Mike McCarthy High on Kizer Before the Battle for Backup Begins

Over the weekend at the Packers rookie orientation camp, Head Coach Mike McCarthy was singing the praises of newly acquired quarterback DeShone Kizer. Among the most stunning of the praises was the coach stating that Kizer would have been among the likes of the top four quarterbacks selected in this year’s NFL draft in Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Josh Rosen had Kizer entered the draft a year later.

Some may take McCarthy’s comments with a grain of salt as he was also high in praise last season for then backup Brett Hundley while in the middle of his futile attempts to lead the team to wins when they desperately needed them. Others may see McCarthy’s comments as motivating and…