Given all the Packers’ needs in the draft - receiver, tight end, pass-rusher and safety are tops among them - it’s hard to imagine Gutekunst would use a Day 1 (first round) or Day 2 (second and third rounds) pick on a quarterback. So, I just think you gotta try to figure out and get the best guy available.” I’ve been a part of a lot of different quarterback rooms. There’s a lot of different ways to do it. “If you fall in love with somebody in the draft, you can draft a young guy. I think it’s important for a quarterback to have another quarterback and player to lean on in some of those times, especially when you’re going through a little adversity. “You can try to get a veteran in here that’s done it and can help, because I think it’s always important, obviously, the relationships in that room. “You can go a couple different ways with it, to be honest,” LaFleur said. Among those still available who might be of interest to the Packers are Matt Ryan (who worked with Packers coach Matt LaFleur in Atlanta in 20), Carson Wentz, Joe Flacco, Teddy Bridgewater and Tim Boyle (who was with the Packers in 20). This list of available backups was reduced by one on Tuesday, when Brian Hoyer signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. To this point, Gutekunst hasn’t brought in any veteran quarterbacks for visits. Back when Aaron took over in 2008, I think it was Brian Brohm and Matt Flynn who we drafted that year, and they were our backups, so I think we'll kind of see how that works itself out.” “We have a lot of respect for Danny and what he's done and would be very comfortable with him in the 2 spot, but I think we'll look at a lot of different options. “I think it would be nice to have someone who has some experience,” Gutekunst said last week. The Patriots, who drafted him in the seventh round in 2018, tried to turn him into a receiver before the 2018 season. He has never appeared in an NFL regular-season game. Etling spent last season on Green Bay’s practice squad. Other than Rodgers, who is awaiting a trade, the Packers have only Love and Danny Etling on their quarterback depth chart. The job ultimately went to Flynn, who served as Rodgers’ backup for his first four seasons (and later returned when Rodgers broke his collarbone in 2013), while Brohm never even played in a game for the Packers. Thompson even offered Culpepper a contract - one year, $1 million - but Culpepper declined. The Packers brought in several veteran quarterbacks before the draft that year: former first-round pick Daunte Culpepper, journeyman starter Gus Frerotte and career backup Quinn Gray. 209) on Flynn.īut easily forgotten was that Thompson first explored the free agent market.

56 overall) on Brian Brohm and a seventh (No. Packers fans remember that Thompson, known for his preference to build through the draft, used two picks in the 2008 draft on quarterbacks: a second-round selection (No. But find one they must before Jordan Love starts the regular-season opener some five months from now.Īs if Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst doesn’t have enough on his to-do list between now and then.įifteen years ago, Gutekunst’s predecessor, Ted Thompson, was charged with the same task when the team transitioned from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers.

It doesn’t matter where the Green Bay Packers find their next backup quarterback Matt Flynn proved that.

One more thing on Packers' to-do list: Find Jordan Love's backup You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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