Packers backup QB Tolzien: 'I feel prepared' to be a starter in NFL

Quarterback is one of the toughest positions for a player to make the leap from the bench to the game field. Green Bay Packers backup signal-caller Scott Tolzien, however, feels as though he's ready to lead an NFL team.

Tolzien said his experience in both Green Bay and San Francisco has prepared him for a starting job.

Via Rob Reischel of the Journal Sentinel:

Tolzien, a former undrafted free agent who has been in the league since 2011, has only played in six games with two career starts. In those games, he has completed 56 of his 91 pass attempts (61.5 percent) for 721 yards, one touchdown and five interceptions.

Winning a starting job would be a long shot for Tolzien, who will be 29 years old next season, but he has shown a little bit of progress. After spending most of his career as a third-stringer, the 2015 season was his first as an immediate backup. Rodgers was never injured, though, so he never had a chance to show off his progress in a game.

Tolzien is about to become a free agent, but he won't garner any interest on the open market as an outright starter. Maybe a team with a shaky quarterback situation will sign him, allowing him to sneak into the starting lineup.