Enjoy the best of our conversations with Packers tight end Tucker Kraft, President & CEO Mark Murphy, and our very own Packers reporter Jason Wilde at the Packers Tailgate Tour stop in Madison!
First, Tucker Kraft talks about his growing role in the Packers' offense -- both with his playstyle and as a more vocal leader -- how he's taking another step going into year 3, and he reacts to one NFL Hall of Famer who has yet to learn his name... Matt also goes full Fantasy Football & asks Kraft if he'll be able to overcome the jinx of being "Matt Hamilton's guy."
Then, Mark Murphy talks about the start of the NFL Draft in Green Bay, what it's like inside the Packers' war room on draft night, Brett Favre unretiring around the Tailgate Tour in 2008, and the transition to Murphy's successor Ed Policy this coming July. Matt also asks about Murphy owning a golf course -- aka the "Augusta of Door County." He also gets into the Packers' proposal to ban the tush push and being "a hated man in Philadelphia". The conversation gets cut a little short by technical difficulties after an Eagle crashes into our remote broadcast...
Lastly, Jason Wilde joins for a rare IN-PERSON appearance on the show! He talks about the glaring roster holes that the Packers will need to fill in this year's Draft and if that will threaten Gutey's philosophy of "best player available", and he answers our question about which position the Packers should "double up on" in this year's Draft. He also discusses the recently drafted players on the Packers we still have incomplete grades for or that we don't really know anything about, the growing presence of Tucker Kraft as a more vocal leader and playmaker, and if there's a new threat rising in the NFC North down in Chicago. He also talks about the viral couple of Cubs fans who caught our attention for sharing a chicken tender "Lady and the Tramp-style"!