The drama surrounding Rodgers and his future likely hasn’t disappeared, but the expected transition at quarterback to Jordan Love can wait for now. Rodgers replaced him as the starter in 2008, and the Packers have won the NFC North seven of 13 times — plus the Super Bowl after the 2010 season. The Packers have a more than capable fill-in for Bakhtiari with Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins, but given the exigency surrounding Rodgers and his situation he clearly won’t have much patience for rookie mistakes. What would help Goff immensely is the continued development of running back D’Andre Swift after a promising rookie season in 2020. The annual external doubts about one of the league’s longtime losers are also, naturally, part of fiery new coach Dan Campbell’s motivation plan.

Source: thestar September 02, 2021 16:52 UTC