Go Long Podcast
483 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsTyler Dunne co-hosts the "Go Long Show" with Jim Monos, the "Ty & Bob Pod" with Bob McGinn and occasional 1-on-1 conversations with players from around the NFL. Go Long covers pro football through a humanizing lens. Our aim? Show you how this sport really works. Subscribe to GoLongTD.com to access everything, including Happy Hours with players around the league.
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Why Dallas Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy has good reason to be 'fed up'
June 25, 2024 15:58 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBYou’re never quite sure when or how a quote or anecdote from a story will rip through the modern NFL news cycle. Three weeks ago, I wrote a story trying to make sense of the Dallas Cowboys’ bizarre offseason rooted in conversations with those who’ve worked in the front office. The note was somewhat buried in a bigger-picture piece. But, yes. One former personnel man said he believes Mike McCarthy has grown “fed up” with how this team operates under Jerry and Stephen Jones. Jerry’s World is...
Shaun King on the 'most egregious call in NFL history' and QBs today
June 21, 2024 22:01 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBJohn Madden (“Boom!”) and Pat Summerall (“Nothing doing!”) on Sundays. Hank Williams Jr. on Monday nights. A sport not yet dulled by the suits on Park Avenue. Favre and Aikman and Young and Kelly and Elway and Marino. Football peaked in the 90s. But it wasn’t without its issues… especially at the end of the decade. One year after Jerry Rice clearly fumbled in the NFC wild card, Bert Emanuel clearly caught it in the NFC Championship Game. And that’s with the implementation of instant re...
Happy Hour: Preston Brown on Rex Ryan days, Burfict, Peterman, McDermott... and why he wants to slap Odell Beckham Jr.
June 20, 2024 18:55 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBLife is sweet for Preston Brown. He’s happy now. The middle linebacker who roamed NFL defenses from 2014- ‘19 is living in Atlanta. He’s engaged. He has two dogs. He still works out all of the time at his home gym. Brown is also a man who can finally take a deep breath and reflect on the high drama that is professional football. As always, Go Long subscribers are welcomed to join these Happy Hour podcasts and ask players anything you’d like. This episode, Brown dished on a wide, wide a...
Pod: Can the Buffalo Bills evolve? A chat with Jay Skurski
June 15, 2024 23:24 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBA half-decade of heartbreak has convinced Brandon Beane that major change is needed to this Buffalo Bills roster. Granted, this was a team $41 million in the red at the start of the new league year. But as the Bills general manager detailed to Go Long in a 1 on 1 conversation, the team sees immense value in reinventing the roster around quarterback Josh Allen. They’re counting on new leaders emerging. The best-case scenario for Buffalo? An evolving head coach mirrors an evolving roster. We...
And for Jordan Love's next act...
June 07, 2024 14:55 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBHe’ll become a rich man very soon. Jordan Love played his way into the upper tier of quarterback contracts late last season. Still, this was a small sample size. And opposing defensive coordinators are bound to offer a counterpunch. The same bet these Green Bay Packers placed on Love the night of April 23, 2020 applies in June 2024. This is a player worth the investment. On this episode of the “Go Long Show” — with co-host, longtime NFL personnel man Jim Monos — we shift the quarterback...
The heat turns up in Duuuval for these Jacksonville Jaguars
May 30, 2024 14:28 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBOne year ago, Super Bowl visions danced in their heads. The Jacksonville Jaguars, fresh off a thrilling run to the playoffs, appeared poised to launch themselves into serious contention once and for all. We chronicled the 180 from life under Urban Meyer to Doug Pederson. The Jags started 8-3. A No. 1 seed was in sight. Then… disaster. The Jaguars failed to qualify for the dance, losing to the Tennessee Titans in the regular-season finale. It’s been a busy week on the road for Go Long...
