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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 839164" data-attributes="member: 7261">Again, I don't think anyone is saying "we need to replace Rodgers TODAY". Nor am I saying "we NEED to draft his replacement in the 2020 draft."  But it has been a known fact that Rodgers career is winding down, with no real known expiration date.  The contract he signed has a much lower dead cap hit in 2022 and no dead Cap money in 2023.  What that says to me is that Ball/Gute were thinking Aaron is probably going to make it through the 2021 season and then we will have a decision to make.  Along with that wondering when his career is over, they have to have a contingency plan for his replacement.  I think the best plan for his replacement is not drafting a QB and throwing him into the fire, but bring him along slowly, while Rodgers is still playing.  How long a new QB will need is yet another unknown variable.All that said, Rodgers could still play at a high level for 1-4 years or even more, we don't know. What we do know though is that he has sustained 2 pretty significant injuries in the last 2 season, both effecting his play and the Packer records.  If that continues, grooming his successor over the next 2-3 years isn't out of the question IMO.To answer your question of "why did we invest so much in him a year ago?"  Because the Packers chose to keep a FHOF QB, despite the risks of his age.  Was it the right decision?  I guess we will find out, but at the time, it seemed to be to most.</blockquote>

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