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Founder of Go Long at GoLongTD.com & Substack. Longform. Columns. Podcasts. Jim Croce references. Those incapable of exiting an airplane in a civil, row-by-row fashion should receive 25 to life.
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Who’s the odd man out in Detroit? The #Lions still have players to pay. Everyone Eats. But which receiver is Josh Allen’s go-to guy? How will Aaron Rodgers fare in Pittsburgh? A smorgasbord of topics in the Mailbag: www.golongtd.com/p/june-mailb...

They lost both coordinators, they’ve got a murderer’s row schedule, and there’s bills to pay. But this #Lions team is still ascending. We take a look at the reigning NFCN champs in the June Mailbag. Also, who will lead the #Bills in receiving? www.golongtd.com/p/june-mailb...

“You look next to him, you say, ‘OK, that’s the guy I want to be in the foxhole with.’” Terry Fontenot fell hard for Michael Penix Jr. He takes Go Long subscribers through everything that led to one of the most shocking draft picks this century. Full: www.golongtd.com/p/rebels-how...

The #Falcons knew all along that Michael Penix Jr. had FAR more athleticism than he showed at UW — Terry Fontenot dug deep through the film to uncover gems like this. Before his two ACL tears? Penix was known as “Tech N9ne” Story: www.golongtd.com/p/rebels-how...

“You look next to him, you say, ‘OK, that’s the guy I want to be in the foxhole with.’” Terry Fontenot fell hard for Michael Penix Jr. He takes Go Long subscribers through everything that led to one of the most shocking draft picks this century. Full: www.golongtd.com/p/rebels-how...

Is this (finally) the year the Falcons rise up? They are ALL in on Michael Penix Jr. Loved chatting with @justinfelder.bsky.social today on Substack Live. Here’s the replay: www.golongtd.com/p/substack-l...

“If you’re worried about pleasing everybody, you’re going to be a failure." I sat down with Terry Fontenot, the most fearless GM in football. Inside the Penix pick, the Pearce trade, why the Falcons may shock the world in 2025: www.golongtd.com/p/rebels-how...

"Daniel Jones doesn’t have that 'I can accept you screaming and yelling at me,' and be motivated by it. It felt like he was going into a shell sometimes instead of, 'Damnit, I hear you. Shut up, get out my face!'" Words: www.golongtd.com/p/it-feels-o... Pod: www.golongtd.com/p/gl-pod-tik...

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"It feels Old School Giants in a way, and I kind of love that." Last year was too often "unwatchable," but Tiki Barber sees a gleam of light for these #Giants now. Here's the transcript: www.golongtd.com/p/it-feels-o...

Good morn! New ep of the Go Long Pod is live. I chat with Tiki Barber all about the #Giants present and future. - Life post-Saquon - Daniel Jones, revisited. - This team's identity. - All things Jaxson Dart... and the Eli moment to look for in 2025. -> www.golongtd.com/p/gl-pod-tik...

Next Go Long Pod episode: The great Tiki Barber on the 2025 New York Giants (feat. Edmund) Live in the AM at GoLongTD.com.

The coach at Texas Tech who'd get to the facility at 3:30 a.m. has a second chance with the #Commanders -- and he should be a head coach again. On Kliff Kingsbury and why there's always more than what meets the eye: www.golongtd.com/p/on-kliff-k...

There’s always more to a coach than initially perceived. On Kliff Kingsbury, and the next breakthrough. www.golongtd.com/p/on-kliff-k...

“I cry before every game. It puts me in the moment.” Every NFL team needs a Darrynton Evans. This is his 10th stop. Last year? Tragedy struck. Here's how the Buffalo Bills vet keeps going... and going. This week’s feature at Go Long: www.golongtd.com/p/you-wear-i...

Even after Darrynton Evans was released & signed with the Bears last season, GM Brandon Beane stayed in touch with him regularly to make sure he was OK after the sudden death of his father. That sort of effort goes a long way with players. Why guys love this GM. www.golongtd.com/p/you-wear-i...

“I cry before every game. It puts me in the moment.” Every NFL team needs a Darrynton Evans. This is his 10th stop. Last year? Tragedy struck. Here's how the Buffalo Bills vet keeps going... and going. This week’s feature at Go Long: www.golongtd.com/p/you-wear-i...

I know my pal LeRoy Butler is ALL IN on Aaron Rodgers + Mike Tomlin. He sees a trip to the Super Bowl on tap. Here’s our conversation on this union from a while back. (Cannot say I agree!) Pod: www.golongtd.com/p/gl-pod-ler... Words: www.golongtd.com/p/give-him-t...

We are discussing the latest NFL transaction at hand inside the Substack app. Missing Super Bowl piece? Or continued QB purgatory? open.substack.com/chat/posts/3...

