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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 591442"><p>McGinn notes the following:</p><p></p><p>"Favre, 34 at the time, was backed up by veteran Doug Pederson and Craig Nall, a fifth-round pick in 2002. The Packers were eager to draft Favre's heir apparent in the first round, but when four quarterbacks were taken before their No. 29 selection, they drafted other positions."</p><p></p><p>In yesterday's podcast McGinn elaborated on this point. The four QBs in question were Palmer (who went #1), Leftwich, Boller and Grossman. McGinn says that had any one of them been on the board there's a good chance the Packers would have drafted him. Further, McGinn notes that Favre's passer rating in the second half of 2002 had dropped to 65 and that he had already made some initial mumbling about retirement.</p><p></p><p>So the counterfactuals go beyond just Romo. Had Leftwich, Boller or Grossman dropped to the Packers in 2003, there might not be a Rodgers.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward 2 years to the 2005 draft. Favre is now 36 and the retirement mumblings are now rumblings.</p><p></p><p>Many deny the need component of the Rodgers pick; it remains difficult seeing that pick as anything other than need meeting opportunity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 591442"] McGinn notes the following: "Favre, 34 at the time, was backed up by veteran Doug Pederson and Craig Nall, a fifth-round pick in 2002. The Packers were eager to draft Favre's heir apparent in the first round, but when four quarterbacks were taken before their No. 29 selection, they drafted other positions." In yesterday's podcast McGinn elaborated on this point. The four QBs in question were Palmer (who went #1), Leftwich, Boller and Grossman. McGinn says that had any one of them been on the board there's a good chance the Packers would have drafted him. Further, McGinn notes that Favre's passer rating in the second half of 2002 had dropped to 65 and that he had already made some initial mumbling about retirement. So the counterfactuals go beyond just Romo. Had Leftwich, Boller or Grossman dropped to the Packers in 2003, there might not be a Rodgers. Fast forward 2 years to the 2005 draft. Favre is now 36 and the retirement mumblings are now rumblings. Many deny the need component of the Rodgers pick; it remains difficult seeing that pick as anything other than need meeting opportunity. [/QUOTE]
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