Nathaniel Hackett: Too early to tell if there will be package of plays for Jordan Love

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One of the common reactions from those down on the Packers’ decision to draft quarterback Jordan Love in the first round was that the team needed players who could help them win now.

Some have wondered if the Packers will find a way for Love to do that while serving as the backup behind Aaron Rodgers. Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said this week that such questions won’t be answered for a while.

“I think everything’s still so early to tell,” Hackett said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. “Haven’t even really gotten to sit in a meeting room at Lambeau. I haven’t gotten to talk with him much or work face to face. I think there’s so much yet to be seen. You never know. Anything can happen.”

Hackett said the Packers “are always looking to try to accomplish that win each week” and we’ll have to wait to see if Love is going to be part of that effort during his rookie season.

23 responses to “Nathaniel Hackett: Too early to tell if there will be package of plays for Jordan Love

  1. If they could use this athlete in a manner similar to how the Saints implement Taysom Hill, it won’t be until next year. There are too many unknowns this year.

  2. Nathanial Hackett when asked about how the staff will handle winning with Aaron now and preparing Love for the future:

    “The coaches world is always game by game. Every single thing that we look at, we are always looking to try to accomplish that win each week. That’s the only that matters to us. But at the same time anything can happen at any moment within a game. So you’ve got to prepare everybody like they’re a starter and they’ve got to go in there and play. So it’s about winning. It’s about Aaron Rodgers going out there and winning a football game and then Jordan’s going to have to just continually learn and continue to be a good sponge.”

    #PackerNation!🏈

  3. Forget it,let him learn the qb position this year.maybe next season when he knows the system better they can use him for trick plays.

  4. It’s incredible how the Packers just seem to manufacture HOF QBs. Love is incredibly fortunate to be in this situation, playing for the most successful franchise in NFL history.

  5. All he has to do is learn how to whine and petition the refs for the gift calls. That’s the recipe for Packer questionable wins.

  6. I think they’ll utilize him like the Saints do Taysom Hill. Hill will eventually be the Saints’ starting QB. Both guys are playing behind HOFers, so there’s no rush to get them on the field. I’m not going out on a limb by saying the NFL is a copycat league.

  7. You’re not going to take Rodgers off the field unless its 3rd or 4th and goal at the 1. I could see them taking him out and use Loves size to run a sneak. Otherwise I can see a scenario where you have a package with both Love and Rodgers on the field at the same time.

  8. Why would the Packers use Love like the Saints use Taysom Hill when the Packers had Hill on the team and let him get away?

  9. Something that should benefit Jordan Love in GB are his huge hands. 10.5″ spread. Massive.
    That’s a factor when it’s wet or cold.
    I’m an Aaron Rodgers fan for sure,… but he’s had the ball knocked out of his hands too much the past few years. His hand is 9.25″. That’s a big difference.

  10. Taysom Hill was in GB. I’ve seen him in person. He’s built more like a linebacker than a QB.
    I can’t see Love being used the same way N.O. uses Hill. Now I could see Love coming in for 3rd and a bunch. He’s fast. He ran a 4.6 40yd dash. It certainly could be a factor with him taking the snap. It would draw the safeties up closer to the box for sure. He’s a dual threat.

  11. h0metownzero says:

    It’s incredible how the Packers just seem to manufacture HOF QBs.
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    Fact – The Packers haven’t drafted a HOF QB since 1956.

    Here is the list of the first QB drafted by the Pack per year since 1957:

    1 Ronnie Quinlan
    2 Joe Francis
    3 Randy Duncan
    4 Val Keckin
    5 Gale Weidner
    6 Dennis Clairidge
    7 Don Horn
    8 Billy Stevens
    9 Scott Hunter
    10 Jerry Tagge
    11 Carlos Brown
    12 David Whitehurst
    13 Dennis Sproul
    14 Rich Campbell
    15 Joe Shield
    16 Robbie Bosco
    17 Don Majkowski
    18 Bud Keyes
    19 Anthony Dilweg
    20 Kirk Baumgartner
    21 Ty Detmer
    22 Mark Brunell
    23 Jay Barker
    24 Kyle Wacholtz
    25 Ron McAda
    26 Matt Hasselbeck
    27 Aaron Brooks
    28 Craig Nall
    29 Aaron Rodgers
    30 Ingle Marlin
    31 Brian Brohm
    32 BJ Coleman
    33 Brett Hundley
    34 Jordan Love

    There are a lot of sad QB stories for all but 1 of the QB drafted by Packers in the last 65 years.

