The Green Bay Packers are no strangers to tough quarterback situations. Over 15 years ago, the franchise made the decision to move on from future Hall of Famer Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers, who they drafted in the first round three years previously. Now, if the Packers knew that they would replace one Hall of Famer with another, perhaps it would not have been such a difficult decision. The uncertainty at the time, though, drew passionate responses from the fanbase with differing opinions.
Green Bay faces a similar situation today as the question of whether or not Jordan Love should take over as the starter is debated by fans and analysts. A former Packers executive, Andrew Brandt, discussed how the two situations are comparable during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show.
The Green Bay Packers Find Themselves in a Familiar, Uncomfortable Situation
Brandt was an executive with the Packers back when they drafted Rodgers and when the decision was made to move on from Favre. Indeed, Brandt brings a perspective to this current situation that few have:
Joined old friend @richeisen to talk about the eerie similarities between Brett and Packers (2008) and Aaron and Packers (2023): https://t.co/gdFgdOPZR9
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) February 25, 2023
“I think we’ll know soon enough. And the three decisions, of course, whether Aaron will stay with the Packers, decide to move on, or decide to move somewhere else, you know, a trade, a separation.
“Listen, I have been through this before. I think, no one’s fault, I just think it’s time. I think it’s time for a separation. I think they’ve had Jordan Love in the bullpen for three years. They drafted him in the first round. It’s ironically deja vu from 15 years ago. We had Aaron in the bullpen for three years. We were ready to move onto Aaron, hand the keys over to him. Brett retired, and of course he came back and it got messy. And we had to tell Brett that we’d moved on.
“I think, I don’t know this, I don’t have inside knowledge, but I think the Packers are ready to move onto Jordan Love. So the complicated answer for Aaron coming out of the hut is, ‘Hey, I want to stay with you.’ That’s complicated because I think, I sense from my experience that they want to move on.”
Brandt goes onto to dismiss the notion that the Packers are “disgusted” with Rodgers as Bob McGinn claimed. Instead, he suggests that no one in the front office wants to tell Jordan Love that they might play him in his fifth year or his sixth year. In other words, the Packers used a first round pick on Love to eventually take over the starting role from Rodgers. Now is the time to do so.
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Will the Green Bay Packers Make the 2023 NFL Playoffs?
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The Packers have won four Super Bowls. These victories include Super Bowl 1 and Super Bowl 2 after the 1966 and 1967 seasons. Their next title came in Super Bowl 31, following the 1996 season. Their most recent championship was Super Bowl 45, crowning them the winners of the 2010 season.
