1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: Hi everyone, Welcome to Packers unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford, sitting next to the one and 3 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: only Western Hodkohits. We're coming to you here from our 4 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: studios at lambau Field West were another day closer to Packers. Chargers. 5 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:37,919 Speaker 1: It will be Sunday afternoon from Los Angeles. And if 6 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: there is a big piece of news from the week 7 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: of preparation for Green Bay so far, it is that 8 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: two time Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams is back 9 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: at practice now on a limited basis. No guarantees for Sunday, 10 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: but there's a lot of optimism that this could be 11 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: the week the Packers get Davante Adams back on offense 12 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: after sing four games with the toe injury. Well, and 13 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure the Packers are knocking on wood right now 14 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: with all this. But the biggest sign here of progress 15 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: is the fact there's been no setbacks last week. He 16 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: started stretching a little bit more on Wednesday. He's running 17 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: routes out there now. They didn't have the helmets on, 18 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: but he was qualified as a limited participant, which would 19 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: be his first official return to practice in the last 20 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: months since he sustained that turf toe injury against Philadelphia, 21 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: So all of those things checking the right boxes for 22 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,279 Speaker 1: Green Bay. It was really interesting listening to Vante Adams 23 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: at his locker um after the practice ended on on 24 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: Wednesday evening. You know, when he's he said many of 25 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: the similar things that he said in the past few weeks. 26 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: He wants to be healthy, but he started saying, you know, 27 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be up to the doctors now. He was 28 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: mentioning the doctors. In the past, it was always about 29 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: how he was feeling. So by all accounts, I mean, 30 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: he's feeling pretty good right now with where he's at 31 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: with this thing. Now, you do want to be smart. 32 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: You don't want to have any type of aggravation. That's 33 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: what the rest of this week of preparation is going 34 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: to be for and determining whether or not he can 35 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: play in l A. But to at least be in 36 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: this place that the Packers are at right now seven 37 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: and one four or no without him what a you know, 38 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: a big thing it would be for this offense to 39 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: get him back here, um these next two games before 40 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: the bye week. Yeah, and it was interesting. I asked 41 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers at his locker, knowing that Adams had returned 42 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: to practice, So what's the mindset he wants to see 43 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: from these other young receivers that Jake Kumros and Alan 44 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: Lizard's whose opportunities have increased and they've come through and 45 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: called upon in Adam's absence. But obviously, if Adams is 46 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: back in the lineup, the snaps for those other guys 47 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: are going to go down. They aren't going to get 48 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: as many chances. And Aaron Rodgers said flat out, hey, 49 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,119 Speaker 1: they still have to be ready. I mean, for one, 50 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: you're still only one play away. But the interesting part 51 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: I also thought that he said was number two, these 52 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: guys have earned chances and it doesn't mean you just 53 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: send him to the bench completely. These guys have earned 54 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: an opportunity to be in the rotation on a regular basis. 55 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: And I think that's the most intriguing part about where 56 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: the Packers offense goes from here when you get Adams 57 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: Adams back, if it is this Sunday or if it's 58 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: next week, whatever the case might be. But that we 59 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: kind of went into the start of the regular season thinking, Okay, 60 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: you've got Adams, You've got MVS, you've got Allison. It 61 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: seems like the you know, the list of options has 62 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,119 Speaker 1: expanded because of what some of these guys have done 63 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: over the last month. And that's a positive thing because 64 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: I know there's been teams I've covered in the past 65 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: where it's like, okay, well it's the top three guys 66 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: and then that's who you live with, and this is 67 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: an option. I think one thing you never want to see, 68 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, MVS or Allison get hurt. But the one 69 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: thing I think the packers learned about this receiving corps 70 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: when those guys are working through their stuff is that 71 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: they can rotate, be multiple and still be effective on offense. 