Schneidman goes over most of those same battles and it's behind a paywall so I won't post it all. Here's one that isn't in the other article
Sean Clifford vs. Taylor Elgersma
Coach Matt LaFleur was asked recently what he wants in a third-string quarterback.
“Somebody who can command the offense,” LaFleur said. “You want somebody that you can develop into, hopefully, a guy that can play for you someday.”
LaFleur isn’t saying he wants to develop one of them into a starter for the Packers; rather, someone who can help win the Packers a game if need be, as Malik Willis did last year. Clifford was Jordan Love’s backup in 2023 before getting cut in favor of Willis last year. Has he done enough after a year on the practice squad to earn this year’s practice-squad spot (if the Packers keep only one QB on the P-squad)? Or do the Packers think Elgersma, the rookie from Canada, has more untapped potential and a higher ceiling worth aiming for? After all, the team can afford to keep a No. 3 quarterback who might be more of a project.
Elgersma played far more than Clifford in the second exhibition against the Indianapolis Colts, but that wasn’t necessarily because he’s ahead of Clifford on the depth chart. Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said they wanted to see what Elgersma did with the bulk of the backup reps in a game since they’ve seen plenty of Clifford over the last three years. The rookie showed flashes of potential with his arm, as he has since arriving in Green Bay, but he also looked skittish in the pocket early, didn’t protect himself when scrambling and made several ill-advised throws into traffic.
“I thought there was some really good moments and then also some things that you have to learn from,” LaFleur said. “Shoot, he’s still getting used to the field dimensions out there from Canada.”
Clifford played only the Packers’ final drive against the Colts and completed just 1 of 4 passes for 11 yards, but his first-down scramble on fourth-and-7 and 11-yard touchdown run two plays later capped a 13-play, 68-yard, game-winning touchdown drive.
“He’s now, in many ways, no longer a young player anymore,” quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion said of Clifford. “He’s been here for a while. We know Sean really well, and he’s in there with a lot of guys who are young players. The way he was really able to take command of that huddle, lead the guys, really speaks to Sean’s approach and his understanding of our system.”
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