Locked On Packers

Aaron Rodgers owned the Chicago Bears, but he plays in the AFC now for another team that wears green. Chicago spent the offseason making splashy moves but have they meaningfully closed the gap with the Packers? Lorin Cox from Locked on Bears joins the show to discuss it.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Aaron Rodgers isn't there to smooth over any cracks, but he's also not there wanting to run offense from 1996 (which he's apparently trying to do in New York). So what does the offense look like now? Are they building something that keeps up with the NFL Joneses? And what is Joe Barry doing on defense exactly?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Even with Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, the Packers couldn't get to the big game. So ... with Jordan Love and Christian Watson, where are they exactly? Maybe closer than you think based on the trends of the last decade, plus why the offensive line will be key moving forward.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Green Bay Packers aren't favored to win the NFC North but ... should they be? OK, probably not, but do they have the best roster in the division? And if it's close, why exactly is everyone so excited about everyone else other than the team that has owned the North since it's been a division?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers in Week 18 at Lambeau Field with Aaron Rodgers under center. Now, they're the favorites to win the NFC North. Does that actually make any sense? Matt Dery from Locked on Lions joins us to talk about why Motor City is so damn excited about this team.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Karl Brooks plays a throwback game. He was a 300-pound edge rusher at Bowling Green who will move inside for the Green Bay Packers. He didn't get a combine invite, but some thought he was a top-100 talent who fell all the way to the sixth round. Zach Jackson from The Athletic comes on to help tell Brooks' story.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The style of offense Matt LaFleur and the Packers want to play is taking the league by storm and LaFleur isn't the only young coach trying to win with this system. Jourdan Rodrigue from The Athletic, joins us to talk about her new series on the Shanahan tree coaches called, "The Playcallers," how LaFleur is blazing his own path and more.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Green Bay Packers will have one of the youngest skill groups of the last 30 years in 2023 ... but does that actually matter? Plus, why it's so essential teammates are talking about Jordan Love's intangibles, and the hot, nasty speed this team brings to the field.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

NFL history says running backs of Aaron Jones' age and experience start to fall off a cliff right around now. Should the Packers be worried? Plus, Year 2 is when receivers and tight ends tend to break out, and why Green Bay's back scoring luck should turn this year.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Green Bay Packers put together an elite run game with Aaron Rodgers, but with defenses game-planning differently for Jordan Love, how will that have to evolve? Packer Report's Dusty Evely joins the show to talk about the run game evolution, finding answers with Love under center and more.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

There's no way to win. Matt LaFleur says to temper expectations. Jaire Alexander says he's the best QB in the league. LaFleur thinks he sucks and Jaire must be caping (and capping?) for his teammate. Plus, could a Packers tight end break the team rookie receiving record?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

It was the second year in a row of inauspicious starts for Matt LaFleur's team. This time though, losing to the Vikings in Week 1, showed us a great deal about what to expect from the Packers, good and bad, and provided a number of lessons the team will have to learn moving forward.We look back on it with the benefit of hindsight and mine the loss for future wisdom.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Green Bay Packers haven't had a good run defense since Mike Daniels was around, but do they actually even care about fixing it? Is there a way to do it with this current roster? Plus, the Packers have stars on this roster and plenty of talent, but how many players after their top guys are actually proven?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Mike McCarthy famously once said the Green Bay Packers were, "Nobody's underdog." That's the mentality the 2023 Packers have to bring under Matt LaFleur now that expectations have fallen off from the Aaron Rodgers era. Plus, is this the fastest Packers team ... ever?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Every year, a quarterback breaks out who had previously shown little to nothing to suggest he would put together an elite season. Jordan Love has the best case to be that QB this year. Plus, why the Green Bay Packers offense could actually get better in 2023 by calling more plays they know won't work. We explain.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Aaron Rodgers is getting everything he wants in New York: full control of the offense, personnel move sway, and access to the kind of social events that really give, "I'm winning the breakup" energy on social media. But if it works, if he succeeds, he proves he was right about the Green Bay Packers not doing things his way. Plus, NFC North rivals have already started talking crazy without Rodgers in the division.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Lions, Bears and Vikings have all taken different tacts to not being true Super Bowl contenders the last few seasons. How do the Green Bay Packers compare? We explain why they've set themselves up to be in a better position to move forward with the upside of their young core.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

In the overwrought questions about rebuilding in Green Bay, a notion emerged that veteran free agents must be avoided because they would hinder the development of the youth Brian Gutekunst and Co. have acquired. But does that make sense? And are there free agents who could help this team without hurting any long-term goals?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

We open up our mailbag on a summer Friday to talk about how much pressure Joe Barry is under to perform, whether it's better for Jordan Love to be terrible or just passable, the optimal run-pass splits for the Packers this season, and critical questions like our favorite bourbon and how washed Dalvin Cook may or may not be.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Brian Gutekunst's love for elite athletic traits and premium positions at the top of drafts have become meme-worthy among Packers fans. But guess what? He's good at it. When he hits on these guys, they hit big and they become cornerstone players for the Packers. In fact, after this season, we could be looking at this roster with a Gutey draft pick hit at every premium position. Plus, the hidden value in Jordan Love playing QB1 the last year while Aaron Rodgers was either hurt or out to lunch. And why progress is good for rookie defensive linemen, but comes with caveats.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…