And just how specific we are with the footwork, I think that takes time.
“He’s a young quarterback that is learning a new system. “He’s very natural and, you know, there’s a lot to clean up right now,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. 13 season opener at Minnesota is only a few weeks away. The Packers just opened training camp Saturday, yet their Sept. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Love still has plenty of work to do as his rookie season approaches. That doesn’t really do it justice, but it’s all we could do at the time so we had to make it work.”
It’s obviously different being out there compared to being here and actually going through a full practice. “That was the way I started learning things. “I’d take what I was learning in the meetings and I’d go out with my quarterback coach and go work out and try to implement footwork and route concepts and try to do little pieces of it,” Love said. That left Love without as much time to work with Packers coaches or his new teammates as he attempted to learn the offense through Zoom sessions. The coronavirus pandemic prevented NFL teams from holding their traditional rookie minicamps and offseason training activities. The Packers are betting on his upside, which was more apparent in 2018 when Love threw 32 touchdown passes and only six interceptions on a stronger Utah State team.īut the unusual nature of this season could impact Love’s learning curve. Love was regarded as less polished than other top quarterback prospects in this draft after throwing 17 interceptions last season at Utah State. Rodgers has noted the shared background they have since both weren’t highly touted recruits coming out of high school. Rodgers has said he always has gotten along well with his backup quarterbacks and expects that to continue with Love. “He’s a great person and has been able to help me in the quarterback room on certain things.” Love had nothing but positive things to say about Rodgers on Thursday. Rodgers, a two-time MVP with four years remaining on his contract, has acknowledged the move surprised him. The situation has drawn comparisons to Rodgers’ arrival at Green Bay and the awkward transition that took place when he replaced Brett Favre after backing him up for three seasons. The Packers’ decision to trade up four spots in the first round to take Love with the 26th overall pick in the draft naturally led to questions about how many more seasons Rodgers might remain in Green Bay. “It’s really awesome for me to see and take in and evaluate him and evaluate myself and just try to do my best job to learn by watching him.” “It’s great for me just being able to sit there, be in the same room as him, and just hear how he thinks about plays and go out to practice and watch him put it together,” Love said.