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Ryan and the After Dark crew react to the Christian Watson contract extension and dive deep into the endless Chicago Bears stadium saga. Callers break down why Caleb Williams looks a lot like Justin Fields 2.0, the Packers' young leadership core, and those team-friendly deals keeping the offense together. Plus, a little Indiana shuffle to close things out.  

Fire up the vacuum tubes and settle in for another late-night edition of Tundra FM. Brick Lombardi opens with a biting satirical track about a certain franchise's relocation woes, then shifts into high gear with player spotlights on the Packers' rising stars. From Yacht God anthems to Tundra's Ghost reflections on passing the torch, and a heavy dose of Lucas Van Ness violence on Steady Hands — this episode delivers the smooth, late-night radio vibes you expect from the frozen tundra.  

Let me tell you something, Pack Nation. Tucker Kraft is on track to be fully cleared with zero restrictions for Week 1 after tearing his ACL. The man is an absolute machine. Last year the offense was top-five in EPA per play while banged up. Now with Tuck at full health, this offense is a freight train – no, a woodchipper with a brand new titanium blade that vaporizes defenses. Micah Parsons is sitting until October on a strict nine-month protocol, and that's exactly how it should be. The offense is going to carry the defense early. When you have Tucker Craft on the field, the entire playbook opens up. He's a bruiser who blocks 260-pounders into the dirt then runs a 30-yard seam route. Defensive coordinators can't predict what's coming. We are not just surviving September – we are dominating it. If you're not fired up right now, you need to check your pulse. Go Pack Go.

Ryan breaks down Day 2 of mandatory minicamp live from Green Bay. Jordan Love uncorks a 70-yard bomb to Jaden Reed, Javon Bullard picks off a fade to Christian Watson, and the young corners continue to battle. Plus updates on Luke Musgrave's injury timeline, the ongoing Aaron Banks saga, Deni Dennis Sutton's pressure, and why the safety duo of Williams and McKinney is the one thing we don't have to worry about.  

Callers break down the latest on Micah Parsons' potential return timeline from injury and the ongoing Keisean Nixon contract situation. Niko, Garrett from Southern Illinois, Chris from Alabama and more weigh in on team culture, motivation, and what the Packers need to show without their star edge rusher. Plenty of laughs and classic After Dark energy throughout the call-in show.

Some nights the past still sits in the booth with you. It doesn't speak. It just waits to see if you flinch. This is Tundra's Ghost on Tundra FM, taking us back to the night the old king and the new one shared the same field. From the bittersweet pain of legacy to the ones who stay late building the floor for the next man, these segments capture the cold nights and warm hearts of what it means to move forward. Fan First, Could You Be Love, and the quiet grind of the scouts and trainers. The past was beautiful, but the future is calling. Go Pack Go.  

Lucas Van Ness looked like a man possessed on the first day of minicamp, terrorizing the offensive line and showing exactly why he's the X-factor this defense needs. Working with Jonathan Gannon's new scheme, he's playing free without thinking and using that elite get-off to disrupt everything in his path. With Micah Parsons sidelined until October, Van Ness is signaling he's ready to be the nightmare offensive coordinators fear. The combination of his freakish athleticism and Gannon's aggressive scheme is exactly what this front needs to create chaos. Packernation, this is the kind of development that changes everything.

Detailed breakdown of Christian Watson's four-year extension. The real numbers show just $31M fully guaranteed at signing with low new-money guarantees, making it a low-risk deal for the Packers. Cap hits stay manageable through 2027, with a key decision point in 2028. Plus Matt LaFleur press conference and training camp practice notes on Jordan Love, Lucas Van Ness, Jagger Burton, Marshawn Lloyd, and more from mini camp.  

Buckle up, because this episode of Packernet After Dark got spicy real quick. Callers flooded the lines to roast Bears fans over their latest meltdown involving Caleb Williams landing the Madden cover and the wild rumors of the franchise ditching Chicago for Hammond, Indiana. It was unfiltered, unapologetic, and exactly what you expect from the late-night call-in show. Rich from Texas and Brian went nuclear on Bears fans for being the most delusional fanbase in sports, especially with the Vince Young parallels and the "Madden curse" talk flying around. Callers celebrated the potential Indiana move as the ultimate humiliation for a franchise that's been in Chicago for over 100 years, complete with brutal jokes about Hammond and the death of Soldier Field. Josh Jacobs drama took center stage as fans hoped he's innocent and ready for Week 1, while still keeping it real about the off-field situation. Uncle Rico and others chopped it up about Christian Watson's contract steal and why Micah Parsons missing time isn't the end of the world for Green Bay. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you loved this raw, no-holds-barred rant session, subscribe to Packernet After Dark, drop a five-star review, and follow us on social media for more chaos. We've got more coming tomorrow. Go Pack Go. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast #PackernetAfterDark #GoPackGo #BearsMeltdown #NFLRivalry

Let me tell you something, Packernation. It's June and the Vikings and Lions are already puffing their chests about roster improvements. Same old meatball franchises slapping new names on the same problems. They can add all the names they want and hold all the press conferences they want. It doesn't matter. Green Bay is building something that shows up in January, not June noise. These clowns still don't have the identity or the soul. They never will. The truth is going to remind them exactly who they are when the real football starts. Go Pack Go!

Packers Need a New Identity

Fire up the vacuum tubes and settle in, folks. Tonight on Tundra FM, we're digging into the baseline — the grinders who hold the line when the front bends and the doubles come. From Madden curses to winter initiations and the steady heartbeat that doesn't skip when the road gets heavy. We slow it down, plant our cleats in the frozen dirt, and remember why the cold never forgets. This is the anthem for those who stay when the flashy plays dry up.  

Let me tell you something, Pack Nation. Terence Parsons came out swinging this week and shut down the week five noise on his brother Micah. Big South walks through the Christian Watson blueprint, the surgery timeline, and why the media is selling black ice season tickets. Week eight is the real number, and against this schedule it might be exactly where we want him. No panic. Just facts.  

Ryan recaps the Packers upcoming schedule with mandatory mini-camp starting Tuesday the 9th, another week of OTAs the following week, and Family Night on August 7th. He addresses a trade hypothetical of Van Ness for Josh Sweat, explaining why Sweat would be a short-term fix but not a straight swap. Quick hits on Vikings QB situation, Lions front office moves, and preseason schedule. Ryan also calls out lazy media analysis that just lists names lost and added without looking at actual starting snaps and health returns like Watson, Kraft, and Parsons.

Ryan breaks down the lazy 'splashy moves' narrative in the NFL off-season and why signing your own developed players is the real consistency play. Callers weigh in on Christian Watson's contract value using cap percentage context, the Indiana Bears rebrand, Vikings fans in person, and more unfiltered Packernet After Dark conversation.  

Four tracks deep on a Saturday session, and Brick's spinning everything from hygiene anthems to hard film truths. The Chip Song settles the hand-washing debate once and for all — soap, twenty seconds, then you can say Go Pack Go. Non-Factor drops the cold line: the film doesn't argue back. Yeager brings the Jagger energy for the big man out of Kentucky who can play guard or center — answer's yes. And Stateline Rust closes the hour with a eulogy for a franchise that traded a century of frozen glory for a tax break in Indiana. The tapes are still spinning. Stay locked to Tundra FM.

