The Chicago Bears are making the Green Bay Packers look at two decisions with a lot of regret right now.
Green Bay’s offensive line problems have been hanging around for a while, and the latest scramble to patch things together is only making the situation look more avoidable. Jordan Love has been under constant pressure, and the concern is obvious: if the protection doesn’t improve, it’s hard to see him getting through the season cleanly.
That’s what makes Chicago’s setup sting even more for Packers fans. The Bears are winning with their third-string quarterback, and they’ve done it while showing the kind of roster planning Green Bay didn’t match.
Last offseason, Bears general manager Ryan Poles made a clear point of attacking the problem up front after Caleb Williams was the most-sacked quarterback in the game. He also built out the quarterback room, giving Williams a veteran in Case Keenum and a ready backup in Tyson Bagent.
That approach raises an uncomfortable question in Green Bay: why didn’t the Packers do the same? If Love were to go down, can they really count on Tyrod Taylor to steady things? And after Malik Willis helped keep the season afloat last year, is that the kind of luck they can count on again?
Injuries are part of the league. But leaving a quarterback exposed snap after snap is asking for trouble, and this is the kind of mess the Packers would own themselves if it turns into something worse.
For years, the Bears were the easy punchline in this rivalry. Now they’re the ones showing commitment to their franchise quarterback and building around him properly.
Brian Gutekunst could have followed that model. Instead, the Packers waited until Week 3 to try to fix what already looked like the worst offensive line in football.
And now they’re watching Chicago win games they probably shouldn’t have, with a third-string quarterback and a third-string left tackle on the field, while putting up 27 points against a Super Bowl contender.
There’s still time for Green Bay to settle things down. But even with new faces in the five-man unit, this offense is going to lean on Jordan Love far more than it should.
The warning signs were there. The Packers just didn’t act on them.
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