LMTYS: Packers Running Back Crisis
Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast
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4.7 • 525 Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Pack Nation, Sal is fired up and letting it all out on the latest Marshawn Lloyd injury news. Just when we thought we'd see that explosive talent finally break out, he's back on the sideline again, leaving the Packers' backfield looking dangerously thin.
In this emotional rant, I break down:
- Why Marshawn Lloyd's availability issues are becoming a major problem despite his impressive per-carry numbers
- The heavy toll this is taking on Josh Jacobs and the need for a true change-of-pace back
- Concerns about long-term trust in Lloyd heading into 2026 and what Brian Gutekunst should consider at the trade deadline
- How Emanuel Wilson can step up while we search for veteran insurance on the waiver wire
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| 0:00.0 | Let me tell you something, Pack Nation, I am sitting here staring at this roster, and I am starting to feel a vein in my neck throbbing like a bass drum at a poker festival. You understand me? I just saw the latest on |
| 0:22.0 | Marshawn Lloyd, and I am about to go full demon Sal on the universe. The kid is 25 years old. |
| 0:28.6 | He should be made of rubber and magic, but instead it feels like he's made a wet tissue paper |
| 0:33.5 | and glass ornaments. Are you hearing this? 25. And every time he tries to accelerate, |
| 0:40.2 | something in his lower body goes on strike. It's like he's allergic to the grass at Lambo. |
| 0:45.3 | I'm looking at this RB room and I'm seeing a house of cards built on a swamp. Stay with me |
| 0:51.4 | because the situation is shaky. We have Josh Jacobs, our big money hammer, but the guy is 28 years old and he's got serious legal issues hanging over his head right now. You know what that means? It means at any moment that hammer could be taken away. And then what? Chris Brooks is 26. For a running back, that's getting up there, especially as a debt piece. |
| 1:14.0 | The guy should be a reliable veteran backup, not the guy we're counting on if things go south. |
| 1:19.5 | It reminds me of this kid I saw at the amateur boxing smoker and marinet last spring. |
| 1:25.4 | Kid comes out looking like a million bucks. |
| 1:27.8 | Ripped fast, shadow boxing like the next Muhammad Ali. |
| 1:31.9 | Crowds going wild. |
| 1:33.6 | But the second the bell rings and the other guy breeds on his chin, boom! |
| 1:38.5 | He's on the canvas counting stars. |
| 1:40.9 | That's Marshawn Lloyd right now. |
| 1:42.9 | He looks like a superstar in the highlights, but the second the real world hits him, boom! |
| 1:48.4 | He's back in the train his room. |
| 1:50.2 | You cannot win a title with a glass body in the backfield. |
| 1:54.9 | P.S. Strong Jr. is 27. |
| 1:57.8 | Damien Martinez is 22. |
| 2:00.7 | Jaden Nixon is 23. They're young. They're fine. They're meat and |
| 2:05.6 | potatoes. But are they ready to carry this team to a Super Bowl? If Jacobs is dealing with legal stuff, |
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