Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast

Four tracks from behind the gates. Brick Lombardi spins the reps nobody films — camp grind on fields thirteen and fourteen, the night the draft board lit up, a streak still alive with the North in reach, and the roster's answer to everyone who already wrote the season off. Original songs, one flat voice, and the season leaning in before it speaks.

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The Pack is in Denver for preseason game number two, and Big Sal cannot sit still. Forget the twenty-eight to nine we ate in Pittsburgh — that was one loud drive and then the battery light. Tonight's the first look at whether there's a real motor in this football team.

Sal's got a list, Pack Nation. How long does Jordan Love actually play, because with the starters likely sitting the Lambeau finale, this Denver evening might be the whole preseason for number ten. Does rookie kicker Trey Smack — already three-for-three with a fifty-eight-yard bomb in his pocket — launch one in...

The phones lit up with everything from smoked chicken recipes and pajama debates to real heartbreak, while the football talk got raw about the running backs, Aaron Rodgers' possible last dance in a Steelers uniform, and the ugly truth on the interior offensive line. Packernet After Dark delivered the unfiltered mix of laughs, prayers, and strong opinions that only this show does.

Big Sal sits down with the latest closed practice notes and gets excited about the Packers defensive line playing multiple techniques on the same snap. He explains how that flexibility keeps the whole front fresh, reduces substitutions, and sets the team up for success while Micah Parsons works his way back into the lineup.

The discussion takes a personal turn when Sal recounts his eleven year old daughter tackling a big school project by shifting between tasks without missing a beat. The parallel to the defensive line is impossible to ignore.

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Bo Melton is back after his stinger, Aaron Banks and Josh Jacobs are rolling for a second straight day, and Dani Dennis-Sutton cleared protocols to return. Meanwhile Brenton Cox Jr. is putting on a show, and Sean McCord drops a dime for a deep touchdown. Packers Training Camp Practice 14 delivered injury good news, sharp throws from Jordan Love, and some defensive flashes that can't be ignored.

We're back on Packernet After Dark with a full slate of calls and zero filter. From Zach Tom's ridiculous new name debate to Keyshawn Nixon's latest comments lighting the fan base on fire, this one stays in the trenches the whole way. TJ from Alabama, Jason catching up after months away, Daniel deep in the PFF weeds, and Packer Super Fan all check in as we dig into the real state of the roster heading into the season.

Ryan ran his mouth and never got to Practice Thirteen — so Sal fixes it. Javon Hargrave returns from P U P and looks like the best lineman on the grass, welcoming a rookie to the N F L one bull rush at a time. Lukas Van Ness wrecks shop coming off a shoulder. Rookie corner Brandon Cisse hasn't left the field since Day Four. Jordan Love threads back-shoulder dimes when the pocket holds — and LaFleur lets the O-line have it when it doesn't. Plus Xavier McKinney's revenge pick, Trey Smack's push wide right, and the play of the day from...

Aaron Banks is on the outside looking in, Keyshawn Nixon is playing the victim again, and Tucker Kraft just reminded everyone who really runs this offense. Training camp day 13 delivered some spicy Matt LaFleur comments, more of the same from Keyshawn, and a clear signal that the Packers' tight end is the engine of the entire attack.

The Cowboys just signed Von Miller after already "winning" the Micah Parsons trade, the Bears are bringing in another injury-prone name in Marcus Davenport, and the rest of the NFC North is dealing with major setbacks. Meanwhile, Ben Johnson is talking about scoring more points than any offense in NFL history. Today we break down what these moves actually mean and why Packers fans should be paying close attention.

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The Packers walked out of the Steelers preseason game mostly healthy, Smack drilled long field goals, and the defense's front looked nasty—but the back end and a few personality issues left plenty to talk about on this After Dark call-in show.

Brick Lombardi is back on Tundra FM with four fresh cuts from the green-and-gold songbook. We open cold and mean with "Suck It," a boot-stomp division taunt for a team that refuses to flinch. Then "Where I Belong" goes big and sincere — alternative metal where team loyalty and flag loyalty turn out to be the same thing. We slow it down for "Smooth Audibles," a chipmunk-soul spring postcard about roster surgery made to sound easy. And we close with "The Punishment Was Me," a chain-gang blues about a certain corner hunting for somebody to blame and running out of su...

Tucker Kraft caught four passes and scored a touchdown in practice, and Big Sal is convinced this is the moment the Packers offense starts looking like the freight train he has been promising. Jordan Love suddenly has another reliable target in the middle of the field that changes how defenses have to account for the seam.

Sal compares Kraft's return to his neighbor Gary Pletcher fixing a broken snow plow hitch during a brutal Wisconsin storm, getting the job done when things go wrong instead of waiting for perfect conditions. When this offense gets everybody healthy at...

