Green Bay Chat (Green Bay Chat - The GBC Podcast)

We talk about the highlights of Aaron Rodgers career in Green Bay, his best games, his best seasons, him being a surgeon and a magician, and him going to the Jets. And we discuss moving on to the Jordan Love era (at least until he's traded to the Jets in 2038).

Join us with our guest: Matt Froehlich from Pack a Day Podcasts

We review the Packers/Giants game and get ready for Packer/Bucs by talking about life in Green Bay, tailgating, and podcasts.

Our NFL Draft prediction for the Packers

Guest Alex Strouf

Packer Player of the Past - Bart Starr

Discussion of the divisional round of the playoffs, including our incredulous reaction to what the hell Mike McCarthy was doing at the end of the game.

Alfred Hitchcock and the cast of This is Spinal Tap recreate the post-game Dallas press conference (this part works way better in the video on YouTube).

Packers Player of the Past: Keith Jackson

NFC and AFC Championship Games

The history of the Packers in the NFC Championship game - and yes, we ran the numbers.

1:34 The World's Largest Trivia Contest

10:50 A Trip to Argentina

22:40 International Soccer in Lambeau Field! Bayern Munich - Manchester City in Lambeau! Who should Packer fans cheer for?

25:45 A Shoutout to @GBArmoury Plus discussion of the fanbases of Bayern and City

33:21 @JJLahey joins us and talks about the Packers possibilities in the NFL Draft. 

38:40 @JJLahey talks about wide receiver possibilities

40:30 @JJLahey talks about the offensive line

41:20 @JJLahey discussion of some specific wide receivers

47:00 @JJLahey Who could we get at positions other than wide receiver?

1:02:27 The fate of Chili John's in Green Bay

1:05:50 Preview of Episode 13

We discuss all the new Packers selected in the 2023 draft, the Brian Gutekunst draft philosophy revealed by his patterns and picks, why we believe that Rich Bisaccia is now the head coach and general manager of the Packers, and how this roster rebuild makes the Packers better for the future. Plus discussion on player numbers and laughing at the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions drafts.

We are taking a road trip to Canada and Alaska. Alaskan native Daryn Colledge is our Packer Player of the Past.

Recorded March 22, 2022, we continue the discussion of Free Agency moves in the NFL and with the Green Bay Packers

The Packers Player of the Past and Packer History section features Don Hutson.

The podcast with video is available on YouTube: @greenbaychat

Our Twitter account is also @greenbaychat

We discuss our impressions from going to Packers training camp, including players who impressed, the overall atmosphere, a guide if you're going to attend, and what did not impress at first glance. Plus other sites and activities in Green Bay over the start of training camp - the Packers 5K run, the Packers Shareholders meeting, City Stadium, Northwood Lodge, and Curly Lambeau's birth home and gravesite. In addition, we visited Chico, California, a fun town with Aaron Rodgers memorabilia, but whose schools have a shocking lack of Aaron Rodgers recognition.

Reviewing the Packers season opener against the Colts, Malik Willis and the running game, turnovers (?!?), temperatures, and tailgating.

Plus, we're taking our GBC Podcast road trip this week to Nashville, and we preview the game and festivities in Nashville.

The fresh 53-man Packer Roster, Our pick for breakout player this coming season, Packer Player of the Past - Sam Shields, a Packer history story, and a re-cap of our summer road trip to Canada and Alaska.

A review of Packers-Bears and the beautiful playoffs-like atmosphere in Green Bay, our predictions of the entire playoffs, previewing Packers-Cowboys, and a review of the Ice Bowl. 

Review traveling to Pittsburgh and hanging out with Steelers fans

Packers at Steelers review

Preview Chargers at Packers

Short week turnaround Packers at Lions

Thanksgiving Day 1986 History (the Walter Stanley game)

A review of Packers-Falcons, around the NFL in week 2, a preview of Packers-Saints - and IT'S HOME OPENER WEEKEND! Discussion about what to do this weekend and all things tailgating on Sunday. Join us at the Lot 1 Tailgate, and join Kait and the Cheese All That crew at their tailgate!

