Molly & Jim

Mark Tauscher joins Jim and Matt to react to the breaking news that the Jets have requested an interview with Packers DC Jeff Hafley for their vacant HC position! How big of a blow would it be for the Packers to lose Hafley after the unit's significant improvements this season? They also talk with him about Aaron Rodgers career hanging in the balance and what factors will impact his decision to continue playing or retire, including passing Brett Favre on the all-time TD passes list. They wrap by having Tausch react to a clip from Mina Kimes of ESPN, who described her frustration about Love's lack of rushing and scrambling this season and in the Packers' early playoff loss to the Eagles.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton are hold it down this Wednesday with some more discussion into Jordan Love's play down the end of the season and Matt LaFleur's end-of-season comments about wanting his QB to become a more vocal leader. Tailing off yesterday's conversation, they ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question: is it more important for Love to improve his leadership or his QB play if the Packers are gonna go from good to great next season? They also review a pair of criticism's from ESPN's Mina Kimes and Domonique Foxworth, as they discussed Love's lack of rushing and scrambling compared to his seeming overconfidence in his arm talent. Do we believe that Love has the athleticism like Brett Favre to create impromptu and crucial passes while scrambling and baiting defenders with his rushing? Who would be some of the best QB comps for Jordan Love's rushing style -- is he closer to Josh Allen or Matt Ryan as a scrambler? During Minute to Win It, Jim and Primetime quiz Matt and the importance of pocket presence, asking him to name the 10 most-sacked QBs in the NFL this season!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton roll into Hour 2 as they wrap up their discussion about how Jordan Love can most help the Packers take the step from good to great next season. After Matt LaFleur's comments about wanting Love to become a more vocal leader and Mina Kimes of ESPN questioning Love's reluctance to scramble and run with the ball, they discuss whether improved leadership or QB play will be more impactful for Love. They review these results in today's Siding Unlimited poll question. They also look at some comps for Jordan Love's rushing style, and they discuss if Matt "Ice" Ryan is the best pick. Jim asks if Packers fans would be happy if Jordan Love's career ends up with the statistical resume and personal accolades as Matt Ryan. During Throwing Stones, they stumble into a fiery debate about whether fans should be allowed to laude championship(s) for their team if they came before they were born -- Can old man Matt boast about all the Packers Super Bowls even if HE wasn't there to experience them! They react to some Breaking News presented by the Metro Family of Dealers -- the Jets have requested to interview Jeff Hafley for their vacant HC job, per Albert Breer! Matt also describes high nightmarish travel experience about almost scheduling the wrong redeye flight back from Arizona this past weekend. Mark Tauscher joins Jim and Matt to react to the breaking news that the Jets have requested an interview with Packers DC Jeff Hafley for their vacant HC position! How big of a blow would it be for the Packers to lose Hafley after the unit's significant improvements this season? They also talk with him about Aaron Rodgers career hanging in the balance and what factors will impact his decision to continue playing or retire, including passing Brett Favre on the all-time TD passes list. They wrap by having Tausch react to a clip from Mina Kimes of ESPN, who described her frustration about Love's lack of rushing and scrambling this season and in the Packers' early playoff loss to the Eagles.

