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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Mike Daniels and the psychology of the Green Bay Packers
December 16, 2023 12:03 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBThrough his career in Wisconsin, ‘12 to ‘18, Mike Daniels won a lot of games. He was not the norm at defensive tackle, bullying offensive linemen at all of 6-foot-nothing. Beyond his impressive numbers, a Pro Bowl bid and high PFF grades, Daniels was also the player forever trying to inject toughness into the Green Bay Packers’ defense. Other teams considered this unit “soft,” and it pained him to his core. So, he was loud. Very loud. Daniels jawed with opposing players. (And coaches.) ...
Ty & Bob Pod: The Packers are no match for 'Tommy Cutlets'
December 13, 2023 16:48 - 1 hour - 104 MBThey shocked the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. They slayed the defending champions and Patrick Mahomes. So, of course, the red-hot Green Bay Packers would fall victim to the Tommy DeVito-led New York Giants on Monday Night Football. What happened? Our Hall-of-Fame scribe Bob McGinn dissects the 24-22 loss here on the Ty & Bob Pod. There’s plenty of blame to go around, Jordan Love to Joe Barry. McGinn has been high on these Packers but this loss struck quite a blow. Also, the Detroi...
Go Long Show: So, how does this end for the Buffalo Bills?
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBBack at the scene of “13 Seconds,” Sean McDermott earned a win he will never forget. It saved the Buffalo Bills’ season, too. We take the conversation to the Go Long Show podcast with co-host Jim Monos. New readers/listeners: Monos served as a scout with the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints before taking over as the director of personnel with the Buffalo Bills (2013- ‘17), where he helped lead the head-coaching search that netted McDermott. Monos brings a very unique perspective...
Happy Hour Replay: Our chat on "The McDermott Problem"
December 08, 2023 14:44 - 7 minutes - 8.76 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com Good morning, readers. And to our new subscribers, thank you for making Go Long part of your life. In light of our series on The McDermott Problem, it seemed like a perfect time for us to get together for another Happy Hour on Zoom. The full 2+ hours are available above for subscribers. Let’s definitely gather for more of these hangouts in th…
Ty & Bob Pod: Another signature moment for Jordan Love
December 06, 2023 22:38 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBAs the New York Jets continue to crumble, the feeling of vindication must be very, very sweet for the Green Bay Packers after their most impressive victory of the season against the defending champions. Jordan Love outplayed Patrick Mahomes. The playoffs — and more? — are in sight. The Packers have many winnable games ahead. For Love, beating the Chiefs must’ve been extra special, too. He took that first start against KC hard in 2021. We break down everything Packers-Chiefs and everythi...
What is the future of football? Chad Brown has many thoughts...
November 30, 2023 12:18 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBChad Brown needed to vent and explain and share his perspective in a platform beyond social media. Last Sunday, the mass public debated Tom Brady’s comments on football devolving into mediocrity with Alex Smith as the tip of the spear. And, out of the blue, I received a text. The longtime NFL linebacker Brown wanted to chat about this all. It’s hard to imagine a more qualified voice. Out of Colorado, in ‘93, Brown immediately joined the bloodthirsty “Blitzburgh” gang in Pittsburgh — Brown ...
Ty & Bob Pod: Why Green Bay can still win the NFC North
November 29, 2023 11:46 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBNo longer is it a foregone conclusion that the Detroit Lions will run away with the NFC North. With a convincing victory on Thanksgiving Day, the Green Bay Packers didn’t only pull themselves back into the playoff race — they’ve got a shot to catch the Lions. Ahead, they’ll host the Chiefs, Buccaneers and Bears and travel to the Giants, Panthers and Vikings. Starting, first, with the defending champs. However this 2023 season shakes out, Matt LaFleur and Brian Gutekunst must love what th...
FAVRE: Football will always need 'Rocky Balboa'
November 24, 2023 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBBrett Favre, like you, watched the Green Bay Packers’ Thanksgiving Day win over the Detroit Lions. The Hall of Famer, like you, certainly was impressed with Jordan Love. On this episode of “FAVRE,” we get into plenty: * It’s hunting season. Favre shares one crazy story from the woods. He can laugh about it now but — holy heck — he was panicking then. * Jordan Love. What stands out most? Favre sees teammates who truly believe. * His own breakthrough moment as an NFL quarterback took pla...