We took a road trip to Buffalo to watch the Packers-Bills game in Orchard Park. We review the game, then talk about our love of all things #BillsMafia from the fans in the stadium, the open atmosphere to visitors, and the incredible pre-game and post-game tailgating and party experience. We loved everything about the Buffalo Bills fans and Bills Mafia. We also briefly preview Packers-Lions.

1:20 Review of the Packers-Bills game and Highmark Stadium

26:43 The Bills Mafia tailgating experience pre-game and post-game: WOW!

40:12 The Bowling Ball Shot (with video)

41:55 Ketchup Man: what a pre-game experience (with video)

49:00 The Buffalo Wing Tour and Niagara River

51:00 Previewing Green Bay Packers - Detroit Lions

The Packers draft is coming to Green Bay!

Lot 1 reopens!

We talk about what we're looking forward to with the draft in the GBC, the re-opening of Lot 1, and our take-aways from minicamps and OTAs.

Our Packers Player of the Past is Michael Hunt, a linebacker whose career was cut short by concussions, and how the early 80s Packers teams could have been very different with a little luck.

Rockwood Lodge is the site of our history lesson - how the Packers were way ahead of their time with training camp (probably too far ahead of their time).

Our Super Bowl preview continues with San Fran Super Fan Melissa from New Jersey.

It's Bears Week and we brought in a special guest who is a Bears Fan living in Wisconsin. We talk about his visit to Lambeau Field and how cordial Packer fans are in Wisconsin towards the long-time rivals. We also review the Philadelphia game and talk about all the things that we liked including a one-point lead in the first quarter, Jordan Love in the fourth quarter, and pierogis at The Linc.

The Packers are playing in London! We talk about Packers fandom in the UK, NFL games in London, and plans and previews for this weekend in London with Peter @The_IT_Hedgehog from London, and a Packers fan since the late 1970s. Can we get chanting started at NFL games?

1:25 Packers-Patriots game review

16:08 NFL week 4 review 

18:20 Packers-Giants preview part 1

19:28 Peter from London visits with us to talk about the Packers playing in London, the atmosphere in London, plans for the weekend in London, being a Packers fan in the UK (then and now)

54:10 Which Green Bay-area bars will be open at 8:30 Sunday morning for the Packers game? Jon and I will be at Green Bay Distillery with @GBArmoury for the Packers and Arsenal games

55:28 Packers-Giants preview part 2

58:15 History of the Packers-Giants

59:53 We're playing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. What anti-Sp*rs chants do you need to know?

1:02:15 Our expanding social media footprint

Analysis of the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings game

The GBC Podcast - GreenBayChat turns 1!

Randall Cobb and the the Packers play-in game with the Chicago Bears in 2013

Preview of the Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions play-in game on Sunday Night Football

The Packers history of kickoff returns for touchdowns

Reviewing Packers-Kansas City, tailgating (including our love for visiting fans at Lambeau Field), meeting with Andy Herman and other Packers podcasters and writers, and the evolution of Jordan Love and this Packers team. Plus previewing Packers-Giants and the history of the 1961 NFL Championship game between the Packers and Giants.

We talk about the Debacle in Detroit, the NFL Salute to Service, the Packers Player of the Past, #3 Tony Canadeo, a preview of Packers-Cowboys, and the history of Packers players who served in World War II. Plus a strong recommendation for the Corning Museum of Glass, a Carlin routine, and a new Packers chant.  

1:23 Reviewing Packers-Lions 

19:16 A Salute to Service, including a salute to family members and friends who served 

26:14 Packers Player of the Past: Tony Canadeo (retired number #3), who followed up his best year in the NFL with enlistment in the Army and service to his country 

32:39 Previewing Packers-Cowboys; the return of Mike McCarthy to Green Bay 

43:18 Packers players who served in World War II, including Howard "Smiley" Johnson, who gave all at Iwo Jima 

48:08 Closing thoughts

A Happy Viking New Year as we review the 33-10 win in Minnesota

We talk Tailgating with our guest Kate from Cheese All That

A look ahead to the last game as it's Bears Week

Positional Battles! Pratt vs Clifford! Sean Rhyan vs The Field! Which kicker will emerge from the ashes? And who will make the final roster? Will the streak of all draftees making the 53 man roster end? All discussed on this week's episode!