Dust settles, and... it's Daniel Jones' last chance
May 28, 2024 11:28 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBNow is not the time to hyper-analyze and agonize over OTA reps. While tempting, it’s dangerous to watch a few 7-on-7 throws and make bold proclamations about a quarterback’s “chemistry” with a rookie receiver. However, this is a perfect opportunity to take a deep breath and see where a few teams stand post-draft because not every team got what it wanted on draft day. Hello, New York Giants. A club that tried and failed to trade up for North Carolina’s Drake Maye. We’ve spent plenty of tim...
'I'm ready to die right now:' Alex Green relives it all
May 14, 2024 14:18 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBAlex Green lost football, then he almost lost his life. The former NFL running back shares his chilling story with Go Long on our latest Happy Hour session. This may be our most compelling yet with Green, the ex-Packer, detailing his descent into a gripping addiction to alcohol, weed and cocaine. In harrowing detail, he relives the night he nearly overdosed. Thank you to those who joined the Zoom call and brough such excellent questions. As a reminder, these are always open to our paid s...
The Chicago Bears have been waiting a lifetime (or two) for Caleb Williams
May 13, 2024 20:51 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBThe Chicago Bears have been in desperate need of a Big Bang at the quarterback position for, oh, 105 years. Hello, Caleb Williams. The Heisman Trophy-winner out of USC is unlike anyone before him, lip gloss included. Our extended two-part series examines where the Bears have been and where the Bears are going at quarterback. Let’s continue the conversation right here on the podcast with co-host Jim Monos, the longtime personnel who’s spent nearly two decades in NFL front offices himself. ...
Jared Goff may smash the QB market (Yes, really)
May 09, 2024 23:53 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBThere are quarterbacks locked into mega contracts. There are quarterbacks on rookie deals. And then there’s a third category. Detroit, Miami and Jacksonville all are in the midst of difficult conversations with their starting quarterbacks. Publicly, the general managers and head coaches involved speak glowingly about their guy under center. Privately, as always, the conversations are more contentious. Here on the Go Long Show with co-host and longtime personnel exec Jim Monos, we explo...
The Atlanta Falcons don't care what anyone thinks
May 02, 2024 10:02 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBAt No. 8 overall, the Atlanta Falcons shocked everyone. Their fans. The other 31 teams. You at home. Your grandmother who doesn’t care about football. And, without question, Kirk Cousins. GM Terry Fontenot and head coach Raheem Morris selected Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., fresh off signing Cousins to his monster contract in March. With a week to digest, we examine this decision in its totality on the Go Long Show. Co-host Jim Monos, our longtime NFL scout, weighs in with his p...
State of the Buffalo Bills, post-draft edition
April 29, 2024 23:45 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBBrandon Beane played poker on Day 1, found his wide receiver on Day 2 and sure hopes the Buffalo Bills landed a few more long-term starters throughout the 2024 NFL Draft. It was an eventful weekend at One Bills Drive. Go Long has been tracking the direction of this team closely since last December’s three-part series, and wanted to take a moment to assess the state of affairs with the draft now in the books. On Sunday, I examined why Beane’s guts are a positive sign. Buffalo has lacked s...
Is Jayden Daniels the best QB in the draft?
April 24, 2024 21:34 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBCaleb Williams has been the presumptive No. 1 overall pick for months. And months. And few have questioned whether or not that should be the case. Meanwhile, LSU’s Jayden Daniels drew rave reviews from the personnel community in Bob McGinn’s draft series. Scouts would actually take Daniels over 58 percent of the quarterbacks drafted No. 1 overall since 2010, including Jared Goff and Kyler Murray. Friend of the show Conor Orr penned a fantastic read on this year’s QB class at Sports Illus...
Extravaganza Pod: The Buffalo Bills' Wide Receiver Decision
April 21, 2024 10:39 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBGreetings from Fattey Beer in Hamburg, NY. What a fun time. Thank you to everyone who made it out for our 2024 pre-draft hangout. We’ll definitely do this again very soon. So great to see familiar faces and say hello to new faces. Here on the podcast, WGR 550’s Jeremy White and The Buffalo News’ Jay Skurski both cut away to discuss the state of the Buffalo Bills, which wide receiver makes sense with Josh Allen and what happened with Stefon Diggs. Xavier Worthy — whom the scouts certai...
