Mike Daniels and the psychology of the Green Bay Packers

Go Long Podcast · Dec 16, 2023 · 1h 9m

Through his career in Wisconsin, ‘12 to ‘18, Mike Daniels won a lot of games. He was not the norm at defensive tackle, bullying offensive linemen at all of 6-foot-nothing.

Beyond his impressive numbers, a Pro Bowl bid and high PFF grades, Daniels was also the player forever trying to inject toughness into the Green Bay Packers’ defense. Other teams considered this unit “soft,” and it pained him to his core.

So, he was loud. Very loud.

Daniels jawed with opposing players. (And coaches.)

Daniels never held back in interviews with us in the media. One year, ‘13, he said the Packers needed to…