Kyle & Brust

All Pack. All Nonsense. 2023 WBA Young Professional of the Year Kyle Wallace and Former Badger and Radio Ink 30 Under 30 awardee Ben Brust team up.

Kyle & Brust is a sports podcast hosted by Wisconsin On Demand, with 50 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Wisconsin On Demand hosts Kyle & Brust, a sports show with 50 episodes published.

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  2PM: Did Jordan Love DEMAND Help? Packers Reset Expectations After O-Line Overhaul

  Oct 1, 202648 min

  The 2PM hour of Kyle & Brust wonders whether Jordan Love finally went to Brian Gutekunst and demanded help after spending three weeks getting battered behind Green Bay’s offensive line. Love declined to reveal whether he had conversations with the front office, which is enough for Kyle to believe something happened behind closed doors. Now, with Kevin Zeitler, Laken Tomlinson and Mekhi Becton brought in, the guys debate whether Green Bay has done enough to give Love and the offense a fighting chance. That leads to a full Packers expectations reset. Kyle now has Green Bay finishing 10-7 and making the playoffs, while Ben believes the problems go much deeper than the offensive line. The K&B Fam puts its predictions on the record, ranging from 11 wins and a turnaround to five or six wins and a lost season. With Tampa Bay starting an undrafted rookie quarterback, Sunday becomes the first major test of whether Green Bay’s emergency overhaul actually changed anything. Plus, callers challenge Kyle to find nine more wins on the Packers’ schedule, while he argues even average protection could completely change the offense and keep Green Bay alive in the NFC. Then Over/Under shifts into Brewers postseason mode as Kyle and Ben attempt to name the last 10 Brewers to hit at least 25 home runs, with names like Christian Yelich, Willy Adames, Rowdy Tellez and Hunter Renfroe putting their Milwaukee baseball memory to the test.

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  3PM: Jason Wilde: Gutekunst “BOTCHED” the Packers O-Line & What Will It Look Like Sunday?

  Oct 1, 202643 min

  The 3PM hour of Kyle & Brust starts with a debate over Jordan Love’s leadership style after he declined to reveal whether he went to Brian Gutekunst about Green Bay’s offensive-line crisis. Ben wants to see more fire from Love after taking a beating through three games, while Kyle argues Love doesn’t need to transform into Aaron Rodgers and publicly rip his teammates. With veterans Kevin Zeitler and Laken Tomlinson now in the building, the guys wonder whether Green Bay finally has some veteran voices who can provide that edge instead. Jason Wilde joins the show and tries to piece together what the new-look offensive line could actually be against Tampa Bay. Wilde expects Jordan Morgan, Laken Tomlinson and Sean Rhyan on the left side and middle, but right guard remains a mystery between Donovan Jennings and Zeitler. Mekhi Becton could eventually challenge Anthony Belton at right tackle, and there’s even a possibility all three veteran additions eventually find their way into the starting five. Wilde also delivers a sharp assessment of how Green Bay reached this point: Gutekunst has done plenty well as GM, but he has “completely botched the offensive line.” Green Bay moved on from players who may have been better, drafted players who haven’t developed and spent money on Aaron Banks while Zeitler was available. Wilde says Gutekunst deserves credit for reacting, but compares it to starting an inferno and then expecting praise for calling 911. Plus, he explains why the veteran additions should at least eliminate the catastrophic assignment mistakes that have plagued the Packers. Then the guys turn toward October after the Padres sweep the Cubs to set up an NLDS matchup with Milwaukee. The Brewers earned the advantage of sitting home after 103 wins while San Diego had to burn pitching just to advance, and Kyle and Ben begin looking ahead to Jacob Misiorowski taking the ball Saturday night.

