Packers QB Jordan Love puts his firm trust in Christian Watson despite his underwhelming results this season

Green Bay Packers lost six out of their nine games this season.

Packers QB Jordan Love puts his firm trust in Christian Watson despite his underwhelming results this season

Christian Watson and Jordan Love (Via SI)

Difficult times need the support of teammates and Christian Watson, the wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers, presently needs that. He has not had a good season so far and has failed to meet the expectations of the fans.

Coupled with injury and off-form, the WR has the lowest catch ratio in the league. He has had only 14 catches out of 33 balls targeted towards him. As per ESPN’s information, he has the lowest catching ratio among players who have been targeted 30 times by their colleagues.

The Packers suffered a major blow ahead of the season as Aaron Rodgers, the heartthrob of the Packers, left the team and jumped onto the boats of the New York Jets. In the absence of Rodgers, fans hoped that WR Watson would provide the much-needed offensive break to the Packers. It was also expected that he combine well with the Packers’ present QB Jordan Love. However, that did not take place. Watson failed due to off-form. In addition to this, he missed three crucial games due to his hamstring injury.

Despite underperforming, Jordan Love does not want to lose hope in his colleague. He shared a strong message via Rob Demovsky of ESPN that extended his support in tough times. The QB said: 

My message to Christian is just keep your confidence, don’t let any of that stuff ever [make] your confidence waver or anything like that. I got complete trust in Christian. I know he knows this, but I trust all my receivers. The ball’s going to come out regardless. Just keep that confidence. When you’re losing, a lot of people would point fingers and things like that. It happens. It comes with the territory. He’s a professional. He knows that. That’s everybody in the locker room. I told him to keep that confidence up, keep making plays, and move on to the next one.

How has Jordan Love been playing?

With three wins and six losses in nine games, the Green Bay Packers are presently standing at the third position in the NFC North Divison. Their hopes for the postseason are nearly over and they need to focus on their next season from now. The statistics are enough to reveal that nothing went in favor of them.

After the departure of Rodgers from the team, Jordan Love was handed the responsibilities of a regular quarterback. Love, who got his break in his third season, did not do proper justice to his role. He has a poor CMP of 58.7%. Though the player has covered more than 2,000 yards of passing with 14 touchdowns, his number of interceptions causes concern. He has 10 interceptions till now.

Jordan Love
Jordan Love (Via SI)

These things are enough to address the failure of the Packers this season. Fans hope that they will get over it quickly.

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