Welcome to the Packers 2017 grades where we’re going to look at each position on the Green Bay roster for the most part. How grades will work is we’ll look at a player’s year and determine if they deserve a grade for the season. Even though Aaron Rodgers didn’t play much, the quarterback probably should get a grade on his season. Some guys like Michael Clark, Lenzy Pipkins and Reggie Gilbert will be saved as incompletes. Let’s start with the quarterback position who did not have the typical great year.

Brett Hundley: GRADE: C-
Here’s where I land with Hundley’s season as Packers quarterback for half of it. He had some nice games on the road in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, but the bizarre struggles at Lambeau amid facing good defenses is puzzling. Hundley also deserves credit for being back the team as they trailed against Tampa Bay and Cleveland plus nearly pulling a stunner on the road in Pittsburgh. Work is still needed to be done for the quarterback though. Hundley can’t stay still in the pocket, he checks down way too often, and he locks eyes with receivers then forgets about the other players.

Aaron Rodgers: GRADE: B+
Here’s the thing about Rodgers seven-game season, he did not look good in parts of it. The Carolina game clearly showed he rushed back, and you could argue it may have been the best thing for him that Green Bay fell to the Panthers. Before the injury, Rodgers can add to amazing comebacks to his resume against Cincinnati and Dallas where Rodgers played a major role in leading the team back to victory. He also had three or more touchdowns in three straight games before the Minnesota game. Looking back on the season, the star quarterback was just getting going when the injury happened. He also deserves a tip of the cap for being a support system for Hundley. Rodgers seemed very involved.

Stay tuned for our next version of the Packers grades. My hope is that we get these all out of the door by next Friday. Running backs will be our next group where we have some interesting things to talk about with the three backs from the year.

Charlie.