That would be a wasted 5th round pick if the case...I have to believe he is a camp arm there to push Clifford. If Clifford was not drafted in the 5th round be the backup then why take him there? That would definitely be a wasted pick.

well. he throws a much better ball than Teddy Bridgewater, who floats ten yard outs.

also, he was never with the vikings. he has that going for him, no stigma of lifetime failure.

Feel better now? Lol.

Yeah, McGough looks like the shit. The real deal. 100%. Kurt Warner is the perfect point in case. Success in the NFL is rarely a straight line.

Hell, I feel better about GB’s backup QB position, and I wasn’t even feeling bad! Great value add.

LH, I'm sad to see this for several reasons. First, it means they don't have confidence in either Etling or Clifford. I didn't really expect to see Clifford get #2, but I was hoping the competition would produce excellence. This decision means it didn't.

Second, hiring him this late gives him less time to learn the system. I read his comments but I would've rather seen him hired within a few days of minicamp ending.

Third, I'd rather see his cap hit available next year, whatever it is. I put this last because I expect it will be small, and IF we need a backup QB at all hopefully it's not early in the season so he does still have time to learn the playbook. Lack of off season with the team will make a difference though.

Mostly I'm hoping our O line dominates at every position and JL10 stays upright and injury free, not even needing to scramble. If that goes sideways I'm not sure any backup QB will really be an adequate replacement.

I don't think they signed a 27 year old for the practice squad. The Packers are expecting him to be the backup QB.

I agree dobber. They needed one at least average QB because they have a bunch of rookie pass catchers. It is the reason they need some at least some average QB as 4th QB. Is he better than Etling? Maybe. Also, he can be insurance for back up job if Jordan Love goes down.

For me, this talks more about how Packers think of Danny Etling than how they feel about Clifford. But, time will tell.

you mean like Brian Brohm?

Right now, the backup QB situation is a mess. None of these guys inspires much confidence at this point that they could come in and go .500 if asked to start 4-6 games due to an injury to Love. Emphasize: that's based on what we know right now, which is next to nothing. Even Etling is mostly an unknown commodity.

We always overestimate the number of guys who are signed away at cutdowns. Virtually everyone teams want to get to their PS make it to their PS. There are going to be a slew of young QBs who are turned loose at cutdowns...unless Clifford lights the night on fire in preseason, he should have no problem getting to the PS. To an outside team, a rookie QB who has not played in your system is almost useless and, once he's on the PS, nobody is going to sign him away because they have to give him a spot on their 53. In the end, I'd rather judge the success/failure of the Clifford pick based on his volume of work in GB...not by whether he beats out these other guys or they tryt to put him on the PS at cutdowns in 2023.

Bure,

I disagree that a fifth round backup QB has to earn #2 in his rookie year or he's a bust. It's just not how GB does things. It would make almost 0 sense to require two starters in a row to sit for three years, but expect a rookie to carry the team as a second stringer.

I expect the new hire to be #2, but the competition in TC will be even more intense.

It's like we're sharing the same brain on this. Astute is an excellent word to describe this. He will likely be the backup this year, and Clifford will be on the PS. For the next couple of years, our backup QB position should be solid, and cheap.

You may be right on this. I just don't think The Plan, going into the offseason, was that we'd just draft the best QB we could get in the 5th round and he'd be our backup. That contradicts what we've done at that position for the last 30 years. The Green Bay Way is to develop players, especially QBs, and that's what is going on with Clifford. We'll let him learn for a year and then maybe next year he's our #2.

The "Green Bay Way" of drafting and developing backup QBs has resulted in ONE decent backup QB since 2008...Matt Flynn, who, by the way, flamed out when given the opportunity to be a starter.

Name me one QB that the "Green Bay Way" of drafting and developing QB's since the turn of the century has gone on to even excel as a viable backup other than Flynn, Rodgers excluded obviously, as he wasn't drafted to be a backup.

Yes

That's Mr. MaGoo to me.

Is that really how it's pronounced? Looking at it, I would have thought McGo. But, what do I know? I thought favre was fav ray.

and jalopy of a car?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t8GTHXTEvIc&pp=ygUJTXIgTWFnb28g

This is who we need?!?

Lol no seriously, his highlight reel is very impressive. I doubt we release Etling this year, but maybe next?

Hey!

I know!

Let's sign Jace!

Lol—of course he does