Love will be ok. Rely on the playmakers around him. Learn how better to protect himself and realize it's ok sometime to throw the ball away and punt then try to force it in there or take a sack. The reliable defense is something new he can rely on too.

How many seasons has it been since we didn't have doubts and questions about our kicking game?

Lets hope all the injury questions rectify themselves quickly and affirmatively. Including his own.
Planning on a great season full of health, achievement and wins.
But always wary of pitfalls seen and unseen.

"Welcome to the volatile and unpredictable third year."

Well-said, until that last sentence. This is supposed to be the year that is NOT volatile and unpredictable.

I am not convinced that injuries was what made Love regress, or at least is only partial. Perhaps it affected a couple games. Love missed too many shots, missed seeing open receivers, and made questionable decisions on where to target at times, and even when not particularly hindered by injuries, didn't take an open lane to run for a first down at times that seemed obvious on the screen. Love has plenty to prove, and while he doesn't have to shoulder the team to a Superbowl, he kind of does need to. It is the QB that is most able to make everyone better, or not. I think he'll have a great season. He needs to. He is paid to.

There is No doubt, he'll continue to grow.
The problem is; can he win in the play-offs.

Based on his last game.
No.
Based on his accuracy.
No
Based on comparisons.
No
All Baseless-
if the packers win the super-bowl.

The trouble is that it’s his fifth year, not his third. He should have already made his third year leap.

Favre's SB season occurred in his 6th year in the NFL, 4th year as starter. Rodgers in his 6th NFL season, 3rd year as starter. Love is in his 6th NFL season, 3rd as starter.

For several decades now, you could say the Packers have the best prepared QBs in the NFL. Certainly steady improvement in QB play helped lead the march to a SB in their 6th NFL seasons.

And for Favre, Rodgers, and Love a 2nd contributor was a great help to a Lombardi...an improving Defense that was stellar for Favre and Rodgers in their 6 year in the NFL. Will Love get the stellar complementary D this year, his 6th?

Schumer's Packers were the #1 in the NFL in 1996. Capers 2010 D was his best during his Packer tenure...top 5 in the NFL. Hafley's D was #5 last year...this season?

The similarities between the Packers and their last 3 QBs is remarkable.

I do recall Ron Wolf's plan for the Packers to get back to Championship football: He said get a top QB then surround him with an excellent DEFENSE.

I believe this is a prove it year for the regime as a whole. Can the team take a step as a whole? Can the D continue the strides of last year and can the O develop the ability to play consistently and win tactical battles at the outset and during games?

Are players developing and the O and D lines playing as units and delivering results? Are we catching balls and showing an intermediate game? Are we effecting covering the short middle of the field?

Love is part of that certainly, but he’s also just one element in a wider test for me. He’s not divorced from what goes on around him and nor is the relationship one way. This season likely has a considerable significance for those off the field, perhaps more so than those on it.

I have to disagree somewhat with those saying he should have already made the leap. His path has been a bit different, with COVID, and the injuries last year. As many coaches and GM's say, you need the playing time in games, to truly improve. Probably more so at QB than any other position.

If the core players can stay somewhat healthy, I'm bullish on this team. Jacobs at times can be a one man wrecking crew. Replacing Meyers with Jenkins should solve the constant pressure up the middle that plagued the offense last year and give Love a cleaner pocket to work from. Get the running game going and let Jordan get it to his play makers. Good defense that should be even better this year.

The keys for Love this season will be remaining injury free and the OL. In addition Love needs to make better decisions and use his legs to pick up first downs when plays beak down. If he can do that he will have a good to great season and so will the Packers.

The bottom line is that the Packers need Love to take the next step on evolving into an elite QB. Thanks, Since '61

I think Love is going to have a good season. But, regardless of how well he plays, if the players around him aren't good, we won't win a Super Bowl.

Detroit Lions = Mike Tyson
your Green Bay Packers = James 'Buster' Douglas

Hell yeah,

P 'Eddie the Eagle' B

10 or so players cut. LB Simmons, WR Johnson, TE Lumpkin among them.

Did Love really improve his footwork? I think he picked up some bad habits (throwing off his back-foot) from latter-day Rodgers.

Love has not done the footwork 'work' which will impact his accuracy.

A sixth year oft injured QB who makes bad decisions and with little training camp playing time and yet another injury. Protected by an injury riddled O line. Throwing to an injury riddled squad of WR who struggle to catch. An underperforming D line who struggle to get to the QB and an unremarkable CB room already dealing with injuries. Facing a brutal schedule trying to overcome the second best team in the NFC while fending off arguably the best roster in the NFCN and the perennial offseason winners. Yes, Love had best make that third year starters leap. Three NFCN teams will not make the postseason and if Love fails to progress the new GM will be picking in the top 12 at the April draft. Time to put on my rose colored glasses…

love isn't the only one who has some things to prove, MLF needs to step it up in big games too...

'''''''The problem is his supporting cast. Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks are questionable for Week 1 and Christian Watson is out for awhile while he recovers from a torn ACL. """

OK, here is the Answer.

In 2004,the Packers opened the season on the road against the defending NFC Champion Panthers. The Packers RBs touched the ball 50 times that day. It wasn't always pretty, but it was a win on the road against a good team.

So MY thinking is, we should just do this again. I think this line and this group of backs can do it. Keep it simple and just run over Detroit. I don't believe they'll be able to stop us. Take the pressure off of Love and the receivers. We don't need style points, we need a win at home against a division rival.