Are we seeing a trend here? Deshaun Watson lands a $230 million deal and fizzles out. Dak Prescott’s $240 million contract hasn’t exactly led to a breakout season. And then there’s Jordan Love with his $220 million deal, who’s been way below his best. It was a Jared Goff schooling sesh, not only during the 24-14 win but off of it as well. Goff shared Amon-Ra St. Brown‘s pic in a “Green Bay S-cks” jumper on his Instagram story. Ouch. That’s one way to rub salt in the wound.

Over on ESPN’s UnSportsmanlike, Michelle Smallmon wasn’t holding back, especially on Love’s knack for interceptions. “He is [playing worse than he should be right now] with the interceptions,” she said, not sugar-coating one bit.

You’d think that’s it… but then she compared him to the rollercoaster of emotions that is last season’s Josh Allen: “He’s really good and would put your team in the position to win. But also, there’s that moment where he can put his team in a position to lose. And that’s how I feel watching Jordan Love right now.” Tough love, but fans might say she’s got a point.

Let’s get into it with the number game, shall we? Love is leading the league with 10 interceptions. Yikes! That’s not what you want from your QB1, especially when the team was counting on him to step up. Sure, the Packers have a respectable 6-3 start, and Love has shown some flashes of brilliance. But glimpses aren’t enough. Not for Green Bay fans, who are used to excellence at QB—Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre.

But here’s the kicker: last year, Love had 11 interceptions all season; this year, he’s nearly matched that in just seven games. What’s going wrong? Maybe, just maybe, everything. His turnover-worthy play rate has jumped from 2.6% to 3.7%. When you’re turning the ball over more often than making big plays, there’s a problem—and defenses are catching on fast.

The man who was under A-Rod’s tutelage for a season before becoming the face will have a higher expectation riding on his shoulders. No matter what. Love’s got to understand that. And maybe he does: “It’s definitely disappointing putting the ball in jeopardy way too many times,” he admitted after the Packers’ 24-14 loss to the Lions, where he threw a pick-six. Sure, he knows what the problem is, but boy, Tom Brady was having none of it.

Tom Brady took the honest route to highlight Jordan Love’s issues

When Jordan Love threw his 10th interception of the season—a pick-six to Detroit’s Kerby Joseph—it was like watching a car crash in slow motion. The Packers were clawing back from a seven-point deficit just before halftime, and BAM—Love’s mistake handed the Lions a 17-3 lead.

So, you’d expect Tom Brady to take issues with that. Especially when he has been one of the blunt analysts since taking up the reins behind the mic. And as expected, the GOAT didn’t hold back on the rookie’s decision-making.

“You try to measure the aggressiveness you want. When you try to be too aggressive, it comes back and bites you in a bad way,” Brady said. And he wasn’t wrong; sometimes you’ve just got to throw it away instead of forcing it under pressure. Brady went further, pointing out that Love panicked under Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s pressure, tossing the ball right to the wrong hands. “The whole organization is depending on your decisions,” Brady emphasized.

That’s a lot of weight to put on a young QB, but Love isn’t just any young QB—he was, at one point, the highest-paid in the league. With that comes responsibility, right? The Packers are counting on him to make clutch plays, not game-breaking mistakes.

But Brady said what he said. And yeah, no one’s arguing against it… but the Packers HC Matt LaFleur stood by his quarterback (as expected). I mean, the last thing you’d want to see is the team breaking synergy and pointing fingers at each other. Although. Matt didn’t hide his frustration. “I understand the questions,” he said. “It’s really annoying up here, though. Obviously, he’s fighting, he’s competing… We just got to do it better.”

While Love’s interceptions are hard to ignore, the Packers’ struggles aren’t all on him—dropped passes, pre-snap penalties, you name it. It’s a full-team effort, or lack thereof. It’s not as big of an issue to press the panic button just yet. But ‘prevention is better than cure’ and the Packers would love to sort this out before the playoffs come knocking because there won’t be any time in the postseason to address such issues when the actions are required.