Reporting As Eligible

Paul, Matt, and JR discuss what meaning can be found in beating a team with absolutely no healthy players. They sing the praises of Davante Adams and Paul discusses some other great things about Davante’s game he had previously dismissed as unimportant. They preview the Jacksonville game, Jake Luton subbing for Gardner Minshew, DJ Chark, Laviska Shenault, and whether the Packer defense can look go...

Mike Zimmer and the wind took the...uhm...wind out of the Packers’ sales, as the game turned into a rock fight. Dalvin Cook dominated on the ground as Mike Pettine and crew were unable to stop exactly what they knew was coming right at them. Is this a scheme problem? A personnel problem? Both? Find out on this week’s Reporting as Eligible. Paul, Matt, and JR also discuss the big nothingburger at t...

Paul and JR break down Davante's controversial tweet, Big Bob's ascension to greatness, Brandon Aiyuk's amazing hurdle, Krys Barnes' breakout at linebacker, Za'darius Smith's vintage performance, Darrius Shepherd's incredible non-touchdown, Jamaal Williams' greatness at receiving and blocking,  and non-greatness at running.   They also just bask in the glory that is Aaron Rodgers, discus...

JR, Matt, and Paul cover everything that went right against the Lions, from surprisingly good performances from Rick Wagner and Rashan Gary, to Allen Lazard's greatness (by DVOA), to Aaron Jones making his case to get paid. They also go over how Tyler Ervin should have created a touchdown, the struggling tight ends, why it's good that we haven't heard Kevin King's name more, and why Chandon Sulliv...

JR, Paul, and Matt discuss an impressive Packer win, and just how much of it is real versus first week small sample illusions. Is Aaron Rodgers really back? Are the young receivers finally turning into something? Can the offensive line survive without Lane Taylor? Are the Vikings any good or will we look back at this as an gimme?  Find out all of that, plus an analysis of all of the smart thi...

On the latest episode of RAE, JR, Matt, and Paul discuss the Vikings newest acquisition, smart teams and play action, including why mediocre quarterbacks sometimes look awesome, Kenny Clark's impending destruction of the Minnesota interior, Stefon Diggs and bad choices, Allen Lazard, MVS, and ESB, how Blake Martinez probably crashed Paul's computer, and the profound disappointment of the Bucks for...

Paul and special guest Ryan (@Rcon14) discuss the NF:L's plan to deal with the elephant in the room, the team's likely shift to heavy personnel, why exactly Aaron Rodgers is better when he can't move and is in mortal danger, and whether any of these tight ends are any good.  Intro: Boy in the Bubble - Paul Simon Outtro: Cure for Pain - Morphine

Paul does NOT compare Jordan Love to Patrick Mahomes, the guys discuss all of the dumb things Green Bay did in graphic detail, the high RB, the sad attempt to mimic San Francisco, the one pick we all liked, the fact that their early picks would have all been available later, what the ideal draft would have looked like, Green Bay as more of a 9-7 teams, Matt's 22 personnel challenge, and JR not kno...

Watch the 2013 Week 17 game between the Packers and Bears with your good friends from RAE and Acme Packing Company! Just fire up the game on Youtube here , pause at 7 seconds, and wait for Paul's countdown. The guys cover interesting facts about the 2013 "broken collarbone" season, players we never heard of, a truly strange year for the Bears, Andy Mulumba, Alshon's terrible hands, kicking to Devi...

Paul, JR, and Matt discuss the combine, the prospect of empty stadia for awhile, why Paul is not on the Tailgate pod, Paul as an insane nomad, wide receivers, RAS, QBOPS, the quarterbacks of the draft, worthless off-ball linebackers, Austin Hooper, corners, bad Moneyball analogies, Jimmy Graham as Carlos Pena (see), the CBA, and whether the other Packer players actually like Aaron Rodgers, and its...

JR, Matt, and Paul wrap up a successful season by handing out blame for the loss to San Francisco, discussing why Mike Pettine failed, why they used the same blasted offensive game plan as last time, Richard Sherman being a step slower, Raheem Mostert...not, the long list of Packer free agents, Hunter Henry, questions from religious and elected officials, and a breakdown of exactly why NFL hand si...

JR is back! The gang discusses Davante Adams' elite performance, Aaron Rodgers huckin' it deep, Gutey's incredible season, Tyler Ervin and Jared Veldheer, how Paul basically predicted how the game would go and how every Seattle game is the same, dunking on overconfident analytics types, George Kittle, Yellow Weasel, the most memorable play of the game, cowardly punting, the 49ers, and of course, l...