We talk everything preseason with our guest Bill Johnson from 1430-ESPN, Beaver Dam. What did we think of Jordan Love, which players and position groups impressed, and who may not make the Packers roster. Plus discussion of the suspended game.

We discuss the 2022 Green Bay Packers NFL Draft. Players and strategy. Hint: we were all very happy. A lot of holes were filled. And a hole lot more. #Packers #GreenBayPackers #NFL #NFLDraft #GoPackGo

Packers drafts of the past - we revisit our favorite Packers drafts of the past as well as the many, many bad Packers drafts. 1:21 Dusty Evely (@dustyevely, writer for @cheeseheadtv, @packerreport66, @packadaypodcast) tells us how someone who grew up in Detroit and lives in Kentucky became a huge Packers fan 7:34 Receivers and the passing game - what will we do in this draft? 15:20 Who was your favorite Packers draft pick at the time of the draft? 19:30 The worst Packers drafts. There are many. 34:23 The best Packers drafts. This sections was much happier. 46:20 Fandom and the ebb and flow of teams. 52:42 Draft week and draft day plans (previewing the @cheeseheadtv draft weekend) 54:43: Cecil Isbell: Packers player of the Past, a QB who retired too early. 59:57 The history of the NFL Draft With @jonalft @greengooning @jhuybrecht @dustyevely

Green Bay and New York, a tale of two halves. What happened in London, and what do the Packers need to do to turn it around? A view of the Packers season at just past the quarter post, a legend of the early Packers and Giants (and MLB) (Cal Hubbard), a preview of Packers-Jets, the never-ending road trip of the 1932 Packers, and a tailgating preview for this week.

1:33 Packers-Giants game review: how do you lose when you start out with a 17-3 lead? What went wrong?

17:58 Where are the Packers through one quarter of the season?

26:32 Individual awards for the 2022 Packers at this point?

33:40 Other games of week 5

35:50 Packers Player of the Past: Cal Hubbard; plus: the 1932 Packers "hidden championship" team

42:29 Preview of Packers-Jets

51:55 Packers history: the eternal road trip of the 1932 Packers, and how it cost them the official 1932 NFL title

57:10 Tailgating for a noon game at Lambeau!

1:32, The Curse is lifted...the first Packer win since the start of The GBC Podcast

3:11, Reviewing the Packers/Bears game

15:10, Review Week 2 around the NFL

24:52, Packers Player of the Past: Johnnie Gray

31:54, Previewing the Packers/Buccaneers game

40:40, Early history of the Packers/Buccaneers series

46:30, History of the old NFC Central Division

Discussing the games of Wild Card Weekend and previewing the Divisional Weekend (with a surprise pick).

We engage in some self-nut-punching (the old Beef Swellington) as we revisit the 2014 NFC Championship Game.

The Gene Ronzani Era of the early 50's Packers.

Reviewing the Packers-Rams game

Tailgating with Lot 1

Mini-tour of craft beer bars and dive bars in Green Bay

Preview of Packers-Steelers

History of Packers-Steelers

The Yancey Thigpen Game in 1995

We talk about a team that is changing its identity (the Washington Football Team) and a team that is trying to find its identity (the Packers). 

Post mortem on the Jets game, previewing the Commanders game, and the rich history of games between the Packers and the Washington franchise. 

1:20 Review of the Packers-Jets game. What is going on with the Packers? 

23:55 Elsewhere around week 6 of the NFL 

27:20 Packers Player of the Past: Paul Coffman 

31:48 Packers-Washington 48-47, Monday Night Football 1983: a glorious night at Lambeau Field 

40:54 Previewing the Packers-Washington game 

47:45 Why FedEx Field has the worst home field advantage in the NFL 

52:15 Packers playoff games vs the WFT: 2015 Wild Card game, 1936 NFL championship game 

56:36 Packers history - the Green Bay-Washington coaches carousel: Vince Lombardi, Curly Lambeau, George Allen

We preview the Packers/Eagles season opener in Brazil!

