The Bow Tie Chronicles: An insider’s look at the Green Bay Packers

In the 96th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein on Twitter), the esteemed beat writer for The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, stopped by to get us up to speed on the firing on Mike McCarthy in Green Bay. He also discussed the team and why they have fallen into a 4-7-1 sunken place.

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