Jordan Love’s first three weeks this season have been rough enough to raise eyebrows around Green Bay, and the numbers back up the concern. The Packers quarterback has been sacked eight times across games against the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, and Atlanta Falcons while trying to operate behind what the source describes as the league’s worst offensive line.
Through that stretch, Love is completing 52.4 percent of his passes for 844 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. The bigger issue for the Packers, though, is that the offense hasn’t found any kind of steady rhythm or clear identity, and Love has been part of that problem.
That showed up again in Week 3, when Bleacher Report NFL analyst Brent Sobleski handed Love a “D” for his outing against Atlanta.
“The Green Bay Packers offense is a mess,” Sobleski writes for B/R. “And Jordan Love isn’t doing anything to make it better.
First, the Packers’ offensive line is beset by injuries. Two new starters were in the lineup Thursday.
The group allowed only one sack. However, the Atlanta Falcons generated 12 quarterback hits.
“Second, Green Bay’s ground game is basically non-existent. Matt LaFleur’s squad already fielded the league’s worst rushing attack through the first two weeks. The Falcons held them to 17 rushing yards.”
If the Packers are going to dig out of this, Love has to be central to the fix. And if Kaleb Johnson and Marshawn Lloyd can’t provide any balance on the ground, the pressure shifts even more onto Matt LaFleur, Love, and pass catchers Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, and Tucker Kraft to get the offense moving again.
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