Love/Hurts in Sao Paolo!

A re-cap of Week 6 at Las Vegas.

Christmas Day in Miami

• Not a perfect win (missed opportunities)
• The golden foot of an Iron Man, Mason Crosby
• Three Interceptions and the defense looking like we wanted all year

Minnesota Vikings coming to Green Bay on New Year’s Day

Playoff scenarios for both NFC and AFC

Packer History (Record on Holiday Games)

Fire Joe Barry, review of Packers-Panthers, Fire Joe Barry, the growth of this offense and Jayden Reed's historical performance as a Packers rookie wide receiver, Fire Joe Barry, Packers Player of the Past Sterling Sharpe, previewing Packers-Carolina Panthers (the question is moot, Fire Joe Barry), the 1996 NFC Championship game versus the Carolina Panthers, and Fire Joe Barry.

Our guest: Mathieu from @packers_fr and www.tetesdefromages.com

A season preview with our predictions of the Packers win/loss on the season, NFC North standings, playoff predictions through the Super Bowl, and a history lesson on all-time franchise wins.

We also preview Week 1 against Minnesota.

A preview of this Packers team, including both strengths and areas of concern, as well as where we are compared to the Lions, Vikings, and Bears.

Then we preview the Packers season (week by week) and the NFL season (playoff teams and Super Bowl winners).

It's Bears week! A preview of this Packers-Bears game, as well as the history of the Packers on opening day.

The 2022 schedule was announced on May 12th and we talk about the 17 games slated for Green Bay with our guest, Chris from Madison.

We discuss what we loved about what the Packers did in the final preseason game with Seattle, the 53 man roster (and practice squad), plus the youth movement in the team. Finally, we have a discussion with the Kentucky Cheesehead, bourbon and tailgating afficionado.

A review of both Packers/Chargers and Packers/Lions Preview #SNF Packers/Chiefs Lot 1 Tailgating and Taylor Swift Hope, attitude, and belief building in a young team.

#GoPackGo #ChiefsKingdom #NFL

Review of the Packers-Rams game, the Packers position in the NFC Wild Card race, Packers Player (and PA Announcer) of the Past Gary Knafelc, previewing Packers-Miami, and the seasons the Packers came closest to a perfect season.    

2:00 A cold but fun Packers pregame, and the atmosphere in Lambeau Field 

11:00 Reviewing the Packers-Rams game 

25:45 The NFC playoffs picture 

30:25 Packers Player (and PA Announcer) of the Past: Gary Knafelc. Packers WR in the 1950s, TE on the first two Lombardi title-winning team, and Lambeau Field Public Address Announcer 1964-2004. Gary Knafelc died earlier this week at the age of 90, R.I.P. 

37:43 Previewing the Packers-Dolphins game 

47:28 The history of Packers seasons that were almost perfect (1 loss or tie) 

50:25 The Packers only have an overall losing record against 6 teams  

51:43 The 1972 Dolphins, Packers, and Steelers. R.I.P. Franco Harris

Preview of Super Bowl LVII and our picks (including a Prop Bet)

Packer of the Past: Andy Reid

Our Guest: Eagles fan Ryan from Dynasty Vipers Fantasy Football

History of Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl and NFL Championships

The Thursday Tennessee Tumble (and all of the missed opportunties), LeRoy Butler's entry into the Ring of Honor, the NFL and football as a Thanksgiving tradition, previewing the Packers-Eagles SNF game, and the history of jersey colors and the origin of white jerseys for the road team (and the rare white home jersey at Lambeau).

Training Camp is here! Competition everywhere!

How the positional battles are going to define the team in 2024 and tell us about new directions and twists for the offense and defense.

Plus: meeting Peter in London!

Discussion of the Packers-Eagles season opener, Jordan Love's MCL injury, and previewing the Packers home opener versus the Colts, including everything you need to know about tailgating at Lot 1 and elsewhere.

