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miketanier.bsky.social
NFL Writer/Editor/Founder, Too Deep Zone. Formerly Football Outsiders, the New York Times, The Messenger, Bleacher Report and other ancient empires.
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A few notes from Tuesday’s minicamp session: • Good day for the D; at least better than Monday. "Sacks" by Keion White, K’Lavon Chaisson, and Milton Williams. Maye was also picked neatly by Gonzalez on a ball for Kyle Williams. First INT we saw from Maye since first open practice.

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New from @brykno.bsky.social on @ftnfantasy.com (FREE): Aaron Rodgers' bad year. We measure passing +/-, how many passes QBs complete compared to expectation, and Rodgers had one of the worst figures since 2006. Goff, Hurts, and Geno Smith were on top. ftnfantasy.com/nfl/passing-...

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Hey, Steelers fans! I wrote something about your new quarterback! Always good to Aaron Rodgers topping a leaderboard and... oh, I seem to have this one upside down. ftnfantasy.com/nfl/passing-...

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Anonymous Scout: JALEN CARTER DOES NOT COOK HIS OWN MEALS.

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The most wonderful time of the year!

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Just made another donation to the @trevorproject.bsky.social on behalf of Too Deep Zone subscribers! Check out the details of our 🏳️‍🌈Pride Month special ⬇️ miketanier.substack.com/p/matt-lomba...

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I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.

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Once Jupiter aligns with Mars however...look out.

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Did you miss Carl Pickens’ appearance on the Between The Hashmarks Podcast earlier this spring? Here’s @miketanier.bsky.social and my interview with the Bengals’ legend on Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins’ historic deals and why Cincinnati will be a team to watch this fall. youtu.be/OUa3w67Ded0?...

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Stand for the things you know are right. It's the truth that The Truth makes them so uptight.

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🚨 GOOD JOURNALISM NEWS ALERT 🚨 @sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months. Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

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So, did Jaire pass the Packers Amulet of Disenchantment off to Elgton Jenkins before leaving?

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Jaire Alexander bonus feature.

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Jaire Alexander will be healthy for 7 games. You won't know which seven games. They won't be contiguous. You won't know until kickoff if he is available. But he will be pretty darn good in those 7 random games. Then ask for more money.

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Two years ago, anyone fluffing Rodgers could point to his recent awards and playoff appearances without sacrificing credibility. Now, his minstrels must stoop to: "Recall, dear knaves, that His Highness’ farts smelled deliriously piquant last December." miketanier.substack.com/p/perfunctor...

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By replacing their perennial Pro Bowler with the guy who is injured 10 games per year and disgruntled for the other seven, the Dolphins shall finally achieve greatness.

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I tried this with the pesto genovese.

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This! Also, the collegiality at Twitter disintegrated. Mentions were so toxic folks stopped checking them. So the chit-chat threads you saw in the early 2010s was replaced by either Troll Wars or folks with high follower counts just issuing decrees and walking away.

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The grocery checker at ShopRite asked me what I used pesto Genovese for and I have never been so mansplainy before in my life.

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I think a lot of sportswriters still on X think they are getting lots of engagement when they are just getting their 10 core followers and lots of likes from bots, plus trolls. They haven't noticed because it has been gradual.

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Rodgers is an off-off-Broadway revue, and no one appears to have any f***s left to give about him. miketanier.substack.com/p/perfunctor...

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X did have diversity of opinion! There were the left-leaning and apolitical people I followed, and then there were the Nazis and Nazibots with blue check marks it forced into my feed.

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