Matt LaFleur, Jordan Love hint at more preseason playing time

After the game, both Love and head coach Matt LaFleur were asked if the 2020 first round NFL Draft pick would see even more playing time in the team’s next two preseason games. Both thought that was a pretty good possibility.

“I think it’s valuable to get some reps," Love said, via Jason B. Hirschhorn of SB Nation. "I’m not sure how many is valuable. But I had fun in there tonight. Two series, I think it was a great time, getting back, getting a feel for the game.”

As mentioned, Love only played the first two series Friday night. It would seem that he wants to play even more. One has to admire his desire to play more in the preseason, but at the same time, the Packers have taken an enormous gamble moving on from four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers in favor of the young 24-year old. They also cannot risk him getting hurt.

“I would anticipate him playing some more, as well," LaFleur said, via NFL.com. "Whether that’s next week or whether that’s versus Seattle, we’ll kind of see how the week goes, see how practices are going. We’ve got two big practices coming up against New England that are going to be really good for him, and we’re just going to play it by ear.”

The Packers are in an interesting situation in that they do not want their starters to get injured, but at the same time, their starters are so young and inexperienced that they want them to get all the reps and experience they can before the regular season begins.

It is a tricky balance. The two joint practices against the Patriots will extremely valuable in getting the young players some experience. It could be that Love plays about the same amount in the preseason game against New England as he did in Cincinnati after getting the chance to work against New England's defense in practice.

In any case, it sounds like Packers fans will get more opportunities to see what the offense will look like with Love under center within the next two weeks.