Well, it’s obvious the Packers figured they were going to lose McCord to waivers so they got what they could for him, I get it. Can’t keep everybody. On a positive note, it’s obvious the Packers are good at picking quarterbacks. Wishing McCord the best of luck at Green Bay South.

It’s not the picking so much as the developing. Where the Packers got Willis and McCord to in relatively short periods of time is impressive.

Mike, while conventional wisdom may dictate Tyrod Taylor over McCord for QB2, I would take the youth with higher ceiling. We won’t know until the end of the season, or the offseason, if keeping Taylor was the right call. I am guessing the Dolphins did not offer a sixth-round pick for Taylor … So there ya have it!

That’s a false comparison. The Dolphins are in full rebuild and get-out-of-cap-jail mode. The Packers are a contender. Their views of the value Taylor and McCord bring are different based on those circumstances.

Not that I know what I’m talking about, looks like the Packers figured that McCord would not clear waivers and wanted to get some value for him and Luke Musgrave‘s injury recovery is a long-term project and need to add to the TE room. Are those logical assumptions?

I don’t want to speculate about Musgrave’s injury without knowing any additional information. What we do know is he’s on regular-season PUP and will be out a minimum of the first four games, plus any ramp-up time after that considering he missed all of training camp. That said, Gutey pulled off a significant overhaul of the depth at the position the past couple days. They evaluated what they had over the past month and saw opportunities to get better. Same at running back. In this league, competition is never just in-house.

I don’t get the trade for Johnson. I get they needed an RB with Jacobs’ situation. But was Strong really not the best option here?

Clearly, Gutey didn’t think so. As he often says, roster building is 24/7/365.

Days like today is where GMs earn their money, and BG certainly earned his. He knew McCord wouldn’t get past waivers, so got a draft pick for him. Lose your RB, trade a draft pick for another. Solidify your TE room. A very good day despite losing Jacobs. And the roster looks very solid. GPG!

There are some new depth pieces that need to get up to speed quickly over the next two weeks to be ready to contribute Week 1, but this is where the extra week between the end of the preseason and start of the regular season comes in handy.

Now that Love has gotten a taste of play calling will we see more of it in the huddle?

The QB always has a certain level of autonomy in no-huddle and two-minute situations when there are fewer personnel changes. But calling all plays, including personnel groupings, while also processing everything a QB must process during the course of a game would be awfully tough duty.

I know as fans we are only supposed to have one favorite team. Mine will always be the Packers, but after reading the article about the LaFleur family it will be hard not to root for the Cardinals when they are not playing Green Bay. I hope Mike turns that franchise around.

Also tough duty, and he’s going to need to find a franchise quarterback, probably in next spring’s draft. There are supposed to be ample candidates.

Keith from Springfield, MO

Guys, would you be willing to make a comparison between this year’s expected first season game starting O-line as compared to the first game starting O-line of last year? Thanks for all your work. I have noticed you both have put in some very long hours the past two weeks. After serving in six submarines, I know about long hours.

Week 1 last year was (L to R) Walker, Aaron Banks, Jenkins, Sean Rhyan, Tom. This year, health permitting it appears it’ll be Jordan Morgan, Banks, Rhyan, Jacob Monk, Zach Bako-Bewele. The biggest difference to me is experience. It’s a young group that’ll have to come together. With good health I believe it can.

The one stat I found amazing from last year was the fact that Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Golden and Tucker Kraft never played a down together. Think of all the possibilities there are for that combo this year.