When the Packers took Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft, it was instantly a bad pick. Most people seemed to know that at the time it happened.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 29: D.J. Wonnum #98 of the Minnesota Vikings sacks Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of a game at Lambeau Field on October 29, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers should have been building around Aaron Rodgers, not taking a mistake-prone prospect from Utah State to sit for a while. They passed on some good receivers to take Love.
In the second half, the Vikings scored to take a 17-3 lead, Love threw a bad interception on a deep pass and the Vikings immediately cashed it in for another touchdown. Here's what the Packers got out of that Love pick, unless there's a big turnaround coming: No more Super Bowl appearances for Rodgers. The Packers fell short twice as a No. 1 seed in the NFC after picking Love, and maybe an impact first-round player instead of a backup QB could have pushed them over the finish line. They got little benefit from having Love on his rookie deal. Green Bay had to get creative with Love's contract because the timeline of him starting was 2023, at best.
But if there was a receiver that had a case, it's Hill. Hill became the first receiver in the Super Bowl era to reach 1,000 yards in his team's first eight games, as he had another huge day in a Miami Dolphins' 31-17 win over the New England Patriots. When the Patriots took an early lead, Hill's 42-yard touchdown snatched the momentum right back. It was a big play early in the game, establishing that the Dolphins weren't about to be upset on Sunday.
The Cowboys offense has been stuck, but getting Lamb going might be a good sign. Prescott threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Lamb had 12 catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns. The Falcons played the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. The Titans aren't good and were giving rookie quarterback Will Levis his first NFL snaps because Ryan Tannehill has an ankle injury. And the Falcons were outplayed in a 28-23 loss. DeAndre Hopkins torched the Falcons defense for three touchdowns, Taylor Heinicke had to come in for a concussed Desmond Ridder and he couldn't lead a comeback, and the Falcons fell to 4-4.
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