No one outside of that room knows

Jonathan from Osceola Mills, PA

How likely are Packers to select a quarterback in this draft?

Sean from Vermontville, MI

Mornin’ fellas! Jalen Hurts got paid (and good for him!). He now accounts for about one-fourth of the Eagles’ salary cap. Do you foresee a day where the NFLPA or the league works to cap the yearly price of individual contracts? It just seems unsustainable to me that QBs will continue to have this much of the team’s cap hit each year.

It’s not going to change. The union is never going to restrict any specific member’s earning power, and promotionally the league wants megastars with mega-contracts. In the immortal words of Capt. Jack Ross, I can’t stop it anymore.

Really loving Tailgate Tour coverage, your Prospect Primers and Cliff’s legacy series. The packers.com team, Bucks and Brewers are doing their part to energize this snowy week. MLB’s pitch clock implementation is making games so much more enjoyable than the 3½-hour slogs of the past. What would be the easiest/best change that the NFL could enact to shave average game times to three hours? A little extra Held’s brat grill time before SNF never hurts!

The average is right around three hours now, hence why the league remains very hesitant to expand replay review, which could lengthen games. Reducing commercial breaks would certainly shorten games, but again, that’s not happening.

John from Stevens Point, WI

How critical is this draft to the futures of Coach LaFleur and GM Gutekunst?

I see what you’re getting at, but believe me, around here every draft is just as critical as the previous or next one. A good draft needs to produce 2-3 mainstays, guys who develop into core players and strong contenders for second contracts. When that doesn’t happen, life eventually gets a lot harder for everyone.

Ron from Broken Arrow, OK

Mike, with just over a week before the draft, has the Packers’ draft board been set, or does that continue into next week?

I would imagine it’s pretty well set by now. The last few meetings might produce a tweak here or there, but barring some earth-shattering news that gets uncovered, the homework is done.

What is the oddest Packers jersey you have ever seen a fan wearing? In 2008 I almost bought a Brian Brohm jersey before my brother talked me out of it. I can’t help but be happy I didn’t get it, but also wonder how fun it would have been to wear today and see how many people would still know who he was.

I saw somebody wearing a Harlan Huckleby jersey once. Can’t remember…