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Originally Posted by Arles
I don't think the Love move is a bad one for Green Bay. First, I think people are completely discounting the coronavirus impact on rookies. At 24 or 30, the odds that a WR, ILB or OT comes in with no offseason work, a very limited (best case) training camp and contributes in 2020 is pretty slim. Unless you have a top 10-15 talent or need a spot like RB, this draft is probably more for 2021 than this season. So, it makes sense to draft your QB of the future and more "project" picks. Next, Green Bay has had two of the last 3 seasons lost because we had to watch the law-firm of Hundley, Calahan and Kizer come in and go 3-8 when Rodgers was hurt. If AR gets hurt in 2021-2023, we now have a chance to atleast win a few of those games. Finally, Aaron is 36 years old. Love gets signed for a 4-year deal for $12 mil with a team option for year 5. That means the team has control over him (at a pretty reasonable $3 mil a year) until Rodgers is 41. When you take it all into account, the move does make some sense. Plus, at the end of the day, Aaron isn't going to be throwing to some rookie in 2020 that he's seen plan for an hour prior to the season. He wouldn't throw to 2-3 of the guys that had been on the team for multiple years this year because he didn't trust them. All he did was rave about Jake Kumerow the last two camps and we had a WR group ravaged by injuries in 2019. Kumerow played 14 games (started 4) and ended up with 21 total targets (1.5 a game). Rodgers will pretty much ice out any rookie that comes in (and isn't a polished Jerry Rice off the bat). So, it's better to use a round 2/3 pick on that spot with an eye for the future than waste a first on a guy who just get the evil eye from Aaron for the first half of the season when he runs the wrong route.
The best thing for GB to do is grab 4-5 guys who they think have the potential to be special and use vets to fill the WR and LB holes for 2020. You would really be winning the lottery to get a pick in the late 20s to come right in and contribute with no offseason and minimal camp time. This will really be a redshirt year for most rookies.
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Its a nice spin if it makes you feel better. But.....its just terrible IMO.
This article sums up how I feel
Packers' Nonsensical Decision to Trade Up for Jordan Love Could Be Crippling | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights
And its not even comparable to when Rodgers got drafted. Rodgers was in that #1 pick discussion so he had value. Jordan Love shouldnt even have been a 1st round pick. His numbers last year (61 percent completion percentage, 20 TDS, 17 Ints) against average to below average competition. They are hungup on his arm because Pat Mahomes is so trendy right now.
This is the 1st offensive skill position player that Packers have drafted in the 1st round since they took Rodgers in 2005. Apparently, they just expect Rodgers to carry the offense by himself as he always has. Perhaps this is the reason they struggle so badly when Rodgers gets hurt. They dont draft any playmakers early.