Game Day Today Predictions, How We Beat Tampa Bay

Welcome back to Packernet Podcast Studios. I'm Cal Hutson, and today is game day. The Green Bay Packers are heading into Tampa Bay, and I think we have reached the point where all the talking is over. We've spent the last week talking about Atlanta, talking about the offensive line, talking about Jayden Reed being lost for the season, talking about Kevin Zeitler coming home to Wisconsin, talking about Jordan Love, talking about the defense, and talking about whether this Packers team is actually any good. Well, today we get to find out. Green Bay is 1-2, Tampa Bay is 0-3, and while this is certainly not an elimination game in October, it is a game the Packers really need to win. A loss today puts Green Bay at 1-3 and creates a completely different conversation. A win gets them back to 2-2 and gives them an opportunity to put the first three weeks behind them. So what does Green Bay actually need to do to win this football game? The first thing is probably the most obvious, but it is also the most important: Green Bay has to run the football better. I'm not saying they need to suddenly rush for 200 yards. I'm not saying Josh Jacobs needs to become Barry Sanders today. I'm saying the Packers need to establish enough of a running game that Tampa Bay cannot sit there and say, "Okay, we're going to make Jordan Love beat us." Through three games, Green Bay has rushed for just 146 yards total. That's 48.7 yards per game, and that's an enormous problem. You cannot consistently play good offensive football when the defense has no reason to respect your running game. You don't have to dominate on the ground. You just have to make the defense pay attention to it. Hear Tundra FM Packers Radio, Let Me Tell You Somethin' and the rest of the network wherever you get podcasts. Support the network: patreon.com/pack_daddy or Venmo @packernet podcast More at packernet.com #Packers #GreenBayPackers #PackersMusic