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Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
The Green Bay Packers have set Jordan Love up for success.
The Chicago Bears haven’t done the same for Justin Fields.
It really is that simple.
Granted, the Packers have quite a bit more practice. They’ve developed a succession system that has worked for the last three decades: draft your guy well before the current quarterback is done, let that young player sit and learn, then let him start three seasons later.
But it’s so much more than that. Love was able to internalize and understand the offense he would be operating for three years. He was also able to see one of the greatest quarterbacks in history execute that system. But then, when it came time for him to take the reins, Green Bay was set up to help him.
They had a great offensive line to protect Love. They had an established backfield for Love to lean on. And they have a defense loaded with talent that should be able to take some pressure off Love.
Sure, injuries have gotten in the way of some of that. Left tackle David Bakhtiari has already missed a game. Left guard Elgton Jenkins is hurt. But those are circumstances you can’t exactly control. The good news is, they have depth there — and the Packers still weren’t done.
They’ve armed Love with a self-aware and flexible play caller in head coach Matt LaFleur. We are finally getting to see the full breadth of his offense, his way. That was limited when Aaron Rodgers was the quarterback. Rodgers was set in his ways and those ways worked for the most part — who could argue with a future Hall of Famer?
Now, LaFleur is actively opening up the playbook and tailoring it to his young quarterback. That means motion (on 72% of plays, which ranks fourth in the league) to confuse defenses and help Love see what he’s looking at as far as the defense goes. There has been a balance to the offense, as well. It’s a three-pronged approach: let the quarterback learn, set him up with a good run game, offensive line and defense, then get…
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Publish date : 2023-09-20 12:55:27
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