Drake Maye is why quarterback beauty is in the eye of the beholder
April 16, 2024 21:36 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBA dozen smart football people can watch a full game of Drake Maye and draw a dozen different conclusions. We share different opinions here on the Go Long Show and thought it’d be smart to devote a full episode to this year’s enigma at the position — in addition to all of the best QB fits in Round 1. Should Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll do everything in their power to move from No. 6 overall to three? Could Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell view Maye worthy of a monster haul of draft p...
A conversation with Joey Mulinaro... America's Cool Uncle
April 13, 2024 00:07 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThere’s a very good chance Joey Mulinaro has organically worked his way into your life online. He’s one of the rare humans making social media a fun place. Maybe it was his Modern Seinfeld sketch on “The Big Game” or “The Accidental Like.” Maybe you caught one of his impressions — Saban & Belichick, Cris Collinsworth, Mel Kiper Jr., Mike McDaniel, Patrick Mahomes, Gus Johnson, Colin Cowherd or, most recently, his 15 impressions on Catlin Clark in 100 seconds. He’s always making people ...
Who will the New England Patriots draft at No. 3 overall?
April 11, 2024 20:30 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBEliot Wolf is the captain now. The son of Hall of Famer Ron Wolf has final say on draft day. He’s finally in charge of an NFL team. So, how will the New England Patriots boss proceed at No. 3 overall? This was a fun conversation. Go Long welcomes on Phil Perry, the excellent reporter at NBC Sports Boston, to chat all things Patriots’ direction, Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy and what’s possibly running through Wolf’s mind ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. It’s a new day in New England — Bill Beli...
Go Long Show: The Diggs Decision
April 08, 2024 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBThe calculated gamble in Orchard Park, NY is that this is addition by subtraction. Stefon Diggs wanted out, and the Buffalo Bills were much obliged. There are many layers to the Bills’ decision to trade their star wide receiver to the Houston Texans, a clear Super Bowl contender. In addition to last week’s column, here’s a podcast discussion. I’m joined by co-host Jim Monos, a man who has faced similar personnel decisions before. You can also weigh in with your opinion over at this chat...
'Hip-drop' madness, J.J. McCarthy Hype and the farce of QB mentoring
March 26, 2024 10:23 - 51 minutes - 47 MBRule changes like this may seem innocent, but they add up. They crawl inside the psyche of defensive players to structurally change the sport. Yes, banning the “hip-drop tackle” is another absurd overreach by the NFL. Players have every right to lose their minds right now. Here on the Go Long Show, with co-host and longtime scout Jim Monos, we discuss what this means for the sport and it harkens back to a conversation with ex-linebacker Chad Brown. (Pod/Words) Also on this episode, the...
'How the hell did I get here?' Chase Edmonds on 'rage' in Miami, rebirth in Tampa, QB Baker Mayfield & his plan to play 10 years
March 20, 2024 11:49 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThe offseason is a time for hope — for players, for teams. Everyone envisions a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. That was Chase Edmonds’ state of mind exactly two years ago. Something special was brewing in Miami with new head coach Mike McDaniel, quaterback Tua Tagovailoa, wide receiver Tyreek Hill and Edmonds was positioned as the explosive running back central to it all. Go Long traveled to Florida the summer of 2022 to sit down with Edmonds at Dolphins HQ. With emotional detail, ...
Go Long Show: Awakening from the free-agency storm
March 18, 2024 15:01 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThe dust has settled. Big-money deals are completed. Butterbean knocked us all out via nonstop transactions. Who “won” free agency? Who “lost?” On this episode of the Go Long Show, we try to look past the mega-million headlines for answers. The Houston Texans are officially on the cusp. Kirk Cousins shakes up the NFC. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers have been widely praised for finding quarterbacks on the cheap, we’re not so sure this offense closed any gaps in the AFC. As always, c...
