Kyle & Brust

The 4PM hour of Kyle & Brust is live from a packed UW Credit Union Plaza at American Family Field as Milwaukee gets ready for October. The guys soak in the atmosphere and explain why the Brewers’ recent combination of improved hitting and pitching has them feeling better about this postseason run. With Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson leading the rotation, Kyle believes this Brewers team has a legitimate opportunity to finally break through and reach its first World Series since 1982.

Then Kyle attempts something rare this week: Packers positivity. Lukas Van Ness is coming off a monster performance, Jonathan Gannon’s defense is creating pressure and stopping the run, and Green Bay is doing it all without Micah Parsons. Kyle and Ben wonder just how dangerous the defense could become if LVN continues his breakout once Parsons returns, while Evan Williams and Javon Bullard are already making plays on the back end.

Plus, Steve “Homer” True crashes the show and believes the defense and special teams might be good enough to cover for an offense decimated by offensive-line problems. But Homer pumps the brakes on declaring Green Bay’s defense elite until it faces better quarterbacks and joins the guys in questioning why it took the Packers so long to prioritize the return game. And despite all the positivity, one familiar frustration remains: why does LaFleur keep going run-run when Matthew Golden is sitting there waiting to make a play?

It’s technically a Victory Monday on Kyle & Brust, but nobody seems ready for a parade. The Packers escape New York with a 20-17 overtime win, snapping their six-game losing streak despite finishing with fewer than 200 yards of offense, piling up penalties and needing the Jets to stumble late. Kyle calls it the most disappointed he’s ever been after a Packers victory and says Green Bay looks nothing like the championship contender he expected entering the season.

The biggest fallout is Kyle finally saying he has lost all faith in Matt LaFleur. He and Ben question the offense’s lack of discipline, LaFleur’s play calling and another sequence where Green Bay followed a huge Skyy Moore return by running the ball twice and killing its momentum. Meanwhile, Tucker Kraft delivers a similar warning from inside the locker room, saying the Packers can’t allow a win to mask their problems.

Plus, the offensive-line situation somehow gets even stranger. Kyle reacts to LaFleur revealing the Packers briefly considered putting Tucker Kraft at tackle when injuries left them with only four available offensive linemen, and argues putting one of the offense’s most valuable weapons in that position while he’s returning from an ACL injury would have been an enormous risk.

The 3PM hour of Kyle & Brust checks the receipts from Friday’s biggest Packers-Jets questions, and Kyle’s prediction immediately comes back to haunt him. He thought a Packers win would make Jordan Love Monday’s headline, but instead Matt LaFleur dominates the conversation after another frustrating offensive performance. Kyle explains why he’s lost faith in LaFleur and believes Green Bay’s offense has become the weakness of a roster built to contend.

The offensive line isn’t helping. Injuries continue to pile up, and Jason Wilde joins the show to say the Packers are in “dire straits” up front. Wilde questions both the development and construction of the line, wonders why Green Bay has been hesitant to play Jagger Burton and points out another alarming problem: 26 penalties through two games, the most by the Packers through two games since penalty tracking began 85 years ago.

There are reasons for optimism, though. Skyy Moore has transformed the return game, Lukas Van Ness finally delivered the type of performance Green Bay envisioned when it picked up his fifth-year option, and Micah Parsons is already providing leadership from the sideline. If LVN keeps producing and Parsons eventually returns to the field, the Packers could have something dangerous brewing on defense.

The 4PM hour of Kyle & Brust asks whether Packers fans are emotionally prepared for what could be a very long season. Kyle admits the overtime win over the Jets has him feeling better, but believes every game could become a four-quarter grind. That leads back to Matt LaFleur, as Kyle questions why the offense lacks the clear identity and energy Green Bay appears to have on defense and special teams.

The K&B fam brings some historical perspective, comparing today’s frustrations to the Packers teams of the 1970s and ’80s. Kyle admits he’s been spoiled by three decades of winning football, but argues that makes watching a talented roster underachieve even more frustrating. One longtime fan who lived through those lean years agrees there’s a major difference now: this Packers team has talent and expectations.

Then Bryan Bulaga joins the show to diagnose an offensive line decimated by injuries. Bulaga saw some improvement against the Jets, but says blown assignments remain and Green Bay still has a long way to go. He also explains why Caleb Johnson deserves more carries, why stupid personal fouls may require benching players and why he would have preferred Matt LaFleur attack the Jets after Skyy Moore’s huge return instead of going conservative with run-run-pass.

The 2PM hour of Kyle & Brust turns the page toward Packers-Jets and asks the question hanging over Green Bay: can this really happen again? Kyle admits another loss is possible after the offensive line’s disastrous opener, but says a repeat performance would force serious questions about Luke Butkus and the entire operation. Josh DiMaggio joins the conversation and actually picks the Jets, leaving Kyle to declare that he’s going down with the Packers ship rather than abandoning them after one game.

The guys also debate whether Matt LaFleur can do anything Sunday to change how Packers fans view him. Kyle says simply beating the Jets won’t earn LaFleur any extra credit after Green Bay’s six-game losing streak and repeated inability to finish games. The expectation is to win, protect Jordan Love and prove the Week 1 collapse didn’t expose problems that will define the entire season.

Plus, Kyle delivers the pregame speech he wishes LaFleur would give the Packers, while Sean Rhyan keeps his actual message much simpler: protect Jordan Love and move the ball. After Love was hit 18 times against Minnesota, Kyle wants to see Green Bay’s offensive line respond with some attitude and finally show an edge against the Jets.

