Stay ConnectedA Packers podcast committed helping you become a smarter fan. Former WTMJ newscaster Jon Meerdink goes beyond the headlines in Blue 58, bringing you a unique, upbeat perspective on everything Green Bay Packers.
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The 2019 season is over. A strong 49ers team steamrolled the Packers, leaving us to contemplate what happened and, more importantly, what happens next.
Are you mad at the ending or mad that it’s over? (0:28)
The Packers’ season came to an unfortunate end. How do you feel about that?
How did this game go sideways? (5:53)
How, exactly, did things go so poorly for the Packers? A few reasons.
Should Mike Pettine be safe? (No) (7:43)
To say Mike Pettine didn’t finish strongly is a bit of an understatement. Should this be his last game?
How does this game affect Aaron Rodgers’ legacy? (12:02)
Fair or not, legacies are made in championship games. How does this one affect Rodgers’ standing among the greats?
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One game from the Super Bowl, the Packers face a familiar opponent in the San Francisco 49ers. How can they get to the biggest of the big shows? Here are eight ways.
What’s changed since the last time the Packers and 49ers played? (3:17)
Much has been made about the 49ers' dominating Week 12 win over the Packers, but those teams both barely exist any more. A lot has changed. Here's a quick summary.
How can the Packers win? Here are eight ways (6:23)
The Packers are decidedly not favored to win this game, but that doesn't matter. They can still win. Here are eight ways it could happen.
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The 49ers only lost three games this season. The Packers hope to make it four on Sunday. How? Let’s turn to the 49ers losses and see what we can find out.
The nuts and bolts of the 49ers’ three losses (1:35)
The 49ers’ three losses each had their own unique characteristics. Read more about them here.
Further reading: NFL Gamebooks
What do these three games have in common? (7:24)
Drawing sweeping conclusions from only three games is dangerous, but they did have a few things in common.
What should the Packers do with this knowledge? (15:15)
Three things the Packers can implement after studying these losses.
A brief word on analytics (22:17)
A passive-aggressive war over analytics has Jon wondering how we should use them. A few thoughts.
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Don’t look now, but your Green Bay Packers are one game away from the Super Bowl. Let’s talk about how Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and a timely couple of plays helped stave off the Seahawks.
The referendum on Rodgers (00:51)
We said Aaron Rodgers was under pressure like never before. Did he deliver?
How did Seattle come back? (4:14)
For a while, it looked like the 2014 NFC Championship game all over again. Did the Packers' defense let them back in or is Russell Wilson just that good?
The brilliance of Davante Adams (9:27)
A bit of historical context for Adams's excellent night.
Emptying the notebook (13:09)
Odds and ends observations from the Packers' win.
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For years, pundits have chided the Packers for not giving the Packers a defense. Now they have. What will Rodgers do with it?
Russell Wilson leads a dangerous Seahawks offense (4:11)
Wilson is having another stellar season, but there are more names to know here.
Further reading: How the Seattle Seahawks used D.K. Metcalf against the Eagles
Not the Legion of Boom (but who is?) (10:15)
The Seahawks defense might be more than the sum of its parts, because a few of those parts are really, really good.
Who's gonna win? (16:28)
Jon makes his pick.
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Aaron Rodgers is still pretty good, but a new stat from a source we trust says he’s...the best player in the NFL? Does that make sense? Let’s figure out what to make of Total Points, a new stat from Sports Information Solutions.
What's the deal with Total Points (0:45)
Sports Information Solutions, a reputable source for advanced football analytics, introduced a new metric recently that says Aaron Rodgers is not only still good, but the best player in the league. Should you trust it?
Further reading: Introducing Total Points
Punters are people too! (20:31)
Punters can play a big role in field position, and this research paper shows exactly how they affect games. It's in depth, but you should give it a read.
Further reading: A flight-based metric for evaluating NFL punters
The fates of the Packers and Eagles after the 2014 NFC Championship (21:50)
How have the Packers and Seahawks fared since they met in that fateful NFC Championship game? They're closer than you might think.
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A week out from the Packers’ first playoff game since the 2016 season, we’ve got two great listener questions. Is the Packers’ offense too complex? And since the Packers have been bad at returning punts this year, what if they never did it?
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Big news for two Packers safeties from very different eras. What does Raven Greene actually bring to this defense? And can LeRoy Butler finally get into the Hall of Fame? Then, we dive into a full season of polling data to find out what Packers fans really think.
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The decisions Brian Gutekunst makes this offseason will have a huge impact on the team in 2020 and beyond. Here are four resolutions he should make to guide his process.
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Your Green Bay Packers won’t be playing in the wildcard round thanks to a Week 17 win over the Lions. It sure wasn’t pretty, but they got it done when it mattered most. Let’s discuss.
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