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338 - How Concerned Should We Be About the Packers' Defense After Week 1?

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The offense won the game for the Packers on Sunday, but the defense has generated its own share of headlines. How concerned should we be about the Vikings racking up late points?


Lane Taylor is probably done in Green Bay and that’s a bummer (00:34)

Lane Taylor got some bad news this week, and he’ll probably be done in Green Bay as a result. Let’s take a second to look back on a remarkable Packers career.


Further reading: Lane Taylor’s accomplishments in Green Bay deserve attention


How concerned should we be about the defense? (7:03)

The Vikings scored a bunch late to make the game look closer than it was. Is there more to it than that?


Why not run A.J. Dillon on the goal line? And other listener questions (18:38)

We close out this episode with a look at some listener questions


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