgers was drafted in 2005.

Retirement talk prior to that was scoffed at by Favre... From his wiki... "After the Packers got off to a slow start, rumors that Favre might retire started to escalate. Favre responded by saying "At 0–3, I think most people would say 'Oh, he's gone after this year, or they won't even want him back.'...I don't even think about when that time might come."

additional source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brett-favre-retirement-sa_n_669362

 

[UpNort]

There sure was a lot of talk about Favre retiring before 2006.

This was after the 2004 season.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-02-02-0502020297-story.html

 

[Mondio]

The will he or won’t he watch had definitely started by the time Rodgers was drafted. It continued after he left here too

 

[GreenNGold_81]

There sure was a lot of talk about Favre retiring before 2006.

This was after the 2004 season.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-02-02-0502020297-story.html

Interesting... I had thought it was after that season that things ramped up.

I'd always thought they'd eventually give the keys to the car to Craig Nall - I went so far as to watch a few Scottish Claymore games. In the end, he didn't amount to much.

 

[Dblbogey]

Is Zeke Bratkowski still alive?

 

[HardRightEdge]

There sure was a lot of talk about Favre retiring before 2006.

This was after the 2004 season.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-02-02-0502020297-story.html

That's why Rodgers was a need pick.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

That's why Rodgers was a need pick.

Rodgers was the rare exception of the only top tier player left at #24. I don't consider the Packers selecting him a need pick.

 

[HardRightEdge]

Rodgers was the rare exception of the only top tier player left at #24. I don't consider the Packers selecting him a need pick.

It was a case of need meeting opportunity.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

It was a case of need meeting opportunity.

In hindsight the Packers weren't in need of a quarterback as Favre played another three years for the team. Thompson might have had a different opinion at that point though.

 

[elcid]

It's just a tad too early for me to be drafting a QB on the first 2 days of the draft. Im fine with Kizer as the back up for the remainder of his rookie contract.

If we do want to upgrade our backup QB situation, Tyree Jackson of Buffalo is a guy I would be happy with in the 4th

 

[Deleted member 6794]

It's just a tad too early for me to be drafting a QB on the first 2 days of the draft. Im fine with Kizer as the back up for the remainder of his rookie contract.

I don't want the Packers to spend an early round pick on a quarterback either but can't say I feel confident about Kizer being the backup either.

 

[C-Lee]

If we pick a QB at 12 I might break my TV.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

If we pick a QB at 12 I might break my TV.

The Packers selecting a quarterback at #12 would be devastating.

 

[Mondio]

that would be a waste, unless of course they traded him immediately for a haul of picks

 

[Deleted member 6794]

that would be a waste, unless of course they traded him immediately for a haul of picks

In that case I would prefer Gutekunst to trade the pick for a bunch of others to save my nerves.

 

[Mondio]

you and me both