So 0-7 then Run the Table!
If the Packers can’t get at least mediocre QB play while Love is out it’s possible they don’t win a game.
You look at their opponents up until the bye week and outside of Arizona and Minnesota there aren’t any games that stand out as easier games.
if Love is out 6 weeks it’s entirely possible this team goes 0-7. If that happens this season is cooked.
I’d be surprised if GB won a single game if the options are Willis, Clifford or Pratt.
It's going to be Clifford for almost the whole time I'd bet.
@Boris posted:RMan posted this in the other thread too
A grade 1 MCL sprain recovery time is typically anywhere from 1 week to 3 weeks.
Grade 2 MCL is 1 month to 6 months depending on factors.
Grade 3 MCL is 3-6 months
You can probably double those recovery times because of the notoriously conservative Packers training staff.
@Tschmack posted:If the Packers can’t get at least mediocre QB play while Love is out it’s possible they don’t win a game.
You look at their opponents up until the bye week and outside of Arizona and Minnesota there aren’t any games that stand out as easier games.
if Love is out 6 weeks it’s entirely possible this team goes 0-7. If that happens this season is cooked.
You are by far the most negative person I've never met.
@Pakrz posted:I’d be surprised if GB won a single game if the options are Willis, Clifford or Pratt.
Can't be Pratt, as he's on Tampa Bays PS, unless they sign him to the active roster, which I highly doubt.
But they will need to sign another QB to the PS, providing they activate Clifford.
@Tavis Smiley posted:You are by far the most negative person I've never met.
Tschmack thinks positivity is weird and pervy.
Great news for JLove.
Too many forget this is his second year as a starter and he is still learning.
Needs all the reps he can get.
I'm going to LOVE looking at these horrible Twitter takes later.....
Watching the game last night reminded me how horrendously the Packers overpaid for Jordan Love. Seriously makes you wonder what kind of tax breaks/money laundering is going on with some of these asinine contracts.
— Dave Robicheaux 🛜 (@DaveyRobicheaux) September 7, 2024
Jordan love literally stinks
— Dave Verrey (@VerreyDave) September 7, 2024
Cousins from Atlanta. It's been done before and He's better than what we have.
@Gsands posted:Cousins from Atlanta. It's been done before and He's better than what we have.
Interesting, money can’t work tho, can it?
@DurangoDoug posted:Can't be Pratt, as he's on Tampa Bays PS, unless they sign him to the active roster, which I highly doubt.
But they will need to sign another QB to the PS, providing they activate Clifford.
i'm no expert but I don't think Clifford would have taken that sack. You put a guy out there who's been here for 2 weeks instead of somebody who knows the system and the receivers.
@Pikes Peak posted:Interesting, money can’t work tho, can it?
Unless Gute can perform some sorcery.
Favre had an MCL injury (I think in a Redskins game - hit by Arrington who threw him to the ground) but the next week was a bye-week, and he didn't miss a game.
Because it may only be 3 games, I bet they stick with what they got. Not sure how I feel about that. Fucked if you do, fucked if you don't.
@4 Favre posted:
Presumably still that.
I think this type of thing is part of the NIL package at places like LSU and Alabama.
@Pakrz posted:I’d be surprised if GB won a single game if the options are Willis, Clifford or Pratt.
This why it makes no sense for a team with SB potential that has a QB locked up for years to have developmental players behind him. Get a fucking insurance policy behind him, not a pet project.
Piss poor roster building by Gute.
Who, exactly, would fit that role and fit under the salary cap?
Love should contact his buddy Rodgers and borrow one of his hyperbaric chambers.
@D J posted:Favre had an MCL injury (I think in a Redskins game - hit by Arrington who threw him to the ground) but the next week was a bye-week, and he didn't miss a game.
Let's be honest. It's because Favre suffered the MCL injury concurrent with another concussion. The guy couldn't feel a thing for weeks.
I deal in reality. If Willis is our starting QB you think this team wins a game? There’s a reason he was available. He stinks.
You couple that with what currently looks like an average OL and an overhyped defense and yeah, Super Bowl baby!
They need a healthy Jordan Love to compete. It’s that simple. If he misses 2-3 games there’s still time to rebound. 6 or more weeks? That’s trouble. As in this team will have no shot at the playoffs.
@Tschmack posted:I deal in reality. If Willis is our starting QB you think this team wins a game? There’s a reason he was available. He stinks.
He wasn't available. Packers traded for him.
@Tschmack posted:You couple that with what currently looks like an average OL and an overhyped defense and yeah, Super Bowl baby!
The Eagles have probably one of the top 3 (at worst) OL & DL in the NFL. Did you forget they get paid too? Packers scored 29. They don't suck. Did you see how happy the Eagles were that they won the game? They know they beat one of the top teams in the league. Nobody is marking an easy "W" with Green Bay on the schedule....even with Love hurt
@Tschmack posted:They need a healthy Jordan Love to compete. It’s that simple. If he misses 2-3 games there’s still time to rebound. 6 or more weeks? That’s trouble. As in this team will have no shot at the playoffs.
Any NFL team needs their preferred starter to win & go deep in the playoffs. That's reality. Is that what you're dealing in?
If we all agree we can’t win with Malik Willis, why the fuck is he on the roster? The SB champs signed Carson Wentz to a 1 year insurance policy in case Mahomes missed a decent stretch. This is how it’s done.
I have hope at this moment we could go .500 with Malik Willis at the helm for like 4 weeks. That said, my hope could easily be extinguished with a poor performance vs the Colts at Lambeau.
My fear with Willis is he’ll do a lot of scrambling and he’ll get hurt before Love gets back. I believe Willis ran for 800+ yards his final year in college.
@BrainDed posted:If we all agree we can’t win with Malik Willis, why the fuck is he on the roster? The SB champs signed Carson Wentz to a 1 year insurance policy in case Mahomes missed a decent stretch. This is how it’s done.
We do what we do, which includes 1 SB appearance in 25 seasons of Favre and Rodgers (1998-2022). Mistakes have been made.
The direction the Packers go at QB while Love is out remains to be determined in my opinion. Too many factors/unknowns only 24 hours after the injury.
-I believe the most likely short term fix is to call up Clifford and have both he and Willis prep for Indy. Would not be surprised if Clifford starts and both play.
-Packers should have a much better idea of Love's injury by the start of the week. And this will most likely dictate what they do personnel-wise in his absence.
-If the outlook is positive and he's only expected to miss 3 weeks (or less), I think they ride it out with Willis and Clifford.
-If the outlook is not good, and Love is anticipated to miss a month or more, I think the Packers look to add a veteran either thru FA or a trade.
-Adding a veteran may not happen right away, assuming Love is out for a month+ IF, and that's a big IF, either Clifford and/or Willis show something against the Colts.
Anyway, I think it's way too premature to really know what the Packers intentions are as I don't think the extent of Love's injury and his recovery timeline are known yet.
The most alarming statistic about Willis, however, is his complete lack of touchdown passes in the NFL. Despite appearing in 12 games and starting three, he has yet to find the end zone through the air. During his three starts in 2022, Willis completed just 50.8% of his passes and threw three interceptions. He finished the season with a 1-2 record as a starter.