Aaron Rodgers isn’t hiding how he feels about Jordan Love.
As Green Bay heads into a season the organization believes can end with a Super Bowl run, Love sits at the center of the conversation. Around the league, the buzz is real too. One AFC coach recently told Between The Hashmarks, “Jordan Love has been getting better,” adding, “He’s been in that system for a while, and this is the year the Packers finally break through.”
That confidence comes even with the Packers dealing with a changing wide receiver group after the departures of veterans Dontayvion Wicks and Romeo Doubs. Still, this is Love’s fourth season leading the offense, and the way he’s played over the first three has only raised the bar for what comes next in Green Bay.
Rodgers, one of Love’s strongest backers, thinks the next jump could be a big one.
“This is his fourth year starting now,” Rodgers recently told ESPN. “I think with every year you get a little more confidence.
Obviously your body of work is a chip on your shoulder to kind of use at any time, to say, ‘Look, I’ve done this. I’ve made plays.
I’ve won in the playoffs. I’ve played at a high level.’
It just comes down to the communication part.”
That last piece matters, especially with the familiarity Love has built with Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. The longer those two work together, the smoother the offense should look, and the higher Green Bay’s ceiling gets.
If Love keeps climbing, the Packers may be setting themselves up for a real postseason surge.
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