Let me tell you something, Pack Nation. Brian Gutekunst is already backing up the armored truck for Devonte Wyatt and Tucker Kraft before the ink is even dry on Christian Watson's deal. The cap crybabies are out there with their kitchen calculators panicking, but Gutey's not waiting for free agency in 2027. The trenches are the insulation that keeps this house warm when January hits Lambeau. Wyatt and Kraft are the fiberglass in the walls, not the flashy roof. Letting premium talent walk because you're scared of the cap is the bigger gamble. Brian Gutekunst is playing chess while the rest of the league plays tic-tac-toe. We're cementing a championship roster right in front of our eyes.

The Chicago Bears are officially heading to Hammond, Indiana after the Illinois legislative session ended with no stadium deal, leaving the Bears with nowhere to go in Chicago. Ryan breaks down why this outcome actually makes financial sense for Hammond — and why it's a slow-motion disaster for a Chicago already hemorrhaging businesses, residents, and cultural institutions. Ryan zeroes in on the cope: Bears fans who've spent decades weaponizing Chicago's size against Packer fans have now been stripped of their most powerful argument. While he acknowledges the genuine tragedy for honest Bears fans who kept it about football, he's got nothing but mockery for the "Chicagoland" spin doctors trying to pretend this move is anything but what it is. Plus: a data-heavy look at the corporate exodus from Illinois — Boeing, Caterpillar, Citadel, Morton Salt — and why the Bears leaving is a symptom of a compounding crisis Chicago can't cope its way out of.

PAD: I Forgot What it's About but You Should Listen.

Big Sal is sitting on his recliner this Saturday afternoon with his jaw on the floor after hearing the Chicago Bears are packing up and moving to Indiana. After a hundred years in the city that built them, the franchise is chasing tax breaks and a shiny new building across the border, and Big Sal isn't holding back on why this is about soul, not just geography. He torches Colin Cowherd's take that it's "no big deal" and uses a perfect sitcom analogy to show how you can't just change the backdrop and expect the heart to keep beating the same way. Key Discussion Points: The classic TV show parallel that proves relocating a gritty, identity-driven franchise destroys its chemistry and fan connection forever. Recapping the painful January wild card loss where the Packers blew a 21-3 lead and Caleb Williams threw for exactly 361 yards. Why the Bears remain a fundamentally broken, soulless corporation despite their 11-6 season and division title. The powerful contrast with the Green Bay Packers, the community-owned team that will never be bought or moved, proving what real loyalty and home-field advantage look like. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you love the green and gold and want the unfiltered truth the national media won't tell you, subscribe to Let Me Tell You Something on the Packernet Podcast Network, leave a five-star review, and share this rant with every football fan you know. Go Pack Go! To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast #Packers #Bears #NFL #Packernet #LetMeTellYouSomething #GoPackGo

Some nights the booth feels like a time machine. Brick Lombardi slides into another late-session run on Tundra FM with four tracks built for the faithful — the highway haulers, the late-shift grinders, every soul bleeding green and gold in the dark. The set opens with Green Bay Fever, a full-throttle anthem for the faithful and the frozen, then drifts into Draft Night Deep, a cinematic trip through war rooms and the commissioner's mic. System Freak breaks out of the cage with uncaged acceleration and pure vertical fire, and the session closes on Ink & Lightning — a contract story told in speed and electricity. Four songs. One long way home. The tapes are still spinning, the film is still running, and the rest of the division is still playing catch-up. Lock your dials. Go Pack Go.

Big Sal is fired up and ready to tell you exactly why the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions are not happy today. The Green Bay Packers just dropped a massive four-year, one hundred ten point five million dollar contract to lock in their offensive core, and Big Sal is here to break it all down after admitting he was sweating it out for nothing. This is the move that tells the league Green Bay is a destination – and the window for the rest of the NFC North just slammed shut. Key Discussion Points Big Sal owns up to eating crow after fearing the Packers would lose their firepower and explains why this contract changes everything The nightmare matchup created when healthy Christian Watson and Jayden Reed are both on the field together How this commitment alongside Micah Parsons on defense positions the Packers for a serious championship run with Jordan Love at quarterback Why the thirty-one million dollar signing bonus shows the front office truly believes in this group for the long haul This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. Hit that subscribe button, leave a five star review, and tell every single football fan you know that Big Sal is ready for the season to start tomorrow! Drop your thoughts on this massive Packers move in the comments – I want to hear from you. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app  

Ryan breaks down Christian Watson's four-year, $110.5 million extension ($27.6M AAV) and explains why it lands as a reasonable, team-friendly deal given the injury concerns baked into the numbers. He puts it in context of the exploding salary cap (top WRs now over $42M) and recent extensions like Drake London. Also covers Josh Sweat trade rumors, Malik Willis update in Miami, Robert Tunyon signing with the Steelers, NFC North injury news from Detroit and Chicago, and more offseason notes.  

The doors open, lights hit the floor, and you get back to the business of getting better. No fanfare, no drama — just cleats on the turf and the clock ticking forward. This episode of Tundra FM covers quiet returns to the building, the anxiety of injury reports, and a mid-October timeline that changes the depth chart. The defensive machine resets in the dark, locked on the hunt. Business as usual on the Tundra.  

Breaking: Christian Watson Extended!

Pack Nation, let's talk real. Micah Parsons' ACL recovery timeline just dropped with a mid-October target, and instead of hitting the panic button, we're leaning into the plan we laid out weeks ago. This isn't crisis mode — it's exactly what we built the roster for. Why the early 2026 schedule is a massive gift while the defense gets healthy on its own clock The difference between Hollywood comeback stories and smart, patient NFL reality How the offense becomes a freight train to carry us through the first stretch of games The long-term payoff of letting Parsons heal properly instead of rushing him back This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you're tired of knee-jerk reactions and want level-headed Packers talk, smash that subscribe button, drop a five-star review, and share this with the rest of Pack Nation. We're not panicking — we're built different. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

Ryan breaks down Micah Parsons' latest media comments on his ACL recovery timeline. The Packers are enforcing a strict nine-month rule before even evaluating his return, pointing toward a potential Week 5 or 6 debut against the Bears or Cowboys. Parsons stresses long-term health, playoffs, and career longevity over rushing back early. Ryan discusses the team's need to build an identity beyond one superstar, the strength of the supporting cast on both sides of the ball, and why a conservative approach now sets up bigger success down the road.  

Callers react to the slow-moving legal situation and Ian Rapoport shutting down Josh Sweat trade rumors to the Packers. Liz makes the case for the Packers' flashy first-round kicker pick, while Nico delivers an epic potato and griddle recommendation segment. Plus a satirical commercial about laid-off sports media professionals.

The air changes when June hits in Titletown. Two weeks into voluntary sessions and the foundation is already being poured on the practice fields. This isn't the quiet part of the NFL calendar—it's a beautiful unhinged energy, a contagion that takes over the minute the cleats hit the grass. There's no cure for Green Bay Fever, and on Tundra FM, we're here for every feverish moment.  

Let me tell you something, Pack Nation. Matthew Golden snatching balls like he's been doing it ten years. Burton and Belton getting real first-team reps at RG and RT in June. This is how you build a line that lasts. People call it hype but it's the quiet work nobody sees. Just like Mr. Miyagi making Daniel wax on, wax off before the real fight. Packers giving these young guys the reps now so the mistakes happen when it doesn't cost anything. The rest of the league is guessing while Green Bay is doing the work. That's how you keep the window open for years. Go Pack, go!  

Ryan is profoundly disappointed in Packers fans who are pouting about the Miles Garrett trade to the Rams. After landing Micah Parsons in one of the biggest trades in franchise history, some fans are somehow still whining that it should have been them. Ryan calls out the entitlement, the goldfish memory, and the gluttonous 'more, more, more' mindset that ignores what the Packers actually accomplished. He breaks down why this reaction is peak spoiled fan behavior and why the math on long-term competitiveness beats short-term splashy moves every time.

