Packernet After Dark: Why Do Brilliant NFL Coaches Make the Dumbest Decisions?
Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast
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4.7 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The phones are ringing and the callers are NOT holding back. Tonight's After Dark kicks off with a full-blown roast of the Chicago Bears and their fans' endless excuses for empty seats — turns out "there's so much to do in Chicago" doesn't hold up when your team might be moving to Hammond, Indiana. That "stupid piece of paper" Packers fans hold doesn't seem so stupid now, does it?
The show takes a more serious turn as callers and Ryan reflect on the tragic losses within the Minnesota Vikings organization and the broader mental health struggles NFL players face when their identity is stripped away by injury or decline — from Jaire Alexander to Romeo Doubs to Christian Watson, the emotional toll of the league is real and worth talking about.
Callers also dive into the special teams coordinator search and whether the Packers are willing to sacrifice offensive or defensive practice time to fix the unit, the backup quarterback debate and whether "planning to lose" without a quality backup is a fireable offense, one caller's passionate plea for Ryan to get a press pass, and a quick detour into why nobody's been talking about the Winter Olympics.
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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. |
| 0:21.2 | This is the call-in show, the Packernet Podcast Network. |
| 0:25.3 | If you'd like to call in, if you'd like to participate in the show, please feel free to do so. |
| 0:30.8 | The fun number here is 608-501-07-18. |
| 0:34.5 | New callers go directly to the front of the line. |
| 0:37.9 | We don't have any new callers, but we got Nico. |
| 0:40.6 | What's going on, Nico? |
| 0:42.1 | Hey, so Benny just called crapping on the Bears. |
| 0:46.3 | Just great. |
| 0:47.3 | Love it. |
| 0:48.5 | And then talk about, you know, not going to the Bears game because there's so much to do with Chicago. |
| 0:57.0 | Like, okay, whatever. Dodge, drive-by bullets. |
| 0:58.8 | But here's my question. |
| 1:01.6 | I don't know if you could prove this. |
| 1:03.5 | I mean, I would just say, I bet you there's more Packer fans that drive from Chicago |
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