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This article lists some players the Packers might sign as backup for Aaron Rodgers:

• Quinn Gray
  I like him. I haven't seen anything more than highlites of the games he played in, but from what I can tell, he looked very decent in replacement of Garrard for the Jaguars. The bad news, at least for the Packers, is that he's probably got a decent shot at a starting job for teams like the Raiders or 49ers.

• Tim Rattay
  In the one game he had significant playing time in 2007, he was terrible (12/25 for 159 yards, 0 TDs and 3 INTs). He might be an OK 3rd stringer, but why not just get Craig Nall for that?

• Kelly Holcomb
  He started 3 games for the Vikings last year, all losses, including the 0-34 shutout at Green Bay. His numbers aren't noticably better than Rattay's, either. He's also couldn't beat Tarvaris Jackson out of the starting job, which doesn't look good on his resume.

• Gus Frerotte
  Another guy with terrible numbers, plus he's not even 2 years younger than Favre. Pass. Please.

• Byron Leftwich
  Leftwich didn't look good last year at Atlanta, but I'm willing to chalk that up to lack of experience with the system and players, along with a miserable environment. He could be a good second choice if the Packers can't get Gray.

• Daunte Culpepper
  Even before he messed up his knee, Culpepper stopped looking like a top-level QB as soon as he stopped having Randy Moss to throw to. Since he's come back from the knee injury, he hasn't even looked much like a mid-level QB.

• Trent Dilfer
  See comments on Gus Frerotte

I'll add one more of my own, not mentioned in the article:

• Craig Nall
  Yeah, he was a little rough in that last game against the Lions, but I'll chalk that up to a lack of playing experience and time to prepare. At the very least, Nall can be a solid 3rd-string QB with knowledge of the playbook and system. He could probably beat out most of the above guys for the 2nd-string spot, too.

Maybe I'm being overly picky, but I would like to see the Packers get a backup that at least has a chance to be productive if Rodgers gets injured (or just can't make it as a starter). Except for Gray and Leftwich (and possibly Nall), I don't think any of these guys are worth more than a 3rd string spot on the roster.