The hidden message behind exposing Jordan Love's secret skill
The NFL world is waiting to see what Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love can do as a full-time starter and it's going to be interesting to see how he answers the questions that currently surround him. But in the meantime, we have eye-witness accounts and records of his elite bowling skills. Love and a […]
The NFL world is waiting to see what Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love can do as a full-time starter and it's going to be interesting to see how he answers the questions that currently surround him.
But in the meantime, we have eye-witness accounts and records of his elite bowling skills.
Love and a bunch of Packers players got together in California over the summer for some bonding sessions and one of the activities included hitting the lanes at a local bowling alley. It was there that Aaron Jones, along with many others, learned about Love's ability to set 'em up and knock 'em down at a high level.
"Jordan a pretty good bowler. I don't know if he's told you," Jones told reporters Wednesday. "[He got] like five strikes in a row. I want to say [he scored] like a 220 or something like that… I thought I was doing pretty good – I want to say I ended up with, like, 160 and [then] Jordan got hot towards the end.
"I thought I was gonna win it… and then Jordan just starts snapping and catches fire. We're like, 'Alright, he got it. We're playing for second place, now.'"
The key takeaway with all this is Love was not only showing off his formerly unknown bowling skills, but he was also flexing his leadership muscles. Getting everyone together outside of Packers facilities is a major sign that he is fully bought-in when it comes to taking over as the starting quarterback.
There's also another layer in the fact that a lot of the offensive players (and even defensive players) have been in the Packers' scheme for multiple years, now. They know the playbook and they know the expectations and standards that come with wearing the green and yellow.
What they may be unfamiliar with, however, is each other. Bonding off-location like this will only help the cohesion and chemistry moving forward, which in turn can will help the on-field product.
"It made it fun, you know, just getting that time together that you don't normally get to spend," said Jones. "You're in the facility all day and then from there, you just want to go home and go to sleep or spend time with your family. So, just being able to bond and getting to know each other on a different level and then just enjoying each other [like] laughing, going out to eat, finding out something each other's interests – I feel like that's how you grow as a team and grow as a family."
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