Paul and Matt discuss why Pete Carroll is a dope and only has a job because of his brilliant quarterback, the Seattle running situation, how Travis Homer is probably better than Beast Mode, how DK Metcalf compares favorably to an all-time great (but wasn't actually that good during the regular season), how Tyler Lockett compares to Doug Baldwin, how Aaron Jones should, as they say, eat, minor leag...

Paul and Matt discuss the uninspiring win against the Lions, how to feel about a weird 13-3 season, our preferred and feared playoff opponents, Jaire Alexander's brilliant penalty, Blake Martinez getting a pick 30 yards downfield for some reason, whether this game was just practice to get timing down on bombs with the young receivers, where it ranks with Aaron's all-time worst games, why it maybe...

Paul, Matt, and JR wish everyone a Happy Holidays as they make fun of the Bears once more, for old time's sake. Paul praises Mike Pettine but after the podcast he looked at their weighted DVOA and regrets it a bit. They discussed the near-debacles at the ends of both halves, the Vikings without Dalvin Cook, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix's throwback game, the utter incompetence of everyone on Special Teams exc...

JR, Matt and Paul discuss the maybe underwhelming performance against Washington, how it was mainly Aaron's fault, and Davante's a little, the change in punting philosophy, Adrian Amos, Aaron Jones continued awesomeness, how JR is younger than Paul, the best win of the season so far, and whether the Bears are to be feared.  Intro: Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison Outtro: Chicago - Sufjan St...

JR's back, as the guys discuss the Giants, Danny Dimes' incredible propensity for turnovers, the defense still struggling in the "yards" department, Allen Lazard's breakout, Mason Crosby's amazing season, JK Scott's return to form, Ron Rivera and PJ Fleck's boats sinking, and of course, your questions. Also, Washington is very very bad.  Intro: Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonig...

Paul, who is dying of some incredibly terrible cold, and Matt, who is fine, discuss the brutal domination of the 49ers, dumb coaches, Blake Martinez as a huge liability, Aaron not throwing the ball down the BLASTED FIELD, whether it really was Kevin King's fault, Penalties and EPA, why JK Scott is amazingly terrible, having a special teams coach worse than Ron Zook, and Thanksgiving food. Also, ho...

Matt, JR, and Paul discuss Packer songs, from The Bears Still Suck, to the Packer Rock Anthem, to Robert Brooks adaptation of Kriss Kross's "Jump" in which he throws enormous shade at Leroy Butler. Yes that is a thing that happened. The guys take a look at a few Bears songs, an unfortunate Kid Rock song about the Lions, the worst possible cover of Old Town Road, and Serengeti's general brilliance....

In this free preview of Minisode 12, generally available only to Ball and Glove ($5 Patrons) at https://www.patreon.com/MKETailgate , Paul previews the 49ers, the turnovers according to Garp, why they should play Raheem Mostert more, Emmanuel Sanders, the probably overrated 49er defense, the Shanahan-LaFleur-Pettine Connection, George Kittle as the best non-QB in the league, how the Packers create...

Paul and Matub discuss the game against Carolina, whether Mike Pettine may be smarter than we think and decide that he probably is not, go over the math on Ron Rivera's decision, go over the Math on Matt LaFleur's decision, pick our midseason MVPs, answer the question as to whether Tim Boyle would make the Badgers into a college playoff team, and address the scourge of penalties in the league. We...

Paul and JR discuss the inexplicable LaFleur gameplan, Mike Pettine getting taken to school, whether "bend but don't break" is real, or just a thing defensive coordinators believe to make them feel better, whether Davante hurt the offense, MVS being terrible, the offensive line being surprisingly terrible, Christian McCaffrey, Matub's burrito, Aaron Rodgers being terrible, the running backs still...

JR, Matt, and Paul discuss Aaron Jones, nerd fights, Andy Reid, second half adjustments, Blake Martinez, whether it was to Williams of Jimmy, historically great running back performances and touchdown passes, the brutal NFC, why EPA isn't an individual statistic, what statistics should be able to demonstrate, and how to tell when they are wrong, less boring things than that, and dunking on idiots....

Paul and JR talk about all of the wonderful performances in the Raiders' game, if Mike Pettine is just Dom Capers with better personnel, food poisoning, Allen Lazard's quietly impressive game, the running backs, Bulaga, whether you can rely on a turnover-based defense, a mea culpa from Paul, a quiz where one of the answers is Donald Lee, JR explains passer rating, Paul explains why it's underrated...

On this special Minisode FREE PREVIEW Paul discusses the other Raider Tecmo Bowl running back, the upcoming game against Oakland, Darren Waller’s breakout season, WROPS star Tyrell Williams, Chuckie, Trevor Davis, the likely Packer RBBC, Allen Lazard, the weak Oakland secondary, and Aaron likely being enough. If you like the minisode, you can hear it every week at https://www.patreon.com/MKETailga...