Or Flynn could just as easily become the next Kevin Kolb or Matt Cassel -- signed for big money because of a sample size of a few games. Cassel had a full season under his belt before Kansas City broke the bank to make him what they hoped would be their franchise quarterback, but was handicapped by playing in Bill Belichick's offense. And Kolb was signed for $63,000,000 by the Cardinals based on a few 300-yard starts in Philadelphia, in which he still threw an alarming amount of picks. But potential was there.
The thing is, while Rodgers is obviously an All-Pro, Kolb and Cassel haven't yet lived up to their billing.
Kolb's sample size of seven starts, and Cassel's of a full season, however small they are, are reassuring when you see that Flynn was just inked for $26 million based on a mainly a single game (he had two other starts in 2010, one of them impressive, but would not have been enough to get him a payday).
You might remember Week 17 of last season when Aaron Rodgers' unknown backup came in for the Packers' meaningless game against the Lions, and went on to throw for six touchdowns and 480 yards. That was Flynn.
Sure, that was just one game, but many are saying Seattle got a bargain with the potential franchise QB: "only" ten million guaranteed on the three-year deal.
Flynn comes into 2012 as a giant question mark with a ton of upside. Aiding him will be a top five running back in Marshawn Lynch, and an excited receiver Doug Baldwin.
"Just got off the phone with Matt Flynn. And he's ready to WIN!!," the excited wideout tweeted.
We'll see if he can.
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