Go Long Show: Uncut 'Smoke' Dixon on '18 draft drama, Josh Allen, an all-time '24 class & the art of scouting QBs
March 13, 2024 12:30 - 1 hour - 107 MBGerald “Smoke” Dixon brings the goods this episode. There is a 100-percent chance we bring him back on the Go Long Show soon. From 2014 to 2020, Dixon was a pro scout for the Buffalo Bills. As a result, he has many stories — and a ton of insight — to share. Especially at the quarterback position. For nearly two hours, Dixon dishes on everything: * Who pounded the table for Josh Allen inside the Buffalo Bills’ pre-draft meetings? Three individuals specifically made their strong opinions ...
Is Kirk Cousins destined to be a Falcon?
March 05, 2024 21:13 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBFree agency is one week away. Deals will be struck soon. The Atlanta Falcons may start the party, too. GM Terry Fontenot made it very clear they’ll be aggressive — the time to find a quarterback is now. For a full state of the franchise, I chatted with good pal Justin Felder from Fox 5 Atlanta this podcast episode. Felder offers his thoughts on the team’s quarterback shuffle, Desmond Ridder, Fontenot’s free-agent decisions (past and future) and the hierarchy of this organization. Who’s i...
Go Long Show: Quarterback Whispers... and the potential steal of the 2024 draft
March 02, 2024 19:05 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThe 2024 season is officially underway with the NFL Combine. General managers and coaches and scouts and agents all convened in Indianapolis to negotiate contracts and study college prospects. As always, the quarterbacks take center stage. This year, nearly a third of the NFL has to make a decision at the most important position in sports. Everything starts with a familiar name: Kirk Cousins. Will the veteran quarterback choose familiarity in Minnesota or earn every dollar he can elsewhe...
The Chicago Bears are at a historic crossroads
February 29, 2024 00:20 - 28 minutes - 26 MBOne of the league’s perennially tormented franchises sees a glimmer of light. The Chicago Bears own the No. 1 overall pick and can build around any collegiate quarterback their collective hearts desire. USC’s Caleb Williams is widely considered the gem of this 2024 NFL Draft. But as always in the Windy City, this is… complicated. To make sense of this moment in time for the Bears, Go Long sits down with Dan Wiederer. You can read all of Wiederer’s excellent enterprising reporting at the...
Go Long Show: The Justin Fields conundrum
February 23, 2024 12:08 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBThe Chicago Bears have been in this position before. Many times. Another franchise-defining decision awaits at quarterback. With the NFL Combine set to begin next week — coaches, execs and scouts all descending upon Indianapolis — we forecast all QB movement. Will the Bears move Justin Fields to make way for USC’s Caleb Williams? If so, where does Fields land? What are teams getting in the mobile quarterback? Co-host Jim Monos has studied Fields closely since his Ohio State days. Kirk Co...
Chase Griffin and the growing power of the college athlete
February 20, 2024 15:12 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBAs the country shifts into full-fledged Draft Mode, the name “Chase Griffin” may not ring a bell. You won’t see the UCLA quarterback’s name appear in mock drafts. Griffin still has one year of eligibility and the former Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas hasn’t seen the field a ton. However, his impact off the field has been substantial. The two-time “NIL Athlete of the Year” has shown all college athletes how to navigate this new wild west. Griffin is the first active college athlete to ...
Go Long Show: How will Super Bowl LVIII be remembered?
February 13, 2024 02:15 - 38 minutes - 35 MBRemember the days of Super Bowl blowouts? Me neither. Nine of the last 10 Super Bowls have been competitive games into the fourth quarter and that’s a win for all. Kansas City’s 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco wasn’t always pretty but it’ll be remembered right there with many of the best. Patrick Mahomes asserted himself as an all-timer again. This is his NFL and he’s not close to finished. But the team’s Super Bowl MVP quarterback is not the only storyline. Steve Spagnuolo’...
