Three questions the Packers offense needs to answer before Week 1

The Packers won't kick off their 2023 season for about four months. In the time they have left this offseason, their offense must find answers to three key questions.

In just under four months, the Green Bay Packers will face off against the Chicago Bears to open the regular season. In the time between now and Week 1, the franchise that kicked off an offseason of upheaval by trading four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers will have to answer several key questions about its new identity and its future.

Can Jordan Love make plays outside of structure with consistency?

Undoubtedly, the Packers have many questions to answer regarding Jordan Love as Week 1 approaches. The newly minted starting quarterback enters 2023 with just 83 regular-season passes on his résumé, a far cry from the 7,660 Rodgers attempted during his 18 years in Green Bay. The brief glimpses into Love's game have provided some reasons for optimism along with plenty of causes for concern.

Physically, Love looks like a talented thrower who offers movement skills that the Packers haven't seen from their starting signal-caller since Rodgers' early 30s. But Love's best regular-season performance thus far -- his two drives against the Philadelphia Eagles last year -- showcased a quarterback that operated almost exclusively from the pocket and inside the structure of the play. Put another way, no one would mistake that outing for one from No. 12 in terms of style.

Producing well from within structure hardly represents a negative. A sustainable offense will involve most plays working more or less as designed. However, for Love to justify the Packers' decision to move on from arguably the most talented quarterback in NFL history, he will have to demonstrate the ability to deliver when a play breaks down.

This, of course, won't come easy, and Rodgers' improvisational skills will almost certainly make any such moments from Love look minuscule by comparison. But if Love can extend a few plays a game beyond the original design and keep the offense on track, it will go a long way toward convincing the Packers they have the right triggerman moving forward.