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Down the stretch, though, Green Bay\u2019s offense went into hibernation. The Packers scored just 10 points in their playoff loss to Philadelphia, and they averaged just 19 points per outing during their season-ending three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
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Green Bay also started slow in big games, which was a major reason it went 0-6 against Philadelphia, Detroit and Minnesota \u2014 the teams with the best records in the NFC. All of that led to a frustrating ending for a team that began the year 11-4 before settling for an 11-7 finish.<\/p>\n
“As a team, we need to wake up,” Packers tight end Tucker Kraft said at the end of the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n
Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur wasn\u2019t arguing.<\/p>\n
“I think collectively, we have to be better, and I expect better,” LaFleur said. “We performed at a pretty high level a majority of the season and then took a dive.”<\/p>\n
The Packers begin training camp on Wednesday, and seemingly have plenty of talent to rebound and make a deep playoff run. For that to happen, though, they\u2019ll need positive answers to these five questions on offense.<\/p>\n
1. Can Jordan Love become elite?<\/p>\n
When the 2023 season ended, it looked like Love would be a star for years to come. Love threw 37 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions that season, and in the second half of the year had a stretch where he threw a remarkable 23 TDs and just one interception.<\/p>\n
Love didn\u2019t regress in 2024, but he also didn\u2019t take the type of step up many expected.<\/p>\n
Love threw 25 TDs, 11 interceptions and had a 96.7 passer rating, while missing 2 1\/2 games due to injury. Love ranked 19th in passing yards (3,389) and completed 63.1% of his passes.<\/p>\n
Love had a passer rating of at least 107.7 in five straight games between Weeks 11-15, but was at 92 or less the last four contests.<\/p>\n
Love then threw three interceptions in Green Bay\u2019s loss to Philadelphia in the NFC Wild Card game and had a season-low passer rating of 41.5.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, what is a step back is what I\u2019d ask?\u201d Love said when asked if he regressed in 2024. \u201cEverybody has different opinions, things like that. You gotta block that stuff out. It\u2019s all about the goals of the team at the end of the day. I\u2019d say we won more games than we did the year before. That\u2019s why I ask people what is a step back?\u201d<\/p>\n
There are 34 quarterbacks that have won a Super Bowl. Fifteen are in the Hall of Fame and eight others are locks or likely entrees when they become eligible (Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, Eli Manning and Russell Wilson).<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t need to have an MVP-level quarterback to win a Super Bowl, but it sure makes life easier. Love has all the skills to become elite, but faces a critical year in his development.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he is an ascending player that is going to get better and better and better,\u201d LaFleur said of Love.<\/p>\n
Time is of the essence.<\/p>\n
2. Do the Packers need a No. 1 wide receiver?<\/p>\n
The simple answer is no.<\/p>\n
Green Bay does need its wide receivers to play like they did in 2023, though, instead of the group that finished third in the NFL last year with 33 dropped passes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s something that we took a deep dive at,\u201d LaFleur said of Green Bay\u2019s drops. \u201cWe had a ton of drops, and that\u2019s an area that we have to clean up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Green Bay\u2019s receiver group also failed to match its 2023 productivity levels.<\/p>\n
Jayden Reed led the Packers with 64 catches and 793 receiving yards in 2023, and also tied for the team lead with eight touchdown catches. Reed then had 55 catches and six TD grabs last year, and had seven games with two receptions or less.<\/p>\n
Romeo Doubs had a sensational postseason in 2023 with 10 receptions, 234 yards and two TDs in two games. Naturally, many expected Doubs to build on those impressive numbers last year.<\/p>\n
Instead, Doubs saw his receptions (46), receiving yards (601) and TDs (four) all dip from the previous year. Doubs was also placed on the reserve\/suspended list and missed Green Bay\u2019s Week 5 game against the Los Angeles Rams after going AWOL earlier that week.<\/p>\n
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