Go Long Show: Meet the man who believed in Brock Purdy
February 09, 2024 11:38 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBThe Super Bowl is now two days away. As the nation gathers around their television sets, there will be many football coaches and scouts who watch Brock Purdy slingshot completions and wonder, “What did I miss?” But not Dave Boller. To get the inside story on Purdy’s rise, the “Go Long Show” welcomes on the longtime football scout who most certainly was a believer from Day 1. Boller knew the Purdy family as an Arizona guy himself and he tried to tell schools that the kid had it. Now, the ...
Dallas Clark on mowing Kinnick, holes in socks, Tight End U, Taylor/Kelce, the 'walk-on mentality'
February 08, 2024 15:13 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBTo this day, Dallas Clark struggles to understand how he made it. Out of all tight ends profiled in “Blood and Guts,” his rise is most mystifying from a football sense. The kid from tiny Livermore, Iowa walked onto the Hawkeyes football team fresh off losing Mom in his arms. A traumatic ordeal. He was lost on the depth chart. His appendix nearly burst. He had collarbone surgery. He was a modern “Rudy,” mowing the field at Kinnick Stadium. But that’s the funny thing about the tight end posi...
A Super Bowl conversation with Brett Favre
February 08, 2024 11:20 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThis final podcast episode with Brett Favre, the Hall of Fame quarterback relives the euphoric highs (Super Bowl XXXI) and crushing lows (Super Bowl XXXII) of the greatest game in sports. He experienced both emotions. Favre details everything that led to this iconic touchdown pass to Andre Rison in Green Bay’s 35-21 title win over New England. Defensive coordinator Bill Belichick rolled the dice, and lost. Of course, the memory of Terrell Davis running wild is fresh, too. Those Packers were...
Go Long Show: First look at Chiefs vs. 49ers
February 05, 2024 14:10 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBSuper Bowl Week is here. Chiefs. 49ers. Mahomes. Purdy. The entire country will be dissecting the matchup — nonstop — right into Sunday. We’ll try to bring you a fresh perspective in words and pods here at Go Long with plenty planned. New around here? You can always join our community to access everything. That being said, the only Taylor Swift take to share here is that I wish the world-renowned singer/songwriter was dating Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. That way, we’d get a full album of...
Ty & Bob Pod: A special season in Detroit... with a bright future ahead
January 30, 2024 17:41 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThe emotion written across the head coach’s face told the tale. This 34-31 loss in Santa Clara will stick with Dan Campbell and all members of the 2023 Detroit Lions forever. Without a doubt, these Lions were talented enough to win it all. Campbell rolled the dice and one drop, one ball bouncing off a facemask, one fumble, one dropped touchdown later, the Lions were eliminated. Here on the Ty & Bob Pod with Hall of Famer Bob McGinn, we look at both the macro and micro. McGinn relives all ...
Go Long Show: Championship Sunday Recap
January 29, 2024 22:54 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThe Michael Jordan comparisons are no longer hyperbole. Patrick Mahomes’ vise grip on the league only gets tighter. Kansas City’s quarterback was excellent in another AFC Championship and Lamar Jackson… was not. Over in the NFC, Dan Campbell coached this championship game exactly as he has coached all season. Aggressively. That’s the mentality that helped guide the Detroit Lions out of the doldrums. This night, it backfired. San Francisco capitalized on the Lions’ mistakes to punch its tic...
Ty & Bob Pod: Opportunity lost
January 24, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 80 MBThis defeat will leave a mark. The 2023- ‘24 Green Bay Packers exceeded expectations. The first year of Jordan Love was a success. He looks the franchise guy. And yet? Nothing is ever guaranteed in the NFL. All Love needs to do is ask the quarterback who preceded him. It’s hard to generate the sort of momentum this young team had into the NFC divisional ro… This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.golongtd.c...
