Mucky Tundra
a year ago



More passes over the middle


As his career wore on, Aaron Rodgers became less inclined to target the middle of the field. This may have been due to his desire to keep the ball out of harm’s way, or not wanting to put his teammates in a position where they could get hurt.

There is risk to throwing over the middle, an often-crowded part of the field, but Rodgers ignored it to a fault at times, preferring to chuck passes towards the sidelines even if they had little chance of being completed.

In his limited action, Jordan Love has shown more willingness to let it rip between the numbers and should be less predictable than Rodgers in that sense.


More turnovers


This goes hand in hand with passing over the middle more often. Love is simply going to throw more interceptions than Rodgers did. Few if any quarterbacks have been better at taking care of the football than Rodgers.

Love’s playstyle is naturally closer to Favre than it is Rodgers. He’s a gunslinger and has no hesitance in trying to squeeze a pass into a tight window or throw off platform.

While three years under Rodgers will hopefully have helped him learn to rein it in at times and live to see another down, expect a bit more of a “no risk it, no biscuit” approach from Love, and more picks as a result.


Mobility


Even late in his Green Bay career, Rodgers could still pick them up and put them down when needed to scramble for a first down or into the end zone, but there’s no question his mobility has somewhat faded.

Don’t get it twisted, Love isn’t a true weapon on the ground, this isn’t Lamar Jackson or Kyler Murray running the ball. Love’s career high in rushing yards at Utah State was 175 yards in 2019 and his best yards per carry was 3.6 in 2017.

But he ran a 4.74s 40-yard dash before the 2020 NFL Draft, which ranks in the 78
th
percentile. He has above average speed which should help him out of tight spots and could allow Matt LaFleur to call a designed QB run here and there.


Motion


In short: Rodgers hated it.

The lack of motion in Green Bay’s offense speaks to LaFleur’s willingness to put his ego to one side and tailor things to make the quarterback comfortable, because it’s supposed to be a key part of his system.

Now that Love is under center, expect motion to be back with a vengeance, and with the ability to run Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Aaron Jones, or maybe even Keisean Nixon across the formation, the Packers could give opposing defenses a real headache.


A more prominent running game


The Packers have two super backs in Jones and A.J. Dillon, yet LaFleur spent too many post-game press conferences lamenting himself for not getting them the ball enough a season ago.

We’ll never know to what extent this is true, but with Rodgers having full control of the offense at the line of scrimmage, the feeling is he was too quick to check out of run plays.

With a new, young quarterback running the show, the likelihood of him commandeering plays is lower than with a four-time MVP under center, and the Packers may be better for that.

Continue Reading @ CheeseheadTV 

CheeseheadTV wrote:



I for one am looking forward to more motion and more targetting the middle. Though as the article mentions, there's gonna be INTs with Love if he goes over the middle, esp with all the young guns we have catching the ball these days.
“Nah. I like having the island. It’s pretty cool...not too many visitors”
UserPostedImage
"I’ve got it." -Aaron Rodgers
dyeah_gb
a year ago
Very excited about this season to watch how Love evolves as the starter and to see MLF's offense.  Pack may not make the playoffs given the huge adjustment but it is ok as long as there is progress and we can see the potential.  
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool - R. Feynman
beast
a year ago
Very good article, I'm expecting the Packers offense to look similar to that of the Dolphins, whom also run a Wide Zone System from the Kyle Shanahan system.


But yes we've been running a hybrid system with Rodgers, maybe we'll get to see the pure version of the system now, which in theory will add more confusion for the defense.
UserPostedImage
nerdmann
a year ago

I for one am looking forward to more motion and more targetting the middle. Though as the article mentions, there's gonna be INTs with Love if he goes over the middle, esp with all the young guns we have catching the ball these days.

Originally Posted by: Mucky Tundra 



Hopefully there will also be less taking a shit in the playoffs. 

