I've been assuming that Love would play in the preseason, although come to think of it, I haven't heard anything about this from Matt LaFleur or anyone else in the organization. (You would think we could at least count on Mark Murphy to shoot from the hip on this issue.)

If Love does play, the question is how much? I'm thinking at least two or three drives per game, and maybe an entire half in one of them. Maybe less than that if the offense is really rolling, but I doubt that it will be. There are bound to be some hiccups.

I have No problem with Love playing.
Just as long as it's with the #1s.
Most back-ups wait for their chance-
Game Ready= the #1s .

"And yes, even if Love does play, we all know that he is going to go up against vanilla defenses. But the confidence he gains by throwing darts to his green receivers is going to be well worth it."

I think Love SHOULD play without a doubt this preseason. The man has attempted 83 regular season passes in his NFL career but that's not even the biggest reason when you factor in the experience of ALL the pass catchers who aren't RBs.

Watson, Doubs, & Toure ... All seasoned TWO year Vets. Everyone else? Rookies. I mean they HAVE to play don't they? At least if they want to be remotely competitive in these games they'll need every minute they can get IMO.

If Love doesn't play then I have no idea WHAT IN THE HELL this team is doing. If they don't play that's coming straight from the top with Murphy and Gute, not MLF. And if that is the case, I suddenly feel sorry for MLF.

I never consider preseason to be “a throw away.” It’s an opportunity to test readiness against another team.

Embrace the opportunity to make your team better in a positive way, and bring your best.

No fear. AGNFB.

Those lessons learned, with a well hewn roster and a bit of momentum can go a long way towards winning Week 1 in Chicago.

Love and the 1s should play in the 1st half. 100%.
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I've always admired Tom Brady's all out play, and his attitude towards playing in Preseason games. Here's what he had to say on the subject in 2017:

“The rhythm of practice is very different, and the only way to simulate the game is to play,” Brady said, via the Boston Herald. “I can draw on a lot of experience, but it is nice to get out there and actually do it. I mean, it was fun being out there last week. It will be, obviously, fun being out there this week, but you’re just trying to build up for one game, the start of the season in September.

Brady says he enjoys the challenge of emphasizing things in the preseason that he knows the offense needs to improve on.

“It’s like working hard after practice on things that have come into really clear view,” he said. “You [have] the things you are good at and the things you are not good at. Now is the time to put emphasis on the things you have not been solid at over the course of a lot of practices and meetings.”

“Everything is building toward that. Those snaps you are taking with new players are really important,” Brady said. “And it was nice to get Rex a touchdown pass and just for him to feel what it’s like for all us to look at another guy’s eyes in the huddle during the course of a game and saying, ‘Look, this is where we’re at. This is football. This is exactly what we’re going to be doing when the season kicks off.’”

I think THAT perspective is the one we ought to be emulating in Green Bay as we prepare for the start of every season. Words of wisdom, with the rings to prove it works. READINESS. You either have it or you don't, and it takes fully committed work to have it.

Yes...Jordan Love needs to play. I don't believe any reasonable fan would take issue. Man, the season cannot come soon enough.

A prudent allocation of snaps playing with the ones, against the other team's ones, to get reps in competitive situations. Manage risk proportionate to the upside.

Limited or no exposure to units with second and and third team players trying to make a name for themselves and secure a roster spot.

Rodgers didn't need to play as he was a veteran who had played thousands of snaps. He didn't need the snaps. Love on the other hand has very little game time. He needs the reps and needs to play.

I don't expect Love to play a ton of snaps. But I do anticipate him getting some playing time.

With the team being as young as it is 56 1st and 2nd year players on the roster, a lot of players need reps. And they need reps together.

A couple drives. Especially short yardage and red zone work with the young tight ends. In the regular season I hope they'll just be runs, but in the preseason, we don't need our 1s (maybe the 2s&3s) at running back trying to push the pile. Just try some passing concepts and shake out the wrinkles with a young receiving group and QB.

