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Ventana Golf in the Catalina foothills…pretty sweet. Minnie chased a birdie on this Par 4.

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Don’t get to the east side very often, but had a nice Thanksgiving brunch at Tanque Verde Ranch, not too far from Ventana Canyon. I live on the north side of the Catalina’s, up past Pusch Ridge. Been out here over 4 years and absolutely love it. Downtown Tucson, while pretty small, is very much improved over the years. 

Jordan Love Is the Most Polarizing Prospect of the 2020 NFL Draft

For even the staunchest of Love supporters, it became difficult to reconcile the QB he was as a junior with the guy he’d been the previous year. As teams finalize their reports on Love in the next few weeks, the multimillion-dollar debate will be which aspects of his game will stick in the NFLβ€”the intoxicating ability that leads to jaw-dropping plays, or the baffling decisions that leave scouts scratching their heads?

Really interesting pre-draft article on Love.

Love was just NOT GOOD last night. Inaccurate, turnovers, etc. He is getting criticized and I won't push back.

That said, unlike the defense and its coordinator and other aspects of the team, I remain optimistic about Jordan.

The Packers were without their #1 WR, #1 TE, and #1 RB.

Wicks then went out and Toure was forced to play.

The Dillon-Taylor RB combo was about as explosive as the old Barty Smith/Eric Torkelson duo.

And, despite his own poor play and the missing weapons, Love gutted it out and got his team the lead with under 2 minutes to play.

Jordan then watched his Defense give up the lead in tried and true Packer fashion.

Welcome to playing QB for the Packers Jordan.

First 7 games this season

11 TDs, 8 Ints

135 comp / 234 Att - 58% completion

1492 yards passing

QB rating over 100 - 2 times

Packers record - 2 Wins, 5 Losses



Last 7 games this season

14 TDs, 3 Ints

169 comp / 252 Att - 67% completion

1876 yards passing

QB rating over 100 - 5 times

Packers Record - 4 Wins, 3 Losses



I think if we're looking to see if Jordan has shown improvement as the season wears on (and opponents' DCs see his tendencies and weaknesses), the results are pretty clear and convincing.

I was surprised at Love's final numbers from yesterday. Watching the game, I could have sworn Love was terrible. Looking at the numbers and some of his throws, he was better than I thought. While it was difficult for him to maintain consistency in drives and he has to find a way to get more points on the board, and the lost fumble again hurt, he played fairly well. I watched Lawrence last night as he lost two fumbles (one he just flat-out dropped while running) and totally effed up a drive at the end of the half -- and he's in his third year starting. (He was so bad the Jags put him in concussion protocol after the game so he didn't have to talk to reporters.)

Love has improved this year. Perfection? Hardly, but then few of us are.

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