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The Green Bay Packers have a rich history of stellar quarterback play. Dating all the way back to the early days of the franchise, Hall of Famer Arnie Herber was a pioneer at the position. Tobin Rote and Cecil Isbell also hold particular places of respect in franchise history, leading up to the glory days of Hall of Famer Bart Starr and the Vince Lombardi Packers teams that won five NFL Championships.

Of course, more recently, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers have continued the legacy of Hall of Fame quarterback play in Green Bay. Even before them, though, the Packers had Lynn Dickey and Pro Bowler Don Majkowski under center. Jordan Love appears poised to carry on the high standard of play after having the best first season starting of any quarterback in franchise history.

How Do the Green Bay Packers Keep Hitting on Good Quarterbacks.

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst spoke with the national media on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine. During his session, Eliot Wolf, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Packers’ legendary general manager Ron Wolf, asked Gutekunst how the Packers keep getting the quarterback position right.

Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst Wants to Draft More Quarterbacks.

One of the things that Gutekunst said during his press conference was that he wants the Packers to get back to drafting multiple quarterbacks. This came on the heels of his declaration that backup quarterback Sean Clifford, who Green Bay drafted in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, is a proven backup quarterback and can possibly be something more in the NFL.

Former Packers executive Andrew Brandt has been known to say “The best time to draft a quarterback is when you don’t need one.” This was the approach Gutekunst himself took in 2020 when he traded up to take Jordan Love in the first round. Rodgers was aging, yes, but he was also about to win two consecutive NFL MVP Awards. But while Gutekunst could not have known exactly how high of a level Rodgers was going to play in 2020 and 2021, he did not draft Love to be Rodgers’ immediate successor.