72 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: It's been a very balanced approach in the last two 73 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: and a half weeks with how Matt Lafleur and Elvis 74 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: Woitted have sort of passed around these snaps. Very balanced 75 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: across the board for all these guys, and I think 76 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: you've seen it. I think last week you saw Alan 77 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: Lazard five catches for forty two yards. That's not going 78 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: to jump off the page at you, but a lot 79 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 1: of those catches were designed. You know reads four Alan 80 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: lazare those are plays made for him. Jake Cumro made 81 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: some significant catches early on, and certainly John Willison has 82 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: been such a big veteran presence here for the Packers 83 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: for that last three years, that that his you know, 84 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: you know, being able to move the chains and and 85 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: the options he gives you there are something you have 86 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: to take into account as well. The thing about Davante 87 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: Adams is when he's back, okay, he's gonna eat up 88 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: the snaps. You want to have him on the field 89 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: as much as humanly possible when he's healthy. But the 90 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: different types of combinations that Matt with floor is gonna 91 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: be able to run with now and and scheme up 92 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: it only you know, you know, increases the flexibility unpredictability 93 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: of this offense when you can turn to that many 94 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: different skill position players to to step up. Well, I'm 95 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: curious just where the chess match goes from here in 96 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: terms of defensive coordinators and how they want to combat 97 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: the Packers offense. Because what Aaron Jones did in Kansas City. 98 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: I made the comment and Insider in box earlier this week, 99 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: the chess matches started for real. Because what Jones did 100 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: with a hundred and fifty plus yards receiving over two 101 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: hundred total yards Okay, you've got to make a decision. 102 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: Do you go with a linebacker, do you go with 103 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: a dB? How light do you want to be if 104 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: the Packers decided to run the ball. Now you throw 105 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: Davante Adams back into that mix. Who at the start 106 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: of the season, most defensive coordinators would say, Okay, we 107 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: put a corner there. A lot of time, we're going 108 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: to shade a safety over the top. We're going to 109 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: make sure that number seventeen doesn't beat us. Well, there's 110 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: another pretty significant chess piece here now with number thirty 111 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: three for Matt Lafleur and this offense. I'm really really 112 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: curious and really interested to see where it goes. That 113 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: used you use the word unpredictability a minute ago. I 114 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: think that's where we're headed. Yeah, I think the number 115 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: one beneficiary of what Aaron Jones and Jamal Williams have 116 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: both put on film the last couple of weeks is 117 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: going to be Davante Adams. I mean teams. I mean, 118 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: we had that one play against Chicago where you know, 119 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: everyone was making fun of it, but he was counting 120 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: all the defenders that the Bears had on that one 121 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: in completion. Yeah, that was kind of reality though, with 122 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: much they were shading coverage in his direction. That can 123 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: kind of change here, because now if you're forcing those 124 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: safeties to take into account where Aaron Jones is in 125 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: the flat or Jamal Williams between the tackles and and 126 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: things of that nature, that's going to reduce some of 127 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: those restrictions on Davante Adams and how much attention coordinators 128 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: can really truly give the receiver. The thing I really 129 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,239 Speaker 1: enjoyed the most though about that game plan against Kansas 130 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: City that I did not see happening as we went 131 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: into that game last week, was, you know, I looked 132 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: at the you know, the run defense for Casey, I 133 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: saw some of the big plays they'd allowed in that capacity, 134 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: and I am assuming, you know, Steve Spagnola, they were 135 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: looking at, Okay, how do we make sure that we 136 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: stopped these guys and not allow them to run on us? 137 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: So what was the counter to that? Before he even 138 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: got to that blow. It was getting Aaron Jones out 139 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: in space. It was using those guys on wheel roads, 140 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: it was motioning them in, lining them up in the 141 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: slot in different areas of the receiving um. You know, 142 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: Tree incredible adjustment I thought the Packers made, and I 143 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 1: think that allowed them to be able to get in 144 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: front of this thing. If the more Aaron Jones catches passes, 145 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: the more touches that those two guys get, that that's 146 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: going to really spring this this offense moving forward. And 147 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: I even wrote an insider inbox today you can start 148 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: to send us a trend here week to week when 149 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: we're talking about, Okay, what do the Packers need to 150 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: do to be successful? They gotta get Aaron Jones and 151 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams going, and that has been a big key, 152 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: and especially during this time that they haven't had Davante Adams. Yeah, 153 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: and if you get the play call in and get 154 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: out of the huddle and get up to the line 155 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, then Aaron Rodgers can survey things. And if 156 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones is out wide, he can say all right, hey, 157 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: get over here, let's get back in the backfield. Maybe 158 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: Rogers see something else that he can take advantage of, 159 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: depending on how the defense lines up. So there's a 160 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: lot that a lot that can continue to evolve. I 161 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: think we've seen My point is that we've seen an 162 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: evolution of the Packers offense. But it's not done evolving 163 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: when you're gonna throw Davante Adams back into the mix 164 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: in the midst of a four game winning streak and 165 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: