"as usual. Then he said nothing. "In the past, I'd call on a specific person to break it down," LaFleur said in a recent interview with ESPN. "This time, I just wanted to see who took it. And the first time the whole team was here, he took it. So I was like, 'There we go.'" The "he" was quarterback Jordan Love."
"It was exactly the kind of step LaFleur had been looking for ever since he challenged Love after last season to become more vocal, even though the No. 26 draft pick in the 2020 draft led the Packers to the playoffs each of his first two seasons as the starting quarterback. If it took Love some time to get to this point, it was by design -- right out of the Packers' quarterback development manual."
Matt LaFleur tested team leadership by calling players together after practice and remaining silent to see who would speak. Quarterback Jordan Love stepped forward, broke down the practice and assumed a more vocal role as he enters his third season as the Packers' starter. Love sat behind Aaron Rodgers for three years before taking over, following the Packers' quarterback development model that mirrors Rodgers' apprenticeship behind Brett Favre and preceded a Super Bowl. Love led the Packers to the playoffs in each of his first two starting seasons, but coaches sought increased vocal leadership and command.
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