It depends on what level of draft capital. A 6th or 7th round pick would hardly meet that criteria. The ROI, plus the loss of picks, would make it a huge mistake. Even his salary level has to be considered in this scenario, because it's cap room that can't be used for others, because he was first round.
Right, but you still have to pay a backup QB. Thus, if you get a decent backup in Love, it cost you around $3.1M/year. Right now I don't consider he a quality backup, but that is also only seeing him play against the Chiefs.
How do you define "reliable backup"? Scoring 7 points when you get a chance to play?
A guy that can step in and you don't see a huge drop off. As of today, I would say he isn't a reliable backup, at least from his one outing against the Chiefs.
Not fair to consider the level of drop off. Rodgers is an all-time elite QB. Favre at his apex was a drop off from AR.
Which is why I said "don't see a huge drop off"
You might be right. Players have been known to play better when they believe someone is breathing down their neck. They also play better in contract years. To me, that's a red flag. It tells me the guy only gives his all to get more money. Once he's got it, the play slacks off. Seen it happen before.
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Signing | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
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| 22 | $610,000 | $1,641,537 | $2,251,537 | $6,566,148 | $7,176,148($7,176,148) | |
| 2021 |
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| 23 | $1,172,884 | $1,641,537 | $2,814,421 | $9,333,263 | $1,172,884($8,349,032) | |
| 2022 |
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| 24 | $1,735,768 | $1,641,537 | $3,377,305 | $6,518,842 | $1,735,768($10,084,800) | |
| 2023 |
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| 25 | $2,298,652 | $1,641,537 | $3,940,189 | $3,141,537 | $2,298,652($12,383,452) | |
| 2024 |
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| 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2025 |
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| 27 | UFA |
So you want Rodgers to get worse next year?Which is why I said "don't see a huge drop off"
Your second string QB is almost always a drop off, but right now Love steps in....is a huge dropoff between him and Rodgers. Next year/game, I hope he closes that gap a bit.
I would say that right now, he is worth the money, since they still don't know what his ceiling is. Any backup 2nd contract QB, worth being a backup is going to cost what they are going to be paying Love for the next 2 seasons.
That’s very fair. Without starting I think season 3 is where you’d like to see the training come to fruition.
This upcoming draft is expected to be light on blue chip QB prospects. Assuming Rodgers is back on board, I could see shipping Love to a QB needy team such as Pittsburgh and swapping 1st round picks into the mid teens from 32.
This is why I have had a sense that AR12 will go to Pittsburgh. They need a QB and a WR and they will not have to rebuild. Who has both that are available? The Green Bay Packers.
And we are unlikely to play Pittsburgh until 2025 unless that # 17 game falls that way.
You can no longer say "last years draft"....Love was drafted in the 2020 draft.
However, I agree with you that it was smart not to draft a QB in the first round in last years draft, I think Stokes is going to be a good CB.
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Brian Brohm from Scouts.inc
Grade: 93 Strengths: A drop-back passer with adequate height and good overall bulk. Makes quick decisions. Is tough and will hang in the pocket to buy his receivers extra time. Displays solid overall mechanics. Keeps the ball high and has a high release point. Release quickness is adequate...
You all may find this humorous. This is the discussion at the time we picked Brohm. Almost universal praise in this forum. Folks thought he was better than Rodgers and that we could trade him for a 1st in a year or two if he didn't take the starting spot from Rodgers.
