Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari had the highest praise for quarterback Jordan Love after training camp practice on Wednesday.
It is the start of a new era for the Green Bay Packers in training camp. Aaron Rodgers is currently with the New York Jets as their new starting quarterback following an offseason trade. Now, the Packers are moving forward with Jordan Love, their 2020 first-round pick, to be their starter for the upcoming season, in hopes that he will be the face of the franchise for the foreseeable future.
First things first, he will have to go through training camp, where he will lead the first-team offense.
On Wednesday, Love participated in joint practice against the Cincinnati Bengals defense ahead of their preseason game this upcoming Friday. After practice, Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari was asked to give his thoughts on Love and where he's at currently. Let's just say that Bakhtiari is the conductor of the Love hype train, as he called the quarterback a "first-ballot Hall of Famer."
Packers: David Bakhtiari calls Jordan Love 'first ballot Hall of Famer'
Since being drafted in 2013 back by the Packers, Bakhtiari primarily blocked for Rodgers throughout his career. Now, he will enter his first full season with Love leading the way. Based on his comments on Wednesday, he's liking how Love has developed as a quarterback this offseason.
One video that had gone viral on social media during practice on Wednesday was Love's pass to wide receiver Romeo Doubs, who beat Bengals rookie cornerback DJ Turner on a route. The video comes courtesy of Twitter user Braydon Allen.
Following practice, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said, via ESPN's Rob Demovsky, that there's "a pretty good chance" that Love and some of the starters will play "in some capacity" on Friday against the Bengals.
The bar has been set rather high for Love, considering their stability at the starting quarterback position. Brett Favre was the starter from 1992 until 2007. That then paved the way for Rodgers, who took over as starter in 2008 and held onto the position ever since. Not to mention that Rodgers had won two NFL MVP awards in the past three seasons. So, the expectations are rather high for Love.
You can count Bakhtiari as the latest Packers player to express their belief in Love's ability to be the starting quarterback of the future.
