The Green Bay Packers will be looking forward to the third season of Jordan Love being the starting quarterback under center. Love has dealt with different quarterback coaches throughout his tenure with the Packers.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love and his fiancée Ronika Stone watch a fireworks show on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, during Family Night at Lambeau Field.
With Tom Clements retiring, Sean Mannion, a former quarterback in the NFL and college, was promoted as an assistant coach to a quarterbacks coach for the Packers. It will be interesting to see how Love will perform in his third season as the starter with a different quarterback coach. Mannion talked about what it will take for the Packers quarterback to be successful again this season.
Green Bay Packers Quarterbacks Coach Sean Mannion Wants To Get the Best Out of Jordan Love
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Aug 27, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sean Mannion (14) in the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Mannion, whose playing career ended in 2023, was a first-year NFL coach last season when he served as an offensive assistant for the Packers. But Mannion is bringing his experience as a backup quarterback to the quarterbacks room, pointing to 2017 when he was with the Rams, who had Packers coach Matt LaFleur as offensive coordinator.
He expects to use that “transformative” experience with LaFleur to get the best out of Love. Mannion said about the position by speaking to Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette,
“I think it’s ownership of our progressions and timing and reading with our feet. And then just the fundamentals of the position. For me, it really starts with footwork. That’s something that all quarterbacks need to focus on, but I know really when I first was exposed to it was with Matt in L.A. in 2017. It was kind of a foundational moment in my playing career. I got so much better from understanding how the footwork helps your accuracy; it helps your decision making; it helps the timing of the play. That’s really the starting point with any quarterback, but Jordan in particular. We really just always want to have that point of emphasis at the forefront of our mind.”
During the 2024 NFL season, Love completed 63.1% of his passes for 3,389 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. He also rushed for 83 yards on 25 carries and one touchdown, along with averaging 3.3 yards per carry. The 26-year-old quarterback is looking to have a big time 2025 NFL season. Love will need to get off to a better start in 2025 and he was dealing with some injuries in 2024.
Drafting Matthew Golden may help Love in his third season. He has not yet too been a Pro Bowl, although some people think that he should have been a Pro Bowl player in his first year as a full-time starter in the NFL. Mannion also added about the system that Love is playing in with the Packers,
“It’s the same staff. It’s the same system. Now I’m stepping into a role that Tom had, so I want to make it familiar with Jordan, but I kind of sprinkle in some things from my own experience to maybe just change things up here and there, try to stimulate a couple things with his development. But we want it to be familiar with Jordan and really just getting feedback from Matt, [offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich], everybody in the QB room on how we can best support Jordan. Because, ultimately, that’s what is most important.”
With Stenavich being the offensive coordinator, he will ultimately call the plays. If he is able to help Love pop in his third season, then he may get head coaching job interviews. Mannion being the new quarterback’s coach for the Packers will also be helpful because he is a younger coach also.
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