The Tundra: A Podcast on the Green Bay Packers
May 6, 2026 · 39 min · 17 segments
On the latest episode of The Tundra brought to you by Nicolet Law, John Kuhn and Matt Schneidman share their thoughts on Tyrod Taylor coming onboard as Green Bay’s backup quarterback. The guys…
Matt SchneidmanHost
John KuhnHost
You know, I, I think this, again, sends the message that Goody is leaving no stone unturned, right? We've talked about this in the past, what, how he's addressing this team now.
But at the backup quarterback, do you need to draft and develop when a Super Bowl window is open? The answer is no.
They obviously felt comfortable with Malik Willis, but look at when Malik Willis was really brought in.
But was it, was it as big and as wide as it is right now with Micah Parsons and Jonathan Gannon and everybody else added to this, this football team? No.
The window to win a Super Bowl is now, which means you can't have a backup quarterback that you don't trust to at least go in there for a quarter or for a game, if it happens to get to there, and, and not win it for you.
Yeah, a- and looking back on what I said during and before the draft about thinking they would draft a guy to potentially be their backup, I feel a little bit silly because looking back on it, I say, okay, the Packers obviously value the position, but they probably want a guy who, like you said, John, is ready to step in right away a- and play that position.
Sure, Malik Willis needed some developing, but that's a guy who's been in the league.
I think, looking back on it, I would like to amend my comments that a guy like Cole Payton or Garrett Nussmeier, whoever they might have drafted, would've taken some time to develop, more so than a guy who's been in the league, and they need a guy quicker than that.
But when I listed the available veteran options, it was Tyrod Taylor, Aaron Rodgers, [laughs] uh, Josh Dobbs, Cooper Rush, and I said, and I, you know, don't think this was out of place, that those weren't entirely enticing options.
... guys who would realistically want to join the Packers or realistically who the Packers would bring in.
You know, I, I think this, again, sends the message that Goody is leaving no stone unturned, right? We've talked about this in the past, what, how he's addressing this team now.
But at the backup quarterback, do you need to draft and develop when a Super Bowl window is open? The answer is no.
They obviously felt comfortable with Malik Willis, but look at when Malik Willis was really brought in.
But was it, was it as big and as wide as it is right now with Micah Parsons and Jonathan Gannon and everybody else added to this, this football team? No.
The window to win a Super Bowl is now, which means you can't have a backup quarterback that you don't trust to at least go in there for a quarter or for a game, if it happens to get to there, and, and not win it for you.
Yeah, a- and looking back on what I said during and before the draft about thinking they would draft a guy to potentially be their backup, I feel a little bit silly because looking back on it, I say, okay, the Packers obviously value the position, but they probably want a guy who, like you said, John, is ready to step in right away a- and play that position.
Sure, Malik Willis needed some developing, but that's a guy who's been in the league.
I think, looking back on it, I would like to amend my comments that a guy like Cole Payton or Garrett Nussmeier, whoever they might have drafted, would've taken some time to develop, more so than a guy who's been in the league, and they need a guy quicker than that.
But when I listed the available veteran options, it was Tyrod Taylor, Aaron Rodgers, [laughs] uh, Josh Dobbs, Cooper Rush, and I said, and I, you know, don't think this was out of place, that those weren't entirely enticing options.
... guys who would realistically want to join the Packers or realistically who the Packers would bring in.
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