I agree, but if he is actually a franchise QB, the Packers will really get the raw end of that deal, which would be unfortunate.

Imagine what they'd get for Aaron.

#lawrencewelk

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Which is why I have seen some people advocating trading him and going with Hundley which absolutely astounds me.

Where are you seeing this and by whom?

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Me.

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I'm really excited for preseason football this year because we get to see Brett Hundley play. I was a fan while he played at UCLA and I'm excited to see how much he's grown by studying under Mike McCarthy.

Regarding the topic of his future in Green Bay...

If the Packers could convince Hundley to re-sign when his contract expires, then he'd have a legit chance of succeeding Rodgers. Steve Young didn't officially succeed Joe Montana until he was in his 30s.

The odds of that happening are slim, as there was no free agency back then. Still, consider this; Rodgers' current contract expires in 2020. Hundley's expires in 2019. If the Pack just let Rodgers go or franchise and trade him in 2020, then Hundley would be assuming the mantle at 27. That's still very young.

Of course, this would only happen if Rodgers begins to show regression in his game and Hundley shows significant progression. There is a path, however. It's a long one, but a good front office could make it happen if they want.

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I think Hundley provides more than insurance, if he's able to be an effective starter the next few years we can afford to let Rodgers rest during the season in preparation for a long postseason run. Having seen Rodgers nursing injuries or flat our hobbling around the in the playoffs the passed few years I could only imagine how much further we could have gone with him healthy.

My fear isn't that Rodgers is physically breaking down; I think he lost the mental edge needed to be a winning NFL QB last year. What Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy need to monitor is whether he can regain it.

I dont think Rodgers is supremely talented like Elway, Favre, Cutler or Ryan Leaf. His success [and that of Brady, Manning and Montana] comes from a freakish mental precision. When Rodgers mind is not right: he loses his footwork; he loses his ability to INSTANTLY read and react and anticipate what the D is doing ;and he becomes afraid of the rush. When Rodgers is not throwing with perfect mechanics and when his mind, which I'd argue is the quickest/greatest football mind ever play QB, loses its focus he becomes a poor man's Mark Sanchez.

And remember the best player at a position is not always the best player for the team at that position. A lesser player that is better able to play with others can out perform a more talented one, especially if that more talented player is an arrogant prick and who makes his mates worse. Rodgers will get more production for his mates if he is not such a prick about "trust."

I've seen it on other packer sites I have read. I don't spend a lot of time on other forums besides this one and packerforums.com and it wasn't on either of them (which is probably why I don't spend much time on the other ones) but I have seen it. It may be speculation such as "should we trade Rodgers since we have Hundley" or click bait or in the comment section to an article but I've seen it proposed.

I just don't see how anyone can think that, barring an injury to Rodgers, that Hundley will get any significant playing time with this team...ever. You said as much yourself. So it makes me wonder why anyone would speculate on his future with us. He will be Aaron's backup for 3 more years and he will sign somewhere else as a FA unless we trade him first. If you want to talk about him being our starting QB we should begin by discussing which career ending injury Aaron has suffered.

From what I have seen of Hundley so far during the Family Night practice he hasn't looked very impressive.