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The Packers dominated the Lions on Sunday, and we break it all down on today's episode!

As we preview opening game of the season vs. the defending NFC North Champs the Detroit Lions we break down:

-Micah Parsons probably won't play much in this game and shouldn't

-Other major players are questionable like Nate Hobbs and Jayden Reed

-The interior defensive line for this Lions team is going to struggle to get pressure

-And a lot more key takeaways as we prepare for the start of the 2025 season

The Packers did what I thought was impossible and traded for ALL Pro Edge Rusher Micah Parsons! On today's episode we break down:

1. Why this trade was a great deal for the Packers

2. Why this contract is affordable moving forward

3. Why the Packers could make this move because of young and up and coming talent proving we can move on with veterans to keep this team young and affordable.

In today's episode we:

-Breakdown position by position who the Packers kept and who they cut

-Identify high potential players the Packers should have added to their roster and practice squad

On today's episode before we breakdown the final preseason game we discuss:

-Both Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave have had very impressive offenses and I think they both will be a big part of our offense in 2025, and they should be because the way teams design their defenses today.

-Some of these same reasons of why 12 personnel is so important to a teams success are the same reasons why the Packers should NOT trade for an elite edge rusher like Micah Parsons, it's just too risky, even if it could work.

-And we might not need an elite edge rusher because Lukas Can Ness seems to have taken a big jump and there are still two affordable difference making players available in free agency to help take this pass rush over the top.

In today's episode we breakdown many topics:

-2 Surprise Players who should make this roster

-Several offensive lineman who failed to take any growth steps and how our depth on the OL could cripple us this year, and how players I deemed to be smart picks in 2024 NFL Draft are starting for their teams this year unlike many of Gute's OL choices

-Jordan Love's Thumb Injury and while this injury is minor, why this impacts the Packers

-Injury update and how it affects our ability to start the year 2-0

-Players to watch in Saturday's preseason game

A lot of changes led to me having to put the podcast on pause over the summer, but most of everything people talk about over that time is a little overrated anyways.

But we are back! And today we breakdown the 3 big positions Brian Gutekunst invested in this offseason:

1. Offensive Line

-Signing Aaron Banks

-Extending Zach Tom

-2025 2nd Rounder Anthony Belton

2. Secondary

-Signing Nate Hobbs

-Cutting Jaire Alexander

3. Wide Receiver

-2025 1st Rounder Matthew Golden

-2025 3rd Rounder Savion Williams

The Packers have officially released Jaire Alexander. Was it a smart financial move—or a decision that could come back to haunt them? Host Ben Kurkowski breaks down the logic, the risk, and the real story behind the surprising cut.Then we shift to the Top 5 Packers set to either bounce back or break out in 2025, from Jordan Love and Lukas Van Ness to rising stars like Tucker Kraft.But there's a problem—the offensive line might be in serious trouble. With injuries, contract holdouts, and a lack of depth at center, the Packers could be risking it all in 2025.Is this a championship-caliber roster—or a house of cards?

-The Packers are in a difficult spot financially

-Elgton Jenkins is refusing to show up to offseason practices, this could've been avoided.

-The Packers lack the star talent to win a Super Bowl

-The positives and negatives of the 2025 schedule

-Why Continuity is the biggest driver of the Packers 2025 Super Bowl hopes

I don't work full-time in the front office for the Packers, but I think with knowing this NFL Draft class now, it's easy to say the Packers made a slew of mistakes over the course of the offseason, that will put our 2025 success in jeopardy, and really force our hand as we deal with salary cap implications in 2026.