The Green Bay Packers surprised many this season.Few analysts predicted them to be a top seven team in the conference, let alone win the finals.With that in mind, ESPN analyst Mike Greenberg wouldn’t be too surprised to see them in the big game next season.”If I had to pick a rookie to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl next year, I’d go with Green Bay,” Greenberg said.”If I had to pick a rookie flyer to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl next year, I’d go with Green Bay.
Talking on ESPN Radio, he showered Jordan Love in praise, stating that he was second to none over the final stretch of the campaign.
He pointed out that Love dominated the Detroit Lions on the road before humiliating the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, adding that this team is quite young and it’s only going to keep getting better for years to come.
Truth be told, perhaps they’re still a couple of steps away from being Super Bowl material.
Then again, they do look far ahead of schedule, and it seems like Love is the real deal.
The Packers were a missed field goal away from taking the San Francisco 49ers to overtime in the NFC Divisional Round, and they had already proved that they could beat the Lions at Ford Field.
Matt LaFleur is one of the best coaches in the league already, and their defense should only get better now that Joe Barry is no longer calling the shots.
The Packers didn’t go through the usual transition that happens after a Hall of Famer quarterback leaves town, and it shouldn’t take long before they’re back to competing to bring the Vince Lombardi trophy back to Lambeau Field.
