On Thursday night, the Green Bay Packers fell to 1-2 on the season after suffering a crushing 35-14 loss at home against the Atlanta Falcons. Their offense, in particular, continues to struggle. Quarterback Jordan Love wasn't very good on the night, as he completed just 28 of his 53 attempted passes for a total of 312 yards.
Love and the Packers weren't very efficient on offense, and it did not help that the offense seemed to be in a hurry on every play, what with the O-line not providing their QB the protection he needs. While the onus still falls on Love to get the job done in these situations, the Packers basically put him a no-win position.
Nonetheless, according to Ryan Wood, Packers beat reporter for USA Today, Love is being “self-critical” and is refusing to pin the blame on anyone else even though he admitted that it's “difficult” for him to not rush his decision-making as he's facing a ton of pressure from the opposing defense.
Love then added that he needs to have “better footwork” and he has to process the game “quicker” as he finds completions with “better accuracy”.
While it is rather noble for the Packers QB to take the blame, the entire team has to be figuring out ways on how to unlock an offense that hasn't been on point since they went scoreless in the fourth quarter of their Week 1 contest against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Packers' running game is non-existent at the moment, and this one-dimensionality makes them quite easy to defend. They only ran the ball nine times on Thursday for a total of 17 rushing yards, and that is simply not going to do it.
In Week 4, the Packers will be heading to the road to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Can Love and company figure out a remedy for their ailing offense by then?