Week 3 didn’t come in the shades of green, Green Bay Packers hoped for. It instead favored the Cleveland Browns to secure a 13-10 loss.

But the loss didn’t hurt the Packers as much as Jordan Love’s blunder in the fourth quarter. Though head coach Matt LaFleur took the blame upon himself, stating, “That’s a bad call. We shouldn’t have called that play. That’s on me,” a longtime Milwaukee host refused to spare Love. 

While replaying the play in the latest edition of ESPN Milwaukee 94.5 radio FM, host Steve “The Homer” True blasted the Packers quarterback.

“The more it should be against the law to mention anything but Jordan Love, that was the stupidest play I’ve ever seen. Given game and time. All these other things occurred, only run the ball… take it out of chance,” he asserted. True believes there shouldn’t be anything more discussed in the post-game press conference than Love’s blunder.

To sum it up, “You cannot trust Jordan love,” he added, sending a warning to Green Bay. 

With 3:18 left, the Packers faced a pivotal 3rd-and-7. Jordan Love fired a quick slant to Dontayvion Wicks.

But Browns safety Grant Delpit read it perfectly. He abandoned Tucker Kraft to snatch the interception in front of Wicks. His return set up Cleveland deep in Packers territory. And moments later the Browns punched in the tying score. From there, Green Bay unraveled.

The radio host is convinced that after the failure of triple slant, the Packers should take a hard look in the mirror and never let Love test his chances like in Week 3. “You cannot give him the opportunity, ‘cause the next time it happens. When you do, it’s gonna cost you something way bigger than this.” 

After the play and failing to build a three-game winning streak, Love didn’t shift blame. In fact, he owned up to the mistake. “You have to be able to see him falling off. He did a great job making the play. I didn’t see him. But it’s something I’ve seen before. I gotta find a way to see him.”

Still, it wouldn’t spare the Packers from facing reality. Love’s interception marked an end to an impressive nine-game streak without a pick. But more importantly, it was their first turnover of the season. 

Matt LaFleur cites penalty issues 

It wasn’t just the interception that ruined the Packers’ chances of a victory. The offense barely survived in the game, as it accepted 14 penalties for 75 yards. The fourth quarter was the toughest, and half of those penalties came then.

That’s why head coach LaFleur acknowledged the urgency to overcome those penalty mishaps. “One thing that we have to get corrected is, when you have 14 penalties in a game, it’s going to be tough to overcome that,” he admitted post-game.

This means the Packers ought to improve on coaching “fundamentals” and pay closer attention to the small details.

“We’ve got to lock in at a higher level in regards to some of the controllable penalties, whether it was false starts or offsides or whatever you have,” the head coach added.

The Packers’ first penalty came on a third-and-4 while in the red zone when Jordan Morgan was called for a false start. It cost them five yards. On the next play, facing a longer 3rd-and-9, quarterback Love faced pressure and ended up throwing an incomplete pass. So, the team had to settle for a field goal.

“I feel like we were hurting ourselves more than anything with some of the penalties and the little things,” Love admitted post-game. 

On the next drive, penalties buried the Packers. A false start by Rasheed Walker was offset when the Browns had too many men on the field. But Green Bay wasn’t off the hook.

Malik Heath jumped early on first down, and Romeo Doubs added an illegal block on third-and-15. Instead of a shot at three points, the Packers limped away empty.