We are proud to be among the first, if not the first, to publish full projections for the upcoming season, going live just days after the Super Bowl. Publishing detailed projections in early February comes with trade-offs, not the least of which is a near-total lack of clarity on how free agency, cap transactions, and the NFL draft will reshape rosters.
We've been updating our projections in near real time, including during the recent onslaught of free-agent transactions. This version will remain largely stable until we can layer in the April NFL draft, but stable projections don't mean settled debates.
We have a staff of sharp analysts with sharp takes of their own, so I thought it would be worthwhile to solicit their views on the key coin-toss situations that will shape each team's outlook in the coming months. These are important questions where reasonable, informed people can credibly land in very different places. I asked my colleagues to weigh in with one assumption: they were answering strictly through the lens of a standard 0.5-PPR redraft league.
Green Bay Packers Coin-Toss Questions
- Where Should Watson, Reed, and Golden Be Drafted?
- Is Love Even Worth Drafting in a Normal Fantasy League?
- Can Lloyd Finally Be a Real NFL Backup Running Back?
Jordan Love has finished outside the Top 20 on a per-game basis the last two seasons. Where do you tier him, and are you comfortable drafting him as your QB2?
Maurile Tremblay: Love has been a very good NFL quarterback over the past two seasons, but that hasn't translated into equivalent fantasy value. His volume passing stats haven't been sufficient to overcome his lack of rushing production. I'd tier him in the QB18–QB22 range.
Meng Song: Anywhere from QB15 to QB20 is fair for Love. He's a fine QB2 given his job security, but there are two factors limiting Love's fantasy ceiling. First, Josh Jacobs' arrival in 2024 converted Matt LaFleur's offense from pass-centric to more balanced. In 2023, Love averaged 1.9 passing touchdowns per game. Since Jacobs' arrival, he's averaged just 1.6 passing touchdowns per game over the last two seasons, while Jacobs has averaged 0.9 rushing touchdowns per game over that span. Second, Green Bay hasn't had a true No. 1 wide receiver since Davante Adams left. The Packers tried to address that by drafting Matthew Golden last year, but so far, he hasn't been able to take up that mantle. If anything, their No. 1 receiver is probably still Tucker Kraft, if healthy.
Andy Hicks: Jordan Love remains an enigma — capable at times, elite at others, and awful in crucial moments. He's surrounded by weapons that Aaron Rodgers could only have dreamed of, along with a strong running game. That puts him firmly in the mix as part of a committee, but his limited rushing upside and inconsistency cap his ceiling. I'd be comfortable rostering him as a QB2, though I'd remain open to upgrading if a better option emerges.
Jeff Haseley: I've moved Jordan Love into the high-end QB2 tier. He's finished as QB16 the last two years, proving he has a stable floor but a capped ceiling in LaFleur's balanced system. I'm comfortable with him as my QB2, but I'm not reaching for him as my starter.
