Mike McCarthy will have to answer another Colin Kaepernick question, and it will be interesting to see if he can control his rage this time.

A little over two weeks after the Green Bay coach snapped when asked about the free-agent quarterback, insisting the Packers have the quarterbacks they need, a report surfaced stating Green Bay sought to bring in another signal-caller (without Kaepernick’s baggage).

On Wednesday, NFL Network reported the Packers “tried to steal” Brian Hoyer from New England, where he wound up after the 49ers cut him. The Packers’ interest, completely sensible after losing Aaron Rodgers to a broken right collarbone, seems damning to McCarthy, who was incensed at the thought of adding another quarterback when his name was Kaepernick.

“Did you just listen to that question I just answered?” he said pointedly on Oct. 16, a day after Rodgers went down, when Kaepernick was mentioned. “I got three years invested in Brett Hundley. Two years invested in Joe Callahan. The quarterback room is exactly where it needs to be. OK? We’re fortunate to have a great quarterback in Aaron Rodgers. We’re committed to the path that we’re on. We need to play better as a football team.”

McCarthy admitted the team may look to add a third quarterback, but was adamant, when Kaepernick’s name arose, that his top two were solid and no one else was needed. Green Bay has played one game since, a 26-17 loss in New Orleans, in which Hundley was awful, going 12-of-25 for 87 yards and two interceptions.

It was apparently enough for McCarthy & Co. to have done a complete 180, trying to scoop up another option as Kaepernick remained untouched.

Hoyer, a 32-year-old retread, has thrown 48 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in his nine-year career and was benched for CJ Beathard, who is about to be replaced by Jimmy Garoppolo. Kaepernick, 29, with a career 72 touchdown passes and 30 interceptions, has been out of the league since opting out of his 49ers contract this offseason. Each whiff he’s gotten from a team has been brief and polarizing, fans afraid to see the face and originator of the national anthem protest play for their favorite team.

Kaepernick filed a grievance against the league’s owners two and a half weeks ago, saying they have colluded to keep him out the NFL.

His attorney, Mark Geragos, offered an optimistic prediction about his client to Adam Carolla.

“I think within the next 10 days somebody will sign him,” Geragos said Tuesday. “I think somebody’s gonna sign him. I think the NFL has to come to their senses, and realize every day that goes by just proves the collusion case even more.”

Geragos probably was not talking about the Packers.