The 3PM hour of Kyle & Brust puts the guys on the record with their five biggest questions entering Packers-Jets. Can Trey Smack handle potentially ugly kicking conditions? Will Green Bay’s offensive line actually hold up? Kyle predicts Jordan Love will take fewer than 10 hits and believes the protection will at least be good enough to win, while Ben remains unconvinced. The guys also expect changes up front, with Kyle predicting Aaron Banks and Anthony Belton will become the new starting guards.

Then comes the most important question: will Kyle still be in “Packers psychosis” on Monday? Ben bets Kyle $20 on Green Bay failing to cover the 3.5-point spread, adding another layer of potential pain to a game Kyle insists the Packers desperately need to win. Rain could complicate matters even further, especially with Green Bay struggling to run the football while the Jets feature Breece Hall and Braelon Allen.

Plus, Guess Who? revisits Kyle’s wildest comments from a week spent processing the Packers’ sixth straight loss, from blaming Green Bay’s offensive-line development on seemingly everybody to explaining why Ben secretly enjoys watching him suffer. And yes, that infamous “Baby, I can’t right now” clip makes another appearance.

The 4PM hour of Kyle & Brust puts the final bow on Packers-Jets week as Kyle tries to convince everyone that Green Bay is ready to turn the page. He still has plenty of faith in Jordan Love and the defense, but admits the offensive line remains the giant flashing warning light. If that group can simply become functional, Kyle believes the Packers have enough everywhere else to get their season back on track.

Then it’s time for Green Bay Props & Preview. The guys debate Marshawn Lloyd’s rushing production, whether the Packers can hold the Jets under 20.5 points, which of Green Bay’s four primary receiving weapons will top 3.5 catches and whether Jordan Love can avoid becoming the first quarterback intercepted by the Jets since January 2025. With rain potentially impacting the game, Ben expects a low-scoring fight and even wonders whether overtime could be lurking.

Finally, Kyle plants his flag: Packers 27, Jets 14. He predicts Jonathan Gannon’s defense will shut down the Jets’ rushing attack, pressure Geno Smith and create turnovers, while Matt LaFleur and the offense finally find answers for the blitz. Most importantly, Kyle takes the under on Jordan Love getting hit 9.5 times after the beating he endured against Minnesota. If he’s wrong, Monday could get radioactive.

The 2PM hour of Kyle & Brust begins with Kyle Wallace attempting to recover from what he calls “Packers-induced psychosis” after Green Bay’s sixth straight loss. From the mysterious basement mouse to literally questioning his own shadow, Ben wonders whether a win over the Jets is the only thing capable of returning Kyle to normal.

Then the guys uncover another troubling Matt LaFleur trend: since the start of last season, Green Bay is just 7-5 in games in which it has held a nine-point lead, while the rest of the NFL wins in that situation at a 95% rate. Kyle questions how an offseason built around “finishing” and stripping the offense “down to the studs” immediately produced many of the same problems, and argues the Packers need more than a win against the Jets. They need to impose their will and prove they can finally put an opponent away.

Plus, Jordan Love expresses confidence that the offensive line will bounce back, and Kyle finds some reasons for optimism in an offense that produced seven plays of 20-plus yards, 147 receiving yards from Christian Watson and nearly 100 from Matthew Golden. And Over/Under tests Kyle and Ben on the last Packers offensive linemen to earn All-Pro honors, providing a painful reminder of how far Green Bay’s once-dominant line has fallen.

The 3PM hour of Kyle & Brust reacts to Chris Canty questioning whether a loss to the Jets could close the Packers’ championship window. Kyle and Ben push back, arguing that Jordan Love isn’t the problem and that a core featuring Love, Tucker Kraft, Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Micah Parsons gives Green Bay a much longer runway. But Sunday could tell us whether the Packers need to completely rethink an offensive line that put Love under constant pressure in Week 1.

Then the conversation turns to Madison after Barry Alvarez says Wisconsin students have a responsibility to help restore Camp Randall’s intimidating atmosphere. Kyle and Ben disagree, arguing that the Badgers have to give students a reason to show up by winning meaningful games and rebuilding excitement around a program that has struggled under Luke Fickell.

Jason Wilde joins the show with the latest on Green Bay’s search for offensive-line answers, including the addition of veteran Cordell Volson and the possibility of Jagger Burton or Anthony Belton entering the starting lineup. Wilde also explains why he doesn’t believe Matt LaFleur and Adam Stenavich are actually disconnected and shares the story behind Jayden Reed comparing Jordan Love’s fadeaway throws under pressure to Kobe Bryant’s signature jumper.

The 4PM hour of Kyle & Brust brings Alex Strouf into the studio as the Packers try to turn the page from their Week 1 collapse. Strouf admits he still can’t shake what happened against Minnesota and joins Kyle and Ben in questioning Green Bay’s handling of the offensive line. With Anthony Belton potentially moving back to guard and Jacob Monk’s starting spot uncertain, the guys wonder how the Packers spent an entire offseason evaluating this group only to immediately start shuffling pieces after one game.

Strouf also gets put on trial for his offseason belief in Jordan Morgan as Green Bay’s franchise left tackle. Despite Morgan’s rough opener, Strouf isn’t abandoning his prediction and still believes he can develop into the long-term answer. Plus, Strouf explains why he’s coping with the Packers’ six-game losing streak by pouring his energy into a Brewers team he now believes has a legitimate World Series shot.

Then Bryan Bulaga joins the show and calls the Packers’ handling of Anthony Belton “complete scramble mode.” The former Packers tackle explains why constantly moving young linemen between positions can stunt their development, confirms the protection problems existed throughout the Vikings game and says an 0-2 start with a loss to the Jets would put Green Bay in a very low place with a much tougher schedule still ahead.