The Green Bay Packers pulled off the stunner of the night by drafting Jordan Love to be the heir apparent to Aaron Rodgers, leaving their fan base very divided.
Life has come full circle for Aaron Rodgers and he surely isn’t happy about it. After being drafted to replace Brett Favre with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers is now on the other end of the spectrum after Green Bay chose Jordan Love with its first-round pick.
The pick was certainly unexpected and Green Bay fans didn’t react very well on Twitter.
Packers submitting the Jordan Love pick pic.twitter.com/mqXp9eeW7M
— Jeff (@RealJeffThomas) April 24, 2020
Aaron: I need some help. I have no weapons.
— CousinShane (@BigOrangeVolz) April 24, 2020
GM: I got you.
26th pick, the Packers reeeeeach for QB Jordan Love. pic.twitter.com/2S0ZXZEqvJ
Lmao the #Packers gonna make Aaron Rogers feel exactly how Brett Favre felt with this Jordan Love pick.. #NFLDraft
— Mr.PopCulture (@mrpopculture22) April 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/Matt_Snyder/status/1253526558750519296?s=20
Aaron are you looking forward to mentoring Jordan Love?
— Matt Mullin (@24_ballinMullin) April 24, 2020
Rodgers - pic.twitter.com/bh0s0E5hcx
I betcha @AaronRodgers12 just spit out his scotch as the @packers draft Jordan Love. #NFLDraft2020 pic.twitter.com/HBaFZhKirA
— Turkey Tuff (@theTurkeyTuff) April 24, 2020
#Packers #NFLDraft2020 pic.twitter.com/haRUD0SspA
— Joe D'Aloisio (@Joe__DAloisio) April 24, 2020
Jordan Love should end up a stud, and this worked out well for the Packers when they went from Favre to Rodgers, but GB was one game away from the Super Bowl and are in win now mode with Rodgers. So.. what?
— Edan Posner (@EdanPosner) April 24, 2020
“The Green Bay Packers have traded up to select QB Jordan Love”
— CleWest (@erjmanlasvegas) April 24, 2020
Aaron Rodgers: #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/rK1e0kvnF9
This choice is fascinating for Green Bay, which dealt a fourth-round pick for the right to grab Love. The idea makes sense in a vacuum since Rodgers is 36 years old, so securing your long-term future at the game’s most important position makes sense.
The issue is this Packers’ team is poised to win right now and was one game shy of the Super Bowl last year. Green Bay has clear needs at linebacker and receiver but passed on guys like Patrick Queen and Justin Jefferson to grab Love, who won’t play for at least three years if all goes according to plan.
Queen or Jefferson could have contributed from the jump, instantly giving the Packers more of a chance to get by the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints in the NFC. Love won’t be a factor for Green Bay for a long time, making Packers’ fans angry that their team wasted a chance to improve now.