The comparisons between Jordan Love and Aaron Rodgers have been running rampant all season long. While their numbers have been stunningly similar through their first year as the Green Bay Packers’ starting quarterback, there are even more crazy details that look similar.
Quite simply. Love’s quarterbacking style looks very familiar for Packers’ fans. He has taken bits and pieces of Rodgers’ game and it is apparent each and every week.
On Sunday Night Football in Week 17, Love led the Packers to a massive blowout win over the Minnesota Vikings. That win set up the team to have a win-and-in scenario in Week 18 against the Chicago Bears.
Skip Bayless, Cris Collinsworth Make Wild Claim About Jordan Love, Aaron Rodgers
During the game, Cris Collinsworth stated that he believes that Love has a better deep ball than Rodgers ever has had. Today, Skip Bayless has doubled down on that take with his stamp of approval.
Agree with Cris Collinsworth: Jordan Love is a much better deep-ball thrower than Aaron Rodgers.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 1, 2024
Throughout the entire Week 17 Sunday Night Football broadcast, Collinsworth talked about how the Packers opened up the offense for Love. He believes that opening up the deep ball is what has helped Jordan Love turn the offense around in the second half of the season.
Heading into Week 18 action, Love has put together a monstrous first season as the Packers’ starter. He has completed 63.1 percent of his pass attempts for 3,843 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Love has also picked up 248 yards and four more scores on the ground.
At this point in time, there is no question that the Packers made the right decision to move on from Rodgers to Love. The young quarterback is proving that he has the potential of being a third straight star quarterback for Green Bay.
Jordan Love has done everything and more that the Packers were hoping to see from him. Brian Gutekunst and the front office can rest easy that they are in good hands at the quarterback position once again.