FIRE Brian Gutekunst!!! They will never win another SB with decisions like this. Almost as bad as the Bears trading for mitch trubisky.

Awful decision awful pick.

I hope he is on Twitter. Might actually be able to learn something. Hopefully he logs on to this site as well. Here's a hint Gute, half the reason to take a rookie QB is to take advantage of the rookie salary. You won't be able to do that.

On a side note, I guess we can finally squash those GB hosting the 2022 draft rumors /lies

Quite gutsy by Gute to use a premium draft pick on a non starter unless you are unhappy with your 1st stringer in that position, when we need some weapons on offense to complement what we have. Might be a decent QB but I don't think a first round pick. He might rank right up there with the Rich Campbell pick.

Who can we Trust now? Gutey is out of his mind. Why create another Brett Favre crisis? With decisions like this. No one will want to come to Green Bay again. Seems more like a temper tantrum, then a logical pick at this time.

Just what GB needed, a day one clipboard holder.

So much for my hope of not picking anyone who won't be playing on the field day one.

I was pissed when they traded up to the 5th round for Hundley.

This is the Justin Harrell selection I hoped they wouldn't make.

Bad decision with a perfect ILB one the board.

Awful pick. Packers need players that can play now. Rodgers is playing at least another four years. Love will never see the field. This guy is a 2nd to 3rd round pick at best.

Upon further thought - I like the boldness of the move. Aaron Rodgers game is in slow decline. Yes he may have another good 2-3 years but if he is injured the Packers have no NFL level backups. And without a capable back-up the Packers will lose games. At some point a team must use a premium pick for a chance to develop a premium quarterback. That being so, better to do it a year early than a year too late. While the pick does subdue, somewhat, the general excitement of this year's draft - a G.M. should never lose sight of a Team's future.

Geez....it was a long night. I suspect most fans are so shocked that half of their interest in the draft has lost its "air" for the night. As Nags shirt says, plenty of game left. It appeared they could have traded down to get Murray @ 23, but that wasn't a key piece to their board, there was 2 other ILBs available that were selected 27 & 28 after the HEIR APPARENT pick (in Brooks who streaked up the draft to surpass Queen). Speaking of Queen, the Queens (Minn) looked as though they had a successful night getting their likely choice of Jefferson falling to them to replace Diggs and then a stretch selecting Gladney--but they needed a CB.

Anyway, certainly after all the good OT's were gone and 6 top WRs, there was still a chance for GB to pick for their biggest need: ILB. As the crying went on, i side with Maggie Loonie who shared perhaps Love was the BPA on GB's board. I add, it appears GB is good with Pettine's smoke & mirrors middle defense.

Gute is a boy amongst men, wasted pick , Queen there for the taking , watch round 2 a CB round 3 center , good ole Gutey planning for the future then can always sign some undrafted bum receivers.

Some hot takes:

> if you're upset, go watch some Jordan Love highlights and you'll be much less upset - this kid has immense talent. Daniel Jeremiah said he had the most talent out of any QB in the draft. many people feel that way.

> Rodgers has said he wants to play into his 40s. I hope he does. If we someday decide to trade away Love the way the 49ers traded Garoppolo, so be it. BUT, if Rodgers does get another concussion or two (God forbid) and/or decides to walk away sooner, we have an option, possibly a great one.

> speaking of Rodgers, he's always played his best with a chip on his shoulder and a fire under his butt. Game on.

> Love needs to learn and develop. In Green Bay, he gets that opportunity.

> Jordan Love will not be going to the Chicago Bears.

> Lots of draft left. If the Packers make a power move for a stud like Denzel Mims or KJ Hamler tomorrow, suddenly we're singing a different tune.

> Taking Love is the most perplexing combination of ultra ballsy/risky AND ultra cautious/conservative.

> Having a good/capable back up QB is important (ask the Philadelphia Eagles). True, back up QB wasn't our most important need. Heck, it wasn't our 7th most important need, but it was a need - and we filled it, big time.

> The team that kicked our ass in the NFCC added Kinlaw and Aiyuk. We added a back up.

> I love this team no matter what and I'm happy and grateful to be a Packers fan, today and everyday.

> Go Pack Go!

Initially my reaction was shock, dismay and disgust. Upon further review, if the team can get Love ready to play in two years, the team could remove the huge salary Rodgers is making, but no longer earning. Sorry to say it, but AR is in decline, and the last couple of seasons his on field attitude has more closely resembled Jay Cutler, not Tom Brady. Rodgers wants to play into his '40's? Fine. But it won't be with the Packers. And maybe, as suggested, he'll take this as a challenge, and regain some of his former fire and enthusiasm.

Why move up? WHY? Seattle wasn’t going to pick a QB. Baltimore wasn’t going to pick a QB. Tennessee just gave Tannehill a big contract. Why? The pick was questionable enough without having to move up to make it.

