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NFL roster building: GMs on QB deals, salary cap, team culture

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Before there was Michael Penix Jr., there was Jordan Love.

Four years before the Atlanta Falcons made the most confusing move of the 2024 draft -- selecting Penix eighth after signing Kirk Cousins to big money one month earlier -- the Green Bay Packers traded up in the first round to take Love. This set off a firestorm of criticism. How dare the Packers, with 36-year-old legend Aaron Rodgers still under contract for multiple seasons, use such valuable resources on a quarterback?