    I’ll give you the possibility of Rodgers getting into the HOF. None of the rest from 1957 – 2019 have a ghost of a chance. Most likely JLove will continue the fine tradition of QB sadness from the draft for the Packers.

  12. gtodriver says:
    May 24, 2020 at 5:15 pm

    It’s incredible how the Packers just seem to manufacture HOF QBs.
    ###

    Fact – The Packers haven’t drafted a HOF QB since 1956.

    +++++

    Fact: Reproducing that list was pointless.
    Opinion: You don’t understand what manufacture means.

  13. They need to do something, anything, to make up for trading up in the 1st round for a backup.

  14. Hey gto, thanks for all the research and the extensive list you’ve compiled there, though it seems you missed the entire point of the posters earlier comment.
    Hope you take the time to enjoy family and friends during the remainder of this holiday weekend.

  15. Ron Jull says:
    May 24, 2020 at 8:21 pm

    Love > Rodgers
    _______

    Wow! I certainly hope so.
    How amazing would that be?

  16. #The-Best-Fans-in-the-NFL says:
    May 24, 2020 at 3:59 pm
    Taysom Hill was in GB. I’ve seen him in person. He’s built more like a linebacker than a QB.
    I can’t see Love being used the same way N.O. uses Hill. Now I could see Love coming in for 3rd and a bunch. He’s fast. He ran a 4.6 40yd dash. It certainly could be a factor with him taking the snap. It would draw the safeties up closer to the box for sure. He’s a dual threat.
    ————1
    Always funny how when a qb fits a certain demographic uniformed fans label him as dual threat. He ran for 403 yards total in college. Players in the NFL will be faster than the Mountain West players he played against.

  17. packerLIES says:

    gtodriver says:

    It’s incredible how the Packers just seem to manufacture HOF QBs.
    ###

    Fact – The Packers haven’t drafted a HOF QB since 1956.

    +++++

    Fact: Reproducing that list was pointless.
    Opinion: You don’t understand what manufacture means.
    ###

    I have a firm understanding of the definition of “manufacture”.

    man·u·fac·ture
    /ˌman(y)əˈfak(t)SHər/
    Learn to pronounce
    verb
    1.
    make (something) on a large scale using machinery.
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    “hometownzero’s” (very appropriate screen name) post was just plain wrong.

    Since Bart Starr was drafted, Green Bay has 1 QB they drafted that has made the HOF.

    Fran Tarkenton was drafted by the Vikings in 1961, and he is in the HOF.

    So both teams have the same success ratio in drafting (not manufacturing) HOF QB’s.

    The Packers traded to acquire Brett Favre, and that decision gave them another QB that is in the HOF. So the Packers have a total of 2 HOF QB’s.

    The Vikings traded to acquire Warren Moon and Warren is in the HOF. So both teams have the same record of trading for QB’s that are in the HOF.

    The Vikings signed FA Brett Favre and he is in the HOF. Let me check my math… Yup, that gives the Vikings 3 and the Packer only have 2.

    The real difference is that since the AFL and the NFL merged, the Vikings have 3 HOF QB’s that have played in the NFL. The Packers only have 1.

    IF Rodgers makes it into the HOF (something that is not guaranteed and is a minimum of 5 years away assuming Rodgers retires right now – more likely 10+ years down the road if ever), the Packers will still only have 2 since the merger.

    I know that you don’t like to accept the truth. It will be interesting to see how you attempt to distort the truth to try and talk your way around the facts.

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