Another week, another group meltdown disguised as a podcast. Chris and Dave return to process—sorry, celebrate—the Packers’ latest masterpiece of self-sabotage: a 16-13 home loss to Carolina that made Bryce Young look like Joe Montana and turned Matt LaFleur into Matt LaF-Lurex-Body-Spray. The boys start with a heartfelt thank-you to Tom in Germany for his donation and the gift of the word “Flaccid,” which quickly becomes the theme of the episode and, honestly, the team. From there, it’s a two-hour descent into beautiful madness: roasting LaFleur’s “mandatory cardio” play-calling, Jordan Love’s deep-ball delusions, and a defense that bends, breaks, and occasionally self-immolates on third down. They dig into Tucker Kraft’s knee tragedy (“we can’t have nice things”), ponder if Matt LaFleur is the new Mike McCarthy , and debate whether any Packers coach has ever been able to make in-game adjustments without a bye week, divine intervention, or a ghost of Curly Lambeau cameo. Meanwhile, Dave—high on NyQuil and righteous rage—tries to decode LaFleur’s game plan while Chris just keeps repeating “this is fine” like a man in a burning room wearing a throwback jersey. Other highlights (and lowlights): McManus meltdown : Is our kicker broken, cursed, or both? Keisean Nixon watch : Now leading the league in “grabs per drive.” Uniform discourse : Beautiful to sane people, “Halloween costumes gone bad” to SiriusXM hosts. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Picks : chaos, NyQuil, and feline participants (shoutout Mango the Cat). Pop Culture Therapy : HBO’s The Chair Company and U2’s Achtung Baby, because what else do you watch after losing to Carolina? By the end, Chris is quoting U2, Dave’s predicting the Rapture, and both somehow convince themselves that the Packers will absolutely beat Philadelphia next week before losing to the Giants by 40. Classic Packers Therapy. Classic coping. Classic flaccid. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/packerstherapy PayPal:
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