Thoughts From the Green Bay Packers at the Jacksonville Jaguars (10/27/2024)
My thoughts from the Green Bay Packers' 30-27 win at the Jacksonville Jaguars today.
I don't buy into the whole "trap game" concept. I think players and coaches at this level are just too good to think too far ahead and overlook a team. I do think the Packers faced the Jaguars on the road at an inopportune time, when Jacksonville was finally getting healthy and coming off a big win.
I had some doubts when Green Bay traded for Malik Willis at the start of the season, but he's proving to be well worth the low draft pick they gave up for him. I still would rather see a healthy Jordan Love under center, but Willis has stepped up when he's been asked to play and is a perfect complement to the Packers' run game, able to make plays with his arm and his legs. It means Green Bay doesn't need to rush Love back from his groin injury.
Speaking of Love, I'm not so certain they shouldn't have pulled him out of the game earlier. Maybe not after the first drive, when he first got hurt, but when it was clear that injury was getting worse as the game progressed and was going to affect his mobility. You want to win the game but not at the expense of multiple games.
General Manager Brian Gutekunst hit with his Willis trade and free agent signings this offseason but his draft this year was huge too. Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, in particular, is a playmaker. He might even be a candidate for defensive rookie of the year if he keeps it up.
The defensive injuries in this game are concerning. Rookie safety Evan Williams left during the game, and you could tell the difference his absence made. Jaire Alexander getting hurt on that late Jaguars' touchdown along with a possible injury to Eric Stokes could leave this team thin at defensive back facing the Detroit Lions next week.
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