There's Wallace, who replaced an injured Rodgers for two games in 2013, only to suffer a groin injury. He parlayed one of those starts into a three-year, $20.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, after throwing for a Packers record 480 yards and six touchdowns in a win over the Detroit Lions. In the 25 seasons since Favre was named the starter, only one quarterback not named Aaron or Brett has thrown for more than 2,000 yards combined.įlynn was effective as a spot starter, garbage time fill-in and Week 17 hero in two stints with the Packers, throwing for 2,227 yards and 16 touchdowns in 40 appearances and six starts between 2008-14. Hundley is expected to take over with Rodgers due to miss most of, if not all, of the remainder of the season, and if he can throw for even a serviceable number of yards, he'll already be in the most successful non-Rodgers or Favre Packers quarterback of the last 20 years. Coleman in 2012 - but the only one to actually appear in a game is Hundley, a fifth-round pick in 2015. They've drafted quite a few quarterbacks since picking Rodgers in 2005 - Ingle Martin the following year, Brian Brohm in 2008 and B.J. No other quarterback has appeared in more than six games for the Packers since Rodgers took over, while just five quarterbacks - Flynn, Brett Hundley, Scott Tolzien, Seneca Wallace and Graham Harrell - have attempted a pass since the beginning of the Rodgers era. Since the Rodgers era began with Favre's first retirement in 2008, only Matt Flynn has spelled him for significant stretches. 2 overall pick Mitchell Trubisky after four painfully bland weeks of Mike Glennon - have used 35 over that span.īeginning with Week 3 of the 1992 season, Favre started a mindboggling 297 consecutive games - the longest such streak in NFL history - before finally handing the reins to Rodgers in 2008.
Just 16 quarterbacks have attempted a pass for the Packers since then-GM Ron Wolf stole Brett Favre away from the Atlanta Falcons following his rookie season.įor context, the Chicago Bears - who recently trotted out No. Whether through impeccable scouting or dumb luck, the Green Bay Packers have enjoyed an unprecedented run of top-end quarterback play over the last 25 years. We're not really sure, and neither - if we're all being honest - is anyone else. What will the Green Bay Packers look like without Aaron Rodgers?
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