Packers Morning Buzz: Tim Boyle investment could pay big dividends

Welcome to your Morning Buzz, rounding up news and views regarding the Green Bay Packers from around the web and here at PackersNews.com.

The Packers (4-5-1) face a virtual must-win game Sunday at Minnesota (5-4-1).

We'll start with Pete Dougherty's look at what it's like for rookie quarterback Tim Boyle to get to learn from Aaron Rodgers, and how Boyle's development could benefit the Packers.

Pete writes:

The work that goes into developing Boyle is one of the important but behind-the-scenes parts of an NFL season that gets lost while the team is trying to win games. But it could pay big dividends for the Packers a year or two down the road.

Though it’s a long trip from being an undrafted rookie to becoming a viable backup quarterback in the league, Boyle at least showed the potential in camp. And if by chance he becomes not just a backup but one that can keep the team competitive when Rodgers can’t play, the Packers will have filled an important position for two or three seasons without even spending a draft pick. That’s found money in the NFL.

Boyle has a chance in part because of his throwing arm, which is strong even by NFL standards, and prototypical NFL size (6-feet-4 and 232 pounds). But he also has a temperamental quality that Tramon Williams, the Packers’ most veteran defensive back, saw in the preseason.

“The thing that jumped out for me is … when (Boyle) got in the game he wasn’t scared,” Williams said. “He made the throws he had to make. I thought he had a really good preseason. He opened the eyes of a lot of people. I don’t think we usually (keep three quarterbacks) very often.”

You can read the whole story here:

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