Make Business Decisions: What I'd Tell Every Player Today
Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast
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4.7 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
It's game day, but it doesn't feel like game day. With Jordan Love sitting, Clayton Tune starting, and the Packers locked into their playoff spot, Ryan breaks down what might be the strangest week in recent Packers memory—and why he's completely at peace with whatever happens against the Vikings.
The Packers have made a staggering 16 roster moves and 6 practice squad transactions since December 26, including placing 8 players on injured reserve. Ryan goes position-by-position through the entire roster, analyzing who must play, who should sit, and where the depth simply doesn't exist. From the excitement of seeing Trayvon Diggs in green and gold to the reality of starting backups across the board, this episode covers it all.
Ryan also makes the case for fundamentals over intensity, comparing NFL preparation to UFC fight camps and explaining why he wants players making "business decisions" today. Plus, a breakdown of the playoff scenarios that could send Green Bay to either Philadelphia or Chicago—and which matchup offers the safest path forward.
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome once again to the Packernet podcast. |
| 0:13.2 | I am your host and resident panelists. As always, Ryan Schlipp. Check us out online, |
| 0:17.7 | packernet.com. Find me on Twitter pack underscore datab. |
| 0:23.2 | Boy, oh boy, I've been I've been racking my brain here trying to think, |
| 0:27.3 | I mean, it's game day, right? |
| 0:31.7 | I've never had a game day feel less like a game day outside of the off season. |
| 0:40.1 | I mean, I mean, trying to sit here and think, like, what is it we want to get out of this game |
| 0:45.3 | other than get out healthy? |
| 0:48.4 | Win would be nice, but even that is sort of, I mean, and this is where I think a lot of Packer fans are |
| 0:56.0 | the we must win this at all cost |
| 0:59.3 | Packer fans are |
| 1:00.5 | in a very different mindset |
| 1:04.4 | of this is a very important game |
| 1:06.8 | because it's a divisional game |
| 1:08.5 | it's the Vikings we need to |
| 1:09.8 | but I mean, no. I mean, |
| 1:16.1 | the... I mean, you can think it and you can want it to be a thing, and you can wish it was a thing, |
| 1:23.1 | but, you know, the whole, like, we really want to win this, We're going to try. Very obviously not. That's not a thing. I mean, again, they're going to try to win with the pieces that they have. It's just like in the preseason when they, you know, it's not like they're not, they're deliberately trying not to win. There's a difference between not trying to win and trying not to win. |
| 1:45.4 | It's subtle, but there's a difference. |
| 1:47.8 | It's about priority. |
| 1:49.4 | Health, safety, rest becomes top priority. |
| 1:52.6 | Once that's satisfied, the next top priority is win. |
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