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The Green Bay Packers will be without their starting quarterback, Jordan Love, for the next three to four weeks due to an MCL injury he suffered in Friday night’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s a huge loss not only for the Packers, but for fantasy managers as well.

Love was a top-10 fantasy quarterback last season, and his absence will degrade everyone on offense. The Packers have just one other field general on their active roster, Malik Willis, who is now the projected starter. Sean Clifford will likely be added to the practice squad this week to serve as a backup until Love returns to action.

The Packers don’t have a day off until Week 10, so the best-case scenario for Love is that he misses just three games: against the Indianapolis Colts, Titans and Minnesota Vikings.

Meanwhile, it’s the Willis Show.

Willis’ most extensive NFL action came in 2022, when he played eight games (three starts) as a rookie for the Tennessee Titans. Of all quarterbacks who played at least eight games that year, his catchable ball rate was the worst in the NFL. His aDot was 8.0, which tied him for 18th based on our parameters.

Since then, Willis has thrown six passes… five in 2023, one in 2024.

That’s tough for those who have Jayden Reed, Christian Watson or other pass catchers in Green Bay. It could mean Josh Jacobs and the backfield get more touches as coach Matt LaFleur tries to cover up Willis’ shortcomings as a passer and make the clock work.

Unless you’re in a super flex league, Willis isn’t going to generate much fantasy interest. In fact, his biggest impact will be on the players around him, for better or worse. And based on the data we have on him, Willis could be a real drag on his receivers over the next month.