Blue 58 goes beyond the headlines to help you become a smarter fan of the Green Bay Packers. Hosted by former WTMJ newscaster Jon Meerdink and his friend Gary Zilavy, Blue 58 brings you a unique, upbeat perspective on your favorite NFL team, as long as that team is the Packers.

This week on Blue 58, we celebrate a birthday, take a look at our latest specialty stat, and kick off a new series. Then, what are our expectations for the defense?

Here are the headlines we talked about on this week's podcast.

Year One of The Power Sweep

This week marks a whole year since we launched this project! Thanks for reading along with us. We couldn't have done it without you. Here's to a great second year.

TPS Advanced Stats: Total Pressures

We don't think sacks tell the whole story about who's getting to the quarterback. We're trying to fix that by taking up Bob McGinn's quest to track every pressure a pass rusher gets.

Position Preview Series

Ahead of training camp, we're previewing every position group on the Packers' roster. we though the wide receiver preview was a good example of what we're trying to accomplish.\

Main Topic: Who's Facing High Expectations on Defense?

Setting expectations is hugely important to determining who did a good job and who underwhelmed. We published our expectations for the defense earlier this week. Here we discuss why our expectations for the players on the high end are set where they are.

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