Looking forward to watching Malik. Was also hoping Jordan could get @ least 2 weeks of rest and healing after his concussion. Worried they may have tried to find a way to put him back in the game prematurely--guaranteed play-off contention gave them an out.

Torch me for this...but I say the odds are better with Willis than Love. Willis has a bit more fire and with his mobility, is willing to be more daring threat as a runner or scrambler. He can make the throws even if not the same deep balls that Love can do. He has a confident demeanor with his experience on the field. Ravens defense has more to prepare for against Willis than Love.

I'm fine with Malik starting, hopefully he's mostly healthy, I'm also fine with Emanuel Wilson IF he were to start, Jacobs didn't look right against du bares

I’d love for Willis to do so well, that the Packers put in Clayton Tune in the fourth quarter, so we can see HIM too.

Why does the road to the post season start here? I thought it started way back on opening day against the Lions. We've made the post season already.

What you talkin' about with Willis?
It seems odd to say that Malik Willis is anywhere close to being as good as Jordan Love -- although there seems to be a recurring phenomenon in NFL history of fans romanticizing the backup.
It's impossible to say with certainty, but in all likelihood Love is much the better QB.
Yes, Love still has room for improvement, and perhaps LaFleur can find ways to utilize Love better (e.g., perhaps an occasional rollout to allow Love the option to pass with two or three levels of routes going toward the same sideline, or to run while probably being able to get out of bounds before taking a hit, or to throw the ball away from out-of-the-pocket to avoid a grounding penalty) -- but I've been truly impressed with the development of Love including this season.
For one thing, Love has a unique way of throwing a football with a little more loft and little more touch that appears to be easier for his receivers to catch. Somehow, his passes almost always get to the receiver in the nick of time.
Also, Love seems have gained a mastery at the line of scrimmage of making last-second adjustments with a commanding stature of urgency combined with calmness. Somehow, he almost always gets the play off just in the nick of time.
We seem to have a top quarterback in Jordan Love, which is no small matter, actually a great treasure for the Packers. He has the opportunity to be a great QB, not by trying to do too much, but by steadily honing his craft in all of its aspects.
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As for Malik, it will be fun and even fascinating to see how he does.
(For out-of-staters blocked from watching the game by the greed of the NFL, at least the NFL Channel is re-airing the game early Sunday morning.)
Our backup may have some advantages over Love that may work better in certain situations -- and that may be the case tonight against the Ravens. I don't know.
I hope Malik shines in his time with the Packers, and earns the opportunity to be a starter with another team next season. It would be great if Malik becomes a star in the NFL, although preferably with a team far away in the AFC.
Best case scenario is that Love and Willis shine in the NFL with noteworthy careers.
I like to think fans can help players at least a little, not by overlooking their flaws, but by sincere encouragement. If we treat these guys not just as players but as persons, it seems we can lift them up.
It seems the fans can help to make Green Bay a sought-after destination for players, a place where they know they'll be appreciated and treated right.

With all the praise for Willis, why did they give Love that contract? He's more mobile, athletic, throws dimes on the move, etc.
Willis is a backup for a reason, and sure, he'll have moments that make many scream 'great', because it's what Packer fans scream about everyone, at the start.
Let's hope he wins, and say goodbye, because win or lose, being so awesome, it's likely the last time you see him, unless the $55 million dollar man can't get it done, other teams just don't see him as you all do.
Willis might not be Fools Gold, but he isn't the Golden Boy that will save a franchise as its starting QB.
We've seen many a clone of this type of QB, and they all end up as backups, which is what they're meant to be. Sorry.
Let's make a good show in the playoffs

Aaron Rodgers signed a $10mil contract and bought each one of his offensive linemen for Christmas a $20K Cam Am Side-by-Side and Jordan Love bought his $200 Nike sneakers even though he signed a $220mil contract. This should tell you all you need to know.

For us fans outside the Wisconsin area the Packers and the NFL are trying to extort us by buying a subscription to paramount this
is plain greed and gouging us the fans. Add the Christmas package of Netflix and Amazon and God only knows how many more they
will add on our backs and wallets nope not gonna do it those greedy bastards ! They can stick this game and all there streaming games
where the sun don't shine.

J Love is GB starting QB and his multi million dollar contract makes that a fact, several years ago when Guty scouted and visualised Love he saw a tall big armed ala T brady type QB who would take over the reins and become the packers third generation HOFamer.
Love has played well there have been bumps in the road, but the NFL has moved on to mobile running ( read option ) style QBs. Although Love can scramble and throw he does look slow and lacks some athletic ability, its very noticeable when he gets in trouble and throws from uncoordinated positions those are the ones that lead to terrible interceptions. Can the Packers win with this style QB sure, but the league is different now and Loves version of QB could become even more noticeable as the NFL continues to draft speedy running/passing QBs

Usually with a backup qb,they play great until film on them becomes available. Remember Anthony Dilweg?
Does not seem to be the case with Willis. He is a multi dimensional threat and we are beyond fortunate to have him. What he shows me is that he has responded to coaching as a true professional. Hope he hits the field tonight and makes himself a ton of $.
Will miss him when he's gone. Hopefully to an AFC team.

Jordan is not DURABLE - he is young but he is like a China doll and breaks on contact and because Jordan is slow and not elusive Jordan is going to be hurt again and again when the Packers fall behind the Lafleur is forced to let Jordan throw his slow processed, late hospital ball and inaccurate passes.

Imagine what Jordan is going to be like when he gets older and is even slower - and more importantly, less agile - than he is now!

Too bad that Malik has to once again fill in for our China Doll, Jordan.

Malik is toughing it out this week with an injured THROWING shoulder and probably has the flu if not some version of Covid.