Go Long Show: The Buffalo Bills' Super Bowl dreams crushed again by KC
January 23, 2024 03:46 - 53 minutes - 49 MBA lot has changed since the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs staged an all-time classic in the 2021 divisional round of the playoffs. Specifically, the philosophy of this Bills offense. The result, however, did not. Kansas City edged Buffalo, 27-24, on Sunday night at Highmark Stadium. Make it five straight crushing defeats in the postseason. This one will sting all offseason because this was the year to catch Patrick Mahomes. The Bills had the Chiefs in their house this time. The Bi...
Go Long Show: Time is now for the Buffalo Bills
January 20, 2024 19:41 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBHyperbole is impossible with this one. The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs meet for the third time in the last four postseasons. Thirteen fateful seconds at Arrowhead ruined one legitimate Super Bowl opportunity. Now, the Bills get their modern-day nemesis in Orchard Park. We needed to carve out a full podcast episode to preview everything Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes, Sean McDermott vs. Andy Reid, Bills vs. Chiefs. As always on the “Go Long Show,” I’m joined by co-host Jim Monos. ...
Pod: Dave Birkett on Lions fever, Joshua Brisco on Patrick Mahomes
January 19, 2024 02:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBFord Field, somehow, remains fully intact after the Detroit Lions’ first playoff win in three decades. What an atmosphere. The Kansas City Chiefs are the defending Super Bowl Champions. But how different is this 2023 outfit heading to Orchard Park, NY? To get the skinny on two fascinating playoff teams — one crashing the party, one seeking a sixth straight AFC title appearance — we reach out to a pair of experts. Dave Birkett of The Detroit Free Press dissects everything from Jared Goff’s...
Ty & Bob Pod: Green Bay and San Francisco meet again
January 16, 2024 19:38 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBGreen Bay served as the party wrecker on “super” wild-card weekend. (Don’t forget that “super,” everyone. It’s very important.) With one 48-32 smackdown, Jordan Love sent a message to the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys are again in disarray. Our Bob McGinn called the upset on the podcast. So how does NostraBob see Saturday night’s divisional playoff matchup with the No. 1-seeded San Francisco 49ers playing out? We differ on this outcome. Of course, there’s plenty of Packers talk with a full pe...
'They hit a home run:' Brett Favre is all in on Jordan Love
January 12, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBGREEN BAY, Wisc. — This weekend marks a historic new chapter. Jordan Love makes his first playoff start against the Dallas Cowboys and — at this rate? — the Green Bay Packers just may be on a fast track toward a half-century of quarterback harmony. Absurd in the NFL. Entire franchises spin on the hamster wheel for a generation. A perfect time to check back in with the icon behind the renaissance of the franchise: Brett Favre. The three-time MVP has a lot to say on this episode of “FAVRE.” ...
Go Long Show: Wild Card Preview
January 11, 2024 15:54 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBGREEN BAY, Wisc. — Forty-eight hours ahead of wild-card weekend, make sure all chores are completed and your schedule is clear. There’s a very good chance you won’t be that interested in leaving your recliner. The NFL playoffs begin Saturday and I cannot remember a better slate to kick things off. It’s a blend of future Hall of Famers, revenge games, inclement weather, brewing upsets and fan bases that’ve been dying to host a playoff game. Love from Hagemeister Park in downtown Green Bay...
Ty & Bob Pod: Why the Packers will win in Dallas
January 11, 2024 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBTrusty co-host Bob McGinn does not make predictions. He didn’t as my colleague at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and usually steers clear of grandiose prognostications here at Go Long. Until now. Yes, McGinn sees the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers winning in Dallas this weekend. It’ll be close. He expects many points scored. But you won’t want to miss … This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.golongtd.com...
Happy Hour Replay: Will Stefon Diggs reach his breaking point?