Ryan hosts another edition of Packernet After Dark. Callers discuss the Packers' improved offensive line continuity this offseason, concerns about Caleb Williams' ability to handle adversity, the Rams' aggressive trade for Miles Garrett, and the Vikings hiring a new GM. Topics include process versus results, media hot takes, and why every NFC North team has question marks heading into the season.

This one hits different. We open with pure, unfiltered Bears collapse therapy — watching that second-seed hype train completely derail while the kingdom crumbles in real time. Then we flip straight into the green and gold summer grind: voluntary OTAs that feel more like a siege, June 1st deadweight finally off the books, and a defense that's already locking down the division before pads even go on. Key Discussion Points The poetic burial of Chicago's season and Caleb's cape getting lost in the snow Packers OTAs breakdown: 3-4 alignment, Jacob Bournes, edge pressure, and that "iron in the clay" mentality Post-June 1st roster clarity — clean books, young offensive line pieces, and smooth audibles Why this summer work already feels like the rest of the division is on the clock Sponsor Integration This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. This is classic Packernet After Dark energy — late-night vibes, strong opinions, and that raw summer hype only true Packers fans understand. Call to Action Tell me — how good does it feel watching the Bears fall apart while we're quietly building a machine? Drop your hottest take below. Make sure you're subscribed and leaving reviews — every one helps the show grow. Advertising Contact To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app Go Pack Go!

Pack Nation, I'm sitting here in Peshtigo with cold coffee, breaking down the Packers' calm approach to the running back room amid the Josh Jacobs news. Instead of panicking and rushing into trades, the front office is monitoring the situation and sticking to the solid plan they built this offseason. This isn't about being passive—it's about smart discipline that keeps the championship window wide open. Why Green Bay is choosing patience over panic in the backfield The powerful Gary Pletcher snowstorm analogy that perfectly explains monitoring vs. chasing How trusting the existing roster plan prevents desperate June mistakes Big picture outlook on the offense, defense, and staying ready for the right moment This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you're tired of the offseason panic crowd, this one's for you. Hit that subscribe button, drop a five-star review, and share it with your fellow Packers fans who need to hear this message of patience. Go Pack Go! To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

NFL Gone Wild!

On this episode of Packernet After Dark, the phones light up as callers react to the troubling Josh Jacobs situation. We discuss whether the Packers should stand by their running back, make a move in free agency, or trade for reinforcements like James Conner or from the Cardinals' deep backfield. Key highlights include: Strong opinions on embracing Jordan Love as the absolute centerpiece of the offense while manufacturing a complementary run game with available weapons. Raw caller frustration, dark humor, and debates about waiting for all the facts versus preparing for life without Jacobs. Season predictions, Matt LaFleur's leadership test, and fun tangents including Idaho potatoes and generator analogies. Hot takes on rival teams and the emotional rollercoaster of high expectations meeting early obstacles. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you want your voice heard, call 608-501-0718 and join the conversation. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a rating, and review — it helps the show grow. Follow us on social for more unfiltered Packers talk. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

This episode is pure After Dark — raw, atmospheric, and unfiltered. The season may be over, but the weight remains. Tundra FM dives deep into the lingering questions that haunt Packers fans on quiet nights, blending poetic reflection with hard-hitting football truth. Eight Quarters of Hell: That brutal stretch where victory slipped away and the pain still echoes Non-Factor: Pushing back against the chatter that refuses to let the tape tell the real story RUN IT: The confident dominance claim as Green Bay reminds everyone who the history truly belongs to This one hits different — moody, intense, and honest about the emotional toll of a season that left more questions than answers. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If this one hit you in the chest, drop your thoughts below — what's the heaviest question still hanging over this Packers team for you? To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app Go Pack Go.

Pack Nation, my hands are still shaking. The Los Angeles Rams just traded for Myles Garrett and the entire NFC landscape just got body-slammed. Big Sal is fired up on this After Dark episode as we break down what this nuclear move really means for the Green Bay Packers and why the training wheels just got thrown in the trash. Key Discussion Points The Rams were already dangerous — now adding a perennial Defensive Player of the Year makes them an absolute heavyweight Why the Packers must abandon conservative, run-run-pass football and start playing with violent, relentless energy Jordan Love's arm talent vs the reality of facing a guy who can collapse an offensive line by himself The Micah Parsons trade was big, but the rest of the league isn't waiting — it's time for Green Bay to man up or get buried This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you're ready for war with me, hit that subscribe button, leave a fiery five-star review, and tell every Packers fan you know that Big Sal is locked in. Drop your hottest take below — can Jordan Love and Micah Parsons overcome this new monster in the NFC? I want to hear from you. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app Go Pack Go!

Ryan dives into Week 2 of Packers OTAs with the latest on the running back room concerns surrounding Josh Jacobs and Marshawn Lloyd, while celebrating the return to solid, boring Packers stability that fans can count on. He breaks down the Vikings' new GM hire and lopsided Kyler Murray vs JJ McCarthy competition, Jameer Gibbs' massive contract extension with the Lions, and completely dismantles a clickbait Bears article claiming NFC North dominance. Key Discussion Points: OTA Outlook & Roster Clarity — What to watch for in running back updates, cornerback battles, and the comfort of a more settled Packers lineup heading into mini-camp. NFC North Breakdown — Vikings QB uncertainty, Lions coaching and personnel shifts, and why the Bears' "edge" narrative falls flat despite their division win. Big Picture Roster Philosophy — Why less splashy moves and more stability might be exactly what Green Bay needs to compete in a loaded division. Long-Term Building Lessons — The value of consistent small decisions over big swings and short-term panic. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and drop your thoughts in the comments — do you think the Packers' boring stability is their biggest strength this year? Tell me your hottest NFC North take. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app

Big Sal is fired up in this unfiltered rant as he torches the NFL media and analysts for already treating the Green Bay Packers like an afterthought before the 2026 season even kicks off. Despite the Packers posting top-tier offensive efficiency in 2025 while the roster was decimated by injuries to key weapons like Jayden Reed, Christian Watson, and Tucker Kraft, these clowns are acting like last year was smoke and mirrors. He breaks down exactly why the disrespect is about to turn into pure gasoline when the real version of this team shows up. The 2025 offensive efficiency numbers that ranked Green Bay among the league's best even while running on fumes and playing shorthanded for most of the year. Why the defense is far from starting at zero with Micah Parsons expected back by October and new pieces already reshaping the unit. The soft early schedule that sets Green Bay up to get rolly while the media is still sleeping on the tape. Big Sal's bold prediction that Green Bay is going to run through the league and leave every last narrative-pushing analyst standing on the sideline looking like a fool by midseason. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you are tired of the disrespect the same way Big Sal is, then do him a favor and hit that subscribe button, leave the five-star review, and tell a friend about the show. Drop your thoughts in the comments — he wants to hear from Pack Nation on this one. Until next time, Go Pack! To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app

