Jordan Love got absolutely pummeled by the Minnesota Vikings in Week 10, sacked eight times in a brutal loss where Green Bay never even held a lead. This wasn’t some close fight; the Vikings built a three-score lead, forcing the Packers’ reserves onto the field for the second week straight, though this time for all the wrong reasons.
Love’s Nightmare Under Center
It’s clear as day: Jordan Love is taking a beating. He was on the field for 51 offensive snaps, while Tyrod Taylor only saw three garbage-time snaps at the very end. Taylor’s one drive was a three-and-out, but if the team can’t figure out how to protect Love, you have to wonder if Taylor’s going to be seeing a lot more playing time soon. Head Coach Matt LaFleur even owned up to a major misstep, calling his decision to wait until the second half to use quick-hitting passes a “bad decision.” He even said Love was “getting abused just like he did in the first game.” That’s a huge problem. You simply can’t let your quarterback get hammered like that game after game and expect to win.
Offensive Calls That Made No Sense
The personnel decisions for the offense were just baffling. The Packers had three running backs active, opting to make Pierre Strong Jr. a healthy scratch. Chris Brooks, Kaleb Johnson, and MarShawn Lloyd combined for just 16 carries and 56 yards on the day. Here’s the kicker: Brooks played 26 snaps, almost as many as Johnson (14) and Lloyd (13) combined, but only carried the ball twice for a measly one yard. When your blocking back is practically a full-time player, it’s basically a flashing neon sign telling opposing defenses they’re free to fire off the ball and get after the quarterback, because a pass is obviously coming.
And somehow, Green Bay, a team that never led and was tied for less than five minutes, spent most of the game in two-receiver sets, averaging just 2.2 receivers per play. LaFleur must have thought that stacking the formation with more bodies would help block blitzes, but it just created more stress on their pass-catchers and blitz paths. Adding insult to injury, bringing in extra tight ends like Tucker Kraft (who played every single snap Love did), Jonnu Smith, and Mark Redman only invited Minnesota to bring another defender into the box. It felt like the offensive scheme was actively helping the Vikings get to Love. To cap off the chaos, receivers Bo Melton (thigh) and Skyy Moore (ankle, just activated from injured reserve) both went down with injuries before they even played an offensive snap. What’s worse, LaFleur wasn’t even asked about those injuries in his post-game press conference.
This isn’t just about one loss. When your quarterback is “getting abused,” and the offensive strategies seem to be working against the team, it points to a much deeper issue. You can’t succeed in this league when your franchise quarterback is constantly picking himself up off the turf, and the play calls are making it even worse.
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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