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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NodakPaul" data-source="post: 223421" data-attributes="member: 1127">Re: Taking Brian Brohm, Good MoveI think that is a bit of a stretch.  A second round draft pick is still a pretty valuable pick, and to think that Thompson would draft him with the sole plan to trade him away in two years is a little out there.Personally, I believe that they drafted Brohm as an insurance policy in case that Aaron Rodgers does not pan out in his first year as a starter.  If Rodgers does fine, then Brohm will almost certainly be trade bait in 2010 if not earlier.  If Rodgers does not pan out, or is too injury prone, then the Packers have a solid QB to fall back on.  It is nothing against Aaron Rodgers, this is how most NFL teams work.  You guys have just been spoiled with Fav-re for so long that you forgot what it is like to have some uncertainty at the QB position. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" data-shortname=";)" />I agree that it was a good move, but I think you are trying to attribute WAY to much fantasy to the motives behind the pick.</blockquote>

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