Quote:I guess you don't remember the season Tom went down and they still went to the playoffs with, at the time, an inexperienced QB in Matt Cassel?  Then they recouped picks, same as they did with Mallet.  Jimmy's just next in line.  Lots of teams have inexperienced backups.  Heck, we did with David Garrard and he ended up being the best QB on the roster.  IMO, this is the better route, rather than having a known commodity journeyman QB.  At least give your team the chance for lightning to strike like it did in GB with the inexperienced Rodgers backing up Favre.

Matt Cassel was in his 4th season when he took over for Brady. He may not have had a lot of playing time, but he was a veteran who had years to learn the system he was asked to play. Also, Cassel wasn't the primary back up until his second season. So in order to mimic that situation, we would still need to hit the FA market for a veteran back up next year.

 

Also Rodgers was a first round pick. It is common for first rounders to be the primary back up. Heck, it is common for first rounders to be the starter. So that's another situation that doesn't compare to ours.

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