GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers do not have a quarterback controversy on their hands.
Certainly not with their starter — that complicated Aaron Rodgers fella is pretty secure in his spot atop the depth chart despite his offseason of discontent and his safety-first coach, Matt LaFleur, keeping him bubble-wrapped on the sideline throughout preseason play.
And not with their backup, either — despite third-stringer Kurt Benkert’s strong showing during the Packers’ 23-14 preseason loss to the New York Jets on Saturday afternoon at Lambeau Field.
While Benkert made the most of his unscheduled opportunity, getting the start with 2020 first-round pick and primary backup Jordan Love sidelined with a minor right/throwing shoulder injury, Benkert wasn’t getting any grand ideas afterward — even though his performance may have merited at least a passing thought about whether he’d be better prepared to back up Rodgers in the Sept.