Each week it seems Jordan Love takes another step in his evolution as the Green Bay Packers‘ franchise quarterback.
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Last season, his first as Green Bay’s starting quarterback, Love led an ambush of the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card Playoffs before nearly leading the upstart Packers to an upset win over the San Francisco 49ers just one win shy from a conference championship game appearance.
Ahead of Thursday’s NFC North showdown against the bitter-rival and division-leading Detroit Lions, Love revealed that he has been giving input over the Packers’ playbook and gameplans this season.
“I’m usually on my own while the coaches are game planning,” Love told ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. “I make a notes page of plays I see other teams running that look good.
“Sometimes they make it. Sometimes they don’t.”
Whatever Love has suggested to LaFleur and the Packers’ coaching staff seems to be working.
In just his second season as an NFL starter, Love is completing 63 percent of his passes for 2,518 yards with 20 touchdowns to 11 interceptions while guiding the Packers to a three-game winning streak entering Thursday night’s showdown against the Lions.
“Oh my gosh, he’s the best,” LaFleur said, of Love. “I think he’s really coachable.”
