The Packers’ Graham Harrell dilemma
Graham Harrell’s underwhelming performance Thursday night as the Green Bay Packers‘ backup quarterback merits a visit to Adam Schefter‘s weekly mailbag. Even before
English: Green Bay Packers back-up Quarterback Graham Harrell at pre-season training camp, August 1, 2011, Green Bay, WI (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
the Packers’ 35-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, Schefter suggested the Packers offer a fifth-round pick to the Browns for backup Colt McCoy.
“Cleveland would be willing to deal McCoy for the right price, no matter what it says,” wrote Schefter, “and the Packers could use McCoy as much as any team in the league right about now. He would be great insurance for [Aaron] Rodgers and give the Packers the type of backup they would need to sustain their playoff hopes in the event of an injury.”
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Harrell hasn’t looked sharp yet, and clearly reporters around the world are starting to question whether or not he will become the next “Matt Flynn”. I’m sure most Packer fans aren’t too worried, however shouldn’t they be? After all, they are putting Rodgers at risk every week as the Offensive Line hasn’t looked all that great either.
-Stue
August 17, 2012
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