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Brian Gutekunst is signing offensive linemen. Is Matt LaFleur willing to change anything about the way the Packers play? After a 35-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay is 1-2 and its problems are getting harder to explain away. The Packers ran just nine times for 17 yards, Jordan Love was under pressure again, and a defense that looked promising through two weeks gave up 242 rushing yards. N...

The Packers escaped New York with an overtime win, but Zach Bako-Bewele’s season-ending injury leaves a bigger question for Thursday Night Football: How can Green Bay protect Jordan Love? J.J. and Jake break down the offensive line crisis, what Brian Gutekunst can do about it, and whether the Packers need to change their offense to keep Love upright. Then they preview the Falcons: Michael Penix Jr...

The Green Bay Packers led the Minnesota Vikings 22-10. Then everything collapsed. Minnesota scored 29 unanswered points as the Packers' offensive line disintegrated, Jordan Love committed two costly turnovers, penalties extended critical drives and Matt LaFleur made a controversial decision to take a successful field goal off the board. Is it too early to hit the panic button after one game? Are t...

How different are the 2026 Minnesota Vikings, and where can the Green Bay Packers attack them in Week 1? Tonight, we’re going live for a complete breakdown of Minnesota’s eventful offseason and the team Kevin O’Connell and Brian Flores will bring into the season opener. We’ll examine the Vikings’ new offensive identity with Kyler Murray, their rebuilt vertical wide-zone running game, major coachin...

How good is the Green Bay Packers’ 2026 roster? We graded every position group to find out. J.J., Jake and the live audience serve as three separate judges, rating the Packers at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, offensive line, defensive tackle, edge rusher, linebacker, cornerback, safety and special teams. Those scores are then combined into final grades for Green Bay’s offens...

The Green Bay Packers have a brand-new running back controversy entering Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings: Who gets more carries, MarShawn Lloyd or Kaleb Johnson? Green Bay acquired Johnson from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2028 sixth-round pick after Josh Jacobs was placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List. J.J. and Jake compare Johnson and Lloyd, debate who should be considered the Packers’...

00:00 - Addressing the Packernet Scandal 16:38 - Packers sign TE Jonnu Smith 55:07 - Josh Jacobs' legal problems explained 1:13:58 - Free agent running backs the Packers could sign to replace Josh Jacobs 1:42:09 - Which Packers does the final preseason game matter for most? The Green Bay Packers finally addressed one of their biggest roster needs by signing veteran tight end Jonnu Smith. With Luke...

The Green Bay Packers have unveiled their new Nike Rivalries uniforms, and Packers fans have plenty to say about them. J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck react to the Packers' dramatically different alternate look, including the new helmet, colors, design choices and inspiration drawn from Green Bay's history and unique ownership structure. Do these uniforms successfully modernize one of the NFL's most...

Who will make the Green Bay Packers' initial 53-man roster, and which players are about to run out of time? With cutdown day coming Sunday, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck make their final Packers roster predictions. We work through the roster position by position, identify the toughest decisions facing Brian Gutekunst and debate the bubble players who could become surprise cuts or unexpected member...

The Green Bay Packers' first preseason game gave us real reasons for optimism. It also left some of the roster's biggest concerns completely unresolved. On Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck break down six things we like, don't like and still need to see after Green Bay's preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The young defensive front created legitimate pressure. Lukas Va...

Two Packers starting jobs may be up for grabs, but the biggest takeaway from training camp is that Green Bay is finally willing to test its assumptions. Anthony Belton has been pushed out of the first-team right guard spot, while Jacob Monk has received an extended look with the starters. When Zach Bako-Bewele returned at right tackle, Monk stayed at guard and Belton rotated behind him. Rookie Jag...

The Green Bay Packers are five practices into 2026 training camp, and Jonathan Gannon’s defense is already controlling the action. Is this the first sign of an elite Packers defense, or should we be concerned about an offense practicing without several essential pieces? On this live episode of Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck break down everything that has happened at Packers train...

