Ex-LSU quarterback Matt Flynn has surpassed former U of L star Brian Brohm as Green Bay's No. 2 quarterback
An interesting tidbit jumped from the news reports this week concerning the playing status of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whose aching shoulder keep him out of Sunday’s game with the Atlanta Falcons.
With Rodgers possibly on the shelf, you might think that ex-Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm, the team’s second-round draft pick, would be the obvious replacement starter.
You thought wrong.
Ex-LSU quarterback Matt Flynn, a seventh-round selection last year, will make the start against the Falcons should Rodgers be unable to go.
As Lori Nickel writes in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Flynn’s unflappable style and hard-charging exhibition performances propelled him past the polished and game-ready Brohm. It’s not every day you see a seventh-round draft pick bypass a second-round pick in a high profile position in a few short weeks. But the coaches chose Flynn over Brohm, knowing full well that the day might come that they would have to replace an injured Rodgers with one of the rookies.
It’s been a tough year for Brohm. U of L dipped to 6-6 his senior season. Then after a year in which many of the mock draft projected the ex-Trinity star as the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, Brohm slid to the second round. Now, he has been beaten out for the second-string spot by someone who may believed wasn’t the best quarterback at LSU last season. (Ryan Perrilloux possessed more athletic skills.)
On the other hand, perhaps Brohm is being afforded a blessing. Recent history shows that quarterbacks rushed into action before they’re ready rarely fare well in the long-run. Ask Tim Couch. Ask David Carr. Better that Brohm stands and watches from an upright position than learn flat on his back.
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