Matt LaFleur has a clear goal in mind to take Jordan Love to the next level for the Packers
The Green Bay Packers are locked in on what Jordan Love can become. They obviously love his upside, and that's why they secured him through 2028 with a $220 million extension. Now, to justify his big-time contract, Love will have to elevate the pieces around him even more. For Matt LaFleur, the next step in […]
The Green Bay Packers are locked in on what Jordan Love can become. They obviously love his upside, and that's why they secured him through 2028 with a $220 million extension. Now, to justify his big-time contract, Love will have to elevate the pieces around him even more.
For Matt LaFleur, the next step in Love's development is clear. He has to do for a full season what he did down the stretch in 2024.
"Just the consistency. We all know it was a little rocky at times early on," LaFleur told NFL Network on Wednesday. "And that's not just him, it takes all eleven, everybody around him. We have a bunch of youth around him in the skill positions. To watch everybody kinf of come together, grow together, and really put together some really good football towards the back half of the season. We have to pick up right where we left off, continue to get better. These guys are all with the right mindset, they're gonna do that, I have no question about that. He's been a great leader and a great catalyst for all of us."
Jordan Love missed the first week of training camp while his agents and the Packers were finalizing the new contract. Now he's back on the field, and LaFleur is relieved.
"Big time," LaFleur added. "I mean, he's the leader of this team, he's the leader of our offense. Certainly, the sky is the limit for him. He's been a lot of fun to work with. As a coach, it's about the journey and the growth, the development. And to see him, not only as a football player, but as a man, maturing, and become who he has become, he's a lot of fun to work with on a daily basis."
Jordan Love has only one season as a full-time starter, but he has already shown the ability to elevate players around him. Last year, Green Bay had the cheapest offense in football, and the two most expensive pieces of the unit missed significant time — left tackle David Bakhtiari played only one game before a new knee issue, and running back Aaron Jones suffered hamstring and knee injuries throughout the year. Even so, the offense was sixth in the NFL in DVOA — and that's counting the entire season, not only the second half.
Individual performance
Jordan Love was not bad whatsoever in the first half of the season, but as LaFleur mentioned, he was simply up and down. It all came together in the second half, allowing the Packers to make a playoff run.
Between weeks 1 and 8, Love was 23rd in EPA/play and 26th in success rate among 29 qualifying quarterbacks. From week 9 on, he was third in EPA/play (just behind Brock Purdy and Dak Prescott) and 4th in success rate (also behind Lamar Jackson).
Love finished the season with 4,159 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions, plus four rushing touchdowns.
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