Chris Lempesis is back in the basement Packer room for another Tuesday night edition of Emptying The Bag ’25 — beer in hand, keyboard open, and yes… it’s basically New Year’s Eve by the time you’re hearing this, so we’re doing what Packers fans do best:

We’re reflecting.
We’re spiraling.
And then we’re answering your questions anyway.

Because after Green Bay’s 41–24 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at Lambeau Field, the fanbase is somewhere between “I’m done with this” and “I’m a psycho superfan so I’m obviously watching again on Sunday.” (Hi. It’s us.)

Lemps opens the show with a holiday-flavored look back at the calendar year that was for the Green Bay Packers — including a little time capsule from the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, when your old pal was there all three days, had one of the best weekends of his life, and witnessed one of the funniest hallway moments you’ll ever picture involving a Bengals fan at the Country Inn & Suites. (Yes, we’re starting here. No, I will not apologize.)

Then it’s time to open the mailbag — questions and comments from you, the listeners, after the Ravens game where the Packers basically got their grandma run over by a reindeer. Topics include:

• Matt LaFleur’s future — why Lemps doesn’t “hate” the guy, but is increasingly out on the same recurring problems seven years in: the little things, the situational stuff, the underprepared/undisciplined feel… and the inescapable reality that if the special teams are still a mess, someone is choosing to keep that mess employed. (Yes, we’re talking Rich Bisaccia again.)
• If Green Bay actually moved on from LaFleur… who are the names? Lemps throws out candidates and fits, including offensive-minded options like Bills OC Joe Brady, and what matters most if you’re building around Jordan Love.
• Malik Willis and the offseason chessboard — how the Packers handle him after what he’s put on tape, why you can’t just let value walk out the door, and the very real idea that Green Bay could be sitting on a draft-pick gold mine if they play this correctly.
• Best Wild Card matchup — what scenario gives Green Bay the cleanest path, what fans want emotionally (you know what team you want), and how much any of it matters if the Packers keep showing up like this.
• Roster construction and Brian Gutekunst — especially the defensive tackle spot and why it still feels like the Packers haven’t invested enough where the run defense actually lives. Lemps talks DeVonte Wyatt, what happens when you miss a guy like that, and why “we’re still rebuilding the defense” is getting old.
• Matthew Golden — the frustration, the lack of touchdowns, the speed question, and why Lemps still believes in the player… while wondering if the coaching staff has any idea how to use him properly.

Plus: shameless self-promotion (don’t fast-forward, damn it), where to follow, how to subscribe to Packers Talk / Packers Talk Network, how to support the show, and why these Tuesday night mailbag episodes have become one of the most fun parts of the season — even when the football itself is trying to ruin our lives.

So grab a beer, settle in, and let’s empty the bag one more time — Ravens Edition.

🎧 Listen now on PackersTalk.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you carry the G. And yes—grab a beer first. You’ll need it.

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