dies and gentlemen. Welcome once again to the Packernet Podcast. I am your host and resident panelist, as always, Ryan Schlipp. Check us out online, packernet.com Find me on Twitter, pack underscore that ad, so the OTAs for week one are officially behind us. By that, I mean today is the last day for me, and for you it's over. There's a little bit of unfortunate news that we'll get to in a little bit. Before we get there, just want to go through a couple of the news and notesy things that are floating around out there. The first one, I, I don't know, man, it's big, but it's like college football big, and it's confusing. It's going to have some implications on the NFL, but, and how deep do you want to get into this? Plus, it intersects into, like, politics, because politicians, it's bipartisan, but they're still trying to do some stuff. Bottom line, as best as I can tell, there was a Protect College Sports Act presented by Maria Cantwell, Democrat out of Washington, and Ted Cruz, Republican, out of Texas. In order to bring order to the current Wild West landscape, one of the things they're trying to do is to crack down on phony N I L money that is essentially to create a commission that tries to make sure that the money coming in is legitimate as opposed to just boosters throwing money at them through some kind of an N I L funnel, I, you know, having not spent a lot of time thinking about that or understanding it, because it's just I don't know, it's again, it's it, it kind of aligns with the NFL and impacts the NFL, but not enough that I've really dug into it a ton, but my general thought is that I don't see how this is going to hold up, because it's going to be very difficult to say yes, we think they should be paid millions of dollars, but only in this way, because if you do that way, that's a bad way. We're getting into some really arbitrary territory here to decide when it's a good thing for them to make millions and when it's a bad thing for them to make millions. I mean, we've kicked open the door and said, yes, you can make money as an athlete, so it is what it is. They're also looking at, like, a salary cap transfer restrictions. Athletes will generally be limited to one transfer during their college career without losing a year of eligibility. Sets a standard five year eligibility limit, prevents a breakaway. The bill tries to stop the wealthiest conferences, like Big 10 and SEC, from forming their own exclusive Super League by putting strict rules on conferences that make more than a billion dollars in annual revenue. I don't know. I look, I will simply say this: I think that college football has probably always been a little bit of a mess, and it's so hard to manage because there's so many different things, and that's why you find all kinds of scandals and all kinds of crazy stuff, because you set rules, and you know it's kind of like arm wrestling, if you're not cheating, you're not trying, I mean, the whole sport is just cheating, trying to gain an upper hand any way that you can, try not to get caught doing it, and so when you kick open a door the way that they have, man, it creates absolute chaos in such a massive thing that is college sports and college football, and you know, maybe, maybe things will settle on their own, it'll come to like a new natural stasis, I don't know if that's the right word, but it's also possible that it's just going to spiral out of control and continue spiraling, and so I understand the impulse to try to step in here and fix some things that have got are getting wildly out of control, or seemingly wildly out of control. I also think the government has a very low chance of actually fixing any of this, but whatever, we'll see what happens. If it ends up passing, we can take a second look at all the different components and what that could possibly mean. As of right now, it's a pretty steep uphill battle to get this passed and implemented, and everything. Also, as this is my duty, I will give you my weekly announcement that you should not get involved in media companies and journalism via Ryan Glass Spiegel. Two days ago, multiple NFL voices were laid off at Yahoo Sports this week, including Charles Robinson, who had been there over 20 years. Sources told FOS, Charles McDonald also announced he has been laid off. Charles Robinson has been around forever. I mean, they said it right there, 20 years, but I mean, that is one of the.. it's one of the guys that you.. I mean, that's a huge name in the.. in the space. Interestingly enough. Connor Orr, who is from Sports Illustrated, said Charles and Charles are dogged, creative, curious, hilarious, and original, the kinds of things we're running out of in this space. Can't wait to subscribe to wherever they land next. Why is that interesting? Because just as I was about to get started recording, I see this from Michael Rosenberg, who is a senior writer of Sports Illustrated says, this morning I had my favorite kind of meeting, a short one. I was laid off during that meeting. Goes on to say other things, but you get the idea. Adam Schefter memorialized him, said nobody better, an all-time writer. This is amongst many things disheartening. And then he says gutting the place, so Yahoo is gutting the place, and about a day or two later, Sports Illustrated starts gutting all of its people. As I've said before, these companies are purging money. They have a business model that just does not make any sense. They have massive, massive overhead, trying to compete with people that have zero, basically zero overhead. They pay for an internet connection and a freaking electric bill. There are probably very little to no other recurring costs that they have. So don't do it. Been saying this now for well over a year, it is, it is the most painful, slow death I've ever watched and experienced. By the way, I just looked, Charles Robinson was the senior NFL reporter for Yahoo, that's a pretty big layoff. It's also brand new breaking news here, Giants fear wide receiver Gunner Olazewski, who was carted off the practice field today, tore his Achilles. He will undergo additional testing to confirm the injury. It's an unfortunate thing that happens, man. You get into this time, you're all excited, and within seconds of these guys touching grass, they're getting carted off the field, and you just hope and pray that your guys are not included in that. In other news, Paris Campbell, wide receiver, is retiring from the NFL. The NFL did release a date and timeline for the NFL cut downs via Tom Pelissero. But he's changing their headers here. I don't recognize anybody anymore. Anywho, he says the NFL informed teams recently that this year's cut-down deadline to 53 players will be 6pm Eastern time on Sunday, august 30, not the following Tuesday, as it has been in recent years. Waiver claims will be due at 1pm Eastern time on Monday, August 30-first. The season kicks off September 9, so that has been added to the calendar that will be the official cut down day for the Green Bay Packers, and then the final non-Packers, non-NFC North specific news. What is this? That's basketball, and I don't.. I just think this is a good take. So I was trying to think, how do I work this into something, or whatever? I don't know that I have much to add to this. I just think it's a good take, and there's a lot of sort of, I don't know, it's hard because I don't really know the opposite views complaints specifically, but there seem to be a lot of people that are upset that things are expanding, right, more games, more this, more that, but that also goes to, we got Monday games, we got Wednesday games, we got Saturday games, we got all these stupid, and it's like, what happened to good old Sunday football, and like, I guess I kind of get it, but I think this is a little bit more the take that I appreciate. Like, I understand what's being said here, but I don't really get it. I mean, eight games sounds like music to my ears, like, what do we want 12 games on that we can't really see any of them, so we watch what two out of the 11 that are on, and we go, "Oh, I know what that those other ones, they confuse me, actually, to watching the games that I did care about, because I kept looking. I think it's awesome. I absolutely love it. I don't want seven games at 1pm I can't watch it all. There's no way. It's stupid. Like, so that's an instant. Like, are you telling me people Sundays are going to be ruined because they're gone? They're going to get home from church and go, "Oh, there's five games on at 1pm instead of seven. Oh, the days I ruined. It's ruined. I mean, I hate when there's four games at 425 I hate it. Or one's at 405 there's two at 405 and two at 425 I hate that I can't watch it. I'd like to enjoy the games, so I'm one that's not going to be, you know, complaining about this. I like the standalone games. I enjoy being able to watch one at a time. And then it's Sunday. There's nothing worse to me on a Sunday when the whole slate, and you go, "Oh my gosh, there's 13 games today, on Sunday. There's no way I can keep track of it all, and really talk about it all, and you know me, I'm sitting there writing notes, trying to keep up and do all that, but I feel like this will be better for everybody to digest, and I don't think it's going to effectively change Sundays all that much. In fact, there's a part of me that wants to argue and go, it's going to make. Better, we're all going to be tuned into the same few games and enjoying that, and be able to see it more, rather than I don't know what happened there. Hold it, he kicked the field goal. Oh, we threw a pass. I have no idea what's going on, but I saw that play, I saw that play, I saw that play, and that's where I wouldn't mind seeing eight games on Sunday. Like, and so, in summary, I can. I just say I'm starting to more and more. I don't watch their show all the time, but I'm starting to see clips, so I'm just kind of getting little glimmers here. And again, starting to really appreciate Chris Sims a little bit. I don't, for obvious reasons, really like Florio. I've never been very anti-Floria. I feel like when I used to watch this, Sims was like the whipping boy of Florio. Florio would say things, and he would just bend to the will and agree with everything he said. There was a clip I saw recently. I don't know if I ended up playing it or if I just watched it, but he went and just went at.. oh, it was over the Diana Rossini thing, where Sims was talking about the situation, and Florio was like trying to warn him, like, tread carefully, and he just was like, "What are you talking about, dude? Once you shut up and let me say what I want, like, he was something to that effect, and like, I don't know the full clip here, I don't know if if Florio took the opposite approach, but it just, I'm seeing Sims basically kind of turn into me almost with, like, you know, I think it's fricking stupid. I don't understand that, you know, and I'm watching Florio kind of squirm in his chair a little bit, like, you know, like he's taking a licking from Daddy over here, and I'm starting to appreciate, I mean, I think I like Sims's takes more, and the fact that he's found his, let's say, his manhood, and is able to kind of stand on his own feet and tell Florio to shut his face and get out of my face, is, you know, whether that's true or not, that's sort of my own little head cannon going on over here, and I appreciate it. I like it. I gotta go back and find that swear and bleep it out, but otherwise I'm in agreement with that. By the way, I don't understand the argument for I want more games on at once that I can't watch. Does it make your fantasy football more fun and enjoyable or something, or is it like red? Not red zone, maybe red zone. I know red zone is more fun with more. I don't know, I don't know what the argument could possibly be. I mean, if there's more games at different times that you don't want to watch, then don't watch it. I mean, I guess I guess I could understand the argument of I don't want, like, all I'm gonna watch is the Packers, and I don't want those on at random times. I would just want as many like noon games on Sunday as possible, but I mean, if you're an enjoyer of football, yeah, you want to spread all over the place, you can watch as many as you can. Anywho, we'll leave it at that for the non-Packers news. We'll take a break. We'll be right back. Getting into the NFC North news, here, first of all, it looks like the Brian Flores lawsuit will go forward. The NFL tried to throw that out and be like, no, no, no, look, let's, let's let us deal with this in house. We have our own mechanism for dealing with disputes, and I mean, I don't really know how all this stuff works as a layman here, but that seems like a conflict of interest, a bit like I'm.. it's kind of like the church doing an investigation on the church, you know what I mean? Like, there's some scandals going on here, like, you know what, we have an internal mechanism, we'll get to the bottom of this, yeah. No, no, you won't. I'm not going to relitigate the whole thing, I've gone through this lawsuit already. I don't remember exactly the details. I do know that Flores is not likely to get what he's after, but who knows? There may be some kind of a thing through discovery that, although he doesn't win, some things get uncovered. I don't know, frickin' drama, you know. I'll take it. As for their GM search, Vikings completed the second round of interviews for their general manager vacancy. The list of finalists includes Vikings' executive advice, right? We went through the list already. The second round is done, so you would assume that the final decision will come very soon. It seems as though the what everybody is expecting is that Rob Brzezinski will get the job. He is already their interim GM, the executive VP of football operations. So, there have been some outside guys, many of them, as we talked about, kind of turned away from the job, but Broncos assistant GM, Bill's assistant GM, Rams assistant GM, and Seahawks assistant GM also in the running, but again, as of now, the inside track seems to be Rob Brzezinski and his job to lose. Sticking with the Vikings, so far in OTAs, obviously not a ton to take away from anything, but we might as well stay on top of it. Kevin O'Connell has mentioned that he's going to install some. Schemes, I'm guessing this is pretty standard across the league. Everybody says everybody's doing everything brand new. Reps, however, are being split between Kyler Murray and JJ McCarthy. That's going to be sort of the, I think it's more of an off-season hypey thing, where it's like, oh boy, what's going to happen. We all kind of know what's going to happen. Kyler Murray is currently in the process of trying to adjust to the very wordy verbiage of Kevin O'Connell's system, so I guess it's a very complicated and again wordy system that he's not necessarily used to. So far, though, reports are positive he's looking good in camp, his arm looks good, he's got an early connection with Jordan Addison McCarthy. On the other hand, really focusing on the processing speed, decision making, ball placement. Listen, if I could, I, you know, I went on this rant yesterday about how the Packers are better at doing the quarterback thing, and everything. McCarthy needed the Jordan Love treatment. Now, I don't know if he ever would have become great, and maybe he can still, if he's able to sit somewhere. I think it would be nice. I don't think it's going to happen. I think they're going to end up moving on from them. They're not going to give them another contract, but it would be nice to just let him sit and learn, and you know, continue learning from Kevin O'Connell, continue to sit behind Kyler Murray, to, you know, a little bit learn from Kyler Murray, but for the most part just develop without the pressure and with all the craziness of having to start and give this guy a shot after another year or two sitting and see what happens again. I don't think that's going to happen. I think they pushed them out there like, like always happens. They always.. this is exactly the point I made about the Packers and how they're different. Everybody is willing to pay lip service to the idea that, oh yeah, we're gonna let them sit, but man, when the, when the fire gets hot, they sure push those guys out there, don't they? We're gonna wait, we're gonna wait, we lose a couple games, everybody starts screaming, and boy, here he comes, here comes the savior, right? That's why you guys are in the situation anyways. Additionally, offensive line coach Keith Carter is setting the tone early, heavy emphasis during unpadded drills on first