Tucker Kraft is back with the ones, the pads are popping, and the Packers just delivered their most intense practice of the summer. From a quiet QB release to multiple scuffles and a couple of scary injury moments that thankfully looked better by the end, this was a day full of real camp energy and meaningful developments.

The first official PFF grades of the Packers' preseason are in, and the reactions have already been extreme. From Kyle McCord looking like a legitimate backup option under constant pressure to Jordan Morgan dominating at left tackle and a group of young defenders stepping up, this episode digs into every number that matters—and separates the real signals from the noise.

This episode opens in the stillness before the season begins. A vault piece takes us back to that Sunday in Cleveland where ten to nothing became a fourth quarter collapse no one saw coming. Ten to Nothing (Gone to Waste) sets the weight that still lingers when the questions start stacking up again.

From there the show shifts to the hard ground of the present with Wait for the Thaw, where the only move left is to stay quiet and wait. It closes with I Walk the Fifty, the lone figure on the field at four in...

Big Sal is fired up after hearing the Bears are making calls to trade for Vita Vea. From Peshtigo he breaks down why a rental defensive tackle in his walk year is not a fix but a clear admission that the franchise still does not have it.

Sal goes in on the Ben Johnson hire, the front office scrambling in August, and the difference between renting respectability and actually building a culture that lasts. He explains how one veteran name does nothing to solve the real problems on the defensive line or in the locker room.

The first preseason game is in the books and Packernet After Dark is wide open with callers already firing takes in every direction. Trey Smack looked lights-out under the lights again, Marshawn Lloyd had the fan base split down the middle, and the defensive front spent the entire night hunting quarterbacks while the secondary reminded everyone why we're still nervous.

Twenty-eight to nine in Pittsburgh looks ugly on paper — until you actually watch what happened. Jordan Love stayed clean, the rookie kicker drilled bombs from 58, and a second-round corner looked like he'd been starting for years. This wasn't a loss. It was a job fair.

In this episode of LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN, Big Sal breaks down the only things that mattered from the Packers' preseason opener:

Preseason Week 1 Overview

As the Packers camp winds down with the first preseason game just a day away, the real season is already being decided in the quiet moments no one sees. Tonight Tundra FM focuses on that foundation through three distinct tracks.

Laughing at the Enemy takes us back to the vault for a sharp look at old rivalries, Ninety-Nine delivers aggressive rap rock about the tone-setting force on the defensive line, and BUILT BY HANDS closes with blue collar hard rock honoring the scouts and builders who find talent others miss. The common thread is the preparation that...

The first preseason game is here, and it already feels bigger than most. Rodgers and McCarthy are back on the same sideline for the first time in years, Marshawn Lloyd is one injury away from being the feature back, and the offensive line still has more questions than answers. This is the night we start getting real answers instead of camp noise.

Tonight we finally get real (preseason) football, Pac Nation. Packers at Steelers, 7 o'clock Eastern, and Pack Daddy has a very specific wish list after weeks of waiting.

We're talking Jordan Love staying healthy for a series or two, Marshawn Lloyd getting 10 clean carries and finishing upright after a full calendar year without a real game, rookie corner Brandon Cisse getting tested by the veterans, Trey Smack delivering that beautiful thump on kickoffs, and the awkward reunion of Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy on the other sideline. Spoiler: Pack Daddy is not misty about it. He's bored of...

Eight callers finally unlocked the show, and Andy from Kansas brought the heat. From NFC North training camp misery to a viral Jordan Love MVP troll post that completely missed the point, this one turned into a full-throated defense of how stats actually work and why luck still rules the postseason.

Eleven practices deep and the Packers are staring at their first preseason game in Pittsburgh. One name keeps rising to the top of the notepad, and it's not even close.

Training camp day 11 delivered roster chaos, a stubborn head coach, and more defensive dominance as the Packers prepare for their first preseason game. Green Bay signed safety Trey Dean III and wide receiver Chris Hilton while releasing guard Dylan Barnhart and tight end Drew Biber. Matt LaFleur confirmed he'll keep the challenge flag himself despite the NFL's new rule allowing coaches to designate someone else — instantly crushing fan hopes.

Practice saw Jaden Reed and Matthew Golden return, Valentine and Wiley back on the field, and the first-team defense continuing to thrash the offense. Jordan Love had moments bu...

Matt LaFleur drops data supporting playing starters in the preseason while injuries and position battles heat up on Day 10 of Packers training camp. From Javon Bullard's bone bruise to Bo Melton's highlight-reel catches and Brandon Cisay locking down Christian Watson, the notes are flying.