Jason Wilde joins Jim and Matt to discuss the fallout of the Packers season coming to an end in the wild card round versus the Eagles and Matt LaFleur's comments from his end-of-season press conference. Jason gives his general synopsis of how this Packers season ended (they are who we thought they were) and more from the Packer players interviews during locker cleanout yesterday. He also gives his insight into LaFleur's comment that the next step for Jordan Love is to become a more vocal leader, discussing why he doesn't think Love needs to revamp his leadership style and why vocal means talking, not yelling. Jim and Matt also ask about the news that QB coach Tom Clements is retiring and his value to the Packers franchise, Keisean Nixon's out-of-nowhere comment that he wants to be CB1, and the increasing sentiment that former Packers and Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy might be taking over the Bears next!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton continue their reaction to the end of the Green Bay Packers' season after 48 hours of reflection. They delve into Matt LaFleur's comments from his end-of-season press conference, focusing on his comment that Jordan Love's next step as a QB is to become a more vocal leader for the team. Matt explains why asking a player to go against their nature to be a more vocal leader can actually backfire, and Jim asks if being a vocal leader is something that can be taught or only comes naturally? How would we describe Jordan Love's current, and authentic, leadership style? Jason Wilde joins Jim and Matt to discuss the fallout of the Packers season coming to an end in the wild card round versus the Eagles and Matt LaFleur's comments from his end-of-season press conference. Jason gives his general synopsis of how this Packers season ended (they are who we thought they were) and more from the Packer players interviews during locker cleanout yesterday. He also gives his insight into LaFleur's comment that the next step for Jordan Love is to become a more vocal leader, discussing why he doesn't think Love needs to revamp his leadership style and why vocal means talking , not yelling. Jim and Matt also ask about the news that QB coach Tom Clements is retiring and his value to the Packers franchise, Keisean Nixon's out-of-nowhere comment that he wants to be CB1, and the increasing sentiment that former Packers and Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy might be taking over the Bears next!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton roll into Hour 2 as they continue to discuss Jordan Love's leadership style for the Packers after his second season as a starter. They review today's Siding Unlimited poll question results regarding Matt LaFleur's comments about Love taking the next step to become a more vocal leader, and they discuss if just winning does all the talking that a leader needs. Producer Primetime also challenges Matt when he says that Jordan Love's play took a bigger drop at the end of the season than Sam Darnold, who had two turnovers and took nine sacks in the Vikings' playoff loss to the Rams. They also compare some of the other potential leaders for the Packers like Josh Jacobs and "self-proclaimed" leader Tucker Kraft, and Matt asks which high-end free agent would you rather want: Maxx Crosby or Tee Higgins? During What Matt Missed, he tries to catch up on some noteworthy, but out-of-context, NFL soundbites, including a former Packers WR who says they might need some veteran help, another players who's crushed to see his HC go, and a wideout who's not optimistic about the growth of his team's offense. They wrap up with Throwing Stones, as Jim shines a bright light on the Eagles franchise's response to a despicable fan harassing a Packers fans during Sunday's playoff loss.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton react to the Packers' 22-10 loss to the Eagles in the playoffs wild card round. They each describe their thoughts from the Packers' sloppy performance, including the continued lack of cohesion in the passing game, youthful mistakes on special teams and with penalties, and they get into Matt LaFleur's lack of play-action passes and Jordan Love's three brutal interceptions. They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Which early-season narrative about the Packers were we most wrong about -- Jordan Love being an MVP candidate, having multiple WR1s, or Matt LaFleur being a legit COTY candidate? Matt also explains why he initially had to watch the game in bits and pieces through a pane of glass while curling in Arizona on Sunday afternoon! After falling short one round earlier in the playoffs this year, they discuss how much progress the Packers made from the 10-9 2023 season to the 11-7 2024 campaign. They also play the Green & Gold Blind rankings, as Primetime wants to know if anyone saw just how bad the Packers' pass rush was. They wrap up Hour 1 reacting to Rex Ryan's take on Get Up that Jordan Love has elite talent, but he's still nowhere near an elite QB.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton continue reacting to the Packers' 22-10 loss to the Eagles in the wild card round of the playoffs. They continue discussing the depressing result of Sunday's loss, which came one round earlier in the playoffs than it did last year. The Packers improved from 9-8 in 2023 to 11-6 in 2024, but was it a true step forward compared to last year? They ask their second Siding Unlimited poll question: Do you feel better at the end of this season than at the end of last season? They also react to some Metro Kia & Ford breaking news with the report that the Chicago Bears are interviewing Packers OC Adam Stenavich for their vacant HC position. How does Jim Rutledge feel about Green Bay possibly sending another double agent to their rival, and what if he links up with Mike McCarthy who's becoming a bigger target for the Bears after he was officially let go by the Cowboys today. They compare Matt LaFleur to McCarthy, asking who listens to better music and who'd be better on a long car ride? They also review their Don't Quote Me predictions from ahead of the Packers vs Eagles game -- most of which were the exact opposite of what ended up happening. Matt also wonders if most Packers fans would've felt better -- in a vacuum -- at the end of the 2023 regular season or the 2024 regular season... They wrap up with Throwing Stones, as Jim talks about his family's uncomfortable run-in with a Tik Tok star/influencer who was flexing in the hot tub!

Jason Wilde joins Jim Rutledge and Jon Arias to help preview the Packers vs Eagles playoff matchup while on his road trip from Green Bay to Milwaukee this evening. Jason explains why he's less concerned about the wintery roads than most Packers fans are about the final injury report for the wild card round. With both relatively clean injury reports for both teams, they discuss how the two QBs Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts will perform coming off their respective injury issues. Jim asks Jason to answer today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- are the Packers a better team today than when they lost to the Eagles in Week 1 --, and they discuss how both Green Bay and Philly have changed since that Week 1 matchup in Brazil. Jason also explains why he's picking the Eagles to win even though there's clearly more pressure on Philly and their coaching staff. Jon wants to know why some fans think it's far-fetched that the Packers can win this time after hanging with the Eagles up until the final drive in Week 1, and Jason wants to know who let a Vikings fan and Bears fan host the show ahead of the Packers first-round playoff matchup. They also discuss the momentum comparison heading into the playoff this season as opposed to last year and the 2010 Packers team that went on to win the Super Bowl.

Jim Rutledge and Jon Arias take you into the weekend with Phish Friday, giving their final previews and thoughts for the Packers vs Eagles game this weekend! After discussing the bright spots and warts of this Packers team all week as well as how the team feels like its limping into the postseason, Jim and Jon take a wholesale view of how this team has changed since its Week 1 loss to the Eagles in Brazil. They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Are the Packers a better team today than when they played the Eagles in Week 1? They review the results and outline how the losses of Christian Watson and Jaire Alexander compare to the improvements of the defense and emerging star Edgerrin Cooper. They also discuss how the Eagles have progressed since these teams' sloppy matchup on the turf down in Sao Paola. Jim also outlines his journey out on the wintery roads of Wisconsin today, driving from Madison to Milwaukee and back, and he reveals his 10 degrees of relation Goldie Hawn and one of the Founding Fathers??? Jason Wilde joins Jim and Jon to help preview the Packers vs Eagles playoff matchup while on his road trip from Green Bay to Milwaukee this evening. Jason explains why he's less concerned about the wintery roads than most Packers fans are about the final injury report for the wild card round. With both relatively clean injury reports for both teams, they discuss how the two QBs Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts will perform coming off their respective injury issues. Jim asks Jason to answer today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- are the Packers a better team today than when they lost to the Eagles in Week 1 --, and they discuss how both Green Bay and Philly have changed since that Week 1 matchup in Brazil. Jason also explains why he's picking the Eagles to win even though there's clearly more pressure on Philly and their coaching staff. Jon wants to know why some fans think it's far-fetched that the Packers can win this time after hanging with the Eagles up until the final drive in Week 1, and Jason wants to know who let a Vikings fan and Bears fan host the show ahead of the Packers first-round playoff matchup. They also discuss the momentum comparison heading into the playoff this season as opposed to last year and the 2010 Packers team that went on to win the Super Bowl.