Packers QB Taylor Elgersma Believes He ‘Can Play on Sundays’

Taylor Elgersma’s touchdown pass to Ben Sims against the Colts on Saturday, which was nullified by a penalty and shouldn’t have been thrown in the first place, was perhaps a perfect encapsulation of the Green Bay Packers’ rookie quarterback.

Elgersma has a lot to learn but has something that can’t be taught.

A big-time arm.

“I played a little baseball when I was younger but I always had an arm,” Elgersma said after practice on Monday. “When I started picking up the football in high school, it was, ‘I’m pretty good at throwing this thing.’ Definitely feel like that’s something of mine that I have a high ceiling and I have the arm to make all the throws. Now, it’s about making sure my process is good every single snap to allow me to use that to the best of my ability.”

For Elgersma, football was love at first sight. Like many Canadian kids, Elgersma grew up playing hockey. His defenseman mentality showed up a couple times agianst the Colts. Football, though, quickly captured his attention.

“As soon as I picked up the football and started playing, I realized this is what I’m made to do,” he said. “I feel like I have the skill-set and the physicality and the size, the arm and the brain to be a quarterback. It’s just about putting it all together.”

The arm talent is legit, but countless quarterbacks with strong arms have failed over the years. What gives Elgersma a real chance is his intelligence.