Love is going to provide an unknown quality to a position that has been stable for over a decade. There will be weeks that people on Cheesehead blogs will want his scalp, and other times he will be the next HOF QB for the Packers.
That is what will make this year so exciting. They are a young team, and will make mistakes, but the talent seems there to carry them into the playoffs if injuries don't decimate the team.
Love was considered to have the strongest arm of any QB that came out that year. It was good that he had time to learn how to unleash it.
Just MHO

Colin Cowherd...

That's the dude I want to hear once Love proves doubters wrong. I HATE that guy! My sister listens and/or watches him and I always ask her WHY? The dude's a tool! He's always seems to have some issue, some problem t=with the Packers.

Win the North and please shut him the hell up...At least for a day until he finds another bogus reason to hate.

What I’m most excited for are the things we haven’t seen, yet. Plays and personnel groupings that have been kept under wraps, for years.

NP, the sad thing about clowns like Cowherd, and just maybe some posters on this sight, is, you'll hear crickets if Love plays good, but that first bump in the road and look out! Personally, I love the sounds of crickets..

I agree with you, Cory. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Jordan Love open a Can-O-Whoop-Ass on the rest of the NFL with all the weapons in that tool chest, and the Packers returning a very solid & deep OL.

The Packers defense will have to bring that same kind of high quality play we anticipate from our offense.

BRING ALL OF IT.

We’re likely going to see some fun stuff on STs this year too. Carlson & Whelan (thinking Whelan wins P job: youth, leg, cost savings) both are boomer legs. Nixon the NFL’s top returner.

Mistakes will happen as this Packers team learns, but I do believe this team can and will overcome those.

Week 1 Play Books for our game vs. CHI were delivered last night to the players per Gary Ellerson. Justin Fields, a running QB, now faces a Packers D built to stop the run AND pass. This is the same Fields who couldn’t surpass 400 total passing yds until Week 5 in 2022.

I’m smelling bear meat. Let’s go eat.

LFG GPG AGNFB

Who cares about Cowherd? Everyone knows that that the only knowledgeable national commentator is Skip Bayless.

I believe two things have to happen this year for the Pack to be successful. One the defense has to be above average, like top 1/3'd of league AND the O-line has to stay healthy and protect Love. Love has all the tools to be a solid QB but without actual game experience is going to need that extra second or two to make the plays. He has better mobility than we are used to so that should also help. GPG!!

Do the Packers need Love to be a super star to be good? No
Do the Packers need Love to be a super star to make the playoffs? No.
Do the Packers need Love to be a super star to make a deep playoff and super bowl run? yes

Last year the Packers were 1 game away from making the playoffs with average QB play. What went wrong was the players around Rodgers. The WR's were hurt all year. The OL was a mess for half the year. The Defense couldn't apply any pressure after Gary got hurt. Barry and the players were not on the same page until late in the season. They were 1 game away from the playoffs with as much going wrong against them as possible. The Packers don't need a super start to be good and make the playoffs.

So forward to this year. This year just feels differently. We no longer have that feeling that "we have Rodgers and that is all we need". We now have more of a team feeling. It feels more like we just need to get our playmakers the ball and they will win for us. Gutey has done a terrific job the last 2 years adding pass catchers. We now have a TE that we haven't had in years. One that is a threat with size and speed. But its not just the playmakers. Its the OL. The OL is mostly healthy, but they have the starters and really good depth. Also we have a possibly the best tandem RB's in the league.

Gutey has done a tremendous job of setting up Love for success. Thing is the success may not come this year. it maybe a year away. But he has done a great job of setting this team and Love up for future success.

I have no clue how good or bad Love will be. We will soon find out. There will be a lot of ups and downs in his first year. And with all the young players around him. But to this point Love looks like he is improving and is ready to take on the league!

I think your Optimism will turn to disappointment.
The Question always has been;
"How good is Jordan Love.”
Not if the Defense can “hold”, to 17 points.
Because No Defense can stop a great offense now.
Thats just a fact-----
Known by any professional evaluators.
It takes more than practice to impress them.
And how many times have we seen a Rookie,
with all the tools and athleticism fail?
Tom Clements knows it takes "Quick thinking”.
And we just haven’t seen that yet.
The arm must go with the stats.
And questioning the OL or Defense is a excuse.
Something Lombardi would never tolerate.
Even the best laid plans can fail.
As long as Nobody fears coming into GB; anymore.
The egg will be thrown at management!

