Broken Records
We all know the story at this point. The Packers traded up in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft to pick Jordan Love. Aaron Rodgers wasn’t happy. I’ve heard it so much that I’m about to rip that record off the turntable and shatter it against a wall. That decision kicked off two seasons’ worth of drama, in both the fanbase and organization.
Before I get too deep, I do acknowledge that the Packers’ front office was absolutely in the wrong for leaving Rodgers out of major personnel decisions. Letting defensive pieces like Micah Hyde walk shrank the window of contention considerably. Shortly after receiving high praise from Rodgers, the Packers waived Jake Kumerow, who went on to be a key piece in a rebuilding Buffalo offense. It is completely understandable why that would bother Rodgers.
Is Jordan Love the future?
HOWEVER, it is always in an NFL team’s best interest to secure their future. Aaron isn’t going to play forever. The Packers were in a similar position when Brett Favre was on the tail end of his Packers career, and a fairly similar situation played out. Rodgers came in and quickly took over as the starting quarterback.
On the night of the 2020 draft, the front office made the decision it believed was best for the organization at the time. They believed Jordan Love was the future. Did I necessarily agree with it? No. If he doesn’t work out in Green Bay, he doesn’t work out, and that’s okay. We’ve got four more years of Aaron Rodgers.
The hate and vitriol that has been aimed at Jordan Love since the night he was drafted, from within this fanbase, is absolutely disgusting. People calling themselves Packers fans have been actively rooting for him to fail even before he put on a Packers jersey. Those “fans” should be ashamed of themselves. Of all of the drama, this has been the most bizarre to me. You’re supposed to root for the guys in green and gold, not actively hope for their failure.
Packers fans, we have been blessed with nearly three decades of stability at the quarterback position. I have confidence that the front office will find the right guy to be his successor, and so should you.
It could always be worse. We could be Lions fans.
1 Comment
Wow, how wrong could a person be. As packer fans we want every player to succeed especially those who do not start every game. All this is, is another way for the social media to cause discontent and filter their own agenda with false narrative into the masses..Congrats at becoming another robot with only intentions of having someone click on your story. You obviously are not a Green Bay fan or you would not have written such a false narrative..oh yea, lions fans should also be one of the most respected fans in all of pro football having endured and yet stay true. Keep doing yourself a solid and making up stories for the masses. See you on CNN some day. GO JORDAN!