The NFL staff from Sky Sports responds to Jordan Love’s performance in the Packers’ Thanksgiving victory over the Lions on Thursday. Jeff Reinebold says, “The future is really bright for this kid and if you’re a Packers fan you’ve got to be ecstatic.”
The 2020 first-round pick, in his first season as starter following the departure of Aaron Rodgers, threw for three touchdowns to lift Green Bay back into the playoff hunt and slow the momentum of a second-seeded Lions team.
While teams around the league drift through periods of uncertainty at quarterback, it served as fresh reassurance that the Packers may have found their long-term answer after 30 years of Brett Favre and Rodgers.
“Imagine the pressure on him, you’ve had two Hall of Famers before you and you have to sit and wait your turn,” said Sky Sports NFL’s Jeff Reinebold. “Now he’s played 11 games as starter and we see a performance like that today.
“The future is really bright for this kid and if you’re a Packers fan you’ve got to be ecstatic.”With the game’s first touchdown, Love set the tone for the evening with a fantastic spiral to Jayden Reed that needed to be perfectly accurate to find his receiver between two defenders.
Later, he demonstrated his confidence with a risky cross-field throw in which he slid to the right of a crowded pocket and then lobbled up a completion to a leaping Malik Heath.Jason Bell of Sky Sports NFL commented, “Look at how he delivered those passes, when he took those chances he made it happen, it was complete.”
“This athlete is aware of his abilities, is aware of what he’s seeing, and has faith in both of them. The man can do it all; his mobility is underutilized, and it was all about growing with this young club.
As their quarterback and captain, the players genuinely like him, so when he performs well and confirms their feelings, you know something special is cooking.
“It’s all about how we get along, how we view each other, that’s what makes a team, that’s what builds championships.”Love was there to exact revenge when the Lions made a mistake. After trailing 23-6 at the half, Detroit had attempted a comeback with a score on the first play of the second half. However, the Packers forced a turnover on downs, and Love took advantage with a perfectly-weighted touchdown pass to Christian Watson.
“What a fantastic performance by him. A young quarterback with a lot of noise around him, he’s really improved his fundamentals,” Phoebe Schecter of Sky Sports NFL remarked.
There were a few hesitant choices that we observed, but that’s normal when you feel pressured to act. From a young team’s point of view, it’s beneficial since they will develop together. Love’s performance on Thursday was compared to his two interceptions and five sacks in the Week Four loss to the Lions by Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, who said it was “night and day” different.
After the game, LaFleur remarked, “I have to go back and look at it, but certainly, it appears that way.” And it has greatly increased our confidence to take some of the calls a little more aggressively. when your offensive line is reliable. You can accomplish that when you have faith in your quarterback to help, deliver the ball to the appropriate location, and pass with rhythm.
“And we had a lot of, I would say deeper developing plays and hit a lot of intermediate throws for some chunk plays that ended up being big for us.”
