The Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons may be going into the 2024 season with different expectations. The Packers are coming off a season in which they were just three points shy of reaching the NFC Championship game.
The Falcons had the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and decided to take stand out quarterback Michael Penix Jr. While there are certainly bright spots on the Falcons roster, not many peg them to be a Super Bowl contender this season even with the addition of Kirk Cousins.
That has prompted a trade between the two teams that could have a significant impact in the event of an injury.
The Green Bay Packers And New York Giants Could Agree To Surprising Trade
According to journalist Max Dible:
Clifford has thrown three regular-season passes in his career, while Michael Pratt is a seventh-round rookie. With one of the least proven QB rooms in the entire league — including Love to a degree, as he has been the regular starter for just one season — the Packers are prime candidates to upgrade under center.
There are a handful of possibilities, though trading for veteran Taylor Heinicke of the Atlanta Falcons is among the most sensible.
Heinicke has six years of NFL experience and a resumé that proves he can handle the starting job in a pinch.
He has appeared in 38 games, including 29 starts, with a record of 13-15-1. Heinicke owns a 62.5% career completion percentage and has thrown for 6,635 yards, 39 TDs and 28 INTs across stints with the Houston Texans, Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders.
During his one essentially full year as a starter with the Commanders in 2021, Heinicke completed 65% of his throws and put up 3,419 passing yards, 20 TDs and 15 INTS while leading Washington to a 7-8 record.
While that is not necessarily the type of history a contender like Green Bay would prefer to build a team around, Heinicke has proven himself a serviceable enough starter that he would qualify as one of the better backup quarterbacks in the league as he enters his age-31 season.
The Packers have prioritized the backup quarterback more so in recent years than they did for much of Aaron Rodgers tenure.
If Green Bay doesn’t like what they see with Clifford or Pratt, seeing them part with a late round draft pick for a quarterback like Heinicke could be a smart move.
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