Am upset about the pick but the most upsetting is trading up to get him. None of the team’s Gute jumped would have taken him. Another Kizer? Or Hundley? One step closer to the super bowl? Sure was a buzzkill

I think I’m in the minority on liking this. No wide receivers takin after GB’s pick. They can still get one tomorrow. Take a QB with a possible 5th year option and possibly the most skilled QB of the draft but needing some grooming as Rodgers enters next season at 36 years old. I’m not in love with it but I definitely don’t hate it. The moving up to get him is The weird part.

They had to move up as teams such as Indy and The Pats were talking to Seattle at 27 and were going to trade up as well to get Love. There is a lot going on behind the scenes at the NFL draft. The Packers had to strike at the time and take the BPA when they did. Great pick. Congrats to those many mock drafters who boldly predicted the Packers would select Love. I should have believed it more.

Yikes.....From the scouting group that gave you Mr. R. Gary. We trade up for this guy? Granted Aaron is a World Class tool who’s sucks up most of the cap space, but why poke him with a giant stick in public? Do you think Rodgers feels the team invested in winning in 2020?

Clearly in GB, it’s not what you’ve done that matters, it how you look in the suite. The sound packer fans hear is Ron Wolfe crying. Goody is pretty darn effective with free agents, but his first rounders suck.

Like several of the last few commenters WHY in the hell did you trade UP to draft this dude? Hell IMO the Packers could have moved up in the 2nd round and still got this dude. Every team that REALLY needed a QB took one. Even the Saints who made the most sense for Love passed on him. If you were that hell bent on selecting Love, then trade OUT of the 1st round and take him later...He would have been there.

Love doesn't help the 2020 Packers one bit. Rodgers has been DENIED offensive help at WR and they move up to take a QB? Time will tell what type of career Love has, but right now, IMO this is the DUMBEST pick the Packers have made since 2007 when the picked Justin Harrell.

I've been a staunch supporter of Brian Gutekunst since he's been hired but this pick is impossible for me to get behind right now and it's really made me question if we hired the right guy.

I was completely against this pick as it doesn't help the win now mode. Being one game away from the SB had us all looking for some new players that could help us get pass the 49ers. A couple more weapons on offense and some run stuffers on D.

Well , that didn't happen and so far, (this could change) the roster has not been upgraded, mostly because Balaga left. And now I'm concerned how Rodgers is going to react to this development. Will it push him to be better, or will it make him pout? What will the effects be in the locker room. Did this wreak our chances at the SB this year?

That all being said, this could be a good pick in the long run. Love could have easily been a top 15 pick. He has talent. Last year he played with 8 missing starters on offense from the year prior and had a different coaching staff. He admitted that he tried to force the ball to try and make something happen. He was phenomenal in prior years. Rodgers seems to be regressing. The word is Love could really develop with a couple of years as a backup in the NFL.

Rodgers dead money cap hit the next 2 years is approximately 39.5 million and 31.5, but after that (2022) it's a manageable 17M dead money cap hit. Love would be in his 3rd year and ready to go on a cheap rookie contract. Rodgers salary cap hit would be 39M in 2022. By trading Rodgers in 2022, the team would save 22M in salary cap.

I believe the Packers will be a winning team the next 2 years and will be picking late in draft again. How many opportunities does a team have to land a quality starting QB late in the Rd? This was an opportunity to do so. Love would have 2 years of development in 2022. This could be a good pick, but obviously, Love has to be good

The selection of Jordan Love as the Packers' first round draft pick is a mistake of staggering proportion. With three years left on Rodgers' contract and an option year thereafter, and with Rodgers still relatively healthy at age 36, why would Gutekunst take a QB this early in the projected transitional phase to the "next HOF QB."

The Packers went to the NFC Championship last season with an a defence that had demonstrable lapses in defending against the run and Rodgers having to manage with only one proven elite receiver in Davante Adams. So one would think that the GLARINGLY OBVIOUS needs at the draft would be an ILD and a WR!!!!????

Had Gutekunst traded up for Kenneth Murray - Packer fandom would be in seventh heaven. Instead, we are collectively grieving this wrongheaded and highly dubious No. Pick for a player who may never start a game until 2023. The Packers have a strong team and should have used the first round choice to shore up obvious weaknesses. Where is that elite No. 2 receiver that the Packers need - and had reportedly tried to obtain via trade or free agency earlier this year?

This is a terrible move on the part of Gutekunst. One now questions whether he is truly capable of leading the Pack to its next Super Bowl appearance. His first two drafts have only delivered a few gems and last year's first round pick - Gary - may yet turn out to be a bust. The choice of Jordan Love casts a pall on the upcoming season and if I were Aaron Rodgers - a man who is notoriously prickly and offended by slights - I would be wondering WTH!

A sad day in the Packers' universe. But given the current pandemic, I suppose we shouldn't worry too much about the glaring misjudgement of our GM. The bottom line is this: if you are paying Rodgers to be one of the highest-paid players in the NFL, then you need to go all in on that man. That means providing him with the kind of receivers who can take advantage of his outstanding skills as a passer. Fix the problem! Find a top-flight wideout to complement Davante Adams!

