Draft Room: AI in Scouting, Tackle Stock Falling, and Combine Must-Watch Prospects
Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast
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4.7 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
The quarterback market is getting desperate, offensive tackle stock is crumbling, and the Combine is about to shake up the entire 2026 draft board. Ryan dives deep into the chaos unfolding across the NFL as teams scramble for answers heading into draft season.
Key Discussion Points:
- The Vikings are "exploring all quarterback options" while JJ McCarthy sits on the roster — what that really signals and why drafting a QB before hiring a GM would be organizational malpractice
- Multiple teams including the Browns, Dolphins, and Jets are hunting for quarterback solutions, with Malik Willis hysteria reaching a fever pitch and teams calling Carolina about Andy Dalton
- Some NFL teams believe no offensive tackle in this class deserves a top 10 pick, a stunning departure from consensus rankings on Mauigoa and Fano
- Combine spotlight prospects who need to prove themselves: Ty Simpson, Garrett Nussmeier, Akeem Mesidor, Aiden Fisher, and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren each face make-or-break moments
- A passionate case for why the "mediocre draft class" narrative is lazy and why fans should invest in knowing prospects beyond the first round
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the draft room. |
| 0:18.4 | This is the NFL draft podcast of the Packernet Podcast Network. |
| 0:24.9 | If you'd like to call in 608-561-3-23243 is the number to do so. |
| 0:34.3 | Feel free to drop any questions, comments, concerns, mocks, favorites, prospects, whatever it is you got. |
| 0:41.5 | Let's talk about it. |
| 0:42.6 | Speaking of, we do have Garrett from Southern Illinois. |
| 0:46.1 | What's going on, dude? |
| 0:48.1 | Hey, Ryan. |
| 0:49.3 | This is Garrett from Southern Illinois. |
| 0:52.4 | I have a question regarding when it comes to a team for the NFL, how do they use the newest |
| 1:03.0 | technology that is now becoming available when you can apply AI, all the logistics that a computer now can do. |
| 1:13.6 | You see commercials where guys are sitting on the sideline, |
| 1:16.0 | and they say, give me this linebacker and such and such, |
| 1:19.2 | and they start narrowing down the guy that they want. |
| 1:23.4 | And I'm just wondering if you're going to use a pie chart, for instance, |
| 1:29.7 | what would be the percentage that a team may rely on AI? |
| 1:34.2 | Well, how much do they rely on the combine numbers? |
| 1:37.1 | How much do they rely on their scouting team and then their draft need versus what they want in a player. |
| 1:46.2 | I just curious what you think, if you're going to do it, |
| 1:48.8 | how would you break it down to percentages of what a team would rely on |
| 1:54.0 | when it comes to their information? |
| 1:57.5 | Thanks. |
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