step power in the run game and leverage. So I can't tie it directly to what we were talking about with 13 personnel, but it's been a couple years now of people wanting to get bigger and stronger and more aggressive up front. It sounds like they're emphasizing that as well. Over in Minnesota, first round pick Caleb Banks is currently sidelined with a foot injury until training camp. Safety Jacoby, excuse me, Josh Metellus looks locked in as the every down safety. Theo Jackson, Jay Ward, and Jacoby Thomas are actively competing for remaining roles, if you don't know who those people are exactly. As for the Chicago Bears, Ben Johnson is heavily focused on overhauling daily habits, getting sharper offensive execution. Now that they're in year two of his system, he, for the second year in a row now, has talked about trying to get Caleb Williams' completion percentage up, which is quite hilarious. I saw Peter Bukowski comment on this, and he's exactly right that you've got the coach saying we want his completion percentage to come up. Caleb Williams has one of the worst completion percentages in football. Packer fans say, ha ha, your completion percentage sucks. Bears fans say who cares about completion percentage? Look at x, y, and z. And then the coach comes out again this year and says the number one focus for us is completion percentage. And then Bears fans are like, well, we never said completion percentage wasn't important. You guys are stupid, bro. Anywho, there's also a clip circulating, Ben Johnson saying he wants to buy stock in Luther Burden, very excited about Luther Burden. Congratulations on Luther Burden. We'll see. I have a hard time talking trash about Luther Burden, considering that was my guy in the, in the old process, but it's way too early to be making any bold proclamations of that sort, so I'm not really worried about that yet. Plus, the standard is pretty low to be something special in Chicago. There is already talk, though, of expecting a lot of heavy 12 and 13 personnel with Colson Loveland and Cole Commette, so again tying into what we talked about yesterday. Plus, if you remember, they were one of the teams that was a little heavy on that already, so expect that to continue and expand. Left tackle Ozzie Trapio is expected to miss the season with a patellar tendon issue. Braxton Jones currently the front runner, taking first team reps alongside Theo Benedet, while veteran signing Jedrick Wills is also in the mix, and then veteran Garrett Bradbury, who was brought in to replace the retired Drew Dahlman, is fighting for the starting job against second-round rookie Logan Jones, which, I mean, I don't know, I find that whole thing to be quite funny. I mean, when they lost their center Drew Dahlman, that was massive. I mean, it is massive, and. And of course Bears fans try to play that down, like, oh, it's fine, we got Garrett Bradbury, and of course Garrett Bradbury is terrible, and then they draft Logan Jones, and then it's all, see, we're good, we got Logan, what, what happened to Garrett Bradbury, plus now they're in a competition, I hope Garrett Bradbury wins, I really do, I doubt he does, but I hope he wins, cornerback Jalen Johnson is skipping OTAs, which is, I guess, kind of standard for him. Kyler Gordon is out a few weeks with a soft tissue injury. And then, finally, the Detroit Lions, Dan Campbell still obviously running that ship, but new offensive coordinator Drew Petsing is in charge of the offense, as of right now, he's turned over the keys to Petzing. The good news for us is that Petsing is from Arizona, so our defensive coordinator is going to have a pretty good idea of exactly the defensive mind that is going to be, or the offensive mind that is going to be taking over for Detroit. Petsing is a guy that looks heavily to the run game, so very similar to what a lot of other people are talking about, that is sort of his MO. Biggest storyline for Detroit is the fact that they are still planning on moving all pro right tackle Penne Sewell to the left side. I think that is crazy, but he's obviously supremely talented, so we'll probably be able to handle it, but if there's even a slight decline in his play, that was a giant mistake. The right tackle spot now is currently involved in a battle, which you, that's not what you want to hear if you're a Detroit Lions fan, but as of right now, there's a head-to-head battle between first round rookie Blake Miller and veteran edition Larry Boreham. If Blake Miller can't win that job, I mean, that's, that's a serious.. we're, we're moving Penny Sewell because of Blake Miller, because we drafted a right tackle, and so he's going to need to.. it's going to need to be able to do his job. There's also a competition at left guard, second year player Christian Mahogany, who you know there were a lot of high hopes to begin with, but he's currently the front runner in a battle against several guys, including Miles Frazier, Ben Bart, and Drew Juice scrubs, so the offensive line is starting to fizzle a bit, and they're trying to grab a hold of it and try to get it back to its former glory. On defense, Kelvin Shepherd's defense wants to get more versatile and experimenting with base three, four, nickel, and five down looks with a potential shift toward more zone coverage. Safety, Kirby Joseph's knee is a major talking point right now. Update updates are being deferred until more info is available. Brian Branch and Terry and Arnold are also rehabbing. I saw this over here. Lions coach Den Dan Campbell said the team is prioritizing safety Kirby Joseph's knee 2026 availability over participation in spring workouts. Both the starting safeties, Joseph and Branch, are rehabbing significant injuries. It'll be great to get one or both back on the field this spring. Campbell does not want to hurry his injured stars back and risk reinjury, so that's a rough spot there on the offensive side. Ted and tight end Sam La Porta is limited, basically said the exact same thing about Sam La Porta. Lions coach Dan Campbell said he is in no rush to get Sam La Porta back on the field for spring workouts. So those are the biggest storylines, probably are the injuries right now that they're going through. And then the offensive line shuffling. All right, let's take a break there. We'll come back with some Green Bay Packers news. We'll be right back. All right, so the big news here, unfortunately, is that Marshawn Lloyd is once again injured. Now we don't know to what extent this may be just a minor thing. He may be back as early as today. He's been participating up to this point, but for a guy that has not ever been able to stay healthy up to this point, the last thing you want to see is he's once again not practicing with the team due to an injury, no matter how minor, because for the most part people have kind of given up hope that he can stay healthy as it is, and this is just further confirmation that that's exactly the situation. Why in the world would we expect him to be able to make it an entire season, the update was as follows. Packers running back Marshawn Lloyd, undisclosed, sat out during team drills or organized team activities on Wednesday. It goes on to say it's possible this is just a maintenance-related coaching decision, but it's still slightly concerning. Injuries have limited Lloyd to just 10 offensive snaps. Through two NFL seasons, Packers starting running back to Os Jacob was arrested, blah blah blah, per ESPN Rob Dumaski. Lloyd took part in team drills during Tuesday's closed session, but did only individual work Wednesday. Packers running back Chris Brooks began team drills for the first team offense before subbing out for running back Pierre Strong. Packers had the day off on Thursday, and will Zoom practice tomorrow. The Packers remain optimistic that the powerful and speedy Lloyd can repay the team for their patience, but he needs to retake the field soon if he hopes to prove his reliability. The bottom line at this point is that I don't know that anybody, I bottom line, you, you may just have to go do something, and I don't know what that something is, but you have to almost assume that we're in a situation with no Josh Jacobs and no Marshawn Lloyd, even though we may have Josh Jacobs and Marshawn Lloyd. I don't know how you know, I know the Packers want some kind of resolution. They also have a better understanding of what the situation is, and it may be very minor, and they're not really worried about it, but I mean, I'm to the point of I don't know how we can proceed at this point with I guess I'm just kind of assuming at this point that we're going to see Brooks and Pierre strong as our starting running backs, and probably not just for a couple snaps, I'm seeing a very distinct scenario and possibility that what's going to happen is that the Green Bay Packers are not going to have Josh Jacobs, and they're not going to have Marshawn Lloyd for a very extended period of time, and you got to figure out what the heck that looks like. Presumably the draft is a place we're going to have to start looking pretty heavily, but outside of that, what about this year? Because you know, I think we could get by, but I'd rather not focus on just getting by at this point. Now, it's easier to just say that than to actually do something productive, and I don't know exactly what that is at this point. Fall to your knees and hope and pray that Marshawn Lloyd and Josh Jacobs situations get resolved and everything's going to be fine, but outside of that, I feel like there's either got to be a trade situation, which is not my favorite option, or some kind of a free agent option. Now, if there were any good free agents, they wouldn't be free agents, that's kind of the thing about free agency. Unfortunately, there are some names here that I think are potentially worth keeping an eye on. For example, Naji Harris, Naji Harris is first of all exactly the type of running back that I could see Brian Gutta comes being a big fan of, he's 28 so he's not super old, although in running back years that's like 32 six won 242 pounds, and he played for Alabama, so big dude, strong dude, and the other thing is, he's always been good, I don't exactly know what happened, but he spent four years at Pittsburgh Steelers, and his grades were 7175 77 and 77 He went to the Chargers after his four years, only had 15 attempts, but at 61 yards, 4.1 yards per attempt, and an 84 rushing grade. Nick Chubb is available, he's 3511 227 so another big dude, he comes out of Georgia, so there you go. Big program was phenomenal for a very long time in Cleveland, had one, looks like he got injured in 2023 came back 2024 was not really himself, played for Houston last year, and seemed to do pretty well, 136 attempts, 568 yards, 4.2 yards per attempt, three touchdowns, 76 rushing grade. I don't know that he's, you know, 2022 version of Nick Chubb is coming back, but again in a pinch, I don't, sure, why not? Now, the contracts these guys are asking for matters, but none of them made a ton of Naji Harris had a $5 million contract last year, Chubb was 2.5 million. It looks like I understand we got to let these situations resolve a little bit, but I would certainly be keeping an eye on a few of these guys. I think those two in particular are probably the most interesting. Joe Mixon is available, but he's kind of a scumbag, so I don't really want him on the team. Maybe Naji and Chub have some stuff going on that I just don't remember, or whatever. But again, we'll, we'll, we'll see about that in the, in the future. I, you know, I think before we even discuss trade, we'd have to see definitive. Lee, first of all, the Josh Jacobs thing would have to resolve with him being let go, and then you know from there we could start talking about it. Certainly, if Marshawn Lloyd has some kind of a serious injury that's going to hold him out for a while. I think at that point we're very seriously looking into, are there trade candidates available? How big and splashy, I don't know, but that would become much more of a real thing. As of right now, I don't know. Outside of the Packers making some phone calls, I don't know exactly what what they'd be willing to do, and how much we need to really dig into all that, but certainly disappointing. And by next week, when the Packers are back at it, we had better see Marsha and Lloyd practicing. I mean, we had better at least hear that he is practicing it again, and you know, if they want to shut him down because they want to keep him healthy, or whatever the case may be, they're trying to preserve his body so that he doesn't go through the issues yet. Fine, then first of all, make a statement about that, so we understand the situation, and don't panic, but beyond that, he needs to be out there, he needs to have freaking a helmet on and running around and doing stuff, because this is stupid. And then I think, lastly, for today, some other stuff, but it's bigger stuff, and I'm running out of time here. Wife and I are actually going out to dinner, which is a rare occasion for us, so I'm pretty excited about that. But Bo Melton is now officially listed as a wide receiver, so if you are getting whiplash, then you're just like the rest of us. Again, you gotta, you gotta appreciate Bo Melton, if for no other reason the fact that he's getting jerked around by this team left and right, and he is just keeping his head right in this thing now. Maybe, maybe behind the scenes, he's got a bad attitude, but as much as the Packers love him, I get the impression that he has a great attitude, and maybe he should have more of an attitude, because I mean it would be hard to be a little bit upset to feel like, you know, I've got talent and I've got something to offer, and if you would just invest in me in one area, maybe I could actually grow and thrive in that area, instead of jerking me around from cornerback to wide receiver to gunner to returner to all these different things, you know. I don't know, but he's certainly a valuable asset for us, and hopefully the Packers are able to, you know, I don't want to say stay loyal, I mean, if he doesn't, if it's, if it's not worth keeping him around, then I guess he's got to go, but hopefully they can actually find a role for him, and he can help the Green Bay Packers this year. You know, last year I know he was the issue last year was he had so many wide receivers that the only way he was going to stay on the team is if they moved him to corner. Well, we've kind of purged that, so you could see why it would maybe make sense to move him back if that is his strongest position. In which case, the Packers are actually probably doing right by him, that is, assuming you don't think that just letting him go somewhere and be a wide receiver somewhere else. But either way, I think with the thinning of the wide receiver room, it's given him an opportunity to get back into that room, and you know he's going to be pretty low on the pecking order, but at the same time, what do we got? We got Watson, Reed, Golden, after that is Savian, and then after that is probably Bo, and me being a number five wide receiver, he'll get some action, and as much as Matt LaFleur loves the guy, I mean, you can't, you can't guarantee he won't be ahead of Savian, I don't think he will, but I think Matt LaFleur really likes him, I think he wants him in the offense, and I think he's excited about the different ways that he can use him in the offense, I'm excited about the different ways we can use him in the offense, so anywho, just real quick, let me pull this up, just as a reminder, the Green Bay Packers calendar moving forward, the so this week was week one of OTAs, Friday was that final day, next week, if I'm not mistaken, day one is going to be June 1 of OTAs, and then usually I don't know the exact schedule, but I think in the past, as I've said, usually it's one week of media availability, so it'll be similar. It's probably going to be the second, maybe the next day, which would be June 2, where the media has access to practice, and then they'll have access to Matt LaFleur, and potentially they'll have locker room access, unless they shut that down again because of the Josh Jacobs situation. I don't know, they may just shut that down until training camp or something. I'm not really sure how they're going to handle that, but either way, we'll have some information by next week. Let's see, so this episode will be for Saturday, then Sunday, then Monday. Okay, so just a couple days until we're back at it. So, anywho, you all have a good rest of your day. If you have any calls, 608-501-0718 get your calls in, and I will talk to you over there. Have a good one. 