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  4PM: Packers Face a MUST-WIN in Tampa & Bulaga Says O-Line Help Won’t Fix Everything

  Oct 1, 202645 min

  The 4PM hour of Kyle & Brust starts with the Brewers and the importance of Game 1 against San Diego. With Jacob Misiorowski on the mound and Milwaukee entering as a massive favorite, Ben believes Saturday could set the tone for the entire NLDS. He trusts the Brewers’ resilience, but admits losing with the Miz would make him considerably more nervous about relying on an inexperienced rotation for the rest of the series. Then Willingly Useless gets everyone ready for October by revealing the Brewers’ ceremonial first pitches, including Carlos Gomez and Teddy Higuera, before reminding Milwaukee of some old Manny Machado beef. Will brings back Machado stepping on Jesús Aguilar during the 2018 postseason and argues Brewers fans need to have the boos ready when he returns to Milwaukee. Plus, an old video resurfaces of Kevin Zeitler practicing his pass-blocking sets while his wife was in labor, which naturally gives Kyle even more confidence in Green Bay’s newest lineman. Bryan Bulaga joins the show and says he does feel better about the Packers’ offensive line, particularly with Zeitler and Laken Tomlinson potentially taking over at guard. But he pumps the brakes on expecting an instant transformation. Bulaga expects fewer blown assignments and free rushers immediately, while improvements in the running game could take several weeks as the veterans get acclimated. Most importantly, Jordan Love should stop taking the kind of violent hits that plagued him against Atlanta. And Bulaga puts Sunday’s trip to Tampa Bay in perspective: this is about as close to a must-win as it gets. Falling to 1-3 with the rest of the NFC North already creating separation would make the playoff climb extremely difficult. Tampa Bay is starting an undrafted rookie quarterback, and Bulaga says if the Packers believe they’re the team they expected to be, this is a game they simply need to find a way to win.

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  2PM: Packers Sign Kevin Zeitler: Can THREE New Linemen Save the Season?

  Sep 30, 202647 min

  The 2PM hour of Kyle & Brust reacts to the Packers finally signing veteran Wisconsin native Kevin Zeitler, completing a dramatic offensive-line overhaul alongside Laken Tomlinson and Mekhi Becton. Ben compares Brian Gutekunst to Michael Scott hitting Meredith with his car and then taking credit for driving her to the hospital: Green Bay deserves credit for addressing the emergency, but Gutekunst also helped create it. Kyle believes the three veteran additions could legitimately save the Packers’ season if they simply give Jordan Love time to operate and make the offense functional again. The guys debate whether Packers fans should feel optimistic about the moves or furious that Green Bay reached this level of desperation only three weeks into the season. They also question Gutekunst’s track record developing and evaluating offensive linemen after moving on from players like Elgton Jenkins and Rasheed Walker while the replacements have struggled. And after a caller raises another issue, Kyle turns his attention toward offensive-line coach Luke Butkus and argues that Green Bay’s problems aren’t solely about personnel, they’re also about development. Plus, the guys revisit Tucker Kraft’s frustration with Packers fans booing during the disastrous home opener. Ben and Kyle argue those boos represented the standard Green Bay fans expect and that the front office’s aggressive response proves the performance was unacceptable. Then Matt Lepay joins the show to celebrate Wisconsin’s comeback at Penn State while pumping the brakes on declaring the Badgers “back” until they prove they can build on it against Michigan State

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  3PM: Brewers World Series or Packers Playoffs? Milwaukee Has MORE Hope Right Now

  Sep 30, 202643 min

  The 4PM hour of Kyle & Brust asks a question that would have sounded ridiculous a month ago: what’s more likely, the Brewers winning the World Series or the Packers making the playoffs? Even Kyle chooses the Brewers. After Milwaukee’s 103-win season and dominant September, his confidence is soaring, while Green Bay sits at 1-2 with an offensive line that still has to prove its three veteran additions can actually turn things around. Michelle Smallmon joins the show and refuses to abandon her Packers fandom, but admits this is the lowest point she’s experienced since becoming a fan. She says the quickest thing Green Bay can change isn’t schematic, it’s fight, effort and intensity after looking lifeless against Atlanta. Michelle hopes veterans like Mekhi Becton can stabilize the offensive line and give Jordan Love a chance, but when asked whether she’d put money on Green Bay making the playoffs, she isn’t ready to go that far. Plus, the K&B Fam reacts to Kevin Zeitler, Laken Tomlinson and Mekhi Becton arriving as Green Bay’s offensive-line reinforcements. Callers predict a Packers turnaround against Tampa Bay and Chicago, but Ben questions when a Matt LaFleur team has ever shown the nasty edge everyone suddenly expects. Kyle says the standard doesn’t need to be greatness yet: after three historically ugly weeks, simply becoming a normal, competent NFL offensive line could dramatically change what this Packers team looks like.

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