5 Packers replacement options at QB if Aaron Rodgers leaves in 2022

4. Jimmy Garoppolo (Trade, 49ers)

If Jimmy Garoppolo can help take the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl, could he do it for the Green Bay Packers?

Matt LaFleur is a longtime disciple of the Shanahan/Kubiak coaching tree, and if Garoppolo is on his way out of San Francisco, could he join a Shanahan disciple in Green Bay?

As I was writing up this post, this move actually made a ton of sense. Garoppolo may not be everyone’s cup of tea, and he may not be a quarterback who is the tide to raise all boats around him, but he’s a solid NFL starter and has been the starter in a lot of victories.

The 49ers will likely look to move forward with Trey Lance as their primary starter in 2022 and beyond, so they’ll probably do Garoppolo a solid and perhaps let him pick from interested teams in a trade this offseason.

The Packers could be a team that expresses interest, again — if Aaron Rodgers is out of the picture.

If Rodgers is out, I can’t help but think the Packers might be slightly hesitant to just move on to Jordan Love. At the very least, Jimmy Garoppolo would represent a solid fail-safe plan and is someone who has proven he can help take a team deep into the postseason.

We’ll see if he can do it again in the next couple of weeks.