When Aaron Rodgers took over as the Packers starting quarterback in 2008, it was something of a baton pass from the Brett Favre era. While certainly a new dawn in Titletown, the locker room was still full of veterans like Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher, both in their 8th season, and Donald Driver, in his 9th season. On the defensive side of the ball, familiar names – Al Harris, Charles Woodson, Aaron Kampman, Nick Barnett – were abundant.
Yet when Jordan Love took the helm after the 2022 season, it felt less like a baton pass, and more like a reboot.