Oakland Raiders topic anyone who follows the Packers

 GREEN BAY, Wis. -- To be considered a success, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst must not only put together a roster that can win in the NFL week in and out but also calendar year in and year away. That's the standard for a GM. Matt Kansas City Chiefs LaFleur must earn now. That's the standard for a head coach. Which brings us to the only Oakland Raiders topic anyone who follows the Packers wants to talk about: The Jordan Love draft pick and what it means to the franchise and to 36-year-previous Aaron Rodgers. Fifteen years ago, Rodgers found himself in Love's position when he was drafted in the initial round to a team with a Hall of Fame quarterback. A game away from the Super Bowl last period and with Rodgers emphatic after the NFC title game loss to the San Francisco 49ers that the Packers' championship screen remained open, many pined for a receiver. Rodgers, among others in the organization, was enamored with the top of the receiver class (including LSU's Justin Jefferson, who went to the Vikings at No. 22). As the first round unfolded on April 23, one of the pre-draft scenarios that included Like was becoming more and more likely. And then Gutekunst traded his fourth-round pick to the Miami Dolphins and moved up four places from his original first-round spot. At that point, Denver Broncos a scenario that was presented a day time earlier by someone familiar with the Los Angeles Chargers Packers' plans -- that there was a 50 percent opportunity Jordan Appreciate is a Packer -- started to look like a reality. Based on interviews with multiple sources with knowledge of the process and/or the individuals involved -- along with on-the-record comments from Gutekunst and LaFleur prior to, during and after the draft -- we can begin to decipher why the Packers picked (and traded up to No. 26 to do it) the quarterback of the future and what this means for a group that went 13-3 last season under a first-year mind coach.