Jordan Love is ready to join the MVP conversation, but he can't do it alone.
Even when Love throws on his Toyotathon superhero cape, he needs a strong supporting cast to elevate the efficiency of this offense to new heights. Last year, his receiving corps let him down repeatedly. They've since stepped up, but Love's green and golden wall is collapsing in front of him.
The Packers' offensive line play wasn't just poor last week — it was catastrophic. Per ESPN's Rob Demovsky, Love faced pressure on 42 percent of his dropbacks.
Green Bay's offense screams potential. The talent is there to support the defense's brilliance and lead this team on a deep run. But the results have been inconsistent through three weeks — the Packers rank 21st in total yards per game, 17th in passing, 21st in rushing, and 18th in points.
Love can lead the way, but he is currently being let down by those around him.
Jordan Love is being let down by these Packers as offense makes volatile start to 2025
Elgton Jenkins, C
With injuries forcing the Packers to constantly reshuffle their offensive line, they need so much more from their ever-present Pro Bowler.
Moving Elgton Jenkins from left guard to center understandably raised questions, but that's no excuse. Jenkins has previous experience at center, and he's playing well below expectations this season.
Per Pro Football Focus, the veteran has allowed five pressures and two sacks.
"I feel like I've played like s---, honestly," Jenkins told reporters. "I can play a lot better. A lot of things, a lot of small detail things that I can fix overall. But I just feel like I've played like s--- and definitely got to play better moving forward."
Aaron Banks, LG
Jenkins hasn't had much help from the veteran who replaced him at left guard, though. The Packers handed Aaron Banks $77 million in free agency, but the early results are beyond disappointing.
The Packers signed Banks to help improve the run blocking, but his arrival has done the opposite. Only six guards (out of 95) have a worse PFF run-blocking grade than Banks' 41.6. In terms of overall grade, he ranks 92nd among 95 guards. Not ideal.
Beyond that, the veteran has struggled to stay healthy. He missed all of Week 2, exited early in Week 3, and is officially doubtful for Sunday Night Football.
Jordan Morgan, T/G
Noticing a theme here? Love needs far more help from his offensive line, and that includes 2024 first-round pick Jordan Morgan.
In Morgan's defense, the Packers have asked too much from him. Just last week, he spent time at right tackle (an unfamiliar position) before moving to left guard. Talk about total opposites. But that doesn't make his three penalties acceptable, nor his mistake on the Packers' game-ruining blocked field goal.
Per PFF, Morgan has allowed six pressures and a sack through three weeks, while also receiving a brutal 49.5 run-blocking grade. The Packers will need their first-rounder throughout the season, including at AT&T Stadium on Sunday night. He needs to show far more consistency.
Special teams
Nobody would be talking about the Packers' meltdown last week if the special teams had done its job. Cleveland blocked Brandon McManus' 43-yard attempt that would've almost certainly won the game for Green Bay. The ball was snapped with just 27 seconds remaining. Take off at least four or five for the kick to fly between the uprights, and the Browns would've needed a miracle.
Rich Bisaccia's unit is once again failing the rest of the team. It's not just the blocked field goal, either.
According to Pro Football Reference, Green Bay is allowing the seventh-most yards per punt return and the 14th-most on kick returns. But flip it the other way, and the Packers are averaging just 5.1 yards per punt return, the fourth-worst record in the NFL, and 24.9 yards on kick returns, ranking 19th.
In other words, the Packers are consistently losing the hidden yardage battle on special teams, making Love's job far tougher. He overcame it in Week 2, leading touchdown drives of 96 and 92 yards, but that's unsustainable.