Again, we need the Love Machine

[Vincenzo]

Where’s the short clip of the guys in pinks suits singing the Love Machine?
We need this for Packer therapy now.

[Joemailman]

[bobblehead]

Joe Flacco has had two 300 yard games since Rodgers last had one.

[call_me_ishmael]

He looked damn good I thought!

[Tony Oday]

I am the first one to hate on Love but he looked like he posessed the brain and arm for an NFL QB in limited action, I really hope I was wrong and he is the future.

[red]

this is the first time i've really been impressed by him

[Joemailman]

I believe in Love.

[bobblehead]

I believe in Love.

15 years from now I'm gonna bump this with a cher video.

[King Friday]

Love’s performance in Philly was impressive. He was decisive. We knew his arm was strong, but it was Favre-like last night. He scrambled at the right times. Most importantly, his accuracy was deadly.

I also loved his demeanor getting ready to come into the game. You could see the focus and confidence. He’s been waiting for this opportunity, and he grabbed it by the balls last night. Rodgers played OK last night, yet Love showed you why the NFL will always be a young man’s game. He looked fresh, strong and able…something Rodgers hasn’t shown much this year even when healthy.

[Teamcheez1]

From PFT:
Rodgers said his status for the game against the Bears will be determined later in the week.

“As long as I check out fine tomorrow I expect to play this weekend,” he said. “I might not be able to go Wednesday, but as long as there’s no major structural damage, I’ll try to get back out there.”

[King Friday]

Another item of note from last night was how excited the team was for Love to get his chance. Numerous receivers talking to him on the sidelines, MiLF getting hot and bothered by the nice start. Rodgers has always seemed to be a very unapproachable guy on the sideline. He stands around, but rarely is involved talking to anyone. Seeing guys actually talking to the QB on the sidelines was a nice change of pace.

[Fritz]

From PFT:
Rodgers said his status for the game against the Bears will be determined later in the week.

“As long as I check out fine tomorrow I expect to play this weekend,” he said. “I might not be able to go Wednesday, but as long as there’s no major structural damage, I’ll try to get back out there.”

Ummm...you're hurt dude. Worse than you think. We don't want to cause any long-term issues, so for your own good we're going to sit you.

I have wondered often on this site why so many of you were so down on Love. He's never had any extended playing time at all, yet people were writing him off as a bust.

We won't know until the guy gets to play for several games. I've been on board with him - he is in only his third season and his first was a washout because of Covid. Plus Arod sat for three years too.

So now's the time to find out. It's time for this organization to show some balls and shut down Rodgers. If Love works out, great. If he doesn't work out, then you ship them both out (at this point could you get maybe a second for Rodgers? What a mistake not to trade him last offseason).

But do you want Rodgers coming back next season? Any more than you want Joe Barely back?

Tex would call me a fool and worse for suggesting such heresy, but I notice that since this season went south Tex and his loudmouth black-and-white bullshit have been notoriously absent from Packerrats. I do hope it's out of shame and that nothing bad has happened to him personally.

I suppose the other option is to kowtow to Rodgers so he doesn't cause trouble, then trade him in the offseason anyway. But you can only really do that if you're confident that you already know whether Love is or is not your QB of the future.

[King Friday]

I don’t have any issues with Rodgers wanting to play. This is entirely on MLF now to be very clear and decisive. There is no reason to continue trotting Rodgers out there. If he has any plans to play in 2023, he is going to need some extended R&R. It is now the time for the team to get a good chance to look at Love. This shouldn’t be about a doctor’s decision…this is about the future for the franchise and gaining clear understanding on a roster asset. Even if Rodgers is technically okay to play next week from a health perspective (not likely) it should still be Love under center.

[texaspackerbacker]

I've consistently been a detractor of Love, but I now see a shred of hope after Rodgers. But even if Love is good, he's no Rodgers. I still say, Rodgers is the best hope teh team has for success going forward - ideally a lot of seasons. But if he's gone, well, it might not be a total shitstorm.

[George Cumby]

Another item of note from last night was how excited the team was for Love to get his chance. Numerous receivers talking to him on the sidelines, MiLF getting hot and bothered by the nice start. Rodgers has always seemed to be a very unapproachable guy on the sideline. He stands around, but rarely is involved talking to anyone. Seeing guys actually talking to the QB on the sidelines was a nice change of pace.

Not unlike 2007 when Rodgers took over for Bert.