The Facts: With Aaron Rodgers taking off to the Jets, Love has landed the job as QB1 in Green Bay. There are still question marks over the young QB's ability to fill the shoes of the four-time MVP, but as long as the Packers have QBs coach Tom Clements, HC Matt LaFleur knows that Love will continue to improve. "Just watching him last year. I think Jordan's made some huge strides," LeFleur told reporters Saturday. "I really do and I think a lot of it is a credit to Tom, and just, he knows how to train these guys. He knows how to drill them and he's very, very consistent. He doesn't sugarcoat anything. He just is matter of fact and I think there's no doubt."
Diehards Line:Clements originally joined the Packers in 2006, working his way up from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator to assistant head coach over the course of a decade. Though he departed Green Bay in 2017, Clements was rehired as the Packers' quarterbacks coach in February of 2022. After spending this last season with Rodgers and Love, Clements seemed to have a major impact on Love's growth. "I asked Jordan after the season how he felt about him and he said he loved Tom, and thought he did a helluva job helping him, you know, develop over the course of the year," LaFleur said. ... Having only played in a total of 10 games in his first two years in the league, Love has thrown for 606 yards with three touchdowns totaling to a 60.2 completion percentage. With not as much time out on the field, Love also spent those years learning as backup for arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Just like Rodgers, who was backup to Brett Farve for three years before making his debut as QB1, Love has spent the last few years honing his craft and biding his time, waiting for his chance to start under center. Now, as Love prepares to seize the reins, the fate of the Packers' 2023 season will be in his hands -- and Clements'.