Reviewing Packers-49ers Divisional Round Game

Preview of the Conference Championship Games

We discuss the 2024 Packers schedule - flow of the season, which games we are going to attend, challenges and opportunities, and the hope that comes with the schedule release. We also announce the location of the 2024 GBC Podcast Road Trip.

Reviewing Packers/Lions and wrapping up the regular season.

Our revised playoff predictions.

Packers having the 15th overall pick in the draft and who they have taken in that spot in the past

Player of the Past: Wayne Simmons (the last time GB took a player at 15)

The dismal history of Green Bay in "play-in" games

We review Packers-Lions game (in some animated detail), discuss week 4, preview Packers-Raiders, and talk about the most famous Packers-Raiders matchup ever: Super Bowl II.

The Jeff Hafley defense (and this Packers team) is H-O-T-T-O-G-O! We talk about our podcast trip to Nashville, review the Packers-Titans game, preview the Packers-Vikings game, and talk about tailgating in Lot 1 this Sunday.

Packers versus Cowboys, Aaron Rodgers versus Mike McCarthy, at Lambeau Field. Magical. Plus, Packers Player of the Past Sean Jones, preview of Packers-Titans, and Packers History: trading with the Houston Oilers for Lynn Dickey - and the Hall-of-Famer picked with the draft pick that the Packers traded away.   

1:20 Packers-Cowboys game review 

22:18 Reviewing our season picks and the what's going on in the NFL   

31:02 Packers Player of the Past: Sean Jones 

36:20 Green Bay Packer-Tennessee Titans preview 

42:50 Packers history: the Packers trade for Lynn Dickey 

50:35 Tailgating for Packers-Titans: Jon thinks that Green Bay has real traffic 

53:10 Closing thoughts

We talk with Peter (@The_IT_Hedgehog, author of the @UKpackers UK Packers 307 page 2023 NFL draft guide) about the Packers and the upcoming NFL draft - talking about players available at key positions, trading up or down, and our predictions of the first 2 rounds. Plus, our Packers Player of the Past is Paul Hornung ("The Golden Boy"), the first overall pick in the 1957 draft. Including discussion of his incredible 1960 season, his lifestyle and aura, and his NFL titles with the Packers, including the craziness of the 1965 Western Conference Championship and the 1965 NFL Championship.

We talk with Peter from the AVG Cheese Podcast and from UK Packers about the Packers 2024 draft.

We talk about the possibilities for the Packers throughout the draft, from the first round through pick #255, evaluating strengths and weaknesses of players and of this draft class, and how that matches to what the Packers need and what they might do.

Peter prepares a 300+ page Packers NFL draft guide, going through the top players and going on down to everyone likely to be drafted at each position, discussing their strengths and weaknesses as well as how he sees them as a fit for the Packers. 

A review of a Packers Christmas in Carolina

Celebrating a Lambeau Anniversary

A Viking New Year

The Return of The GBC Theater

Player of the Past for Episode 66

The strengths and weakness of the 2024 Packers team, changes from 2023 to 2024 and how they impact the team, and our predictions of every Packers game, the playoffs, and the Super Bowl.

It's a review of Bears Week and Week 1 around the league.

Look ahead to Atlanta in Week 2.

Guest: TailKate @COgirlWIworld and we talk tailgating at Lambeau Field, becoming an out-of-state Packer fan, and she gives her prediction for the season record.

Lot 1 Tailgating

A brief history of the Atlanta Falcons

Review of Packers-Saints, around the NFL (Taylor's Version) in week 3, a preview of Packers-Lions, and the history of the Packers on Thursday night.

Where the Packers stand at the bye week, what are the Packers playoff possibilities (what has to happen for Green Bay to make the Playoffs), Billy Howton's magical, all-time great 1952 rookie season and why Billy Howton (also the first NFLPA president and once the all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards) should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, previewing  Packers-Rams, and the Packers history on Monday Night Football.

1:20, The Bye Week

6:30, What has to happen for the Packers to make the playoffs

13:35, What's happening in Minnesota, and are they the works 10-3 team ever?