Pack Nation, Sal is fired up and letting it all out on the latest Marshawn Lloyd injury news. Just when we thought we'd see that explosive talent finally break out, he's back on the sideline again, leaving the Packers' backfield looking dangerously thin. In this emotional rant, I break down: Why Marshawn Lloyd's availability issues are becoming a major problem despite his impressive per-carry numbers The heavy toll this is taking on Josh Jacobs and the need for a true change-of-pace back Concerns about long-term trust in Lloyd heading into 2026 and what Brian Gutekunst should consider at the trade deadline How Emanuel Wilson can step up while we search for veteran insurance on the waiver wire This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you're as passionate about this team as I am, smash that subscribe button, leave a five-star review, and tell me your thoughts on the backfield situation. We've got a championship window open — let's talk about how to protect it. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast #GoPackGo #Packers #MarshawnLloyd #NFLNews

Bears fans and their media mouthpieces are melting down again, and Danny Parkins delivered a full-on cope rant claiming the Packers just got lucky with Favre, Rodgers, and Jordan Love. We tear that nonsense apart with the cold, hard numbers from that viral Reddit post where Love beats Caleb Williams in 27 of 34 categories across PFF, FTN, and NFL FastR, then explain exactly why Green Bay's quarterback success is about ruthless prioritization and the will to do what almost nobody else will do. We close by looking at the rising 13 personnel trend and what it could mean for the Packers' offense moving forward. The comprehensive stat breakdown that has Bears fans in full denial mode, including pressure-to-sack rate, EPA under pressure, deep ball efficiency, and why Jordan Love is clearly winning the comparison right now. Danny Parkins' "they got lucky" argument gets completely dismantled as we lay out the real reasons the Packers keep hitting on quarterbacks: the willingness to draft developmental guys even in Super Bowl windows, elite quarterback coaching continuity, and the pain they're willing to inflict on themselves for long-term dominance. Why Bears fans are so obsessed with minimizing Packers quarterback success and how their own franchise's historic failures at the position make this cope so predictable and pathetic. The league-wide shift toward heavier personnel, the Rams' explosion with 13 personnel, and whether Matt LaFleur will start using more three-tight-end sets with Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave to create new problems for defenses. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. Tell me your thoughts on this one — I want to hear from you. If you're new here, smash that subscribe button and leave a review so more Packers fans can find the show. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app

