
2PM: LaFleur’s Explanation Makes It WORSE, Packers Offense Is Stuck & Can the Badgers Shock Penn State?
The 2PM hour of Kyle & Brust reacts to Matt LaFleur finally explaining why the Packers followed Skyy Moore’s huge punt return with back-to-back runs. LaFleur points to the Jets playing two-high safeties and Green Bay needing to establish the run, but Kyle and Ben argue that explanation sounds painfully familiar. They question why LaFleur didn’t put the game in Jordan Love’s hands and wonder whether opposing defenses are intentionally baiting Green Bay into running because they know the offensive line can’t consistently create space. The conversation grows into a larger question about LaFleur’s offense. Green Bay’s defense and special teams have changed coordinators and shown improvement, while the offense continues to battle familiar issues with predictability, penalties and situational decision-making. Kyle questions whether LaFleur is trying to handle too much as both head coach and play caller and whether the Packers would benefit from having a true offensive coordinator completely dedicated to running the offense. Plus, Matt Lepay joins the show to look ahead to Wisconsin’s trip to Penn State. Lepay explains why the Badgers’ response against Eastern Michigan was encouraging, but agrees that games like Penn State are where Wisconsin’s progress will actually be measured. A road win over a ranked opponent could provide the kind of breakthrough the program has been searching for.