The Green Bay Packers head into this week at 1-2, trying to steady an offense that hasn’t clicked and a defense that has given back more than the team wants. Tampa Bay is next on the schedule, and if Green Bay wants to get back to 2-2, a few things have to go right.
The biggest one starts up front. Protecting Jordan Love has been a recurring problem for the Packers, and it’s the kind of issue that can wreck a game plan fast.
Love has still produced yards, but the offensive line hasn’t given him the kind of clean pocket he needs. Against a Tampa Bay defense that has been giving up yards, Green Bay needs its line to hold up long enough for Love to attack.
That also ties into the second key: keeping Jalon Daniels under control. The Buccaneers are starting a rookie quarterback, which gives Green Bay a matchup it should like on paper.
But Daniels showed at Kansas that he can hurt defenses in more than one way. Last season with the Jayhawks, he threw for 2,531 yards with 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions, and he added 404 rushing yards and four scores on the ground.
If the Packers don’t pressure him early and knock him out of rhythm, he has enough skill to make this game messy.
Then there’s the run game, or really, the lack of one so far. Green Bay hasn’t gotten much going on the ground this season, and that has made the offense too easy to read.
With Josh Jacobs out, MarShawn Lloyd has taken on the bulk of the carries and has 68 yards with no touchdowns. For the Packers to beat Tampa Bay, they need at least some semblance of a rushing attack.
That would also take pressure off Love and open up the passing game.
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