Jordan Love is 'the future' of Packers, 'can be' next Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay legend says

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Jordan Love has had a rough go of it in his first full season as a starting quarterback.

Love took the reins of the Green Bay Packers after the organization traded Aaron Rodgers after 18 seasons.

The Packers selected Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft as they geared up for the future (naturally, Rodgers won back-to-back MVPs). But when the marriage between Green Bay and Rodgers ended, the keys were given to Love.

So far, Love's Packers are 2-4, his 57.5 completion percentage is the lowest in the league, his seven interceptions are tied for the third-most, his 79.8 passer rating is the fifth-worst, and he's yet to throw for 260 yards in a game.

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Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers reacts against the Detroit Lions during the third quarter in the game at Lambeau Field on September 28, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

But one Packers legend says it's way too early to throw in the towel on the 24-year-old. In fact, Donald Driver says Love is "the future of the Packers" - it's just "gonna take time."

"The thing that people don’t understand – let’s go back to when Aaron [Rodgers] stepped in in 2008 to take over the Packers offense. Aaron had the best receiving group in the National Football League," Driver told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "You stepped in when we had just lost in the NFC championship game, Brett [Favre] retires, you step in, well guess what? All your weapons are still there. That’s much easier when you have a group like that. 

"Jordan Love is starting over – that’s fresh. All those guys are young…there’s no veteran