Packernet After Dark: Friday Night Calls — Bears Roasts, Draft Talk, and Belichick's Legacy
Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast
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4.7 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
The Friday night phones are lit up and the callers came ready to throw haymakers. Tonight's Packernet After Dark kicks off with a deep dive into the Bears' stadium saga — and the absolute roasting that follows their potential move to Hammond, Indiana. The callers can't contain themselves, and neither can we.
- The Bears-to-Hammond news dominates the night as callers pile on Illinois' inability to keep its own historic franchise, complete with population comparisons to Green Bay and relentless ribbing about the "Hammond Bears"
- A thoughtful debate breaks out over whether the Packers should draft a backup quarterback or pursue a veteran like Justin Fields, with Dakota from Tennessee making the case for NFL-experienced backups
- Special teams coordinator candidates Kyle Wilbur and Tom McMahon get the statistical breakdown treatment, and the numbers aren't pretty — sparking a bigger question about whether any available coordinator can actually improve the unit
- The offensive line conversation resurfaces with a painful "what if we drafted Creed Humphrey" butterfly effect, plus callers weigh in on Belichick's Hall of Fame snub and the podcast officially names its Poet Laureate
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| 0:00.0 | You feel this nervousness on the phone there? |
| 0:04.1 | Sir, I've been trying to make an urgent phone call up there. |
| 0:08.0 | I don't think it's something I want to do on an overseas phone. |
| 0:10.8 | You got to make some phone calls. |
| 0:12.8 | Hanging up the phone. |
| 0:13.7 | Prank caller! |
| 0:14.2 | Prank call her! |
| 0:15.8 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome once again to Packernet After Dark. |
| 0:20.8 | This is the call-in show, the Packernet Podcast Network. |
| 0:25.0 | If you'd like to call in, if you'd like to participate in the show, please feel free to do so. |
| 0:30.2 | The phone number here is 608-501-07-18. |
| 0:34.7 | New callers go directly to the front of the line. |
| 0:39.7 | We have a lot of callers, which I think is freaking awesome. |
| 0:42.7 | You guys are awesome. |
| 0:44.7 | But none of them are new, which is a shame, but that's okay. |
| 0:47.7 | We've got Uncle Rico to get us kicking this thing off. |
| 0:52.4 | Yo, Ryan, it's your Uncle Rico. |
| 0:55.2 | Hello, Uncle Rico. |
| 0:56.8 | You know, we can't look to the college ranks for a special teams coach because the special |
| 1:07.3 | teams in college is, you know, considerably different. |
| 1:11.1 | That's what I keep hearing. |
| 1:11.8 | Then in the NFL. |
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