Tonight on Packernet After Dark, the call-in lines lit up with raw Packers fan reactions to the 2026 schedule and the heavy Josh Jacobs arrest news that dropped like a bomb. Callers didn't hold back as they broke down everything from the NFL handing Green Bay a favorable slate to the disturbing charges against one of the team's leaders. Fans were fired up about the home-heavy finish and multiple mini-byes, calling it the perfect setup for a beat-up team trying to push for the playoffs and beyond. The Jordan Love vs Caleb Williams debate got spicy, with callers roasting the over-the-top hype around Williams and questioning whether Kyler Murray actually fixes anything in Minnesota. The Josh Jacobs situation dominated the back half of the show, with serious discussion about the strangulation and other charges, what it could mean for the running back room, and the gut-wrenching reality of the allegations. Plus we got horror movie recommendations, offensive line concerns, and some wild ideas about bringing AI personas to life and even a Sesame Street-style parody roasting the Bears. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you like the unfiltered call-in chaos, hit subscribe, leave a rating and review, and jump in the conversation on social media. More Packers talk and After Dark energy dropping soon. Go Pack Go. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast  

Pack Nation, I'm fired up and pacing after these latest OTA reports! MarShawn Lloyd is taking first-team reps and showing that game-changing burst we've been missing — but the Jacobs situation has the entire backfield feeling razor thin. I break down why this is Lloyd's moment to prove he can stay healthy and take the starting job in 2026. Key Discussion Points Lloyd's elite explosiveness in space and why LaFleur is giving him the real shot right now The injury red flags and why his body has to hold up through camp and preseason The powerful mill worker analogy that perfectly mirrors the Packers' running back situation Bold prediction: MarShawn Lloyd will be the starting running back for Green Bay in 2026 This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you're new around here, hit that subscribe button so you don't miss a single episode. If you've been riding with me, drop a five-star review and share this with another Packers fan who needs to hear it. Tell me in the comments — do you believe MarShawn Lloyd is finally going to stay healthy and take over this backfield? To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app Go Pack Go!

