Jordan Love may one day have high expectations on his shoulders, but not one day soon according to reports from the camp of Green Bay Packers. The former Utah State quarterback and draft pick for first round fights it out with Tim Boyle for the back seat behind Aaron Rodgers,
For Rodgers, the only pressure is to win as usual and try to take the team to another Super Bowl. As for love, he tries to adapt and not be too “hesitant” in practice. For ESPN NFL reporter Jeff Darlington, the Love talk in Green Bay is just stupid.
Speaking on Friday morning’s edition of “Get Up”, Darlington was adamant that Love is not a factor at all this season.
“Greeny (Mike Greenberg) I love this show so much, I love it so much, this is one of my favorite things I do at ESPN, I hate the Jordan Love talk more than any sports topic we discuss , “said Darlington. “Now we’re talking about the man who is not expected to be the starter until about five years now in training camp of his rookie year? It does not matter. I do not even care about Jordan Love. They have Aaron Rodgers on the field. Just because he was selected in the first round does not mean he will replace a legend. This drives me Greeny. ‘
Even though Love is not a factor to start for the Packers, without injury, former NFL head coach Eric Mangini leaut Love in the first round drafted by Green Bay was a good thing for Rodgers.
“I think that’s the message they want to send when they call up the quarterback,” Mangini said. “If you make that decision to field a quarterback, you create the future. Aaron Rodgers was the one man in that team that was invulnerable. I’m sure he has a very strong personality. For a young coach, this sends a message that no one is bigger than the team. If anything, this is a great situation, because Aaron played extremely well last year. If he now thinks he will leave next year or the year after, you get an even more highly motivated player because he is working on a contract year. He is working on his potential future that will not be in Green Bay. But I think we’ve been there at least two years. ”
Rodgers led the Packers to the NFC Championship in 2019 and finished the 2019 season with 4,002 yards, 26 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 62 percent completion percentage.
While Rodgers has since perished and embraced the choice, it’s no secret that it did not sit well with him at first. And when the choice rolls into the first round of the concept, Rodgers needed a little distraction that night.
“I got a text from my agent, a marketing agent I like, and he just texted ‘quarterback,'” Rodgers recalled in Kyle Brandt’s new talk show, ‘I was like’ Oh, wow. Okay. ‘I love scotch, but I’ve been drinking some sippin’ tequila lately. As soon as I got that text, I went to the pantry, I donated myself about four fingers (of tequila) and I knew it was going to be one of those nights.
‘… I gave myself some tequila, FaceTimed and talked to a bunch of people that night and then I called Jordan the next day. I wanted to make sure he knew – I know what he was thinking. I know what he went through and the last thing you want is to deal with any negativity about realizing a childhood dream. ”
In his 15 seasons, Rodgers averaged 46,946 yards, 346 touchdowns, 84 interceptions and a 64.6 percent completion rate. In three seasons at Utah State, Love finished with 8,600 yards, 60 touchdowns, 29 interceptions and 61.2 percent completion rate.