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This is a double edge sword. It falls on the shoulders of the coaching staff. Of any recent Pack teams, this squad needs the pre- season. Love can throw a ball from Lambeau Field to Milwaukee, but who gives a crap. He needs to really hit the receivers target. He's getting the ball to them. But they break stride, have to twist, turn needs more accuracy. That comes in pre-season. Receivers need to execute & not only rely on speed. OL & DL both needs extra work to develop bonding amount themselves also the back end of the defense. OL need coordination opening holes & timing with JL and his tandem backs. BUT, the coaches have closely monitor play times. Too much and it will show up at end of the season & play-offs. Too little playing hurts execution & timing. Plus no good talent evaluation. All comes down to MLF, Barry & staff. Everything in moderation. GPG!!!!

Based on the TC reports provided by TGR it is clear to me that Love needs to play 2-3 series in each preseason game. He has been inconsistent in practices so far.

First. the Packers have had too many fumbled snaps between their Centers and the QB. That needs to stop and it needs to be worked on in live action during the upcoming preseason games. Secondly Love needs playing time to help him reach the point where the game begins to "slow down" for him. I don't think he is close to that point yet. The Packers need to see how Love responds to hurries and pressures when the Red Jersey comes off. Quite frankly the Packers need to see how he handles being hit.

Love should play with the #1s especially the OL. I would hold out Jones and Dillon. I would also limit Watson's snaps. Doubs, Toure, Reed and the TEs should play with Love most of the series that Love is out there. After the first series I don't think I would take chances with Watson.

The Packers cannot afford to lose Jones, Dillon or Watson to preseason games. They should be the primary offensive weapons for the Packers offense through the early part of the season at least. The other skill players need the reps more than those three. It is a risk to play Love but it is a necessary one. It might have been avoided if MLF had made the decision to play Love while Rodgers had his broken thumb but for whatever reason that didn't happen. Many of the questions about Love being ready may have been answered at that time. But the current Packers management (FO) does not think very strategically on numerous issues from Murphy down to MLF. So here we are and we'll see how it goes.

Damn the torpedoes, Love plays in the preseason. Thanks, Since '61

It's hard to have hope/love for a QB who hasn't played, but a bare minimum of snaps, in three years since drafted. It will be hard to believe any hype from the HC, and the many Packer pundits, about that QB if he doesn't get a significant number of snaps in at least 2 preseason games. Love is about as close to unseen as can be, and not playing him a good amount will only fortify the doubt of his progress, and not him being the surprise many already have him tagged as being. We are all led to believe he has figured out the dark, now we need to see if he found the light switch to play in the spotlight, and it starts with solid play in preseason. Show us the light, whether it be dim or bright, but show us something. Words just don't cut it anymore.

Should Love play in the preseason exhibition games? Yes. Will he? Probably. Which means the other projected starters will probably get more minutes on the field also. What we should be discussing is the balance between getting Love reps against live competition, and making sure he is not put in excessive danger. So, how long should he play in each of the three games? Half the game? A quarter? Should he be on an offensive "play count"? Meaning that if he gets so many reps, they sit him. Should Love play against guys who are simply fighting to make the team? Or should he only play against the defensive starters, and a bit more against the JV team players? These are questions that the coaches are asking. Also, are the padded practices against other teams acceptable as "playing time"? Because I've never heard even a whisper that Love should not play extensively in these games. Because although they are meaningless in the standings, as you noted, getting in sync with his WR's, and playing reps even against "vanilla" defenses will be much needed experience for Love. Also, as far as Love having started only one game for the Packers? That is one more than Rodgers started before becoming the starting QB. And he turned out OK, if memory serves.

Love needs to play. How much and under what circumstances is ultimately the question. In past years, we've seen teams trot out a bunch of their 1s against the Packers' 2s to start preseason games...ideally, to start, you'd hope for that with Love so he can get through his progressions and get comfortable: that the Packers will bring out their 1s with Cinci starting their 2s on Friday. Cinci's a veteran team with SB aspirations...I wouldn't be surprised if they don't play many of their 1s.

