Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown are all BACK (though Molly is remote from Molly-waukee today)! Jim catches up with Matt & Molly for their thoughts on the Packers' ongoing DC search, which is starting to heat up with candidates getting jobs elsewhere! They give their thoughts on hiring Wisconsin's golden-boy Jim Leonhard or Packers legend Al Harris, as well as a safe bet like corny Jonathan Gannon! They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Do the #Packers NEED to hire a new DC by the end of next week? They discuss when they'll start to get worried, the timeline for potentially hiring Jim Leonhard while the Broncos are still in the playoffs, and how important is this hire for Matt LaFleur's job security! Then, they get into the lack of news surrounding the Packers OC and ST coordinators -- are they just running it back with Adam Stenavich & Rich Bisaccia? They discuss which position on LaFleur's staff needs to change more. They wrap up Hour 1 hitting on the Brewers' offseason budget Olympics after they traded Freddy Peralta to the Mets last night! Will Mark Attanasio every truly try to win a World Series, is Milwaukee destined to continue this cycle of taking advantage of young & cheap labor, and are we just in store for another Summer of Fun (on a discount)?

Mark Tauscher joins Jim Rutledge & Riley Jauch to talk more about the excitement surrounding the possibility of Jim Leonhard becoming the next DC of the Packers! First, he asks Riley for his 3 big takeaways from Luke Fickell's press conference recapping the Badgers' transfer portal haul today! Tausch also teases what he plans to ask Fickell when he joins Wilde & Tausch on Thursday at 10 am! Jim picks Tausch's brain on what he's looking for in the Packers DC hiring process, including candidates other than Leonhard. Also, what is the importance of shared core values, cultures, and overall alignment between DC candidates and head coaches, and what would Leonhard bring from his time at Wisconsin to the Packers!

Jim Rutledge & Riley Jauch continue into Hour 2 with more profuse excitement for the idea of former Badgers DC Jim Leonhard possibly becoming the next DC of the Green Bay Packers -- could Jimmy go down as an all-time Wisconsin legend?!?! Jim also pays off his tease, giving the comp for what he expects from Jeff Hafley as the next head coach of the Dolphins (obligatory deep dive into Jim's career covering the Fins pre-Stephen Ross). They hear the latest comments from Giannis Antetokounmpo about whether he'll finish this season still on the Bucks! They play For Real or Phony, and they ask if Giannis will finally man up and request a trade! During Throwing Stones, they take aim at the spreading fear of exploding trees as extreme cold fronts spread across the country -- will these replace quicksand as the next most cartoonish fear for kids? Jim & Riley wrap up with a PSA about keeping your kids out of refrigerators that are abandoned on the side of the road --- ohhhh, the 80s!

Jim Rutledge & Riley Jauch hold it down as everyone continues talking about the Green Bay Packers' ongoing search for a new DC, including the favorite candidate of one Barry Alvarez -- 'ol Jimmy Leonhard! They hear Barry's support for Leonhard during last night's season finale of the Barry Alvarez Show, and they ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Will you be disappointed if Jim Leonhard isn’t hired as the Packers’ DC? Riley names one other candidate who could still get him excited other than Leonhard, and he explains why toughness might have to come from the players more than whoever the next DC is in Green Bay! Mark Tauscher joins Jim Rutledge & Riley Jauch to talk more about the excitement surrounding the possibility of Jim Leonhard becoming the next DC of the Packers! First, he asks Riley for his 3 big takeaways from Luke Fickell's press conference recapping the Badgers' transfer portal haul today! Tausch also teases what he plans to ask Fickell when he joins Wilde & Tausch on Thursday at 10 am! Jim picks Tausch's brain on what he's looking for in the Packers DC hiring process, including candidates other than Leonhard. Also, what is the importance of shared core values, cultures, and overall alignment between DC candidates and head coaches, and what would Leonhard bring from his time at Wisconsin to the Packers! Jim & Riley hear from Gene in Sun Prairie on the Carbliss Talk/Text Line, as he points out the other attractive DC and HC jobs that Leonhard might prefer over the Packers... What could Leonhard stand to lose by coming back to the state of Wisconsin? During Minute to Win It, producer Primetime & Jim quiz Riley's memory on the 13 teams with HC and/or DC openings right now!

Jason Wilde joins Jim Rutledge & Pablo Iglesias to discuss the fallout from the Packers extending head coach Matt LaFleur, including who the next defensive coordinator will be after Jeff Hafley's departure for Miami. Jason gives the one candidate with deep Wisconsin connections who he wants in Green Bay as sheds some light on the other external and internal candidates for the job! They also take a temperature check on Rich Bisaccia's job as special teams coordinator -- would LaFleur be willing to move on from his coaching "consigliere"? Also, how does LaFleur's extension factor into the desirability an assistant/coordinator job in Green Bay?

