Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has issued quite the challenge to Jordan Love, who was selected by the team in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Love has come in to replace Aaron Rodgers at some point, but Gutekunst still needs him to prove that he is up to the job.
During the three years that Rodgers sat behind Brett Favre, he proved to the coaching staff and teammates that he had what it takes to lead the team:
“The reason that back then we moved from Brett to Aaron was because of what Aaron had done his first three years here. And that’s got to happen with Jordan,” Gutekunst said via Jason Wilde of The Athletic. “He has to be able to do the work and he has to do that for us to make us believe that he can be a starting quarterback in the National Football League.
Gutekunst was impressed with what Love did during college, but that isn't enough with the Packers in the NFL. He is still going to have to work hard and keep improving or he will be passed by:
“We drafted him in the first round, we certainly think he has that kind of talent. But that’s not enough in the National Football League. You’ve got to work, you’ve got to earn it, you’ve got to become a good enough player. Again, we have one of the best to ever lace them up, and we’re shooting for championships for as long as he’s here, and we expect him to be here for quite a while.”
It's quite the challenge ahead of Love, but Gutekunst is confident that he will be able to do it and be the starting quarterback of the Packers for a long time.
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