The Green Bay Packers are poised to make a Super Bowl run and at almost every position they are well stocked. They are however, woefully understocked at one key position – backup quarterback. For whatever reason, the Packers staff is in love with their 2008 seventh-round draft pick out of LSU Matt Flynn. Why I have no idea.
I have never liked this weak-armed so-called smart player that has done everything we’ve asked of him. Well, if the Packers need Flynn to come in and win a game or two during a short-term injury to Aaron Rodgers, their playoff hopes are done. If Rodgers gets hurt opening day and is lost for the year the Packers would be lucky to win five games. Unless you are a running team, you can’t win with a player like Flynn at quarterback.
The Packers season has already been labeled “Super Bowl or Die” so to go into the season without a veteran quarterback is simply inexcusable. There were a number of veteran QBs the Packers could have trained to win a game or two, guys like Derek Anderson, Mark Brunell or Rex Grossman, who would have been my choice. I’d even take Daunte Culpepper at this point.
I would not be surprised if Graham Harrell looks better in the pre-season games than Flynn does. Then what do the Packers do? I wonder what Doug Pederson is doing these days? I know it seems like quarterbacks don’t get hurt in Green Bay, but the second you don’t prepare for it is the second it happens. I don’t want to jinx Rodgers, but I don’t think Flynn can play. The Packers need to sign a veteran signal caller, the risk not having one is too great.