Jim Rutledge & Pablo Iglesias roll into Hour 2 live from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Middleton. They get distracted by the great steaks that Lee from Ruth's Chris is serving up -- do you clean the bone on a T-bone? They also discuss the foods you WOULD NOT order on a first date, & Pablo goes 1950's with his SMOOCHING! Lee from Ruth's Chris sits down to hear about how Jim's existence embarrasses his daughter and Pablo's pain from attending the Bears' playoff loss to the Rams! Then, Jim reveals where Jordan Love DOESN'T tall on ChatGPT's list of the Top 10 QBs in the NFL! During Throwing Stones, producer Primetime asks "Big J" Jim to grade Heisman trophy winner Fernando Mendoza's postgame interview after Indiana won the CFP national championship last night -- will there ever be another Jameis Winston? They wrap up on some Crosstalk with the Barry Alvarez Show, asking Jesse Nelson if he goes down to the bone on a steak and if he ever uses SMOOCH!

Jim Rutledge & Pablo Iglesias hold it down from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Middleton ahead of the season finale of The Barry Alvarez Show! They get into the Packers' quickly moving search for a new defensive coordinator after Jeff Hafley departed for the Dolphins' head-coaching position. After yesterday's show discussing the hot candidates for the job, they get into some of the NIGHTMARE hires, headlined by one Matt Eberflus? Would Eberflus be worse than hiring Luke Fickell as DC? Would it be worse than hiring Matt Nagy as OC? They get a little more serious with their Siding Unlimited poll question -- Would you rather see the Packers hire a retread or an unproven defensive coordinator? They get into what defines a retread and whether that applies to the top candidate Raheem Morris, and can the Packers afford to roll the dice on an unproven assistant? Also, what's more important in this DC hire for the Packers -- finding a coordinator who brings the right scheme/style or the right TOUGHNESS? They hear from Evan Cohen on Unsportsmanlike this morning, who asked if the Dolphins are making a mistake by trying to build "Lambeau South" in Miami. Jim, Pablo and producer Primetime discuss -- are the Packers a model franchise right now? Jason Wilde joins Jim Rutledge & Pablo Iglesias to discuss the fallout from the Packers extending head coach Matt LaFleur, including who the next defensive coordinator will be after Jeff Hafley's departure for Miami. Jason gives the one candidate with deep Wisconsin connections who he wants in Green Bay as sheds some light on the other external and internal candidates for the job! They also take a temperature check on Rich Bisaccia's job as special teams coordinator -- would LaFleur be willing to move on from his coaching "consigliere"? Also, how does LaFleur's extension factor into the desirability an assistant/coordinator job in Green Bay?

Jim Rutledge & Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 as they continue reacting to Matt LaFleur's contract extension and today's Metro Kia & Ford Breaking News that defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley is officially becoming the Dolphins' next head coach? They speculate what Miami fans are thinking about Hafley's hiring and they continue discussing today's Siding Unlimited poll questions -- Will the Packers be better on defense without Jeff Hafley next year? And, Who do you want as the Packers’ next defensive coordinator: Jim Leonhard, Raheem Morris, or Al Harris? They also discuss if defensive improvement next year will depend more on the players or who the next DC is. They also revisit how Jim's existence is embarrassing for his daughter, and why was Matt Hamilton taking pics in a cockpit this morning??? During Stats to Depress People, producer Primetime takes them through some of the depressing numbers around Matt LaFleur's first seven seasons in Green Bay, including the historic precedence against coaches making it to the Super Bowl for the first time after 7 seasons and a comparison versus Sean McDermott's nine seasons in Buffalo before getting fired by the Bills today! During Throwing Stones, they give Jim some room to talk about the Bears' season coming to an end versus the Rams in last night's playoff CLASSIC! Has Caleb Williams fully arrived, will Chicago regress in 2026, and what will the division look like next year? They wrap up talking about who might be Hafley's QB in Miami next year...?

Jim Rutledge & Molly Brown are back to react to the Packers reaching an extension with Matt LaFleur over the weekend, but they're immediately interrupted by the news that Jeff Hafley is being hired as the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins! They react to the Metro Kia & Ford Breaking News, which we all saw coming, and they look ahead to next year discussing who will be the next DC and what that'll mean for Green Bay! They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Will the Packers be better on defense without Jeff Hafley next year? Molly also hops back on as the conductor of the Hafley-hate train, but who's the engineer, and what do trains even run on (coal, gas, diesel, etc)? They discover the JM&M fanbase might be the preeminent train fanbase in ESPN Wisconsin! They circle back to Packers' defense without Jeff Hafley next year, asking today's second Siding Unlimited poll question -- Who do you want as the Packers’ next defensive coordinator: Jim Leonhard, Raheem Morris, or Al Harris? They also discuss Evan Cohen's take from last week that their defense needs to be TOUGHER no matter what, so which of these coordinators can bring that toughness and has/will Gutey gotten the players who fit that mold?

Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly to discuss Day 6 of Matt LaFleur's contract watch -- what's the holdup at this point in negotiations, what is LaFleur looking for, and how would he be viewed on the open market? Does it all come back to money equals respect? Molly also asks if Ed Policy created a problem that didn't need to exist when he said he didn't like lame-duck coaches? Finally, when will we get the news, and what if it drops during the Bears game on Sunday???