The Jordan Love-Aaron Rodgers parallels are striking. One difference begs a $160M question

Cover 7 | Thursday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. “It’s gonna be a very important 10 games.” GO DEEPER Packers must improve around Jordan Love for best assessment of their quarterback In seven starts since the 2-5 start, Love ranks third in EPA per pass play behind MVP candidates Brock Purdy and Dak Prescott among 27 quarterbacks with at least six starts over that stretch. Games 1-14 in First Season as Starter QB Rodgers Love Season 2008 2023 W-L 5-9 6-8 Cmp 296 304 Att 466 486 Cmp% 63.5% 62.6% Yards 3,470 3,368 Yards/Att 7.4 6.9 TD-INT 23-12 25-11 Rating 91.8 90.8 Sacked 30 28 Avg Air Yds 8.9 8.4 EPA/Pass Play 0.17 0.08 Explosive Rate 14.8% 16.4% Rushes 14 10 Rush Yards 214 234 Rush TD 4 2 Pass + Rush TD 27 27 Green Bay wanted to sign Rodgers before a Nov. 3, 2008 deadline so that more of the salary-cap charges would count against the 2008 cap, under which the Packers had ample room. “With Love’s valuation, I don’t think there is enough information to put him in the right category, so I would ride it out,” said another exec whose team faced Green Bay. “I would tell the Green Bay Packers to take a look at the New York Giants,” a third exec said, pointing to the four-year deal Jones signed with the Giants in March.