For the Green Bay Packers, Jordan Love dominated the 2023 campaign.
Love was the focal point of everything going into this campaign, win, loss, or draw—playoffs or not.
In the course of moving up to select him in the 2020 selection, the Packers soured relations with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who would go on to become a Hall of Famer. The Packers traded Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets this offseason as a result of their disagreement.
Brian Gutekunst, general manager of the Packers, acquired Rodgers in the hopes that Love would be “the guy” to succeed Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
Everything hinged on Love’s potential to be the next quarterback, and after 15 games, it’s quite clear that he has what it takes to be a successful franchise quarterback.
Though it’s unlikely that he’ll ever reach Rodgers or Favre’s level, Love’s suitability for the position is now more apparent than it was after his 219-yard, two touchdown, and interception-free performance against the Carolina Panthers.
The Packers are 7-8 and qualified for the postseason. Love is the Packers’ quarterback of the future, despite the fact that they are clearly on the bubble and have a very poor squad.
The future of Green Bay has likely never been better, at least on defense, with a young offense led by Luke Musgrave, Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, and Tucker Kraft.
Given the likelihood that Love would be a competent quarterback, let alone a great one, the Packers are extremely fortunate that he has put them in the running for the playoffs.
With his 27 touchdowns, he is tied for third place in the league with Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions. Love’s victory over Carolina marked his eighth game of the season with a passer rating of above 100.
As a matter of fact, Love trails only three touchdowns behind Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott (30) and San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy (29).
In his debut season as a league starter, he is perhaps one of the top ten quarterbacks. This is a major victory for the Green Bay franchise, which was taking a big risk by parting ways with Rodgers perhaps a year or two too soon, even if the team doesn’t make the playoffs.
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