The Packers have to find out if "Let Love Cook" is a viable path, regardless of who is calling plays

The future of Matt LaFleur may hinge on the degree to which Jordan Love can carry the Green Bay Packers offense. Whoever is calling plays has to see if Love can handle more in this offense.

Jordan Love played like a top-5 quarterback during the 2025 season. He finished second in EPA/dropback, proved he could beat man coverage and the blitz with aplomb, and if the defense hadn’t collapsed in the fourth quarter, he would have been coming off a signature playoff win in which he threw for over 300 yards with four touchdowns and no turnovers.

Against the Chicago Bears, Love looked every bit the $50 million player the Packers hoped he could be when they signed him.

But the murky future of Matt LaFleur raises questions about Love’s usage. Last year, LaFleur’s conservatism with Love could be hand-waved by Love’s injury. For long stretches of the season, the quarterback couldn’t drive the ball or move in the pocket the way we saw him do this season.

What’s more, the run game ground up opponents, Josh Jacobs dominated teams inside the 5-yard line in particular, and LaFleur made it all work.

LaFleur can’t get a pass for the way he called this offense in the middle of the year, when he looked more interested in playing a Philadelphia Eagles style of football: don’t turn the ball over, run the ball, and try to win a 17-14 game on the back of Micah Parsons and Jeff Hafley.

The Packers finished 24th in Pass Rate Over Expectation according to nfelo.com despite the fact that Love was playing the best football of his career. Their neutral pass rate (how often a team throws on early downs when the game is still being decided) was 22nd.