Jordan is our Carson Wentz and Malik is our Jalen Hurts.
For those that think that Gutey (the destroyer of Packer Super Bowl bound teams for 8 years now) cannot jettison Jordan Love pronto if Gutey wanted to, they are wrong.
Wentz was also drafted in the 1st round - 2nd overall pick.
Wentz was also had his rookie contract extended with a then record contract - Wentz June 2019 4 year extension gave him $107 million guaranteed - the most in history at that time surpassing Russell Wilson's then new deal.
Unlike Jordan - Wentz in his 2nd season finished 3rd in the MVP voting in 2017 - Brady was first and Todd Gurley 2nd.
But Howie Roseman - less than 2 years after giving Wentz that RECORD GUARANTEED MONEY AND EXTENSION realized what he had in Jalen Hurts and what he didn't have in Wentz and had the guts to rid himself of his mistake of drafting Wentz in the first round and giving Wentz a record contract by finding a team willing to trade for Wentz and take on his record guaranteed contract in March 2021. Roseman traded Wentz on March 17, 2021 for 2021 3rd round pick (84th overall) and 2022 1st round pick (16th overall). In doing so the Eagles took the largest dead cap hit at the time in NFL history.

Roseman's start in the NFL was not due to Nepotism and Roseman had established himself as a GM when he made this trade of Wentz as Roseman's Eagles had won the Super Bowl with Roseman as GM in 2017 and would go to another in 2022 and win in 2024. 4 NFC Championship appearances and 3 Super Bowls for Roseman since 2017.

Gutey's only still around because Aaron Rodgers carried him for years.

Jordan held Gutey's (his NFL father) feet to the fire with the "hold in" after just half a season of decent play as a starter that followed a half season of bone headed interceptions that ended the Packers season with a CHOKE AND BONE HEADED THROWS - in the most important game of the year in the playoffs against the 49ers - that a grade school quarterback wouldn't make.

And "Gutey" lets Jordan BLACKMAIL (the ultimate soft extortion/shakedown) him into a record contract for a QB and pockets $75 million dollars in GUARANTEED SIGNING BONUS without having to play another snap! ( AND GUTEY WOULD NOT GIVE ANOTHER $1 MILLION TO PACKER FAN AND VETERAN PLAYER BELOVED LEADER AARON JONES - instead letting Aaron go to the Vikings, causing the Packers to wear down Jacobs and lose the outside before contact elusiveness of Aaron Jones).

So is it any surprise that Jordan avoids like the PLAGUE even the slightest physical contact?

Some of Jordan's lack of lateral - and vertical - movement inside the pocket and outside the pocket is just due to Jordan's lack of physical agility and clumsiness, but a lot of it is simply due to the fact that Jordan doesn't have to work another day in his life and would quit right now if he could without some crazy fan coming after him.

Jordan will quickly throw the ball away when there is any pressure at all - rather than move laterally in the pocket to elude pass rushers and buy time for his receivers to become open or run for the extra yards and slide (and Jordan is such an uncoordinated Gumby that Jordan will hurt himself attempting to slide) when there is any pressure at all.

Such a contrast to Rodgers in ALL FACETS of the game, but especially physical and mental toughness.
As an example both Jordan and Rodgers sustained Grade 2 Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) sprains.
Does everyone remember Sunday night September 9, 2018 in Green Bay - opening night against the Bears and Khalil Mack?

Rodgers is sacked with 9 minutes and 22 seconds left in the 2nd quarter and the Packers trailing 10-0. Rodgers is put on a medical cart and wheeled off the field and it is determined that Rodgers has a grade 2 Medial Collateral Ligament sprain.

Another of Gutekunst's prize quarterback choices, Deshone Kizer (I am sure that the infamous Brett Hundley was Gutey's choice too as former Director of Scouting) - traded for by "Gutey" just a year after being chosen in the 2nd round and starting 15 games in 2017 "leading" the Browns to a 0 win and 15 loss record - comes in to replace Rodgers and is promptly sacked and fumbles the ball away to the Bears. On the next Packers possession Kizer throws a pick 6 to Khalil Mack.

The score is Bears 20 and Packers 0 to begin the 2nd half.

Rodgers ever the warrior returns at the start of 2nd half and proceeds to throw 3 touchdowns passes - including 75 yards to Randal Cobb (who like Jordy Nelson Gutey does not resign further DESTROYING the Packers veteran receiving corps - and there will be more with the loss of Davante and MVS - and chances for Super Bowls over the 2018 through current 2025 season)

Rodgers played the entire 2018 season with that Grade 2 MCL sprain, not missing a game.

Now let's contrast the Jordan Love experience with precisely the same injury - Grade 2 MCL sprain.

Jordan on September 6, 2024 sprains his MCL on the final drive of Week 1 on Friday Night in Brazil against the Philadelphia Eagles and defers to Malik - who had just joined the Packers a week or 2 earlier and had not seen any snaps with the starting offense - with the game on the line. AND THEN JORDAN TAKES OFF THE NEXT 2 GAMES!

Packer Fans should be calling for Gutekunst FIRING IMMEDIATELY and replacement with an Elliot Wolf (if he can be pried from the Patriots) who as a young teenager was at his father's side building the Super Bowl Packers and whose father always showed respect for the players - or a former NFL player that has been in the arena and can therefore respect the player - a John Lynch type

Hey, for you Packer fans upset at TV blackouts and highway robbery for NFL network, streaming, etc. try this:
Log on to: packers.com/video/radio-network and catch Wayne and Larry on internet radio.
They're better than any of those talking heads on TV. And absolutely free.
The Szotman
ps-Vegas has us at 4 point favorites. I say Willis leads Pack to victory by 6 ----- 27-21

I was thinking about greed today as I reluctantly signed up for Peacock---how much $$$ do these guys need to feel whole?