Thanks to Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys, a pass-rusher. He didn’t need to revisit and dig up unpleasant recollections.
Jordan Love, the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, was available to talk about anything other than the team’s surprising 48-32 victory over the Dallas Cowboys last week when Parson spoke with Love. He might have talked about life in Green Bay or Love’s early career experience of playing backup to future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers. Those are simple inquiries.
But that was not what Parsons was interested in learning. He was curious as to how Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur orchestrated what ultimately proved to be a complete dismantling of one of the NFL’s top defenses.
throughout the regular season.
Love began his response, “I’m not trying to talk (smack), but y’all linebackers — I think you had a DB playing linebacker,” according to Sports Illustrated.
Love was alluding to the fact that the Cowboys had to “go small” following the neck injury that ended the season for linebacker Leighton Vander Esch in Week 5.
Dallas frequently requested that safeties play down in the box to stop the run, and the Packers believed they could take advantage of it.
“I believe that running the ball was essential for us coming into the game. That was really important, according to Love.
Following their game plan, the Packers allowed Aaron Jones to rush 21 times for 118 yards and three scores. Love had plenty of space to work with in the air thanks to Green Bay’s rushing game, which helped him complete 16 of 21 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns while throwing no interceptions.
“That was our goal, is to be able to run the ball and that was going to set everything else up,” Love said.
The Packers succeeded in achieving what was always the plan.