It's impossible to predict a season, team or individual, because there are too many out-of-your-control variables like injuries, refs, weather, unlucky bounces, etc.

That said...

If those variables don't bite too hard, this roster is ready to compete with anyone.

I see the biggest "controllable" aspects as consistency and coaching.
I'm not yet convinced that LaFleur is good at mid-game adjustments nor self-scouting.
...and we know the Barry shoe is always waiting to drop...

But IF the coaching rises and the young players become a little more consistent, this roster can win a LOT of games. Will Love be as influential as Mahomes? NO one knows the answer to that question, but this TEAM is looking fan-fricking-tastic on paper.

Give Love a chance and he will be fine. He is not going to cost the Packers games the way Favre did in the post-Holmgren era. He is not going to be as good as Rodgers in protecting the ball and in not throwing interceptions. No one has.

Love is going to be somewhere in between and he is going to be a different player from those guys. He is going to be different, not better or worse just different.
He is going to be and he should be his own player.

Cory is correct the pressure will not be on Love this season and it shouldn't be. This season the pressure should be on the coaching staff, the OL to protect Rodgers and on the defense. That's where the pressure belongs this season. It will also be on our division opponents who have waited 30 seasons not to face a HOF Packer QB. We'll see how that works out for them. Thanks, Since '61

I agree that Jordan Love is going to surprise some people.

Comparisons with Aaron Rodgers are inevitable, and I'm fine with that up to a point, so I'm going to go right ahead with it. Love does not have the intensity of Rodgers--at least not on the outside. His arm is plenty strong, but he seems to throw the ball a little softer. He doesn't have a lot of facial expression. Maybe that's just a generational thing, as I've noticed that a lot of young people nowadays lack facial expression, compared to older people. But obviously Rodgers' and Love's personalities are very different.

It is refreshing to have a young QB who doesn't yell at his teammates so much. That's not just a Rodgers thing. My memories of QBs like Dan Marino and Troy Aikman in their later years include a lot of yelling at teammates. Even Brett Favre did some of that toward the end. Maybe that's just part of the life cycle of a QB. In their later years, they become more like coaches.

Last year in training camp, Rodgers praised Sammy Watkins and Randall Cobb and publicly chastised the rookie wide receivers for not figuring out their assignments fast enough. He did the same thing a few years before when the new guys were J'Mon Moore, Marques Valdez-Scantling, and Equanimeous St. Brown. I'm glad we don't have to listen to stuff like that anymore.

But the differences in style of play are even more interesting, and they will become more apparent as the season goes on. Initially Love is going to stick with the system a lot more than Rodgers did, but he will gradually develop a style of his own. It will be fascinating to watch him evolve, assuming that he is going to be a good QB. And I think he will be very good.

As to leadership, I would argue that in his previous role it would have been very difficult to assert that. He was a great teammate and was well received, but until you are “the man”, too much “leadership” could have led to problems. Division, controversy, etc.

Now he’s in the driver’s seat and his leadership is becoming very apparent! In addition, I’d point to the aftermath of his post-slide play vs NE. His teammates showed they have his back. Somewhere to the east, Zach Wilson is gnashing his teeth.

Cory, you're right. This season is not about Love (although I'm excited to watch him grow with the team).

This season is not about the D or special teams either (although I'm excited to watch them both grow as a team).

This season is about the COACHES! Can they help this group of excellent talent grow into a complete team?

Maybe you're saving that for a later article?

The Packers front office has taken a lot of heat from the dopey National TV pundits on how they’ve handled the QB position. I don’t get it. You might not “like” the plan but they have a plan. We don’t know yet how Love turns out. However, if you don’t have a QB plan you end up like the Jets or Bears. Flopping around looking for a guy and having to overpay for one. It’s crazy.

I think the key this year is the coaching. The defense should be outstanding but if not, I will have a real issue with.......LAF. He had the ability to get a different DC and did not make that move. If our DC fails us this year, we have lost a year with a new and better DC.

A question I think is interesting... Who's team is this?

I heard someone say "this is Jordan Loves team now", and I think it's reasonable in many cases that the QB who is the leader of the team. That was obviously true with Rodgers and the Packers, it's true for Joe Burrow or Josh Allen. But it's not always true. New Orleans and Seattle have been led by Payton and Carrol. Baltimore was led by Ray Lewis for many years.