Northern college football has won three consecutive national championships, and the SEC could be in trouble again in 2026. J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck draft the Northern College Football teams they are most excited to watch this season, beginning with Marcus Freeman and a loaded Notre Dame roster. Could the Fighting Irish finally finish the job and win the national championship? We also break do...

Vita Vea has requested a trade from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, making the Green Bay Packers one of the NFL’s most interesting potential landing spots. What would Brian Gutekunst have to give up? How much would a new contract cost after Jalen Carter reset the defensive tackle market? And does paying a 31-year-old star make sense for this Packers roster? J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck break down Vea’s...

How good is Brian Gutekunst at drafting? We ranked every Green Bay Packers draft pick Gutekunst has made as general manager, from first-round cornerstones and late-round steals to forgotten selections, costly misses and players whose stories are still being written. Which picks deserve the highest grades? Which classes quietly produced more value than Packers fans remember? And when you evaluate t...

New episode of The Daily Cheese, your news update for Green Bay Packers fans! Brought to you by The Packer Project and Packers: DERAILED. Follow me on X at @JJLahey. For more in-depth analysis, make sure you’re subscribed to YouTube.com/@PackerProject The Packers are handing out big money. Ian Rapoport reports that Green Bay has signed defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt to a three-year, $57 million ex...

How good is the Green Bay Packers defense compared with the rest of the NFC? We rank every NFC defense into tiers and examine whether Green Bay has enough talent to become a championship-level unit under Jonathan Gannon in 2026. The Packers have legitimate star power, but two unresolved position groups could determine the defense's ceiling. We break down Keisean Nixon and the concerning cornerback...

Where does Jordan Love really rank among NFC quarterbacks entering the 2026 season? We build a complete NFC QB tier list and determine where the Green Bay Packers' franchise quarterback belongs compared with the conference's best. This is not simply a ranking based on last season's statistics. We debate each quarterback's talent, consistency, ceiling and ability to win meaningful games, while aski...

AWhere do the Green Bay Packers rank in the NFC when you remove the quarterback from the equation? On this episode of Packers: DERAILED, we rank the offensive supporting casts across the NFC, comparing offensive lines, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, depth, upside, and overall roster construction. Are the Packers being disrespected, or does Green Bay still have something to prove compar...

Which Packers training camp battles could define the 2026 season? On this episode of Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck hold a full training camp draft, picking the position battles that are the most interesting, the most important, and the most likely to derail Green Bay if the answers are not good enough. We start with the biggest concern on the roster: cornerback. Is Keisean Nixon...

The Josh Jacobs situation has been talked about for weeks, but there is one angle Packers fans may not be thinking about enough: what if this does not actually change much for Green Bay on the field? On this episode of Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck discuss the latest Josh Jacobs conversation from a football perspective, including the possible NFL timeline, how the Packers may ha...

The NFC North may not be what everyone thinks it is. On this episode of Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck play a blind ranking game with a wheel of NFL teams. Five teams come up at random, and we have to rank them as they appear without knowing who is coming next. First, we rank the teams based on where we think they will finish in 2026. Then we spin the wheel again and rank teams b...

The Green Bay Packers offense may be changing in exactly the way fans have been waiting for. On this episode of Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck debate whether Green Bay is quietly copying pieces of the Seahawks and Rams offensive blueprint, what that says about Jordan Love, and why the Packers may already be letting Love push the ball downfield more than people realize. We start w...

The Green Bay Packers have already told us what they think went wrong last season. Now the question is whether they actually fixed enough of it. On this episode of Packers: DERAILED, J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck look at Green Bay’s offseason through the lens of confidence. Were the 2025 Packers frauds, unlucky, or just too fragile once injuries started piling up? And after OTAs and minicamp, how...

The Green Bay Packers added tight end Luke Lachey, and we’re breaking down what the move actually means for the roster, the tight end room, and the Packers’ offensive identity heading into training camp. Then we play Stock Watch: buy or sell on Jager Burton as an immediate contributor, MarShawn Lloyd’s health, Bo Melton becoming a real offensive weapon, concern at kicker, and J. Michael Sturdivant...