Jordan Love, Trevor Siemian, and The Replacements

It turns out that the gap between Jordan Love and Aaron Rodgers is rather significant.

The Green Bay Packers were without Rodgers this week, for reasons so well-publicized that Walkthrough's octogenarian mother is semi-familiar with the details. We all anticipated that Love would be a step down, but not three flights of stairs down.

Love (19-of-34 for 190 yards, one touchdown, one interception) was inaccurate on routine passes. He had no concept of how to recognize a blitz, make adjustments, or manage the pocket. He threw lots of passes up for grabs. Basics like being ready for the shotgun snap eluded him at times. He looked more like a Josh Johnson-type emergency quarterback than a…