"No risk it, no biscuit!?" 🤣
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
Fan Shout
packerfanoutwest (11h) : Golden
beast (11h) : I want DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon
Mucky Tundra (12h) : And I can't be looking at my phone
Mucky Tundra (12h) : Hey I'm at work lol
Zero2Cool (13h) : btw, new site chat won't delete auto like
Zero2Cool (14h) : because everyone left like wimps
TheKanataThrilla (14h) : I am wondering if there is some type of autoclear when there isn't activity after a certain amount of time.
Mucky Tundra (14h) : What happened in the chat? Me and Zero posted a few things earlier and they're all gone
dfosterf (14h) : 10-15 min bs plus flyover
dfosterf (14h) : Yes
Zero2Cool (14h) : 7pm is when this kicks off????
buckeyepackfan (15h) : I told him. IT'S VONTE MACK , no matter what!
buckeyepackfan (15h) : He asked me who I thought The Browns were taking.
buckeyepackfan (15h) : 2. Would of had to wear Browns gear all week. NOPE I'll watch from my living room.
buckeyepackfan (15h) : He wanted to know if I would go. 2 things, would have had to fly from Detroit to Green Bay. Nope
buckeyepackfan (15h) : All expense paid trip to the draft. He will be in the Browns section. I told him to say hi to J-10VE for me 😃😃i
buckeyepackfan (15h) : For a call from my nephew, he won an sllexp
TheKanataThrilla (22h) : Hope to see everyone in the Chat tonight!!! Go Pack Go!!!
TheKanataThrilla (22h) : Jeanty would be a great pick-up for the Bears. I see Warren mocked to them as well who I think would be a great selection.
Zero2Cool (23h) : GameDay Chat is open. Posting bits an tids in there.
Zero2Cool (23h) : Excellent Source: The Bears have a deal in place to move up to 5 if Jeanty is there.
Zero2Cool (24-Apr) : Probably not until 10pm will be making pick
dfosterf (24-Apr) : But it is still not tonight. Lol
wpr (24-Apr) : Today is finally here.
dfosterf (24-Apr) : I should have put it in quotes
dfosterf (24-Apr) : It is the title of a you tube video.
dfosterf (24-Apr) : I'm not assuming anything
beast (24-Apr) : If they aren't doing it, then why are you assuming they know how to do it?
dfosterf (23-Apr) : Mackelvie
dfosterf (23-Apr) : Michael Macelvie- NFL teams know how to draft- Why don"t they?
dfosterf (23-Apr) : Youtube
Zero2Cool (23-Apr) : Packers were not selected for the 2025 Hall of Fame game.
dfosterf (23-Apr) : PFOW Out of our division would be a good thing imo
Zero2Cool (23-Apr) : Jameson Williams is done at 24 years old? What? He's a WR, not QB. I'm missing something here haha
wpr (23-Apr) : Tomorrow is almost here.
packerfanoutwest (23-Apr) : would you want him if Pack needed a back up qb?
packerfanoutwest (23-Apr) : JW is done......stick a fork in him
Zero2Cool (23-Apr) : You should. He goes to AFC that helps Packers.
packerfanoutwest (23-Apr) : don't care
Zero2Cool (22-Apr) : Lions shopping Jameson Williams?
packerfanoutwest (22-Apr) : Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst says Green Bay’s roster can win, even without adding anyone in the draft.
Zero2Cool (22-Apr) : It's a poor design. New site has SignalR like our gameday chat
wpr (22-Apr) : Ah today's Shout was very quick to post.
wpr (22-Apr) : now 3
Zero2Cool (22-Apr) : Who? What?
beast (22-Apr) : What is he supposed to say? He doesn't want players currently on the team?
Martha Careful (21-Apr) : meh
Zero2Cool (21-Apr) : Sounds like Walker and Wyatt will be with Packers for beyond 2026
Zero2Cool (21-Apr) : It's so awesome.
Zero2Cool (21-Apr) : new site fan shout post fast
Please sign in to use Fan Shout
2024 Packers Schedule
Friday, Sep 6 @ 7:15 PM
Eagles
Sunday, Sep 15 @ 12:00 PM
COLTS
Sunday, Sep 22 @ 12:00 PM
Titans
Sunday, Sep 29 @ 12:00 PM
VIKINGS
Sunday, Oct 6 @ 3:25 PM
Rams
Sunday, Oct 13 @ 12:00 PM
CARDINALS
Sunday, Oct 20 @ 12:00 PM
TEXANS
Sunday, Oct 27 @ 12:00 PM
Jaguars
Sunday, Nov 3 @ 3:25 PM
LIONS
Sunday, Nov 17 @ 12:00 PM
Bears
Sunday, Nov 24 @ 3:25 PM
49ERS
Thursday, Nov 28 @ 7:20 PM
DOLPHINS
Thursday, Dec 5 @ 7:15 PM
Lions
Sunday, Dec 15 @ 7:20 PM
Seahawks
Monday, Dec 23 @ 7:15 PM
SAINTS
Sunday, Dec 29 @ 3:25 PM
Vikings
Sunday, Jan 5 @ 12:00 PM
BEARS
Recent Topics
17m / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

33m / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

1h / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

4h / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

14h / Green Bay Packers Talk / TheKanataThrilla

21h / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

24-Apr / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

24-Apr / Packers Draft Threads / wpr

22-Apr / Random Babble / Martha Careful

22-Apr / Green Bay Packers Talk / dfosterf

17-Apr / Random Babble / wpr

13-Apr / Green Bay Packers Talk / Martha Careful

12-Apr / Feedback, Suggestions and Issues / Zero2Cool

11-Apr / Feedback, Suggestions and Issues / Rockmolder

2-Apr / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

Headlines
Copyright © 2006 - 2025 PackersHome.com™. All Rights Reserved.