This one hits different. On this episode of Packernet After Dark, we dive deep into the bittersweet poetry of legacy — the ghosts that still haunt Lambeau, the pain of facing Aaron Rodgers in a Steelers uniform under Sunday Night Lights, and the raw frustration of watching Dan Campbell punch another hole in the drywall after another prime-time meltdown against Green Bay. Key Discussion Points: The emotional weight of closing the Aaron Rodgers chapter: love, respect, and the necessary heartbreak of beating the legend who built the throne Jordan Love ascending while carrying the torch through the cold Matthew Golden's explosive emergence — 24 Carat alchemy that's cooking secondaries and writing the next chapter in real time The Lions Thanksgiving disaster, Campbell's drywall therapy, and what it says about the current NFC North power struggle This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. Tundra FM delivered pure emotion tonight — legacy reckoning, future hope, and that bittersweet sting that only true Packers fans understand. Drop your thoughts in the comments: Could you actually cheer against Rodgers in a Steelers uniform? How high are we riding with Matthew Golden right now? Is this the season we finally put the ghosts to rest? To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app

Pac Nation, I'm sitting here in Peshtigo with a fresh pot of coffee, excited to talk OTAs, Jordan Love's deep balls, and that beautiful Lambeau grass — and then this news hits like a blindside from a 350-pound tackle. Josh Jacobs facing multiple domestic violence charges and a felony strangulation count has the entire state of Wisconsin reeling. This is a massive gut punch right as we were gearing up for the climb, but we're staying grounded in due process while facing the hard reality. Key Discussion Points: The Timing & Emotional Impact: Just as OTAs open and the offense looks primed for elite production, this legal storm creates a massive distraction for the young locker room Brian Gutekunst has built. Due Process vs. Reality: Jacobs and his attorneys are pushing back hard with claims of important evidence yet to be released — innocent until proven guilty must apply, but the damage to preparation is real. Offensive Ripple Effects: Jordan Love loses his security blanket and hammer in the run game; AJ Dillon may need to carry unexpected weight early while the running back room gets tested. Bigger Picture for the Franchise: How the Packers navigate this without letting one player overshadow the G on the helmet, plus what it means for culture and the 2026 season outlook. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you're feeling this same gut punch today but you're still standing with the Packers, head over to Apple Podcasts or Spotify right now, drop us that five-star review, and tell me how you're processing this news. I read every single one — we need to hear from real fans, not the headline screamers. Join the conversation because we tell it straight. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Support the Show & Explore My Projects Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app Go Pack Go. We'll stay on this one together.

Breaking news out of Green Bay has the entire Packers organization and fanbase reeling tonight. Star running back Josh Jacobs turned himself in and was arrested on five domestic abuse-related charges stemming from a disturbance last Saturday. Jacobs and his legal team are vehemently denying the allegations while the investigation remains active and ongoing with very few details released publicly. This is a serious situation that raises immediate questions about Josh Jacobs' future with the team and how the Packers will navigate it under the NFL's personal conduct policy. The facts as we know them right now: On May 23 at approximately 8:37 a.m., the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department was dispatched to a disturbance complaint involving Jacobs. He turned himself in on May 26, was arrested, and booked into Brown County Jail on five charges — battery (domestic abuse), criminal damage to property (domestic abuse), disorderly conduct (domestic abuse), strangulation and suffocation (felony), and intimidation of a victim (misdemeanor). Hobart-Lawrence Police Chief Michael Renkas stated: "This remains an active and ongoing investigation. No further information will be released at this time." Jacobs' response through his attorneys David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld, and Clarence Duchac: "Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public. We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course." Organizational and league reaction: The Packers said they are aware of the matter and will withhold further comment as it is an ongoing legal situation. The NFL is aware and has been in contact with the club. Head coach Matt LaFleur is scheduled for media availability tomorrow and will almost certainly face questions on this developing story. Roster and season implications: Jacobs signed with Green Bay in free agency in 2024 after five seasons with the Raiders. He had a strong 2025 season (15 games, over 1,200 rushing yards, and 13+ rushing touchdowns) and remains under contract for the next two seasons. We break down what this means for the backfield, potential depth adjustments, and the cloud this situation puts over the offense heading into the summer. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. This one is heavy, and I want to hear from you — tell me your thoughts on this one. How do you think the Packers should handle it moving forward? Drop your takes in the comments. Hit subscribe if you haven't already so you stay up to date on every development, and please leave a review — it helps more than you know. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app

What's up Pack fans, you're locked into Tundra FM where the filters are completely off. Brick Lombardi coming through the wreckage after two brutal weeks that felt like pure torture. We jumped out to a 10-0 lead against Philly thinking we finally turned the corner, only for everything to melt down in spectacular fashion. Then we relived the nightmare against the Panthers. Missed throws, dropped passes, offensive line panic mode, and a total inability to move the chains. Eight straight quarters of watching this team fall apart right in front of us. We also diagnosed the sickness — that nonexistent pass rush and what Arizona might offer as a cure. But then we flipped the script to the bright side with OTA vibes. Jordan Love looking ice cold, stadium bombs in practice, young guys flying around, and the whole NFC starting to sweat again. You really think you're getting Green Bay out your head? This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you felt every ounce of that pain and hype tonight, smash that subscribe button, drop a rating, and tell us in the comments — how do we fix this mess before pads come on? More fire coming soon. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

Big Sal is fired up from the recliner in Peshtigo and he's not buying a single word of this "Lions are decaying" narrative. He lays it out plain and simple — Detroit isn't falling apart because they were never constructed properly to begin with. It's the same loud, flashy outfit that dominates highlight reels in October and vanishes the second real football shows up in January. In this no-holds-barred rant, Big Sal covers: Why labeling it "decay" is actually too generous for a franchise that's shown the exact same flaws year after year How the national media keeps doing the Lions' heavy lifting by pretending they were ever legitimate contenders The uncomfortable truth that Green Bay has always been the team that shows up and delivers when the stakes are highest in the NFC North His straight-up prediction that the Lions will once again finish behind the Packers in the division standings This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you're tired of the same old Lions nonsense and want more unfiltered Packers talk that tells it like it is, subscribe to the Packernet Podcast Network, drop that five-star review, and share this episode with every member of Pack Nation who's had enough. Go Pack Go! #GoPackGo #Packers #Lions #NFCNorth #BigSalRant

In this episode, Ryan dives deep into the quarterback landscape of the NFC North, using advanced metrics like EPA per dropback, DVOA, CPOE, and PFF grades to separate fact from fiction. After a quick NFL news update and OTA thoughts, he breaks down why Jordan Love and Jared Goff stand out as the clear 1A and 1B in the division, while addressing the hype around Caleb Williams and Kyler Murray's availability concerns. Key discussion points include: Why traditional stats like yards and touchdowns are noisy and unreliable compared to modern metrics Detailed 2023-2025 performance analysis showing Love and Goff consistently ranking in the top 5-10 Caleb Williams' accuracy issues and the massive leap needed to reach elite level The importance of low-noise, reproducible stats that actually tie to real value on the field This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. If you enjoyed this deep dive into quarterback evaluation, please subscribe, leave a 5-star rating and review, and share with fellow Packers fans. Follow along for more analysis as OTAs continue. To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast