Jordan Love’s footwork has become the quiet fix the Green Bay Packers have been waiting on.
That’s the area that has tripped him up before - not his arm talent, not his command, but the details in his lower body. When Love throws without setting his feet, his accuracy can wander.
He knows it, too, and he’s talked about it earlier this year. Now, according to a recent look at Packers training camp, that work is showing up.
Pete Prisco of CBS Sports came away from camp with the sense that Love has made real progress. After speaking with both Love and Matt LaFleur, Prisco said the quarterback’s footwork has improved and that the Packers believe the changes are taking hold. He noted that Love will still have some throws where he falls back, but the goal is clear: more balance, fewer off-platform mistakes, and a cleaner base when he delivers the ball.
That matters because Love has already shown he can play at a high level even without that part of his game fully cleaned up. If he actually tightens it, the ceiling gets a lot more interesting.
The national perception of Love has been mixed. ESPN left him out of its top-10 quarterback rankings earlier this year, though he did receive an honorable mention.
Bleacher Report, on the other hand, ranked him No. 9 among starting quarterbacks. That split tells the story pretty well: some evaluators already view him as one of the league’s best, while others are still waiting for that final leap.
Footwork is a big part of that leap.
Love’s 2025 numbers were solid: he completed 66.0 percent of his passes for 3,381 yards with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. Good production, but not the kind that shuts down the debate.
He also missed a couple of games, which keeps the volume from looking even stronger. If he wants to make the top-10 conversation feel settled, the stat line has to jump and the Packers have to win when it counts.
He did everything he could in the playoff loss to the Chicago Bears, throwing for 323 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. That wasn’t the kind of outing that should put the postseason loss on his shoulders alone. But quarterbacks always carry the biggest share of the blame, fair or not.
Even with that, Green Bay’s biggest concerns aren’t centered on Love. The pass rush during Micah Parsons’s absence and depth at key positions are bigger issues heading into the season.
Still, if Love takes the next step, he can cover for a lot of those problems. And if the footwork really has been cleaned up, that next step might already be underway.
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