Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
By trading up for Jordan Love in the first round, the Green Bay Packers were rolling the dice and hoping to land a six.
Everything needed to be perfect for that pick to work. Love needed to eventually become a starter. The timing needed to be just right. And Aaron Rodgers needed to actually want to still play for the team a year later.
It’s understandable why the Packers wanted to be ahead of the game and find Rodgers’ successor. The last time you want to search for a quarterback is when you don’t have one.