5 Green Bay Packers draft picks way worse than Jordan Love
By Todd Welter
Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Green Bay Packers.
Rodgers officially signed a contract extension for five years and $150 million guaranteed.
Rodgers’ extension impacts the status of Jordan Love–the quarterback general manager Brian Gutekunst infamously traded up to take in the 2020 NFL draft’s first round.
Rodgers’ extension takes up the entirety of Love’s rookie contract. It also means Love does not start another game in Green Bay unless Rodgers is hurt or retires before the contract expires.
Talk about a waste of a first-round draft pick. The Green Bay Packers could trade Love, but according to Gutekunst, it is unlikely to happen this offseason.
It has gotten some folks to wonder if Love was one of the worst draft picks of all time.
is Jordan Love the worst draft pick in NFL history? https://t.co/UNxk11lwVC
— Jeremy Layton (@JeremyLayt0n) February 13, 2022
The logic is the Green Bay Packers could have been better served drafting a wide receiver to help Rodgers. Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman Jr, and Chase Claypool were all available.
Having one of those three guys sure would have helped lessen the blow of the Davante Adams trade.
The Packers could have also gotten some defensive help.
The last thing the Green Bay Packers need was a quarterback, let alone trading up to draft one in the first round.
To say Jordan Love is the worst pick in draft history is a little overboard for a couple of reasons.
One, Ryan Leaf will always reign supreme as probably the worst draft pick ever in NFL history.
Two, it is true that Love did not inspire confidence in his start against the Kansas City Chiefs and extended playing time against the Detroit Lions. That does not mean he will still be a bust.
Jordan Love has had 131 career snaps. Kirk Cousins only played 106 snaps his rookie season in 2012 but didn't regularly start until 2015. For those that keep saying that Love will be a bust have no idea. Being a successful NFL quarterback usually means landing in a good spot.
— Cory Jennerjohn (@CoryJennerjohn) February 18, 2022
Third, he is not even the worst draft pick by the Green Bay Packers over the last 35 years.
Given the context of either potentially replacing a player, providing help to a legend, or passing up on potential franchise players, these five picks were probably the worst over the last 35 years.