The Green Bay Packers had possibly the biggest head-scratching move of the entire 2020 NFL Draft. In the first round, they traded their 30th overall pick and a fourth round pick (136th overall) to the Miami Dolphins for the 26th overall pick.
With that pick, they did not select a wide receiver to help Aaron Rodgers. Instead, they took a quarterback in Jordan Love to be the successor to Rodgers.
This amazed a lot of people as Rodgers is still just 36. He could still be playing by the time Love's rookie contract is up. And now without receiver help, it feels like the Packers could be wasting their last chance at another Super Bowl with the legendary signal-caller.
A lot of questions were raised when this selection came in. Perhaps the biggest being how exactly Rodgers would handle it and how would he treat Love?
It's not that anyone expects Rodgers to bully the quarterback or anything. This isn't fifth grade. But would he actually be a mentor to him? Or would he be too upset with the situation to even try that hard?
According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has addressed these concerns.
Matt LaFleur on whether he's worried about how Aaron Rodgers will react with his heir apparent, Jordan Love, in the same meeting rooms: "I know he’s going to be a great mentor."
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) April 26, 2020
LaFleur is probably much more qualified to speak on these matters than any of us. He knows Rodgers and has likely spoken to him about the situation in some capacity already.
He believes Rodgers will be a great mentor, and one would guess they felt that would be the case before making the move, too. There's no way Packers would select Love if they felt it would alienate Rodgers and he wouldn't even help guide Love.
It will be interesting to see how the relationship between the two QBs will develop. If Aaron Rodgers is indeed a great mentor to Jordan Love, that would be an incredible way for the rookie to start his career. Sitting in the QB room and learning behind one of the greatest to ever do it certainly isn't going to hurt the young prospect with tons of potential.
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