Packers’ Nonsensical Decision to Trade Up for Jordan Love Could Be Crippling.
Go ahead. Make the case that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is running out of gas, over the hill or any other cliche indicating he’s no longer the player he once was.
You’ll get pushback from those who rightly believe Rodgers hasn’t always been healthy and well supported in recent years and that there’s still time for the two-time MVP to turn it around at 36 years old.
But the over-the-hill argument isn’t outlandish when you consider that since he suffered a broken collarbone in 2017, his completion rate has dropped by about three percentage points and his passer rating has plummeted from 104.2 to a barely above-average 95.4.
Can you fault the Packers for pursuing a potential successor in the draft? Of course not. They drafted Rodgers when Brett Favre was 35, and there’s nothing wrong with being proactive about your long-term future at the sport’s most important position.
The problem is not that Green Bay essentially decided to make intriguing former Utah State quarterback Jordan Love the heir apparent at that position. The problem is the price the Packers paid in order to get there.
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