HeyJaredNFC North: West Coast Edition
Welcome to “NFC North: West Coast Edition,” the podcast where we cover everything NFC North, all from the sunny perspective of the West Coast. Whether you’re rooting for the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings or Detroit Lions, this is the podcast for you.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 9
- Latest publication
- Sep 23, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 10, 2026
Latest episodes
NFC North Happy Hour: Packers vs Vikings, Lions Defense Concerns & Week 1 Surprises (opens the original)
Read excerpt
ootball is officially back, and we’re kicking off the regular season with an NFC North Happy Hour. We break down some of the biggest surprises from Week 1, starting with the Packers falling to the Vikings after controlling much of the game. Is Green Bay’s late-game collapse becoming a real trend? We get into Jordan Love, the offensive line struggles, Matt LaFleur’s decisions, and the positives from Christian Watson and Matthew Golden. Eddie reacts to Detroit’s start and explains why the Lions de
Packers GM for a Day Part 1: Big Changes in Green Bay (opens the original)
Read excerpt
A Bears fan takes over the Green Bay Packers in Part 1 of our Packers GM for a Day episode. The setup is the same as the rest of the series: assume Green Bay finished last in the NFC North and make four moves to try to get the team back on track. That leads to a major trade idea, a surprising target from a division rival, a big decision involving Jordan Love, and a franchise-changing move at head coach. We also get into the Josh Jacobs situation, talk through his future in Green Bay, and somehow
GM for a Day: Rebuilding the Lions With Patrick Surtain, Baron Browning and a Sam LaPorta Decision (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The GM for a Day series continues, and this time Dill, our Vikings fan this week, gets control of the Detroit Lions. He starts with a move that gets everyone’s attention, but the deeper he gets into the plan, the more the room starts to turn on him. A big trade, a defensive addition, a tough roster decision and one franchise-changing idea lead to a much bigger debate about whether Detroit is actually getting better or just creating new problems. Things get especially interesting once the convers
Should the Vikings Give Up on J.J. McCarthy Already? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The GM for a Day miniseries continues with Part 2 of our Minnesota Vikings episode, and somehow the Packers fan running the Vikings managed to make our resident Vikings fan even angrier.This time we get into the real argument behind the rebuild. Should Minnesota actually give J.J. McCarthy a full shot, or is it time to stop waiting and take advantage of a loaded quarterback class? We also debate the Jordan Addison decision, the Jonathan Taylor move, whether this roster actually got better and if
Did This Vikings Rebuild Go Too Far? GM for a Day Challenge (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The GM for a Day miniseries continues, and this time a Packers fan gets handed the Minnesota Vikings for Part 1 of our Vikings GM episode.After a last-place finish in the NFC North, the plan is to get Minnesota back on track, and apparently that means tearing a pretty good chunk of the roster apart. There’s a big Jordan Addison decision, a splash in free agency, some tough calls on veteran players and a plan to reset the future at quarterback.Our resident Vikings fan hated basically every minute
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Not enough subject data for this period yet.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.