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(Yesterday, 09:51 AM)MAD GAINZ Wrote: On the Packers side, I wonder how serious the arm injury is with Love? The way he kept flexing his hand after throwing didn't look good.
Especially with how quickly they jump on their bandwagon the minute they do something semi notable.
The fact is the Packers are an above average team this season. They were a blocked FG from getting swept by the Bears and the entire NFC North this season.
Jordan Love is not elite. Their defense is still flawed. They have a good run game and a good coach and a QB who can make some big plays, just not consistently.
I dont have a good handle on Love...He makes some good plays but where is his ceiling? His durability?
If I am a Packer fan, I am in wait and see mode with him. They should be grateful they have LaFleur coaching him up the last few seasons.
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(Yesterday, 10:36 AM)purplefaithful Wrote: I dont have a good handle on Love...He makes some good plays but where is his ceiling? His durability?
If I am a Packer fan, I am in wait and see mode with him. They should be grateful they have LaFleur coaching him up the last few seasons.
I think Love is mid-tier. Not the elite top 5-7 type, but in the next 5-10 guys, the Kirko and Brock Purdy types.
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(Yesterday, 09:51 AM)MAD GAINZ Wrote: On the Packers side, I wonder how serious the arm injury is with Love? The way he kept flexing his hand after throwing didn't look good.
Especially with how quickly they jump on their bandwagon the minute they do something semi notable.
The fact is the Packers are an above average team this season. They were a blocked FG from getting swept by the Bears and the entire NFC North this season.
Jordan Love is not elite. Their defense is still flawed. They have a good run game and a good coach and a QB who can make some big plays, just not consistently.
Lafleur is a spaz....I really didn't realize that about him until this season. He's whiny, he's demonstrative play to play, yells at the refs constantly, very up and down. I'm sensing a low level rumbling from Packer Nation about his leadership style.
And as much as the national media desperately wants Love to be elite, he isn't.
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(Yesterday, 09:35 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: Agreed, I'm just glad because I don't care if its 'better' for Minnesota or not, I want to see the Eagles smash the Packers. If Green Bay went 0-17, I'd still be mad because I'd rather see them go 0-18. My hatred for that franchise knows no limits, mostly because of their insufferable fans.
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Out of NFL concussion protocol, Jalen Hurts is ready to roll for the Eagles.
With Hurts back, the NFC East champion Eagles (14-3) should be close to full strength in the starting lineup for their NFC wild-card game Sunday against Green Bay.
''You always feel better when Jalen Hurts is on the field,'' Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Friday.
The Eagles quarterback hasn't played since he suffered a concussion and left a Dec. 22 game early against Washington. The 26-year-old Hurts returned to practice this week, a sure sign he was healthy enough to make the postseason start. Hurts missed the final two games — where backups Kenny Pickett and Tanner McKee led the Eagles to victories — but led the Eagles on a 10-game winning streak before he was injured in a loss to the Commanders.
The Eagles were a 4 1/2-point favorite on Monday to beat the Packers and had 7-1 odds to win the Super Bowl, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. On Friday, the Eagles moved to 5 1/2-point favorites to beat Green Bay.
There are five phases in the concussion protocol, with the final one clearance by an independent neurological consultant.
The Eagles are a legitimate Super Bowl contender with Hurts in the lineup and should have the upper-hand against Green Bay when it comes to healthy quarterbacks. Packers QB Jordan Love said this week his elbow — injured in the regular-season finale — was still sore, and he felt pain when he did some limited throwing in practice.
Hurts, who played late in the season with a broken finger on his non-throwing hand, threw for 2,903 yards this season with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions. He threw only one interception after the NFC East champion Eagles returned from their Week 5 bye. Thanks to the tush push, Hurts has 14 rushing touchdowns this season.
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