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I was there Friday night under the lights at Lambeau with 57,411 of you. Ten-dollar tickets, fireworks, a laser show, and a full Packers practice that Matt LaFleur himself called sloppy. Big Sal brought a wish list of five things he needed to see. Tonight we grade that homework in public, and one player who wasn't even on the list stole the entire night.

Matt LaFleur addresses the sloppy Family Night practice, pre-snap penalties, and the surprising message that healthy players — including starters — need to be ready for the preseason opener in Pittsburgh. We dig into the growing questions on the offensive line as Jacob Monk and Jager Burton continue earning first-team snaps while Anthony Belton gets shifted to tackle and publicly voices frustration with his own performance.

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Packers Family Night just wrapped and the annual Bears-fan meltdown is already in full swing. Ryan gets something heavy off his chest about the ridiculous excuses Bears supporters invent every time Green Bay puts 50-plus thousand in the stands for a practice — the "it was too cold," the classic "nothing else to do in Green Bay," and the mental gymnastics required to pretend Soldier Field sellouts mean anything.

The call-in lines are open and the vibes are high on this Packernet After Dark. From Baron Sorrell looking like a different animal after working out with Micah Parsons to fresh details on Micah's meniscus recovery path, the optimism around this Packers roster is starting to feel real.

Family Night delivered big moments, standout individual battles, and a reminder of just how deep this Packers roster is getting. Matthew Golden continued to cook in 1v1s and hauls in a 52-yard touchdown, Trey Smack stayed perfect from distance, and special teams units featuring Mark Perry and Bo Melton looked sharp.

Family Night at Lambeau is here and Big Sal's got a list. Under the lights for the first time this year the young blood has to answer questions — the kicker who's been an adventure, the second-year edge who just took a pick-six sixty yards, the rookie corner stepping into the ones, Gannon's all-out blitz machine keeping the fire burning without Micah, and Jordan Love showing real ownership in year four as a new dad. This isn't just practice. It's the first real look.

Day seven of Packers training camp just flipped the script. What started as tempered expectations around a new defensive coordinator and an incomplete front seven turned into something with real teeth — and Big Sal is already eating his words. From Barryn Sorrell's 60-yard pick-six to the sudden emergence of the pass-rush pieces that were missing the last two years, the defense is flying around and forcing the issue.

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Training camp is underway and the calls are rolling in hot. From the relief of seeing Tucker Kraft healthy, running routes, and setting the leadership tone, to the ongoing frustration with the offense still living on the final second of the play clock, this episode digs into what's actually changing in Green Bay and what probably isn't.

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Day seven of Packers training camp just flipped the script. What started as tempered expectations around a new defensive coordinator and an incomplete front seven turned into something that has Big Sal eating his words — a defense with real teeth.

Nothing major dropped from the coordinators, the locker room, or the visiting media at Packers camp — yet the internet is treating every quote like breaking news. Ryan digs into the Micah Parsons timeline circus, why "Week 6 against Dallas is realistic" got twisted into certainty, and how little new information actually exists. He also rips the latest ESPN under-25 roster ranking, the Bears' "rent-free" denial, conflicting quarterback surveys, and the weird framing around Jordan Love as the new "football nerd king."

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Practice six is in the books and somebody just took Jordan Love to the house with a pick-six. One week of camp is done, the trenches got violent, and a name you barely heard all summer just walked off with the entire afternoon. Barryn Sorrell didn't just make a play — he made a statement.

Aaron Rodgers hit the Pat McAfee Show and mostly repeated familiar talking points on COVID, media hypocrisy, and excitement about reuniting with Mike McCarthy, while Packers fans zeroed in on a far more pressing issue in Green Bay. Rookie kicker Trey Smack is off to a rocky start in camp, has deleted social media, and is drawing early concern even as Matt LaFleur tries to downplay the misses.

Sixth-round pick. Two hundred and first overall. A state-record 100-meter kid from Mater Dei who refused to stay down after a senior-year knee injury. That's where "Still Runnin" begins — and it's only the first stop on this episode of Tundra FM.

We plant a flag with "Standard Bearers," a full-throated declaration that the North still runs through Green Bay, Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, and a defense that waits until it's too late. Then the calendar flips to early August and the pads finally come on. "Put the Pads On" captures that exact moment when summer turns to st...

The pads are finally on and the truth showed up in Green Bay. After five days of pajama-party walkthroughs, the Packers strapped it up and the young dogs on defense came flying. Brandon Cisse timed a corner blitz and sacked Jordan Love on day one. Lukas Van Ness blew up a play. Edgerrin Cooper teleported into the backfield for a TFL. And the big man nobody had on their card, Anthony Campbell, batted another pass and chased Tyrod Taylor out of the pocket. Four batted balls in three practices from a 6-6, 300-pounder who moves.

Jordan Love...