January 06, 2024 01:10 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBBills-Dolphins. This AFC East title game is loaded with drama from both points of view. Stefon Diggs could combust for 150 yards and two touchdowns. To reach the Super Bowl, Buffalo unquestionably needs their star wide receiver — in full. This game could also serve as a tipping point for a messy offseason. Much is at stake. Jordan Love vs. Justin Fields. Is the Green Bay Packers quarterback capable of overcoming a potential defensive calamity? Whereas last season’s Week 18 game at Lambeau ...
Ty & Bob Pod: The Brian Gutekunst Debate
January 02, 2024 20:20 - 1 hour - 100 MBBeat the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field and they’re in the playoffs at 9-8. Here on the “Ty & Bob Pod,” we have an overdue disagreement on the general manager central to the entire operation. Co-host Bob McGinn views Brian Gutekunst as an “average” GM. I say he’s well above average, one of the six or seven best in charge. Let’s not forget draft night in 2020. Not many in charge possess the brass cojones to select a quarterback out of Utah State when Aaron Rodgers is on the roster. From the...
Go Long Show: Is Justin Fields the future in Chicago?
January 02, 2024 15:25 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBFans chanted “We Want Justin!” Players repeat that Justin Fields is their quarterback. But this is also why players play, coaches coach, fans fan and GMs GM. It’s much more complicated for the Chicago Bears. Here on the Go Long Show — with longtime NFL personnel man Jim Monos — we analyze the major quarterback decisions ahead. The Bears own the No. 1 overall pick and a chance to draft USC’s Caleb Williams. Would they really pass this up to keep Fields? Also, the Pittsburgh Steelers are ri...
Go Long Show: Is there a darkhorse in the NFC?
December 30, 2023 14:36 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBEven with that dud vs. the Baltimore Ravens, it’s safe to declare the San Francisco 49ers the team to beat in the NFC. Is there a team capable of stunning Kyle Shanahan’s crew in the postseason? That’s central to our NFC discussion this Saturday morning on the Go Long Show. Dallas has the talent. Philadelphia reached the Super Bowl last season. Detroit is exorcising demons. But is there another team out there capable of sneaking up on everyone? Baker Mayfield has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...
Ty & Bob Pod: The Jaire Alexander Fiasco, explained (it's bad)
December 29, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBThat escalated quickly. The Green Bay Packers supplied the NFL’s bombshell this week by suspending cornerback Jaire Alexander one week for conduct detrimental to the team. In the team’s ugly 33-30 win over the lowly Carolina Panthers, Alexander elected himself a captain and nearly blew the coin toss by saying the Packers wanted to play defense first… ins… This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.golongtd.com/s...
Erik Kramer and "The Ultimate Comeback"
December 28, 2023 12:34 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThis life story is almost too outrageous to believe. I first connected with Erik Kramer ahead of our launch of Go Long in 2020. He was eager to share everything that’s happened in his life since football. It’s unfathomable. He lost his son to a heroin overdose. He lost both of his parents. He attempted to take his own life, even pulling the trigger inside of a hotel room. Miraculously, Kramer survived. Major surgery was a success, but it took Kramer’s brain a full five years to wake up. ...
Go Long Show: AFC Wellness Check
December 27, 2023 11:07 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBTwo weeks to go, clarity is low. Very low. This is exactly when you want to be looking your best as a Super Bowl contender, yet it’s hard to make sense of any teams on a week-to-week basis — especially in the AFC. Without question, 2023 is the best shot teams have had at dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs since Patrick Mahomes assumed power. Even one AFC team that has upset KC (the Bengals) is missing its star quarterback. We try to make sense of it all on the “Go Long Show.” Once again, I...
Ty & Bob Pod: Why exactly is this Packers' defense cratering?
December 20, 2023 10:01 - 9 minutes - 10.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com Baker Mayfield torched the Green Bay Packers — at Lambeau Field — with an all-time performance. This level of domination gets people fired. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback went 22 of 28 for 381 yards with four touchdowns, no picks and a perfect 158.3 rating in a 34-20 win. Green Bay is now 6-8. The defensive coordinator’s seat is 500 degrees. Yet, t…