Is this MLFs team? Is this Aaron Jones' team? If Gary was healthy, does he make a claim on being the leader this year?

Jordan loves play will be a huge variable in the number of wins the pack gets this year, but I think the team is looking for him to play a role, not be the biggest elite playmaker and leader. Would be great if he was, but it just doesn't seem like this is his team. At least not yet.

Idk, just an interesting question

I am very excited to watch the Pack this year as they have a new QB and the last two drafts for GB have been outstanding. We have a lot of young talent and we get to watch grow together. That will be fun!

As far as Love goes, I really hope he is the answer for us. I read a lot that states that if he is just average, we should win. An average QB does not cut it in today's game. He does not have to be the best but he better be in the top third at least.

I can't wait for the season to begin!

I'm ready to watch Jordan Love improve week to week as the team around him does the same. Screw the narrative the talking heads are pushing; we'll all see what we see without them clogging the airwaves with their fetid banter.

Which brings me to this whole scraping egg off your face with a spatula thing. I may be in the minority, but that seems like a serious lack of problem-solving ability. While I'd love to see Skip Bayless or Colin Cowherd remove egg from their faces with a razor-sharp spatula, for all friends here, please use alternative methods and common sense. Exceptions should be granted for the "Aunt Jemima Treatment" employed by Bill Murry in the movie Stripes

"Love has proven that he can read a defense and he has proven that his accuracy is very good. The thing that we still need to know is his leadership."

In my opinion, I would say this comment is a bit backwards. What Love HAS proven is his leadership. His accuracy is a little spotty, although certainly not disastrous at all. And since preseason games are almost exclusively vanilla defenses, it's hard to say he can read a defense well until we see him face a D that is game-planning and mixing things up on Sunday.

"I have no clue how good or bad Love will be. We will soon find out." RCPF

LOL!

Almost everyone posted their disdain for Cowherd because of what he said about Love, and yet, everyone likes what the poster said in his comment about Love, while this comment is exactly what Cowherd said.

How biased can you be? Biased enough to not recognize the stink of your own flatulence.

Two people say the same thing/truth, and you applaud one and smear the other. Face the question, and let time decide if you celebrate or not. But the question/statement is still rightfully REAL, and will get answered, in time.

Hate or dislike the person all you need to, but it doesn't erase the reality of what needs to be answered in real game play.

It is a long season but my sense that the Packers success will be determined as much, perhaps more by the play of the D, is being reinforced during camp and the preseason.

The defense has 8 #1 draft picks for Barry to coach. This should be the best D in the North and could be one of the best in the NFC. They are loaded with talent on the field. If only MLF could field a top notch D coaching staff. Maybe the players will find a way to succeed for the first time under, and in spite of a Barry led defense?

When was the last time an NFL defense had 8 #1's?

I mean, come on. The Packers defense is going to be the best in the division? They haven't been a defensive team in decades, and other then a few good years (2010, 2014) they've been mainly meh, and the team has been bailed out by a Hall of Fame MVP QB for years. That's suddenly going to change now that Rodgers is gone? And rookies for depth on a defensive line that could not in any way stop the run last year. You think that is miraculously fixed? And they don't even know who the starting safety is across from the guy who got benched for poor play last year. I won't trust this defense or Barry until we see them actually do it consistently.

We will see about Love. It is preseason with no one game-planning and few teams playing their starters. I hope it translates to the actual games, but we won't know until we see at least a season's worth of play; well, half of a season if you go with Mark Murphy's viewpoint.

I’m much more concerned with coach Matt LaCheerleader than I am with Jordan Love. Personnel decisions, game management and strategy will be what I’m looking for from the Head Coach.

I understand that TD pass the Reed was only one snapshot, but I am VERY impressed by the pass blocking to allow Love to drop back, set-up and zip the ball for the score.

Musgrave put a man on the ground, and the rest of the O-Line absolutely stoned the Patriot pass rush. Footwork, hand use, and PAD LEVEL was a sight to behold.

I'm not sure who all the players were; Kevin Harlan mentioned Tom by name, and I thought I saw Myers' number, along with Musgrave. But that was some pocket they set for Jordan Love!