
Journal yellowstone's Journal: Packers: In search of a backup 2
This article lists some players the Packers might sign as backup for Aaron Rodgers:
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Quinn Gray
I like him. I haven't seen anything more than highlites of the games he played in, but from what I can tell, he looked very decent in replacement of Garrard for the Jaguars. The bad news, at least for the Packers, is that he's probably got a decent shot at a starting job for teams like the Raiders or 49ers. -
Tim Rattay
In the one game he had significant playing time in 2007, he was terrible (12/25 for 159 yards, 0 TDs and 3 INTs). He might be an OK 3rd stringer, but why not just get Craig Nall for that? -
Kelly Holcomb
He started 3 games for the Vikings last year, all losses, including the 0-34 shutout at Green Bay. His numbers aren't noticably better than Rattay's, either. He's also couldn't beat Tarvaris Jackson out of the starting job, which doesn't look good on his resume. -
Gus Frerotte
Another guy with terrible numbers, plus he's not even 2 years younger than Favre. Pass. Please. -
Byron Leftwich
Leftwich didn't look good last year at Atlanta, but I'm willing to chalk that up to lack of experience with the system and players, along with a miserable environment. He could be a good second choice if the Packers can't get Gray. -
Daunte Culpepper
Even before he messed up his knee, Culpepper stopped looking like a top-level QB as soon as he stopped having Randy Moss to throw to. Since he's come back from the knee injury, he hasn't even looked much like a mid-level QB. -
Trent Dilfer
See comments on Gus Frerotte
I'll add one more of my own, not mentioned in the article:
- Craig Nall
Yeah, he was a little rough in that last game against the Lions, but I'll chalk that up to a lack of playing experience and time to prepare. At the very least, Nall can be a solid 3rd-string QB with knowledge of the playbook and system. He could probably beat out most of the above guys for the 2nd-string spot, too.
Maybe I'm being overly picky, but I would like to see the Packers get a backup that at least has a chance to be productive if Rodgers gets injured (or just can't make it as a starter). Except for Gray and Leftwich (and possibly Nall), I don't think any of these guys are worth more than a 3rd string spot on the roster.
McNabb (Score:1)
Re: (Score:2)
From a fan point of view, McNabb is probably responsible for too much recent pain to ever be accepted as a Packer, even as a back-up. Plus, he's not that far away from his own retirement speech.
Though for the Packer organization, the biggest deal breaker has got to be what the Eagles would want to give him up. They haven't made a FA deal that big since signing Reggie White.