Packers’ Receivers Dropped the Ball on Jordan Love

For years, Aaron Rodgers starred in commercials for State Farm. Jordan Love’s receivers will not be starring for All-State.

That’s because the Packers were not in good hands.

Coming off a breakout second half of his debut season as the team’s starting quarterback in 2023, Love opened with the fourth-lowest NFL MVP odds last year. Instead, his follow-up season was largely a disappointment. Not only did he throw for fewer yards and touchdowns, but his completion percentage was down and his interception percentage was up.

At organized team activities this week, coach Matt LaFleur defended his quarterback.

“I think there’s a narrative out there, for whatever reason, that he wasn’t as productive as the year before,” LaFleur said on Wednesday. “Well, he missed significant time. He missed the better of three games. Really, it was Indy, it was Tennessee, he went out in Jacksonville and then he went out in Chicago.

“Three games is a significant amount of time, and you’re not going to produce as much from a numbers perspective.”

LaFleur had his quarterback’s back. The same is not true for his receivers.

“Let’s be honest,” he continued, “we’ve talked about this: We did have a lot of drops last year, so there’s other circumstances that play into it. I think all in all, everybody’s going to be better, though.”

Overall, Green Bay’s quarterbacks were victimized by 28 drops, according to Pro Football Focus, with 24 for Love (8.2 percent) and four for Malik Willis (9.1 percent). Of the 28, 25 were by the receivers.

Number of Passes Dropped by Receivers