When the Denver Broncos hired Nathaniel Hackett to be their head coach before the 2022 season, it was an obvious play to pry Aaron Rodgers away from the Green Bay Packers in some sort of deal, given Hackett’s tight relationship with Rodgers during his time as Green Bay’s offensive coordinator from 2019-2021. After one season, in which Denver’s offense resembled the bottom of a flood-damaged shed, Hackett was fired, and subsequently hired as the New York Jets’ offensive coordinator.
So, we all know what this means. The Packers have reportedly made plans to move on from Rodgers and give Jordan Love the ball in his fourth NFL season after moving up to pick Love with the 26th pick in the 2020 draft, which makes this succession plan a lot like the one Rodgers underwent as Brett Favre’s understudy.