Aaron takes a lot of risks/hits and Gutekunst knows if Rodgers goes down the team sinks like a stone and he gets full blame for not having a solid backup. Not sure I would have pulled the trigger on this one but managing the risk of the most important position is not bad management.

I think this tells us that Gute is looking out for the Packers team as a whole before ARs Legacy. They paid very little for him..

I’m like most with the whiskey tango fox reaction. But I also remember having the same reaction about 15 years ago, and that turned out OK. I must admit, I hadn’t looked at any of his play until early this morning, but he has a gun. Also looking at his build, he’s really thick in the legs and trunk, not just some gangly tall kid.

There are two sides to every argument. Certainly not a win “now” move. Love is probably not playing for three years. On the other hand, the Packers are a playoff team and have a 36 year old QB whom they will need to replace. They will not be drafting high in the next couple years. If they think Love is that guy then it might be worth the gamble. Of course, Gute better be right. You can’t miss on a first round pick by picking a QB when a very good prospect (Queen) is sitting there in a dire position of need or plenty of playmakers (Shenault, Mims, Pittman, Higgins) and expect to keep your job long term. Gute laid his reputation and future on the line. I can respect that but he does need to be right.

More importantly the Packers need to aggressively pivot TODAY. The next couple of days now require some heavy lifting. The Packers may not have the luxury of sitting back and waiting on players to fall to them. There are some players still there who can help this year. Anxious to see what Gute has in mind.

Jordon Love isn't the prospect I came in hoping for, but I can't get upset just because we don't get my guy. I wanted Murray, and I'm actually not sure we could've outbid for him because the Chargers gave up more points than we would've. Love is a special player with the highest upside in the Draft. Burrow lacks some arm strength, Tua has major injuries and other concerns, Herbert was really inconsistent and of all of them, Love throws the ball the most naturally out of the hand. QB prospects are to be judged more by their ceiling than their floor IMO. Love's issues are very correctable as well.

I think part of the reason people are upset about Love is because they are overvaluing our WR need. We are getting ESB back, MVS is getting healthy, we have our stud WR1 in Adams, we signed Funchess who can arguably fight to be a WR2, and we still have Lazard high in the mix. We're probably still going to add someone, but it doesn't make much sense IMO to draft a WR2 in the 1st Round.

Although I understand what BG is doing, I would have gone a different route. Instead of using my 1st round pick for Love, I would have used that pick for a player who could help win now and trade the 4th round pick to Miami for Josh Rosen.

Rosen has the talent, but has had the unfortunate luck of being with the wrong team at the wrong time. Have him backup Rodgers for one or two years and see what you've got. If he doesn't work out, then use a high draft pick for a QB after Rodgers.

I think Rodgers owns this. They fire McCarthy, bring in a new coach to try to turn things around, hopefully make things easier for Rodgers. His response: Refuse to make the open pas to the check down receiver, refuse to play up tempo and instead run the clock down on every play, refuse to change his style of play despite his obvious decline in skills. And then there’s the attitude. I can’t help but wonder if they wouldn’t have gone after a receiver if Aaron had been buying in more to the program.

What happened to the article yesterday where they asked all the CHTV contributors their ONE player they didn't want the Packers to draft, and almost every one of them said Jordan Love?

They’ve all drunk the kool-aid. Now we will all get to read how moving up to draft an inaccurate, bone-headed QB is a franchise saving moment. I’m not really surprised, though, I’ve had the feeling for awhile that Gutey and Coach Ralph Malf didn’t really hit it off with AR and his my way or the highway attitude. They played nicely-nicely for the media but it seemed fake.

Packers' fans who like me are in a state of shock should reading the following critique of the Jordan Love pick posted by Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2888381-packers-nonsensical-decision...

This is absolutely nothing like trading up for Trubisky. The Bears gave up four picks to move up one spot to draft Trubisky second overall. That's high stakes turn the course of a franchise stuff. The 30th pick is not a particularly high stakes gamble. It's almost a second round pick already.

This is much more akin to Thompson trading back into the first round to draft Matthews at 26 (the same spot Love was drafted).

Like everyone else, I did't see this coming and not happy with this pick. Now that Love is a Packer, I'm all in for him to develop and be a starter someday. I'm not going to root against him. He's raw to be sure, but they have time to work on that stuff. If I remember correctly, Mahomes also had some knocks about his play style too. I seriously doubt that Burrows is going to come in and tear the league up. Time will tell. In the mean time, Rodgers is our QB for awhile yet, so lets get him some help on both sides with the rest of the draft. Go Pack GO!

With roster additions of Reggie Begelton and Devin Funchess there is plenty of WR talent for 2020.

The Packers now have a legitimate NFL backup QB and a punishing RB to enhance the run game.

Rogers will be well served by a talented core of WRs and perhaps be greatly surprised by the talent Begelton and Funchess bring to his game.

The Pack does need to shore up the D line.