Last week, my headline for this column was that week three posed an opportunity for the Packers to showcase some growth.
I think they succeeded there.
It was a bad (read: awful) first three quarters of football for the Packers on Sunday in their home opener against New Orleans. The offense couldn’t get out of its own way, committing an endless barrage of penalties that kept killing drives. Receivers were frequently dropping passes and running incorrect routes, resulting in Jordan Love’s numbers looking particularly dull in comparison to the first two weeks of the season.
Meanwhile, the special teams allowed a touchdown, and the passing defense had a difficult time in the first half as it felt like the Joe Barry scheme once again was giving receivers way too much space to do whatever they wanted underneath.