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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1000966" data-attributes="member: 7261">Yup, a no brainer for me.  Which is why I believe Gute had Love pretty damn high on his board, maybe top 10-15?  I don't deny that at the time, there probably wasn't a "need" at QB or at least not one that fans were aware of.  That said, I think Gute thought otherwise, on need and he saw a potential franchise QB slide down the first round, to a point where he could not pass him up.  I can't stress this enough. AR was 36 years old, an age that most are done with football by.  So scooping up what appeared to be a guy that within 2-4 years might be ready to replace Rodgers, made sense.  Those saying "but he wanted to play into his 40's" and "look at him now at 39", should keep in mind that Aaron himself said that he was 90% ready to retire after the 2022 season.Calculated move by Gute and yes, not a popular one then or even now with some.  Yes, we had "NEEDS" at other positions, but I would have been happier had actual "right now needs" be addressed in Free Agency.  Rookies at most positions, especially late 1st round and beyond rookies, don't always contribute a whole lot in year 1.  I look at a lot of SB winning teams and they often have older FA vets, that were signed that season.  So if you are a SB contender, sign some FA's for immediate needs, but keep drafting for the future.</blockquote>

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