React and Attack: A Football Blog

     When the news first broke that Jordan Love had sustained a shoulder injury during his promising preseason debut against the Texans, I was hopeful that he wouldn't be sidelined for long. The postgame messaging from him and his coaches seemed optimistic. As the week went on, however, that hope proved to be short-lived. As most Packers fans will know, Love was forced to sit out the team's joint practices with the New York Jets, as well as the subsequent preseason game. This was disappointing on several levels. As a fan, seeing Love play is much more compelling than watching Kurt Benkert and Jake Dolegala. I don't mean any disrespect to those quarterbacks; I'm a big fan of Benkert. However, Jordan Love's play has potentially huge implications for the future of the franchise. With higher stakes come higher levels of interest.      More importantly, every preseason snap is valuable to a developing quarterback like Jordan. If all goes well during the regular season, h

       For the most part, the Green Bay Packers’ defensive performance against the Houston Texans in the preseason game last Saturday was lackluster. Besides a few standouts like Oren Burks and Kabion Ento, there was not a lot for Packers fans to get excited about – understandable, considering most defensive starters didn’t even suit up. However, one play did stand out to me.      Facing a 2 nd and 10 early in the 2 nd quarter, the Packers defense lined up with Ty Summers "mugging" the line directly over the Texans’ center. This play may seem routine, but I think that it gives us an interesting look at how Joe Barry might use his linebackers to dictate the offensive action.      Earlier this month, Maggie Loney wrote a great article  for Cheesehead TV that broke down how the Tite Front - a specific defensive look that the Rams used to great effect in 2020, and that the Packers are likely to adopt - can help defend against the run. A few days ago, Dusty Evely put out ano