That’s right. This is an article that is not only about why the Packers will select a quarterback in this year’s NFL Draft but also who their top candidates are. More precisely, this is the Top 5 QBs the Packers could select in the draft. But why would the Packers select a quarterback when this is now Jordan Love’s team, you ask? Well, let’s find out.
There are myriad reasons that the Packers might select a quarterback in the NFL draft.
Number 1: Jordan Love needs a backup. And yes, I understand that a veteran presence would be preferred but the Packers could very easily find a capable backup in the draft.
Number 2: What QB veterans are left on the market?
Among others.
Ask yourself, do any of these quarterbacks move the needle for ya? Do any of them benefit Jordan Love’s development? Maybe Matt Ryan, but even then…
Number 3: Drafting a QB is much cheaper. Unless the Packers could somehow convince Matt Ryan to backup Jordan Love for the veteran minimum, drafting a quarterback is going to end up being much cheaper in the long run.
Number 4: The Packers have done it before. When the Packers moved on to Aaron Rodgers in 2008, they selected not one but two QBs in that draft. The Packers selected Brian Brohm in the second round and Matt Flynn in the seventh.
Number 5: The last reason the Packers should select a QB in draft is this: what if Jordan Love is not good? I know you don’t want to hear it, but the Packers have to be prepared for that possibility. It never hurts to have a QB on the roster to teach and work with just in case things fall flat with Love.
The reasons to draft a QB are indeed substantial, so does that mean the Packers should do everything possible to move up in the first round to draft one of the top 4? Absolutely not. But drafting a QB on day 2 or even early on day 3 could be a priority.
So what quarterbacks should the Packers target? Let’s take a look.
Number 5: Hendon Hooker. Now, this is only a possibility if Hendon Hooker were to fall in the draft. I don’t see this happening and lately there has been much talk about him moving into the first round.
Number 4: Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The UCLA product is projected to go on day 3 of the NFL draft.
Number 3: Stetson Bennett. The Georgia QB will either be drafted late in the draft or could possibly not be drafted at all.
Number 2: Jaren Hall, a BYU prospect, is already 25 years old but has the traits and abilities to make it in the NFL. He is projected to be picked on day 3.
Number 1: Tanner McKee. McKee was the only bright spot this year for Stanford. He could be drafted as early as the second round but could also fall quite a ways too.
The Packers are in a state of trying to correct their overspending from the past couple of years and may have to look to the draft for a backup quarterback. And you never know, they might hit one out of the ball park with one of these picks.
The Packers are going to want Jordan Love to know that this is his team no matter what. We don’t want him looking over his shoulder wondering if the Packers are gonna be putting a Matt Ryan into the game. Love has to have time to grow as a starter and having a Tanner McKee as a backup will show Love that he has nothing to worry about.
He can just go and play.
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