In the past, when there were 4 PS games, they always talked about giving starters significant play (sometimes a full half) in the third game and holding them out in the final one. I wouldn't be surprised if the Packers give their starters significant run in the second game against NE.

I agree: there are some guys you either don't need to see in preseason, or don't have any good reason to risk injury. I think you're right on Bakh and Alexander. They have a credible LT (or two) who can play in Bakh's place, so you're not exposing Love's blindside needlessly. Plenty of young CBs (esp. Valentine) to see how they do against guys not wearing Gs.

I could see both Jones and Dillon playing a small number of snaps, but prolly mostly to run a route or two and give Love a chance to put those pieces together. There are a few RB on the depth chart looking for chances to play...and they need to. Don't want Jones or Dillon banging inside for meaningless PS yardage.

Not only does Love need to play in the preseason, the starters on both sides of the ball do. MLF didn't play them together to any extent in last year's preseason--and the team was absolutely flat when the regular season started. There's the risk of injury in every game. But players also need to get in "game shape." The doesn't happen in practice;it's only from real hits in real games. The preseason is part of that process. Put them out there.

I say, roll the dice and get him playing. Love could also get hurt on the first snap of the first real game...Just the nature of the beast.

Yeah we all want to see him in action but these preseason games are meaningless in the grand scheme of things. I'm sure he will play, but I'm not thrilled about the idea of him going out there without Bakh, Jenkins, or Jones to keep him protected. I dont need to see him that bad. I can wait till week 1.

" as we all know, quarterback is the most important position in all of sports. "

This isn't true. Goalie in Hockey is far more important. Look at SF last year play 3 different QBs (all fairly average) and still make the NFC title game. In baseball a great pitcher is more important and can dominate a game more. Takes several people to man that position in that sport.

Nick Folk won a title and so did Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson. I won't argue that having a franchise QB isn't paramount for making a long run over many years but I stop short calling it the most important position. Important yes but a little over rated by sports fans as whole. You can win if the rest of the roster is stacked and if you pay the QB too much you won't win either because over rated the position.

Having two sessions with other teams in practice takes down the need for Love to play a little. It would be nice to see him play a lot but that means other starters have to play too which puts them all at risk. They have the scrimmages vs Pats and Bengals to get looks at as well.

I think this is correct for the way things WERE but that times have changed. I'm not sure what JLove is gonna get out of running a watered down scheme vs another watered down scheme (iron sharpens iron, right?). They say JLove needs reps which is true but how many of these pre-season reps are gonna be regular season quality?? There are some things to look at and learn from a technique point of view but you can still get that in practice with out a full contact pass rush. I'd rather have the pre-season games be used to see how the new QB's handle basic concepts vs smarter, faster, stronger players than they are used to. Pre-season used to be about getting the 1's into playing form. Now its more about getting the 2's, 3's and fringe guys on field, on tape, so that you can see who is worth developing. If JLove doenst play more than one quarter/game in pre-season ill be happy. Anything more just seems unnecessary and unproductive with all risk and no reward. Times have changed and if JLove is gonna be the guy its gonna happen in practice, away from the prying video cameras of opposing scouts, with MLF coaching him up on running the real offense. Other positions can have the 1's benefit from pre-season games cause its solid, full contact football. QB isnt one of those positions.

I’ve become sort of tired of the Packers being entirely flat out of the gate year after year because they don’t participate in what I feel is a necessary “hardening “ period that involves hitting in preseason games. I’d think there can be a “pitch” count in pre season that not only provides ALL the players real world experience; but also conditions and prepares them for the grind of a full game. I’d argue that pre season is a great way to ramp up and potentially avoid injuries in reg season games when the intensity is maxed. Going from “touch” football to getting blasted in game day action in first game is like trying to hit a 100mph fastball without even seeing a pitch all year. Odds aren’t good it’ll result in a hit