The Green Bay Packers left Week 1 with plenty to like on offense, but the biggest takeaway was impossible to miss: Jordan Love spent too much of the day under siege.
Adam Stenavich says he’s not panicking. After the Packers’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the offensive coordinator made it clear he isn’t ready to spiral over one game, even with the protection breakdowns that defined the afternoon.
“I’m not gonna freak out or overreact or anything like that. This is the first game of a 17-game season," Stenavich said on Tuesday, according to Justis Mosqueda of Acme Packing Company.
That calm reading does not match what happened on the field. Love was hit 15 times officially, and ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported that he faced 10 unblocked pressures.
That was the most unblocked pressures any quarterback has faced in the NFL in the past five season. He was also sacked four times, blitzed on 78.3% of his dropbacks, and the Packers posted a pass-block win rate of just nine percent, according to ESPN Analytics.
The line wasn’t just overmatched in spots. It looked overwhelmed.
The unit had trouble getting on the same page, and the failures weren’t limited to one player. Jordan Morgan, making his first start at left tackle, finished last among all tackles in pass block win rate.
Sean Rhyan was dead last among all centers in the same category.
Still, the day wasn’t a total wash for the offense. Christian Watson caught six passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns.
Matthew Golden opened Year 2 with six catches for 95 yards. Tucker Kraft, returning from an ACL tear, averaged 21.7 yards per catch on three receptions.
Even with those bright spots, the offensive line was the story that kept hanging over everything else. Stenavich, a former offensive line coach, says he isn’t losing his head yet. But after one week, the formula for attacking Green Bay is already there: pressure Love, force the line to sort it out, and make the Packers prove they can hold up.
There is still time to adjust. Week 1 is just Week 1, and the Packers can shuffle pieces around to find something better.
Aaron Banks missed the game because of injury, and while he has been a disappointment, he at least has a track record of solid play. Green Bay chose not to turn to draft picks Jager Burton or Anthony Belton in his place, instead going with Donovan Jennings, an undrafted player with only six career snaps.
Whether Belton or Burton gets a look next, something has to change. Stenavich may not want to call it panic, but the Packers’ protection issues already look like the offense’s biggest problem.
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