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I wonder if he will play tomorrow.
uncle fester":36w5n7l5 said:Even though Davis wasn't the answer at backup, I can't get excited by this trade - and how does that work well for McGough?
Either they go with 3 QBs (unlikely) or McGough heads to the practice squad and then gets a better offer from another team?
I'm not saying McGough's starting caliber, but he has a very similar style to Wilson and has to be worth developing because of that, no?
NorthDallas40oz":qp3tomuo said:6th round picks are ostensibly worthless, and a 6th round pick in 2019 wasn't going to help this franchise anytime soon, if ever. For every 6th rounder that turns into Byron Maxwell, there are dozens who turn into Justin Senior. You can get a 6th rounder by trading down a few spots in the 3rd or 4th round, its the easiest transaction there is.
Hundley is a legitimate veteran backup QB who gained a lot of valuable experience last season, and has been said by Packers media to have looked much improved this pre-season. He's been schooled for 3 years by one of the best QB-development staffs in the NFL, and comes from a system with many of the same principles (play action, boots/waggles, etc.) as Schottenheimer's. He's also highly athletic, possesses every physical measurable you look for (incl. arm strength), and is capable of running any of the same plays that are designed to take advantage of Wilson's running ability. At 25, he still has upside, and long-term potential as the Hawks #2 QB if they like what they see in 2018 and come to agreement on an extension (he'll be a UFA). Most of all, he's far better-suited to getting the Hawks through (and winning) a game if Wilson were to go down than Davis or McGough would be. You could do a lot worse - a LOT worse - than Brett Hundley as your backup QB (and as collateral for a future 6th round pick).....and Seattle WOULD have, had they gone into the season with Davis or McGough. A need was filled here, at a virtually immaterial cost.
NorthDallas40oz":3ldvuzq3 said:6th round picks are ostensibly worthless, and a 6th round pick in 2019 wasn't going to help this franchise anytime soon, if ever. For every 6th rounder that turns into Byron Maxwell, there are dozens who turn into Justin Senior. You can get a 6th rounder by trading down a few spots in the 3rd or 4th round, its the easiest transaction there is.
Hundley is a legitimate veteran backup QB who gained a lot of valuable experience last season, and has been said by Packers media to have looked much improved this pre-season. He's been schooled for 3 years by one of the best QB-development staffs in the NFL, and comes from a system with many of the same principles (play action, boots/waggles, etc.) as Schottenheimer's. He's also highly athletic, possesses every physical measurable you look for (incl. arm strength), and is capable of running any of the same plays that are designed to take advantage of Wilson's running ability. At 25, he still has upside, and long-term potential as the Hawks #2 QB if they like what they see in 2018 and come to agreement on an extension (he'll be a UFA). Most of all, he's far better-suited to getting the Hawks through (and winning) a game if Wilson were to go down than Davis or McGough would be. You could do a lot worse - a LOT worse - than Brett Hundley as your backup QB (and as collateral for a future 6th round pick).....and Seattle WOULD have, had they gone into the season with Davis or McGough. A need was filled here, at a virtually immaterial cost.
Cut and signed to the practice squad I bet, which was planned all along.ImTheScientist":29ow50d4 said:lol....a few people were saying McGough will a diamond in the rough....next Brady. Told them he would be cut.
Kizer is under team control for 2 more years than Hundley was, and is considered to have the higher ceiling, so that was an easy call for the Packers to make, esp. considering the low cost for which they acquired him.Rat":kaa9gybd said:NorthDallas40oz":kaa9gybd said:6th round picks are ostensibly worthless, and a 6th round pick in 2019 wasn't going to help this franchise anytime soon, if ever. For every 6th rounder that turns into Byron Maxwell, there are dozens who turn into Justin Senior. You can get a 6th rounder by trading down a few spots in the 3rd or 4th round, its the easiest transaction there is.
Hundley is a legitimate veteran backup QB who gained a lot of valuable experience last season, and has been said by Packers media to have looked much improved this pre-season. He's been schooled for 3 years by one of the best QB-development staffs in the NFL, and comes from a system with many of the same principles (play action, boots/waggles, etc.) as Schottenheimer's. He's also highly athletic, possesses every physical measurable you look for (incl. arm strength), and is capable of running any of the same plays that are designed to take advantage of Wilson's running ability. At 25, he still has upside, and long-term potential as the Hawks #2 QB if they like what they see in 2018 and come to agreement on an extension (he'll be a UFA). Most of all, he's far better-suited to getting the Hawks through (and winning) a game if Wilson were to go down than Davis or McGough would be. You could do a lot worse - a LOT worse - than Brett Hundley as your backup QB (and as collateral for a future 6th round pick).....and Seattle WOULD have, had they gone into the season with Davis or McGough. A need was filled here, at a virtually immaterial cost.
If he was THAT promising, the Packers wouldn't have traded for his replacement in the offseason, and wouldn't be giving him up now for a 6th rounder. Rodgers IS that franchise and has suffered several injuries in recent years. You think they wouldn't love to have an experienced backup that they can rely on to step in and keep the ship afloat? It's not like we offered them a deal they couldn't refuse.
I don't care about the cost; a 6th is basically nothing (although I don't know who was going to outbid us if we offered a 7th), I just don't think he is any good. There will be comparable players getting cut this week.
scutterhawk":3svyzzhv said:Don't understand why they just didn't wait a few more days, as he'd probably have been cut by the Packers anyways.
Probably traded to save money?
No he wasn't. GB clearly had trade options available to them, and he never would have gotten to Seattle's place on the waiver wire pecking order. This is not Austin Davis, Brett Hundley has legitimate value in this league. Just because Hundley wasn't going to make the Packers team doesn't mean he was going to (or had to be) waived.rjdriver":22p8h69l said:scutterhawk":22p8h69l said:Don't understand why they just didn't wait a few more days, as he'd probably have been cut by the Packers anyways.
Probably traded to save money?
Exactly what I was thinking. He was virtually a lock to be cut. Mine as well waste a sixth round pick somewhere else.
NorthDallas40oz":29bw2j1l said:Kizer is under team control for 2 more years than Hundley was, and is considered to have the higher ceiling, so that was an easy call for the Packers to make, esp. considering the low cost for which they acquired him.