653 - Catching up on Jordan Love, Jonathan Owens, and the 2023 Schedule

The Packers keep tweaking their roster as we get a chance to hear from a few notable voices on the team, including quarterback Jordan Love. Plus, we actually know when the Packers are going to be playing some games. Football season really isn’t far away.

Packers roster moves (00:37)

The Packers have signed safety Jonathan Owens, who’s perhaps better known as the husband of Simone Biles. Owens is an athletic prospect who gives the Packers some more experience in the secondary.

The Packers have also claimed offensive lineman DJ Scaife on waivers, adding another big-bodied prospect to their interior prospects.

Assessing the Packers’ 2023 schedule (5:00)

We don’t normally dive too deep on the NFL schedule, but a couple of interesting stretches stand out here.

Jordan Love speaks (8:05)

We heard Jordan Love speak to the media last week for the first time as the Packers’ starting quarterback. Did he say anything noteworthy?

Where Jordan Love starts vs. where Aaron Rodgers started (16:14)

There’s something of a perception that Aaron Rodgers was a more known commodity when he took over as the Packers’ starting quarterback than Jordan Love is. In reality, we’ve seen quite a bit of Love — perhaps even more than we saw of Rodgers before he took the Packers’ top job.

Catching up on ‘When Pride Still Mattered’ (21:16)

We have been working through David Maraniss’ excellent work on Vince Lombardi this offseason, and we’ve finally arrived at the point where he takes over as the Packers’ head coach.