Coleman's chances of making the 53-man roster don't appear great. If he were to get a lot of playing time to prove himself it might be different, but coach Mike McCarthy made it clear that priority No. 1 is to find out about backup Graham Harrell, who has limited playing experience himself.

Harrell was signed by the Packers in 2010  and hard work and Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s confidence in Harrell have rewarded him with this chance. Thursday’s preseason opener is anything but meaningless for Harrell.

SilverStein take on it...

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I personally would be shocked if Coleman didn't make the roster.. here is why.

1. I don't think he would stay on a Practice Squad.. with the emphasis placed on the QB's these days in a pass happy and NFL promoted league.. he has to much intangibles not to gamble on an develop. Some team will roll the dice with a spot on the 53.

2. You don't find guys that are that willing to put in the time in the film room. Too many Mark Sanchez's of the world.. QB's that think the game is theirs.

3. Green Bay is continuing the Wolf practice of developing QB's and rotating the understudies. Although Brohm flamed out.. it was a proven quality process under Wolf.. draft a QB late.. take the time to develop them and keep the cupboard stocked so to speak. So much as it pains me to state this.. you can never have too many quality QB's on your roster.

4. If the Packers deem Harrell not to be ready for the primary backup role.. they more than likely will dip into the pool for a short term fix for a veteran. I don't see this happening.. but if it should they are going to need an understudy. I think a young cat would win out over a 27 year old that had two years to develop here already.




So in short.. Coleman has a competitive fire.. willing to work and has all the physical tools an NFL QB needs to have.

I think he sticks. I think the Packers know that already and don't mind not giving him less time this preseason and shifting that to Harrell to get him ready.

Give it another offseason for Harrell.. let him shine next preseason and with 1 more year of team control to go.. see what you have in terms of trade value for him. All the while.. developing the next understudy for his role. Backing up a multiple time MVP QB, yes I went there.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 

I refuse to deem the season a loss if Rodgers goes down... just like I don't think the Packers would have been a non playoff team last season if Rodgers goes down.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 

To be fair, we had Flynn last year. He's certainly no 🇦🇷 but based on what I've seen from Harrell so far, Flynn's definitely a lot better. That being said, we've seen very little... Just didn't like Harrell's wild inaccuracy and the frantic nature in which he seemed to be playing. He needs to calm down, maybe a few more starts will do that for him, maybe not... Hopefully we'll never need to find out if he's starter quality. :)

Originally Posted by: Porforis