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How the Packers Win the Draft Without a First-Round Pick | Packers Weekly #136

March 3, 2026·1 hr 20 min·7 clips

How can the Packers win the draft without a first-round pick, and which combine standouts could be their secret weapons?

The question is pretty simple. What changes when the Packers bring in a new special teams coordinator after a unit that felt stuck, too safe, and too often unprepared? Myles Teddick and Tim Hamilton keep the expectations grounded. They are not selling the hire as a cure-all, but they do think a younger coach could be more willing to adapt and clean up the small stuff. The old setup sounds stale to them, and the frustration is easy to hear. It is not only about bad results. It is about watching problems repeat without many visible answers. They want the operation loosened up. Did players know their jobs? Were the details coached hard enough? Did opponents ever have to worry about deception? Conservative is the word that keeps coming back. They think the Packers reacted more than they threatened, rarely showing anything different enough to make another team uncomfortable. The basics still come first. Better preparation should mean fewer penalties, fewer missed assignments, and fewer mistakes that turn into blocked kicks. The New England background gives them some hope if it brings the detail-heavy habits the Packers need. Even then, they keep the optimism in check. The biggest lift may come from McManus making the kicks he should make and the return game, especially punt returns, finally giving them something useful. Any spark there would matter before the coordinator proves much schematically. The Combine is also part of the setup, with draft prospects coming next and position-by-position work starting with lighter offensive groups like quarterbacks. The close stays loose, with a quick joke about offensive players before the usual Packers signoff.

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A Packers-first episode on special teams fixes, Combine reaction, and early draft chatter.

Packers Weekly #136 keeps its focus on the Packers and does not drift far from it. Myles Teddick and Tim Hamilton start with the new special teams coordinator, then move into Combine reaction and the first draft talk of the offseason.

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