Green Bay Packers pass-rusher Preston Smith believes the defense must help quarterback Jordan Love make a smooth transition as the team’s starter now that Aaron Rodgers is with the New York Jets.
“With so much talent on our defense, we know we have to step it up a lot, and knowing we have a young quarterback, we have to be tremendous this year,” Smith explained during an NFL Network appearance, per Kevin Patra of the league’s website. “We have to make sure we step up and do our part to help (Love) to get comfortable out there on the field. Help him get the ball in great situations and get stops to let him get comfortable back there and make sure we put him in great situations. It’s not just about him putting us in great situations, but helping us be comfortable to put him in great situations with the ball in great field position and getting stops. So he can go down the field and get us touchdowns and do his thing and gain his confidence throughout the season.”
Love has received public votes of confidence from teammates such as running back Aaron Jones following Green Bay’s anticipated trade of Rodgers to the Jets that cemented the 24-year-old atop the depth chart ahead of training camp. Just last week, cornerback Jaire Alexander named Love the best quarterback in the NFL:
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