Many inexperienced quarterbacks are content to dink and dunk the ball downfield because they are afraid of making a mistake. Jordan Love, the Packers‘ quarterback, has not taken that tact. The avoidance of interceptions is simple. Just don’t lob the ball into coverage or downfield. In other words, take precautions. Chicken out. Jordan Love has not taken a position like that.
Only eight of the 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL’s regular season have never thrown an interception, including the Green Bay Packers’ rookie starter. Love has not been traditional. Not in the least. The NFL’s Next Gen Stats indicate that a league-high 25.0 percent of Love’s efforts were classified as “aggressive.” When a pass is successful or unsuccessful, the defender is less than 1 yard away from the receiver.
Walking that narrow line between producing big plays and avoiding major mistakes is the essence of winning quarterback play. Over the years, Aaron Rodgers developed a mastery of it. In terms of touchdown percentage, Rodgers is eighth all-time (and second among active quarterbacks) and first in terms of interception %.
Without Christian Watson on the field to generate space through his explosive speed or by instilling terror, Love is tied for the NFL lead through two games in touchdowns (six) and interceptions (zero).
What makes Jordan Love different from the others?
In the heat of the battle, how does Jordan Love analyze his game which is quite aggressive in nature. He said after the Wednesday’s practice session ahead of the Sunday game,
“Something you’ve just got to evaluate on the fly,” “But that’s the name of the game is tight-window throws.
“We’ve got really good DBs in this league who make it hard. You’ve just got to trust yourself, trust the receiver (that) he’s going to go make that play. But you’ve got to know when to not force it sometimes (and) gauge how sticky that coverage is. But it’s not like you’re just going to find wide-open receivers every play. There’s going to be some tight windows. You’re going to have to try to fit balls in.”