19:00, Packers Player of the Past: Billy Howton. Once the all-time NFL leader in receptions and receiving yards, first president of the NFL Players Association. Billy Howton should be in the Pro Football hall of Fame

33:00, Previewing Packers-Rams

42:06, The Packers on Monday Night Football

We talk about the Kansas City - San Francisco Super Bowl

The NFL new league year

Packers Free Agents

Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Previewing the GBC Podcast trip to Denver and the Packers-Broncos game on Sunday, featuring discussion with Lindsay Bebout of the Crush Podcast and a writer at Mile High Sports.

Previewing the Packers at the 49ers in the divisional round of the playoffs (and why we're excited about this team), as well as other games this weekend.

Packers Player of the Past Lynn Dickey and the magic of the early 80s Packers, plus a history of the 49ers and the 1981 NFL draft, when the Packers passed up Ronnie Lott (who visited Green Bay and had dinner with Bart Starr) in order to instead draft Rich Campbell.

We talk about the Super Bowl (a tale of two halves), the brilliance of Andy Reid's game plan and halftime adjustments, the Super Bowl MVP, the commercials, the odds of these teams returning next year, and whether Andy Reid will be a Hall of Famer.

We will take a road trip to Buffalo for Sunday night's game, and we are excited to meet with Buffalo fans and experience the Buffalo tailgating tradition. We talk with guys from Not Another Buffalo Podcast (@NotBuffPodcast) about all things Buffalo, including wings, the legendary tailgating, and what the deal is with Buffalo fans jumping on card tables. Plus reviewing Packers-Washington and previewing Green Bay-Buffalo.

1:20, Reviewing Green Bay-Washington

17:10, Talking with Not Another Buffalo Podcast about all things Buffalo, the Buffalo Bills, and the upcoming Bills-Packers game

58:02, Concluding thoughts on the Packers-Bills game

Packers/Vikings Review

Week 1 around the league wrap up

Packers Player of the Past: Chester Marcol

Bears Week

Things to do in Green Bay this weekend

Packers History of The Rivalry

PS: We won't blame you if you start at 33:53 with the radio broadcast of the Marcol "Kick Six" Touchdown

We review the Packers-Broncos game and our trip together, talking about the Packers Everywhere rally (and meeting Walter Stanley and Don Horn), tailgating, and traveling in Denver and Colorado; we bring Katie on to talk about the view for a Broncos fan in Mile High; and preview Packers-Vikings.

Review of Packers-Vikings and where our problems are on offense and defense.

Jon with an impassioned plea to tailgate hard (in Lot 1 and elsewhere).

Plus, a preview of Packers-Rams.

We talk with Charles Robinson from @ArrowheadAddict about all things Chiefs, including the AFC Championship game, earlier Chiefs losses to the Lions and the Packers, the positives and negatives of the Chiefs this year, the turning point of the Chiefs season, and our preview of Super Bowl 58. Plus, yes, of course, Chiefs superfan Taylor Swift.

Review of the NFC and AFC Championship Games, then discussion about all things Kansas City and Chiefs with Charles Robinson of the Arrowhead Addict podcast. Also, the history of the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, including Super Bowl I versus the Green Bay Packers.

A discussion of the Packers picks and their draft philosophy in the 2024 NFL Draft.

787! The Packers take the all-time NFL lead in regular season victories. We review the Packers-Bears game, including a lot of gushing about Christian Watson, whose 2 TD in the game (and 9 on the season) put him in special company in Packers history and NFL history

Our guest is Scott Linn, national broadcaster and prolific podcaster, with whom we talk about the outlook for the Playoffs, the Eagles and other topics Philadelphia, music, movies, and beer, and get a special Jack Nicklaus impersonation.

A look back at Tampa Bay

Packer Player of the Past: Antonio Freeman

Looking ahead to New England and the Milwaukee Crowd

SBXXXI

We discuss the 2023 schedule, the stretches we're most excited about, the games we're planning to attend, tailgating at Lambeau this year, and all of the quirks of the schedule while going through the games. Plus we reveal the destination of our GBC Podcast Roadtrip destination for 2023, cover the schedule of that other green team with a former Packers quarterback, and other key league matchups.

A quick look at the Wild Card Round victory in Dallas.

Green Bay 48 - Dallas 32