Jordan Love and the Packers dominant QB luck continues

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The Packers have been spoiled throughout their storied franchise when it comes to quarterbacks. They had the first super star quarterback in the Super Bowl era with Bart Starr. After Starr there was a drought of winning, but they still had a long-term starter in Lynn Dickey. Around a decade later they traded for a kid from Mississippi named Brett Favre. They won a couple more Super Bowls and a lot of games, but they were progressive and drafted a kid in 2005 to sit a couple years from Cal named Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers took over and had his success that included a Super Bowl in 2010, but the Packers were progressive again in 2019 when they drafted a kid from Utah State named Jordan Love. 

Love was undoubtedly a raw prospect coming from a Mountain West school in Utah State, but he ran a pro style scheme and showed mobility with an arm that fits in the modern day NFL. Fans criticized the move as Rodgers needed help badly at receiver. Those same fans are rejoicing as the Packers look to have their franchise guy once again. 

Love had a rocky start to the season as he led the Packers to a 3-6 record that included a four game skid. He threw bad interceptions and couldn’t lead the young Packers to wins. Something snapped in the young quarterback after a 23-19 loss to Pittsburgh. Love would go on to beat the Lions and Chiefs in back-to-back weeks, two teams that are playing conference championship weekend. He finished the season throwing 18 touchdowns to one interception. 

After this hot finish to the season, Love had the task of taking on a Cowboys team that had dominated the regular season. He answered the call and ripped the Cowboys heart out. Nearly a perfect game with 272 yards and three touchdowns, but the biggest number is zero interceptions. A stat line that reads zero interceptions is something Rodgers mastered in Green Bay as he threw single-digit interceptions over a ten-year span. 

Love could be the next Rodgers that famously takes care of the ball, but he reminded us against the 49ers that he’s not quite there yet. He threw two interceptions in the loss to San Francisco, including the back breaking interception on his final drive. That interception was one of the worst throws ever as he broke the cardinal rule of not throwing across your body while scrambling to the left. It’s funny that was also the throw that Favre made in his final season as a member of the Vikings in the NFC championship game against the Saints.

The difference between these two: Favre was in his forties and Love has an entire career ahead of him. Love is very young in his playing experience, but he’s already showing the promise that the Packers saw in him during the draft. He’s showing the skills that he picked up from the future hall of famer he sat behind. He has immense talent and could be a nightmare for the NFC North for years to come, similar to his predecessors.

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