Some people would love (at least in their imaginations) the theoretically sound dice rolling of tanking it and getting top draft picks for once. During my time of following the Packers since 1997, we've only had three top ten picks. One top five. I guess a #1 pick would be something new and exciting. The last time we were the worst in the league was in 1959 ( ).YoHoChecko wrote: ↑02 Jan 2021 15:040 sarcasm. Earnest excitement. Though I left it vague intentionally for fun.
Drafting Love in round one is not the choice I would have made. Trading up for him was definitely not. But the moment I accepted that he is here, I'm all in on the excitement of developing our next great QB while winning with our current great QB. It's among the most exciting things as a fan to root for one of the only teams in the league that understands the worthiness of development in a QB's prices and journey.
One thought that stirs from this is: If one needed top picks to succeed, how the heck have we succeeded without 'em? Unless you put the bar sky high at SB wins, where the Pats won 'em without top draft picks many times.
One answer: You succeed by anticipating, not living year to year. If Love becomes the next Packers franchise QB, I'll forgive that we don't have a rookie at another position this year. And that we've "wasted" years of his rookie contract by taking the time needed in developing him into an NFL QB. He won't get a cap killer extension unless he rocks the world and we win it all when he enters the stage.