National media outlet makes bold prediction for Packers in 2023
The 2023 season will usher in a new era for the Green Bay Packers. For the first time since 2007, Aaron Rodgers won't be the No. 1 quarterback on the Packers' depth chart. Rodgers, just like his predecessor Brett Favre in 2008, is expected to be traded to the New York Jets at some point […]
The 2023 season will usher in a new era for the Green Bay Packers.
For the first time since 2007, Aaron Rodgers won't be the No. 1 quarterback on the Packers' depth chart.
Rodgers, just like his predecessor Brett Favre in 2008, is expected to be traded to the New York Jets at some point this offseason.
Rodgers' pending departure from Green Bay means that Jordan Love, a first-round selection by the Packers in the 2020 NFL Draft, will finally get his chance to be the starter.
And CBS Sports thinks his first season as a starter will go quite well.
The national sports media outlet predicted this week that Green Bay will be one of six new playoff teams in 2023.
From CBS Sports: Green Bay is not without some major question marks, chief among them: how will Jordan Love handle the full-time QB1 role once Rodgers packs his bags for the Jets? Better yet, does the young gunslinger have adequate help out wide, where the Packers once again could stand to pursue several upgrades? Still, they went 8-9 and nearly went to the playoffs in 2022 despite Rodgers' lack of chemistry with a makeshift supporting cast, and Love's arm has underrated juice. They'll likely have an extra draft pick or two from the inevitable Rodgers deal, which could net a starter. And their top young play-makers — Aaron Jones, Christian Watson, Jaire Alexander — are some of the most explosive at their respective positions.
The Packers have been incredibly fortunate over the last 30 years when it comes to the quarterback position. The stability the franchise had with Favre and then Rodgers is something that's not common in the NFL.
The odds of Love playing at a Hall of Fame level like Favre and Rodgers are slim. But if he leads the Packers to the playoffs in his first season as a starter, there will be some hope that Love can be a franchise quarterback in Green Bay for years to come.
