Watching the Packers draft and develop quarterbacks for two decades, a fan could be excused for believing this was normal. Draft backups, they sit behind Hall of Famers and they learn, at the very least by osmosis, to be an NFL quarterback to be flipped for picks at a later date.
Draft an incredible athlete with arm talent to spare who has some raw mechanics and needed refinement as a passer — not just throwing the ball but determining where and when to throw it.
When Aaron Rodgers went down, Mike McCarthy stressed the importance of Hundley’s three years in the system, the head coach insisting he liked his quarterback room.