The Green Bay Packers have done it again at the quarterback position, as three different general managers have found franchise quarterbacks to build around. Ron Wolf acquired Brett Favre, Ted Thompson drafted Aaron Rodgers, and Brian Gutekunst went for it with Jordan Love.
Wolf’s son, Eliot — a former Packers personnel exec and now the general manager of the New England Patriots — jokingly attributed the Packers’ string of success to “luck” at the 2024 NFL Combine on Tuesday morning. But while there’s some truth in that comment, there’s far more to it, and the Packers’ willingness to let quarterbacks sit and grow is surely one big piece of the puzzle.