Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
This was always going to be an up-and-down season for the Green Bay Packers.
That’s not the first time I’ve said that. It probably won’t be the last.
The ever-increasing expectation of instant gratification when it comes to teams re-tooling and transitioning is completely unrealistic. But that doesn’t prevent the NFL and its fans from demanding it anyway — especially because some teams seem able to deliver.
The Packers may yet be among those teams this year. But if they aren’t, does that mean this season is a failure? Does it mean quarterback Jordan Love is a failure?
It shouldn’t.
At 5-6 on the season, Green Bay currently has a 45% chance of making the playoffs, according to the New York Times playoff simulator. Those chances are probably higher with the added (albeit unquantifiable) momentum and steady trend of improvement we’ve seen from the Packers over the last few weeks.
Lo and behold, as Green Bay’s receivers have gained more experience, Love’s stats have improved. Who could have predicted that? He’s finally getting help from the players around him and there seems to be more of a symbiotic relationship between skill players, quarterback and even play callers two-thirds of the way through the season.
In the early part of the season, everything seemed to hinge on Love carrying the team in his first starts. That was hardly the time for an evaluation of Love’s future. But now that everything is working together, Green Bay has a better idea of the kind of player they have under center — and in the kind of offense the Packers actually want to run.
“It’s given us a lot of confidence to be a little more aggressive with some of the calls,” said LaFleur after Green Bay’s win over Detroit. “When you trust in your offensive line and when you trust in your quarterback to facilitate and get the ball where it needs to go and throw on rhythm, it allows you to do that. We had a lot of…
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Publish date : 2023-11-28 21:20:52
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