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Packers President Mark Murphy shares his opinion on QB Jordan Love

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Suzanne Halliburton | Last updated 11/4/23

Packers president Mark Murphy does a monthly column each month and answers five questions from fans. He probably was expecting this one — is Jordan Love the Green Bay quarterback of the future?

Yes, does Murphy have any inside info on this topic? It would probably stop a ton of Packers anxiety if the Green Bay president could predict the future. Yes, it works out. Jordan Love will shake his interception issues and start completing more than 57 percent of his passes. The Packers will start winning.

Or, Murphy could say nope, the Jordan Love time needs to come to an end so the Packers can move on. One fan quoted Murphy’s words back to him, saying the team president predicted it would take eight games to get an idea on the quarterback.

“Is he our quarterback of the future,” wrote a fan named Jim. (Side note: the Packers will play their eighth game of the season, Sunday, when Green Bay plays host to the Rams. The Packers are 2-5 and have lost four straight.)

“That’s the million-dollar question, Jim,” Murphy wrote. “As a person, Jordan is everything you would want in a player – hard worker, smart, humble, a leader who is respected by his teammates. He is also willing to take the blame when things don’t go well. His play has been up and down, though. Young players often take time to find consistency, but we still very much believe in Jordan and are excited to see his continued development.”

Jordan Love is struggling, but Aaron Rodgers received contract extension midway through his first season as starter

Then Murphy brought in some Aaron Rodgers context. We all know that Rodgers left the Packers after 18 seasons. He switched to the Jets and back in September, he tore his Achilles on the fourth snap of the season. The Green Bay president mentioned 2008, the year that Rodgers first started for the Packers.

“In 2008, after eight games we had seen enough of Aaron Rodgers to sign him to a contract extension,” Murphy wrote. “Aaron was in a much different situation, though, as we had good veteran receivers in Donald Driver and Greg Jennings, a quality left tackle in Chad Clifton and a good running game with Ryan Grant.

“Jordan, meanwhile, is facing a much different situation with young receivers and tight ends, no (left tackle) David Bakhtiari and a struggling run game. It wouldn’t be fair to judge Jordan now since there are so many other factors that have contributed to the offense’s poor performance (e.g., dropped passes, penalties, mental errors). We should have a much better sense regarding Jordan at the end of the season. In the NFL, quarterback is the most important position, but also the hardest position to play.”

Murphy did acknowledge that the first half of the season “has been disappointing.” You can’s spin 2-5 any other way, whether Jordan Love is the quarterback or not.

This article first appeared on 5 GOATs and was syndicated with permission.

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