"You ain’t going to break me. I would always say, 'See me in the fourth quarter.'" The full transcript with Leroy Hoard is posted at Go Long. On seeing dead bodies, snatching opponents' souls, blasting through depression: www.golongtd.com/p/see-me-in-...

Leroy Hoard was fun as hell. Here’s our latest GL Pod conversation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Does Kenny Pickett have a chance to be the next Geno Smith? There is similar chutzpah. This is quite an opportunity for Kevin Stefanski, whisperer of quarterbacks, too. “I want to be The Guy in those moments.” Column: www.golongtd.com/p/the-clevel...

Finally, the Cleveland Browns can create a whole new world. Story: www.golongtd.com/p/the-clevel...

Could Ray Davis get his shot as the Buffalo Bills’ RB1 sooner rather than later? He opened up on his surreal life to Go Long last season here, icymi: www.golongtd.com/p/i-let-moth... “I didn’t get here off luck. I got here off straight grinding my ass.”

Mike Tomlin’s superpower — getting his Steelers to fight like hell every single day — comes with one blind spot in terms of a long-term vision. We explore on the Go Long Pod. www.golongtd.com/p/substack-l...

Substack Live! What are the Pittsburgh Steelers doing at quarterback? A pleasure to welcome on my pal Brian Batko of the Post-Gazette. The Duck Hodges Counterfactual is mindblowng. www.golongtd.com/p/substack-l...

Mike Tomlin should be in Canton one day. I love the world he has cultivated in Pittsburgh. He also has a ghastly blind spot, and it’s costing the Steelers dearly. On the worst quarterback planning in pro football. www.golongtd.com/p/will-the-p...

The Cleveland Browns have a clearer quarterback plan than the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's not even close. This is a union that makes about as much sense as a hippie saddling up to a bar full of coal miners. On Aaron Rodgers, Mike Tomlin and what's next: www.golongtd.com/p/will-the-p...

Will the Pittsburgh Steelers wake up from this quarterback delusion? It’s been a sad offseason. (But there’s still time to bail.) Column: www.golongtd.com/p/will-the-p...

🎵🎵 Real Men Of Genius 🎵🎵

I think I’d rather get punched in the face than reheat leftovers, walk into the other room, take one bite and realize it needs to be heated 45 seconds longer.

Patrick Laird makes us think. Alex Green gives us goosebumps. Ryan Leaf spills his guts. Bruce Smith wants respect. Mike Daniels still would like the Packers to punch somebody. And Drew Bledsoe… vividly remembers that hit that changed football forever. www.golongtd.com/p/your-footb...

“He is a dude, man. He’s a starter. People are going to have to gameplan for him. If he can get rolling? He’s a Pro Bowler.” I spent time with Ty’Ron Hopper, the #Packers sleeping giant. (He just may pick up where another Green Bay linebacker left off, too.) Story: www.golongtd.com/p/he-is-a-du...

This is currently the No. 1 news item inside the ESPN app.

“He is a dude, man. He’s a starter. People are going to have to gameplan for him. If he can get rolling? He’s a Pro Bowler.” I spent time with Ty’Ron Hopper, the #Packers sleeping giant. (He just may pick up where another Green Bay linebacker left off, too.) Story: www.golongtd.com/p/he-is-a-du...

Joe DeLamielleure had impeccable comedic timing through the 70s... and knew how to trick opponents play to play. Two stories here. -> www.golongtd.com/p/i-wouldve-...

We talked OJ. This was crazy. Full Q&A with Joe DeLamielleure: www.golongtd.com/p/i-wouldve-...

"Are you kidding me? I would’ve played for nothing. I really would." One 'n only Joe DeLamielleure, #Bills & #Browns HOF'er, relived his charmed football life with Go Long in full. Stories galore. Pod: www.golongtd.com/p/gl-pod-the... Words: www.golongtd.com/p/i-wouldve-...

Joe DeLamielleure knows he’s living with CTE. But he’d play all 188 games again. Hell, he’d do it for free. Loved this chat with the Bills ‘n Browns Pro Football Hall of Famer. One of a kind. On OJ Simpson, Josh Allen and everything in-between. GL Pod: www.golongtd.com/p/gl-pod-the...

Writing at Starbucks this morn. A father just sat down with his two young girls nearby. Both kids are glued to tablets. The Dad is glued to his phone. There hasn’t been a word spoken for 30 minutes and counting. Disturbing and dystopian shit. What in the hell are we doing as a society?

This dingus thinks 2:30 is dinner time.

Finally got around to reading "A Gentleman in Moscow." Exceptionally enjoyable. Highly recommend.