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The Green Bay Packers are looking to make some noise in the NFC North this season as they enter year six with Jordan Love, and they’ve made several draft moves to further support him. Love will play a big role in what happens for Green Bay this season.
Last season was a bit shaky for Love, which led some to believe he regressed from the year before. Love was quick to address those perceptions.
“What is a step back, is what I’d ask,” Love said, via Ryan Wood of PackersNews.com.“Everybody has different opinions, things like that. You’ve got to block that stuff out. It’s all about the goals of the team. At the end of the day, I’d say we won more games than we did the year before. So that’s why I ask people, what is a step back? Everybody has opinions and things like that, you try to block that out and just focus on doing me, being the best player I can be and go forward. At the end of the day, personal stats and things like that, that’s all in the back. You’ve got to focus on goals of the team first and foremost.”
Love is known for taking risks as a quarterback, which can be either a strength or a weakness. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer believes Love will control the Packers’ destiny this season.
“It’s Jordan Love time. Only one offensive player on the roster (two-time Pro Bowl guard Elgton Jenkins), and three players in total, predate the quarterback’s time with the team. He’s on a top-of-market deal, so the onus is on him to start lifting his teammates rather than the other way around. The roster’s still solid, but competitions at left tackle and receiver will help set the course for how far the team can go, and Love’s work through any bumps at those spots will be key,” Breer wrote.
The Packers have made the playoffs the last two seasons, and if Love continues to improve, that trend won’t change. Many are counting on Love this season, including the franchise itself.
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