It's a little concerning to me that the only quarterback on this roster besides Rodgers with any experience is a second-year player who lead the league in interceptions last year. I don't know what Kizer showed this preseason to beat out Hundley. Maybe he just won on potential alone. His ceiling is theoretically higher than Hundley's, and potential does seem to command a high price in this league.
Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel
Being without Hundley is no more concerning, to me, than with Hundley... I mean if Rodgers goes down the Packers are screwed with or without Hundley so my concern level hasn't changed one bit based on Hundley being gone.
Kizer has shown a hell lot better pose in the pocket than Hundley, who (as a QB) gets alligator arms after being hit... and Kizer can watch down field, watch the pass rush and chew bubble gum all at the same time, which Hundley could only do two at a time and he wouldn't put down the bubble gum.
In preseason Hundley throwing looked better, but that's because he's experienced with everything for 3 years now... where as the Packers were asking Kizer to completely flip his passing footwork (or the other side of the family as Mike McCarthy put it), also new scheme, system.
The Browns last year had a ton of pressure and Kizer was stupidly putting it all on himself. Kizer did great until the redzone and the huge pressure moments where he'd screw up... but if this team can run the ball, you can use him and his great awareness to use him as a game manager and not a play maker and take the pressure off of him.