Yeah but with a new QB as the starter AND a backup with 0 snaps in his life we may have the QB of the future 3rd on the depth chart right now...cutting him shoots the team in the foot until you know for sure Love 100% is the guy, which I think right now at best any of us are only 95% sure.
Early word on Clifford is that he is what they thought he was. A college QB at a top level program, with smarts and a lot of game experience. I just don't see how he doesn't make the 53 as the #2. He would have to either get injured or completely belly flop in the next 35 days. Gute isn't going to risk cutting him and trying to get him on the PS either. He already tried that with an UDFA QB, Taysom Hill and it turned out to be a pretty big mistake. OK, maybe one other way that Clifford isn't the #2, Etling or McGough are brilliant and beat out Clifford. Even if that happened, if Clifford does well, they may choose to keep 3 QB's on the 53 man roster. Personally, would rather them only carry 2.
I think if Love fails to impress or get injured, this team isn't going anywhere in 2023 with Clifford, Etling or McGough as the starter.
Pokerbrat need to clean up one thing I THINK you said here. Taysom Hill was Ted's last draft not a Gutey pick.
If love falls on his *** we may not be a playoff team until I'm AARP eligible in 2032.
It's gonna take 2-3 years before they admit Love isn't the guy. So we're at 2025. So in the 2026 draft we draft QBOF. By this time the players that are coming into their prime, or already in their prime are either old or gone...replaced by guys with only maybe 3 years experience and maybe a year or 2 away from their prime. At the VERY earliest we're back in the playoffs in 2028.
Agree. For those of us paying attention, Gute has actually set this team up for success. Some won't admit it, but he started this project in 2020, when his then 36 year old FHOF QB appeared to be nearing the end of his time in GB.
yeah no home runs yet in Rd3. I’m really hoping Kraft erases the athletic stigma that comes with our recent Round 3 guys.
You must have missed when Murphy recently said they should know what they have in Love, half way into this season?
My bad, you are right. That was not Gute's mistake, but I am sure he is fully aware of it.
That was exactly one of my thoughts once we regained a 2023 #42, 2024 2nd or 1st Rounder.
Remember, we hopefully will have the Jets first round pick too. I can see the Packers ending up with a top 10 and a mid first round pick in 2024. Depending on Love, Gute would be able to use those picks to move around the first round and get a QB (if Love isn't the real deal) or really fill some holes with the draft and Free Agency. I like where this team is cap wise and draft capital wise.
We will have to pay him before that so I hope it doesn't take that long.
If nothing else, Love is a place marker and a solid future #2 QB. I know I brought up Murphy's comment about the Packers will know what they have in Love, half-way into this season, so I think it needs some explaining. I don't think that he meant that Love will be playing like a FHOF QB, halfway into the season. What I do think it meant was that the Packers will have a very good idea as to what Love is capable of, halfway into this season. Hate to bring it up (again), but this was one of the big reasons I hoped they would bench Rodgers and play Love for the final 5 games of 2022, but they didn't and we are here.
That’s the point I was also trying to drive home. While our GM could absolutely have missed with Love and that’s a fact. We definitely didn’t miss in the Rodgers trade.
I give it a 90% chance that anyone is 95% sure that Love is 100% the guy.
At least none of us, that I know of, are living in a van, down by the river!We’re like a team of comedians in here! We tried standup and now we’re laying down… on the sofa.. unemployed
Chris Farley had it right. He told his lazy Cousin, he’d better get off the Sofa and get his S$&@ together and get a job!
On more than one occasion some of you guys have definitely brought me close to the edge.
None of us would be doing "our job" as faithful forum fans, if we didn't keep each other in check and rattle each others cages once in awhile.
