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In 2020, the Inexperienced Bay Packers drafted who they thought can be the inheritor to Aaron Rodgers’ throne sooner slightly than later in Jordan Love.
Naturally, Rodgers has since received back-to-back MVPs and signed by way of the 2024 season, with zero indicators of slowing down.
Aaron Rodgers,left, and Jordan Love of the Inexperienced Bay Packers stroll onto the sector earlier than a sport towards the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Discipline in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin, on Sept. 20, 2021.
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Love has gotten restricted enjoying time within the NFL — he is began only one sport through which he solely threw for 190 yards, and regardless of getting motion in all three preseason video games this yr, his numbers aren’t eye-popping (55.4% cross completion charge, 437 yards, three touchdowns and 4 interceptions).
He wasn’t nice on Thursday, both, finishing 16 of 26 for 148 yards and an interception.
However Rodgers, who at one level was upset with the choice of Love, gave the backup quarterback fairly the reward after the Packers’ preseason sport towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Thursday and is wanting means past the field rating.
Aaron Rodgers, left, and Jordan Love of the Inexperienced Bay Packers work out throughout coaching camp at Ray Nitschke Discipline in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, on July 29, 2021.
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AARON RODGERS GETS PACKERS GENERAL MANAGER’S SUPPORT DESPITE JORDAN LOVE SELECTION
“I’m all the time harping on the little issues,” Rodgers mentioned, by way of the Inexperienced Bay Press-Gazette. “The reads and stuff, simply understanding the offense, I feel he’s undoubtedly change into a grasp of the offense. However it’s simply the little issues which are actually going to assist him degree up, and quite a lot of it’s footwork and little issues like arm angles on run motion, his keeper fakes, his hard-action fakes, his run options and RPO sport, serving to to marry up with the working sport. That’s what I like seeing.”
Head coach Matt LaFleur can also be wanting previous the numbers.
“I assumed there was quite a lot of good issues on the market,” LaFleur mentioned. “I all the time take a look at the numbers on the finish of it and go, ‘That doesn’t make sense.’ I assumed he did quite a lot of good issues. We’ll check out the tape. I’m positive there’s all the time one thing you may clear up.”
Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love warms up previous to a sport towards the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona, on Oct. 28, 2021.
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The Packers have to decide on Love’s fifth-year possibility after this season.