At Packers training, Peyton Manning and quarterback Jordan Love huddle.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin: Even though Jordan Love studied under Aaron Rodgers for three years, a future Hall of Fame quarterback, he was open to hearing another quarterback’s opinion, particularly given that the Green Bay Packers’ new starting quarterback has been going through a rough training camp.
Peyton Manning spoke to the team as a whole and spent some time with Love in particular during Monday’s training camp practise in Green Bay.
One of Love’s greatest lessons from Manning, according to the quarterback who replaced Aaron Rodgers for three seasons prior to this one, was the importance of a coachable quarterback.
“How are you asking to be coached?” Manning asked him, Love said. “Are you a man who desires intense coaching? Are you the type of guy who prefers to go off and do things on his own? It all counts. According to [Manning], his greatest desire as a player was to receive intense coaching. He was constantly seeking feedback on his actions and other related matters.”
Manning also had inquiries for Love.
“He was asking me if everybody was on the same page in terms of me with the plays, with guys, if everybody’s got good communication,” Love explained. “Yes, we have excellent communication here,” I was essentially telling him.
“I was asking him how that was for him and he talked about that to the team in the team meeting room, as well, just hitting that’s one of the biggest things that he felt was what made the Colts so good when he played for them was how well they communicated with each other and how well they bonded as a team — all that kind of off-the-field stuff.”
When Manning was feeling good, he saw Love. With Manning in attendance, Love completed what may have been his best deep pass of the camp, a 67-yard touchdown pass to Christian Watson. But Love and the offence had trouble a day later. During the two-minute drill, the top offence was unable to move the ball in any way.
