Chicago Bears Draft: Jordan Love pick makes things interesting for division
The Chicago Bears’ biggest rival made a big splash in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft when they traded up to select a quarterback.
The Chicago Bears have a huge rivalry with the Green Bay Packers. They have pretty much owned the rivalry over the years as they have been one of the elite teams across football while the Bears have been pretty bad. Well, they made a very interesting move in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. They traded from pick 30 up to pick 26 to select Jordan Love from Utah State.
It is a wild move because they were a game away from the Super Bowl with Aaron Rodgers just a few months ago. It definitely doesn’t look like he is done any time soon, yet Green Bay drafted a quarterback. Is Love going to be the successor of Rodgers? That’s what they’re hoping. Rodgers is the same age that Brett Favre was when they drafted him — interestingly enough.
There is no way that Rodgers is happy with this selection. Now, his successor is right behind him waiting in the wings. Love had a good career at Utah State. In 2019 as a junior, he had 3,402 passing yards on 293 completions. He completed 61.9 percent of his passes with 20 touchdowns to 17 interceptions.
This is a move that is definitely not something that anyone saw coming. As mentioned before, you don’t really expect a team who was one win away from a berth in the Super Bowl to draft their elite quarterback’s future replacement. For the 15th straight year, Rodgers doesn’t get a first-round running back or wide receiver.
Green Bay could have had wide receivers like Tee Higgins or Denzel Mims, or even gone a different route and selected linebacker Patrick Queen. Instead, they go after what could be their future in Love.
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This could end up being something that is good for the Bears. The Packers falling apart would be a positive and that is definitely on the table with this pick. Rodgers is sure to not like the pick and that could cause some issues. Chances are, Love isn’t going to go on to be as good as Rodgers, so the Bears might be able to take advantage. We will see how this ends up for Green Bay.