The Green Bay Packers managed to avoid a brutal 0-2 start, escaping with a 20-17 overtime win against the New York Jets on Sunday. You’d think a hard-fought W would quiet some of the early season noise, right? Nope. Straight up, some around the league are far from impressed, and they are not holding back on what they really think about what’s going on in Lambeau.
Jordan Love Is Throwing Off His Back Foot and NFL Execs Are Sounding the Alarm
The Athletic’s Mike Sando hit up multiple league executives, and their takes on Green Bay’s performance through two games are pretty wild. One exec flat out said, “The Packers I just feel are broken.” Talk about a gut punch after a win! This exec went on to pinpoint Jordan Love, noting, “There is something wrong there. I feel like when it’s tight, the quarterback struggles. You just feel it. He throws off his back foot.” That’s the kind of detail that makes you cringe, especially for a guy trying to prove he’s the future. Love’s numbers aren’t helping him silence the critics either. In Sunday’s OT thriller, he threw for just 145 yards and two touchdowns. And through their first two matchups, his completion percentage sits at a dismal 52.1 percent. That’s a huge drop off from his 63.7 percent career average. You gotta wonder if that “off his back foot” comment is a major part of why he’s not hitting his targets.
“Why Isn’t Green Bay Scoring More Points?” The Question Everyone’s Asking
It’s not just Love’s play that’s under the microscope. Head coach Matt LaFleur is getting heat for not squeezing more out of what’s supposed to be a “high-powered offense.” Another league exec vented, “Why isn’t Green Bay scoring more points? All you hear about is how good the quarterback is, how much they like him, what a dynamic play caller they have.” It’s a fair question, especially when you’re scrapping by with a 20-17 overtime victory against the Jets. The exec also mentioned that they are missing Micah Parsons, and getting him back “can give them some juice.” That kind of comment underscores that the issues run deeper than just one player, touching on scheme and overall team cohesion. This is early season stuff, but when the suits around the league are calling you “broken,” you know there’s some serious work ahead.
The Packers, now sitting at 1-1, are gonna have to really dig deep if they want to shut down these naysayers. Their next shot to prove everyone wrong is right around the corner, heading into Thursday Night Football against the 0-2 Atlanta Falcons. It’s time for Love to clean up those back-foot throws and for LaFleur’s “dynamic play calling” to actually show up on the scoreboard. They have to make a statement, for real.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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