{"id":88590,"date":"2025-08-12T09:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88590"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:05:10","slug":"report-packers-accused-of-holding-back-qb-jordan-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88590","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Packers Accused of Holding Back QB Jordan Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2219551098-e1753322932597.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2219551098-e1753322932597.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2219551098-e1753322932597.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2219551098-e1753322932597.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers throwing the ball at mandatory minicamp. June 10, 2025.\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" data-dom-ready-time=\"3143\" data-img-load-time=\"3218\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Green Bay Packers\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Jordan Love\u00a0needs to have a breakout year in his third season as a starter, but has the team hindered him from reaching his ceiling?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what one coach claims in\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s annual quarterback tiers rankings. Voted on by 50 NFL coaches and executives, Love landed at No. 13 overall and on the bottom end of the Tier 2 tier of quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p>While some coaches went on the record arguing that Love is not so much a threat and is elevated by the Packers system, an offensive coach argued that it may be the other way around \u2014 Green Bay is hindering Love\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cJordan does a great job,\u201d the coach told The Athletic\u2019s Mike Sando. \u201cHe has a mastery of their offense, he handles multiple cadences and tempos well, and if anything, I think his growth is stifled a little by playing the coach\u2019s offense as opposed to doing more of what Jordan would excel doing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Packers Offense Has Protected Jordan Love, Could Pivot to Leaning on Young Gunslinger<\/h2>\n<p>Last season, the\u00a0Packers offense ranked No. 5 in total yards\u00a0through a balanced attack on the ground and through the air.<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay ranked fifth in carries and rushing yards and was among only a few teams that ran the ball more than they threw it. The Packers attempted the third-fewest passes of any team in the league last year. However, the passing game was still potent with Love, ranking No. 3 in net yards per attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Love completed 35 passes of 30 or more yards last season, the most by any quarterback in the league.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we played them, I was like, \u2018Man, this ball is going downfield \u2014 he don\u2019t give a s***,&#8217;\u201d another coach told Sando. \u201cYou don\u2019t see a lot of quarterbacks play like that these days. It\u2019s almost like they build it into their offense and see the benefits of making you defend the whole field and hitting a couple in exchange for a pick or two. It was interesting playing him. I came away thinking there is something different about this kid.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Love\u2019s deftness throwing the ball deep has forced defenses to respect him, opening up more room for the running game.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s been productive and also aided Love, who has not had to shoulder the offensive load like he would in an air-raid offense.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is an argument that the Packers should put more on Love\u2019s plate entering his third season as a starter with a stronger supporting cast in the passing game.<\/p>\n<h2>Packers Show Potential Offensive Shift by Drafting Matthew Golden<\/h2>\n<p>Throughout Love\u2019s tenure, the Packers have shown a preference for drafting receivers who are at least 6-feet tall and 200-plus pounds. This has provided a nice floor for run-blockers but has not proven to produce true gamebreakers at the receiver position.<\/p>\n<p>That could change with\u00a0Matthew Golden, who is no runt at 5-foot-11, 191 pounds, but does fall outside of the prototypical receiver for Green Bay.\u00a0Jayden Reed\u00a0is also undersized compared to the rest of the room.<\/p>\n<p>While the Packers could get away with one smaller receiver on the field, the combination of Reed and Golden on the field will embody a schematic change to find receivers whose M.O. is to create separation and take the top off the defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Bay Packers\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Jordan Love\u00a0needs to have a breakout year in his third season as a starter, but has the team hindered him from reaching his ceiling? 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