Reporting As Eligible

On a new playoff episode of Reporting as Eligible, Paul, Matt, and special guest Rich Madrid discuss the upcoming game against the 49ers, and the teacher versus the pupil. What are the similarities and differences between LaFleur and Shanahan, why does Barry’s defense kind of work against the 49ers, and will it work this time? Does the lack of depth in the 49er secondary give the Packers an edge? And is Brock Purdy actually, you know, good? 

And of course, the guys take some time to revel in the blowout win against the Cowboys. How on earth did that happen? How much of it was Mike McCarthy? How did Luke Musgrave get that open? How good was Love’s game in a historical context? And when did we know that they Packers were definitely going to win? Plus, of course, listener questions!

On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, Paul, Matt, and special guest Tim Braun of Tech Hockey Guide, and the Chasing MacNaughton Podcast break down the win against the Bears, and just how many of the Packers’ outstanding rookies turned in great performances to push the team into the playoffs. The offense put up the most dominant 17-point performance ever, while young defenders Karl Brooks, Lukas Van Ness, Quay Walker, and Carrington Valentine all combined forces to limit Justin Fields, Khalil Herbert, and DJ Moore to 192 total yards.

The guys also talked over the strange reffing, the lack of replay on NFL+, and just how quickly games move along without penalties, before turning to our old friend Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys, who, in some ways, share some things in common with the Bears. And as always, listener questions, as RAE rolls into the playoffs.

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On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, we feature many, many questions about Joe Barry and his relationship to the rest of the Packer organization. Why is Joe Barry still here? IsJoe Barry Matt LaFleur’s biggest mistake? Did Matt throw his players under the bus, and are they mad? Will keeping Joe Barry hurt the locker room, even next year? And is Matt LaFleur’s biggest weakness simply hiring people?In addition, who should replace him now and in the future, and is a familiar name the best choice? Is Ejiro Evero great at third downs, and are we about to find out the hard way? 

The guys do take some time to analyze the offense, the ascendance of Wicks Kraft, Love’s remaining bugs, and whether, when it’s all said and done, this may all be for the best. Plus Barry puns, Christmas songs, and of course, listener questions, as RAE rolls into the holidays.

On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, the guys recap a truly terrible loss in which the Packers failed in every aspect of football, and possibly a few other sports. Why can’t Love throw a spiral? Has Keisean Nixon played the game before? Is Matt LaFleur still calling jet sweeps somewhere peaceful and quiet? Did Rashan Gary and Preston Smith get “Varsity Blues Wasted” before the game? And is the prevent defense a good idea? Of course it isn’t! But despite it’s 0% success rate people continue to run it. 

So where does this leave the team? Are they still playoff bound or will they be embarrassingly passed by the Bears at some point? Which problems will stick and which were just a poor game? And just how much can we expect with all of the receivers injured? And also, why didn’t Jordan Love just follow Tucker Kraft? I mean, good lord man!

Plus listener questions, as Reporting as Eligible serves up a huge helping of copium.

On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, Paul, Matt, and JR celebrate the best win of the season, as they go over everyone who played great, on offense, on defense, on special teams, everyone! Love was great, Watson was great, Doubs was great, Dillon was Great, Wicks was great, Kraft was great, the Line was great, and Matt LaFleur called a brilliant game. Let’s revel in the greatness!

And then on defense, the young guys kept gelling, Lukas Van ness broke through, and Keisean Nixon made one of the plays of the year to protect a tenuous lead. Has Joe Barry turned a corner? Do we even need Jaire Alexander? Let’s discuss. 

All of that, plus Taylor, Simone, and of course, listener questions, as the young Packers roll on!

On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, the gang is recklessly optimistic because over the last several games, we seem to have become a legit good team. The offense sparkled against the Lions on Thanksgiving as Jordan Love hit every receiver in every conceivable part of the field, turning in his best game as a professional, and turning heads across the league. 

Love was bolstered by a bounceback from Christian Watson, and continued excellence from Jayden Reed, and on the defensive side, from Rashan Gary. But can they keep this up against the outstanding Kansas City defense, and do we actually want them to make the playoffs this year? And are they going to make the playoffs this year? And while Joe Barry is Matt’s friend, what if a better friend becomes available? 

Who cares! The team is good and we talk about all the good as the Packers enter the home stretch. 

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On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, Paul, JR, and special guest Tyler Brooke of Fanbuzz, who wrote a book, get together in the spirit of thanksgiving to discuss the Packers’ scintillating win over the Chargers! Jordan Love broke the 300-yard game streak! Tucker Kraft just might be a player. Dontayvion Wicks is definitely a player. Jayden Reed is like, the king of the players, just like Tyler said he would be. Romeo, well, he catches touchdowns. Things look good.

So, can this team make the playoffs? And what about the defense? Rashan Gary showed up big, as did Kenny Clark, but is a secondary headed by Carrington Valentine good enough for this team to do some damage down the stretch? Will Joe Barry stay out of his own way? Will they actually play more than two down linemen against the punishing Detroit offense next week? And just how badly is Anders going to cost us? 

All of that, plus listener questions as RAE rolls into the holiday season!

On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, Paul, Matt and JR discuss the Packers as the shining example of a Wisconsin sports franchise at the moment, and whether we really learned anything against the Steelers, or if this was the same old garbage. They also went over Matt LaFleur’s definition of a down lineman, and why it matters including just how damaging Joe Barry was to the outcome.

But there were positives as well! Dontayvion Wicks is good! Luke Musgrave is rapidly improving. And Jayden Reed? He might just be a legit stud. The Steelers have a good defense and the Packer performance was probably better than you think. Especially if NFL replay actually worked for once. Plus, as always, questions from you, the listener.