a team that's seven and one at the halfway point. Yeah, absolutely, 166 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: And just I think this game on Sunday is going 167 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: to be critical for all this too, because you know, 168 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur said, there's still planning for it to be 169 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: a road environment, but there's a very good possibility and 170 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: probability that it's going to be a Packers heavy crowd 171 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: that they might not have to move to the silent 172 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: count like they did last week against Casey. Seeing these 173 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: pieces fall into place now for Green Bay, if you 174 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: can get Davante healthy and keep him healthy, man, going 175 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: into a bye week and having the second half of 176 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: your season coming up, your really position well here to 177 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: make a run. Yeah. Well, another topic we need, definitely 178 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: need to talk about today. I want to send out 179 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: a huge congratulations to you, sir, because the piece that 180 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: you posted on our website yesterday on Tyler Lancaster, his 181 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: family story, the loss of his father and everything that 182 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 1: the family dealt with and where Tyler is now as 183 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: a second year defensive lineman A guy who wasn't recruited, 184 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: he wasn't drafted. You look at where he is, He's 185 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: coming off of making the biggest play of his young career. 186 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: Kudos to us. Absolutely fantastic piece. And I would encourage 187 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: all hackers fans. If you haven't read this story on 188 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: Tyler Lancaster, please set aside some time to do so. Yes, 189 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: it is long. Set aside the time, but I say 190 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: it's long, but it's worth it. Um set aside the 191 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: time to read it, absorb it. You really will enjoy 192 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: getting to know this young man. And I think you 193 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: enjoyed getting to know him as well. I did. And 194 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: and certainly you were the first one to write about 195 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: him when he came to Green Bay. And there has 196 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: been a lot written on Tyler's story, a lot of 197 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: really good pieces Chicago Tribune. I'm not the first one 198 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: to tell the story of Tyler and Brad Lancaster, but 199 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: what I hope to do with it, And as I 200 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: wrote this an insider inbox, I wanted because we're almost 201 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: two years removed from this now, And Entyler even said, 202 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: after I talked to him a couple of weeks ago, 203 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: you know, once you're allowed to process things a little 204 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: bit more. You start to see the big picture and 205 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: you start to you know, really be able to pull 206 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: out the memories and take some of the emotion out 207 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: of it. And and that's what's special for him now. 208 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: And I think that, you know, having a chance to 209 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: talk with him and his mom, his fiance, Megan, was 210 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: fantastic for the story as former high school football coach, 211 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: a couple of the guys in the locker room that 212 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: he played with a Northwestern seeing the maturation of this 213 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: guy and how he's overcome what he's overcome, and think 214 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: about it, Mike, as you were saying all the things 215 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: that you know in terms of scholarship and NFL, and 216 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: just how nobody really ever seemed to want to give 217 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: him his due, even though he had a good pro day, 218 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: even though it seemed like he could really be an 219 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: NFL player. You know, teams, you know, schools, they didn't 220 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: really catch onto his fire right away. And with everything 221 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: he dealt with his dad his senior year and and 222 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: you know, trying to tell Brad's story a little bit, 223 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: who this guy was and why Tyler he meant so 224 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: much to Tyler. He's you know, Megan said it better 225 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: than I could have ever written, which is that you 226 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: just you want for him so badly to succeed because 227 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: of everything he's invested in the fact that he has 228 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: not had a single door open for him. There's a 229 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: little joke amongst the family where he Tyler always says, 230 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: I'm so lucky to be where he's at, and Megan says, no, no, 231 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: you're not. And you know, even a direct quote from her, 232 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 1: she said, everything that you've done a d it's been 233 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: because of what you have actually he earned. Nobody opened 234 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: up any doors for you. And it's just an incredible story. 235 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: I know there are some curmudgeons in Insider Inbox that 236 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: we're commenting that you know, was doing too much of 237 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: a victory lap patting myself on the back, but I 238 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 1: really wish people and you were the first one to 239 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: point this out to me. The submissions we got after 240 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: the story came in, I estimated, honestly, Mike, I estimated 241 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: the submissions were somewhat oriented around Tyler's story because everybody 242 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: could relate to it. Yeah, everybody's had been touched by cancer, 243 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: everybody's lost to fit, you know, someone by cancer, and 244 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: hearing those stories, I really wish that I could have 245 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: just posted an inbox where was just people recounting, you know, 246 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: their their brothers and sisters and mothers and sons and 247 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: