The Green Bay Packers have a rich history of stellar quarterback play. Dating all the way back to the early days of the franchise, Hall of Famer Arnie Herber was a pioneer at the position. Tobin Rote and Cecil Isbell also hold particular places of respect in franchise history, leading up to the glory days of Hall of Famer Bart Starr and the Vince Lombardi Packers teams that won five NFL Championships.
Of course, more recently, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers have continued the legacy of Hall of Fame quarterback play in Green Bay. Even before them, though, the Packers had Lynn Dickey and Pro Bowler Don Majkowski under center. Jordan Love appears poised to carry on the high standard of play after having the best first-season starting of any quarterback in franchise history.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst spoke with the national media on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine. During his session, Eliot Wolf, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Packers’ legendary general manager Ron Wolf, asked Gutekunst how the Packers keep getting the quarterback position right.
“Luck,” Gutekunst responded.
(Eliot Wolf is the Director of Scouting for the New England Patriots. He is, in essence, the de facto general manager following the departure of Bill Belichick as head coach and general manager.)
There is no denying the fact that Green Bay has been fortunate to have such a long history of high-quality play from their quarterbacks. But is it really luck?
The truth of the matter is that, while everyone knows that quarterback is the most important position on the field, Green Bay has approached it differently and has reaped the benefits of this approach for years, as have other teams.
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