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LaFleur was supportive of Aaron Rodgers during
off-field drama involving the front office over the past several
years, but the end of the road came for the two sides in April.
Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets, ushering in the Jordan
Love era.
"There's a lot of things I'd like to see out of (Love)," LaFleur
said on Tuesday. "It's more or less just the process of becoming
better each and every day and the command that he has.
Certainly, you want to give him every opportunity. You can't
give him enough reps. Just making those incremental improvements
and becoming more consistent on a daily basis.
"I'm really excited. He definitely has complete command of our
offense. There's no doubt about it. He's put the work in, he
knows the ins and outs. Now it's going to apply that in a real
situation."
LaFleur said he's excited to get Love as many snaps and
experiences as he can before the regular season begins at
Chicago in September. That means "potentially" playing a lot in
the preseason.
General manager Brian Gutekunst cautioned there is a measure of
risk with playing Love "too much" in preseason games and plans
to work with LaFleur to weigh the downside as camp progresses.
Team president Mark Murphy said the franchise likely will need
up to half the season to determine if Love can be the long-term
answer replacing Rodgers, a four-time MVP.
LaFleur said there will be a cautious approach in terms of
asking too much of the 24-year-old. One such example is punting
the coach-QB meetings to discuss the game plan that were built
in for Rodgers, largely based on his experience and proven
performance.
"The last thing I want to do for him is have him paralyzed
thinking of too many things at the line of scrimmage. I think
that takes time," LaFleur said. "It takes experience and once he
shows that, it kind of happens organically throughout the
process."
--Field Level Media
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