people who have lost. That is human emotion and that's 248 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: why I found his story so captivating. And hopefully I 249 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: did it justice. Yeah, no, you certainly did, and it 250 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: was It's an enjoyable read. I think this is the 251 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: thing that I when I sat and talked to Lancaster 252 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: when he first got here. It was his first day 253 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: actually in the Green Bay Packers locker room. He's an 254 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: undrafted rookie. He was one of those guys. Obviously, I'm 255 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: a little biased because of the Northwestern thing, I'll admit that. 256 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: But what was interesting to me is that, you know, 257 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: even if Tyler Lancaster had not had not made it 258 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: with the Packers and not made it in the NFL, 259 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: he already has one heck of a story because when 260 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: you you look at how few opportunities he had to 261 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: even get into college football, and he gets a scholarship 262 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: to Northwestern, he gets an offer, he goes there, and 263 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: you know how these college programs they have their different 264 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: traditions and whatnot, and one of them at Northwestern as 265 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: it is at a lot of schools. Are those single 266 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: digit jersey numbers. Well, Tyler Lancaster, a three d pound 267 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: defensive lineman, ends up wearing jersey number one at Northwestern. 268 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: That's a big Dealwestern. Yeah, for the Northwestern Wildcats, that's 269 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: a big deal. And and Pat Fitzgerald, he has been 270 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: the head coach there for a long time. Those are 271 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: things that are not taken lightly in that program. And 272 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,959 Speaker 1: the fact that a guy who he wasn't recruited by 273 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: the Ohio States and the Michigan's and the Alabama's and 274 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: the U c l as of the world, that he 275 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: goes to Northwestern and then ends up with that type 276 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: of honor. As I say, I think his story is fantastic, 277 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: whether he had made anything of himself in the NFL 278 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 1: or not. And then the fact that he did. He 279 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: here he is in the NFL in his second year 280 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: playing a good share of snaps for the Green Bay 281 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: Packers on the defensive line, as an undrafted guy who 282 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: couldn't get anybody's attention during the draft. To get that 283 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: type of opportunity. Um his um, his his story, His 284 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: story is a great one. And and uh and the 285 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: strength the support, everything that his family has given him, 286 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: with everything that the family has gone through along the way. UM, 287 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: really really special. Yeah, and one of my favorite anecdotes 288 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: that actually didn't make it into the story was Okay, 289 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: So he finally gets a scholarship offer from Northwestern and 290 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: he's excited. This came after a camp with Northwestern they 291 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: let him go without when they ended up calling him 292 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: back and saying, yeah, we're gonna give you one of 293 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: our last ones for the thirteen class. And one of 294 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: his first questions was, oh, that's cool, Like how much 295 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: does that pay for? And they're like all of it. 296 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: He's like, oh shoot, like he thought he was getting 297 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: like a partial scholarship something. They're like, no, yeah, we'll 298 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: pay for a couple of classes and we want you 299 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: to play some football though that that wasn't the deal. 300 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: It was a little bit bigger. And if you read 301 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: the story, you know his story. Um, nothing ever came easy, 302 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: even when he got the scholarship. He dealt with the 303 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: sleep app knee, he had the injuries, everything he's had 304 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: to work for, and his father, Brad passed away at 305 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: the age of fifty five in January of two thou eighteen. 306 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: Weeks after his final college game. I have to imagine 307 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: he's smiling down. A hard working guy there. They were 308 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: not a wealthy family growing up, but as as you know, 309 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: Tyler said, you know, they enjoyed everything. He appreciated everything 310 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: that his father did from even if he couldn't be 311 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: at all the football games. And obviously now with his 312 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: mom being able to come up and see all these 313 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: games in Green Bay, and Brad obviously, uh, you know, 314 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: getting a chance to you know, really relish this opportunity 315 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: that his son has been able to achieve. Well, I 316 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: remember from the first time I talked to him, the 317 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: one quote that stood out to me is that he said, 318 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: he said, there is no bigger fan of Tyler Lancaster 319 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: than Brad Lancaster. And if if nothing else, that's got 320 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: to stick with you. As I said, take the time 321 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: to read the story. It's a great piece, but I 322 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: know we gotta go. We're a little short on time today, 323 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: so we're going to call it a rap on this 324 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of 325 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: our coverage of the team on Packers dot Com. Like us, 326 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: subscribe to us on iTunes and other podcast services. On Twitter, 327 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: he's at West hod at Mike Spofford at Packers for 328 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: the team account. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. We'll see 329 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: you next time.