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all in all Jordan love after kind of a rough start to the season last year found his footing and has become Shireen borderline franchise quarterback if not already I mean he's already top 10 the question is when does he make it to top five yeah I think that's the difference for him is getting there you know over 4,000 passing yards last season the 32 touchdowns 11 interceptions it was a great year and even better in the postseason and I was there for that Cowboys game and it wasn't that close 4832 I think was the final and it was not that close I mean we all know the Packers dominated that game and they dominated that game because of Jordan Love's play he was that good and I think that's the game really that solidified him as that top 10 quarterback and he's going to need more games like that to get in the top five and they'll get that opportunity and he'll get it this tonight that that'll be his first opportunity to do it against a team by the way that gave up 3 first in the NFL and passing yards allowed only Washington was worse I know they've changed that defense they have a new defensive coordinator big game for Jordan love big game for that Eagles defense that's going to be a key matchup in this game as impressive as his full season numbers were his second half was incredible and if he plays like that for a full year he's the MVP for 20 24 here he is with Maria Taylor you'll see more of it tonight in the pregame show and the full interview will be available at youtube.com/ NFL on NBC love talking about the time that he spent backing up Aaron Rogers you had the opportunity to kind of sit back and watch which is different we're we're used to seeing both things we've seen the CJ St have to come in and play immediately you had an opportunity to be an understudy what do you speak to learning during that time period of your career yeah I mean I'm grateful for it it was uh I think the best thing for me in my career is just be able to sit here for 3 years behind Rogers um you know one of the greatest to do it and just learn watch him do it watch him how he operates and handles business and plays quarterback at the highest level and just see so I learned so much just from being able to watch him and um who knows you know if I was in a different situation I had to go in and start my rookie year who knows where I'd be right now if I would have been ready um if I would have been the player I would have been last year so you know I'm grateful for that opportunity to be able to sit and learn and just develop my game yeah look I I recall saying many a time that when the drama was unfolding in Green Bay between Aaron Rogers front office Matt laflor caught in the middle the only guy I felt bad for was Jordan love because he's the only one who had no say in his involvement he was drafted by the Packers Matt laflor wasn't drafted Brian gun wasn't drafted and Aaron Rogers was but by that point in his career he had signed and resigned and he could have done something else everybody else chose to some degree or another to be there love was just kind of like what the hell am I doing and he was rewarded for his patience with exactly what the Packers were looking for transition from Hall of Famer to Hall of Famer to now a guy who has a long way to go to get a bronze bust in Canton but so far it looks like they made the right call when they traded up pissed off Aaron roders sorry London and got the next guy who is looking pretty good based on his one season under center for the Green Bay Packers yeah and the original plan Mike was for him to be the starter in 2022 and guess what happened Aaron Rogers goes out and has an MVP you can't let the MVP walk away and they didn't let him walk away he played one more year for for the uh Packers before leaving to go to the Jets and finally Jordan love ascended to that starting position but it's the same tactic they used with Aaron Rogers and look what happened to him and it it's a value sometimes and not many team the Packers maybe the only team to have done it for sure twice but to draft quarterbacks that high and let them sit that long watch learn invaluable and we used to see it all the time Mike we don't see it hardly ever anymore except with the Packers because teams draft those quarterbacks high and they draft them high for a reason they need that quarterback they throw them in there if they don't work out they throw him out and let's get another one and let's get him in there and and so we just haven't seen that I think for Jordan love it paid off for him to sit and learn behind Aaron roders as painful as that might have been for the three years I think he's a better quarterback because of that and there are parallels to Aaron Rogers arrival and lov's arrival I still haven't finished the Aaron Rogers biography for me and O Conor there are some very real differences Brett favv had been musing about retirement for multiple years yeah when they finally decided we need to be prepared Aaron Rogers fell from potential number one overall pick into the 20s it's easier to make the argument what are we going to do it's best player on the board by far why wouldn't we take him especially when our quarterback keeps talking about retiring with Jordan love they traded up to get him they didn't need a quarterback Rogers was talking about finishing his career with the Green Bay Packers and playing into his 40s and it worked because Rogers won the MVP award in 2020 and 2021 he he got a kick in the ass from that but it still drove a wedge that ultimately led us to where we are and the Packers are fine and we'll see how fine the Jets are a lot of it depends on whether or not Rogers can stay healthy played all a four snap last year and you know dream matchup all due respect to the Chiefs or anyone else in the AFC and all due respect to my pick of chiefs over Packers for Super Bowl 59 Jets Packers would be something if Rogers and love could meet and settle it all on the 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