Peyton Manning gave Jordan Love 'a lot of really good gems' during conversation at practice

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning paid a visit to Green Bay Packers training camp Monday, addressing the team and speaking individually with quarterback Jordan Love.

Love, who spent three seasons around another future Hall of Fame quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, revealed the biggest thing he learned from Manning during their conversation.

“How are you asking to be coached?” Love said Manning asked him, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “Are you a guy that wants to be coached really hard? Are you a guy that kind of just wants to go do your own thing? It all matters. [Manning] said that when he was a player, that was his biggest thing is he wanted to be coached really hard. He always wanted to be told what he was doing wrong and things like that.”

Success in the NFL is rarely immediate. Manning, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, knows that all too well. The Indianapolis Colts went 3-13 in year one under Manning, who threw an NFL rookie record 28 interceptions. Eventually, Manning figured it out on his way to winning two Super Bowls and five MVPs.

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Love said that Manning talked to him about overcoming adversity, especially during his first season under center.

“The biggest thing is just keep going, never let your head down,” Love said. “It’s not going to be perfect. There’s going to be losses. It’s not going to be a perfect season every year, and it’s finding that capability to bounce back when not everything’s perfect. Peyton talked about that. That’s his biggest thing, handling adversity.

“He said he went — I don’t know exactly what it was — like 3-13 his rookie year and talked about having the rookie interception stat that he holds right now and then obviously his second year they bounced back and went like 13-3.”

Replacing Rodgers won’t be easy, as expectations are going to stay high for Love and the Packers. Love, however, isn’t backing down from those expectations.

“Being a Green Bay Packer, there’s always very high expectations from the organization, from the guys who’ve been here before,” Love said. “Nothing changes.”