Jordan Love-led Packers could be true Super Bowl contenders in 2024; Zach Wilson's best team fits

Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. Today's installment covers:

But first, a look at one rising star's audacious outlook on the coming campaign ...

If Jordan Love has his way, the Green Bay Packers will reclaim their spot among the NFL's true heavyweights in the 2024 season.

While the naysayers might scoff at the notion of the second-year starter leading a group of youngsters on a Super Bowl run, Love has boldly touted his team's readiness to seriously compete for the Lombardi Trophy.

"We're all very hungry for this upcoming year," Love said on a recent episode of The Pivot Podcast. "The confidence from top to bottom is there. The organization believes that it's the perfect time to have a chance to win a Super Bowl this year. Those conversations we had after the 49ers game were, 'Man, work harder. Try and find ways to get better because next year we're gonna do it.' "

It's not hard to see why the Packers are loaded with confidence this offseason, having spectacularly turned around their 2023 campaign with a 6-2 mark in the back half of the regular season. Love played like an MVP candidate during that stretch, completing over 70 percent of his passes for 2,150 yards (268.8 per game) and 18 touchdowns against just one interception, while adding another two scores on the ground. The quarterback then provided a sensational showing on the road over Super Wild Card Weekend, as the Packers smacked the Cowboys, 48-32, becoming the first No. 7 seed to advance since the playoffs expanded in the 2020 season. Love's surgical, three-touchdown effort in Dallas produced a near-perfect passer rating (157.2), displaying the immense growth of a potential