In this week's episode of The Wisconsin Sportscast, Jim Leonard may have a new job, but not with the Packers. While unconfirmed as of recording, rumor has it he’s been in talks with Joe Brady with the Bills about a spot as their new defensive coordinator. Leonard is destined for a job as a defensive coordinator somewhere, and he does know Buffalo pretty well, and now that he’s officially free to talk to anyone he wants it seems like a good fit. Would we have liked to see Leonard in Green Bay? Sure, or at least we would have liked LaFleur to wait a day to at least talk with Leonard before making a hiring decision. But when you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, sometimes you have to take the sure thing.

Instead, LaFleur has hired Jonathan Gannon as his new defensive coordinator. While we would have liked to have some conversations with Leonard first, Oates certainly isn’t down on the hire. He has some head coaching experience with the Arizona Cardinals, and while he wasn’t very winning to say the least it does mean he has some experience working with an entire team, which is an underrated skill to have as a defensive coordinator. We know that LaFleur would rather look at offensive plays on his iPad when the defense is on the field too, and having someone like a former head coach in that position can really help with that. We do know one thing for sure: Gannon sure has shown a lot of… passion… over the years.

Meanwhile, the Brewers have officially parted ways with Freddy Peralta, who is now a member of the Mets. Some people are upset about losing the ace, but that’s how the Brewers have to play these days. If the past few years have shown anything for Milwaukee, it’s that they can stay competitive by building their farm system and losing their big name players. The Brewers netted Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat in the trade, and we know at least Williams shows some real promise. But we won’t know how he, or the starting pitching rotation, will really work until March.

The Wisconsin Sportscast with Lucas & Oates is a Cap Times podcast produced by Nate Wegehaupt. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.