Packernet After Dark: Is Ryan Poles Actually a Green Bay Packer Plant?
Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast
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4.7 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Pac Nation picked up the phones and packed the lines on this one. From a wild developmental B-team league concept to a Bears conspiracy theory for the ages, the After Dark crew had a lot to say about the Packers' offseason — and Ryan wasn't holding back either.
- A Ron from Eau Claire floats the idea of NFL teams fielding a spring practice squad league, and Ryan actually loves it — at least as a thought experiment. Same helmets, same loyalty, real development. The logistics are a nightmare, but the dream is beautiful.
- Beer Cheese Benny makes the case for drafting a running back while Ryan pumps the brakes — Judarian Price is the only realistic option in range, and if he's gone, the math just doesn't work.
- TJ from Alabama delivers a measured free agency report card: Hargrave and Franklin solid, Jonathan Gannon warmer than expected, and a definitive verdict on why LaGeria Sneed isn't the answer at corner.
- Randy from Minnesota drops the conspiracy of the year — is Ryan Poles secretly on the Packers' payroll? — and gives Big Sal his flowers for the Ben Johnson rant.
- Garrett from China, IL closes it out asking the real questions: backup QB, nose tackle depth, and whether Sky Moore is just a special teams signing dressed up as a wide receiver.
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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 call her, prank call her! |
| 0:15.7 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome once again to Packernet After Dark. |
| 0:21.2 | This is the call-in show of the Packernet Podcast Network. |
| 0:25.9 | If you'd like to call in, if you'd like to participate in the show, please feel free to do so. |
| 0:32.2 | The phone number here is 608-501-07-18. |
| 0:36.5 | New callers go directly to the front of the line. |
| 0:41.0 | We do not have any new callers. |
| 0:44.8 | So let's get started with A.A.RON. |
| 0:49.3 | So, Brian, it's A.A.R. |
| 0:51.5 | For O'Clair. |
| 0:52.3 | Yep. |
| 0:53.0 | I just had an idea, because I remember you talking about in your podcast about the NFL |
| 0:59.3 | wanting to make football more of a year-round sport. |
| 1:03.8 | And I had an idea. |
| 1:05.1 | And I want to know what people think or what you think. |
| 1:09.5 | And that idea is what if in the spring and summer, |
| 1:16.2 | teams fielded a practice squad league. |
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