Ty & Bob Pod: How Jordan Love and the Packers can pull a Turkey Day upset
November 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBFor decades, there’s typically been nothing for Detroit Lions fans to get excited about on Thanksgiving Day. Dan Campbell has ushered in a new reality with an 8-2 club in pursuit of the NFC’s top seed. What planet are we on again? The hype is real this season. Times have changed and Ford Field will be rocking on Thanksgiving Day. And yet — ever so steadily — the Green Bay Packers’ offense has awoken from its slumber. This should be a different team with a different quarterback than the...
Go Long Show: Who can threaten the Chiefs?
November 20, 2023 13:52 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBBook hotels accordingly. Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs will host the conference championship game. It’s a rite of passage at this point. Joe Burrow was won at Arrowhead, but now… Joe Burrow (wrist) is done for the season. So, we wonder: Which team can realistically dethrone the Chiefs? A new “Go Long Show” is live. Audio is above. Video is below. And you can always catch this podcast at Apple, Spotify, everywhere you pod. This is a public episode. If you’d lik...
Ty & Bob Pod: Dan Campbell continues to flex
November 15, 2023 09:58 - 1 hour - 70 MBThe Detroit Lions are rolling. Behind Dan Campbell’s fourth-down bravado, they improved to 7-2 with a 41-38 win in Los Angeles. Kudos to those Lions fans filling SoFi Stadium, too. Minnesota isn’t far behind — miraculously — with Joshua Dobbs. Green Bay? It was another week, another blah three-hour performance. Jordan Love enjoyed his best game, but it wasn’t enough. The Packers are still young and still cannot finish. Here’s another close look at the NFC North with Bob McGinn. This p...
Go Long Show: How bad turns to worse in the NFL
November 10, 2023 15:24 - 59 minutes - 54 MBGod bless everyone who stayed up to watch the Chicago Bears’ 16-13 win over the Carolina Panthers last night. Ugly does not do this game justice. Tyson Bagent, the undrafted quarterback out of Shepherd College, the son of an arm-wrestling champ defeated Bryce Young… the No. 1 overall pick out of Alabama. Of course, the state of these two teams runs deeper than this. We discuss on the Go Long Show with co-host Jim Monos, a man who’s lived through many ups and downs in NFL front offices. Th...
'Once a Giant' conversation with Gary Myers
November 08, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBFootball creates true bonds, true brotherhoods that last forever. Perhaps the sport’s greatest redeeming quality. Football can also lead to lifelong health problems. To the mind and body. “Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy and Life After Football” captures this balance as well as any NFL book I’ve read. It was a pleasure chatting with the book’s author, the great Gary Myers, for this podcast episode. The Bill Parcells, Mark Bavaro and Harry Carson stories are equal parts chillin...
Ty & Bob Pod: Ugly, but sorely needed
November 07, 2023 11:21 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBThere were far better football games to consume on Sunday than the Green Bay Packers’ 20-6 win over the Los Angeles Rams but, goodness, did Matt LaFleur, Jordan Love and the gang need this one. Aaron Jones was himself again, and it showed. The Rasul Douglas trade is already paying off with the Packers’ young defensive backs getting invaluable playing time. Everything comes with a BRC, “Brett Rypien Caveat.” The season’s not dead yet and a winnable game at Pittsburgh is next. We discu...
FAVRE: It’s time for Jordan Love to make ‘chicken salad’ out of ‘chicken shit’
November 02, 2023 11:26 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBThese are times in Green Bay. After three decades of quarterback play and perennial contention, the future a total unknown. The 2023 Packers are 2-5Jordan Love has 10 games to prove he’s the quarterback of the future. So, let’s check in with the player who revitalized the franchise itself. On Episode 4 of “FAVRE,” three-time MVP Brett Favre examines the state of the organization, and a lot more: * The problems in Green Bay run deep. What does he see? * How is Love performing? * T...
FAVRE: What's wrong with the Packers?
November 02, 2023 11:26 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBThese are bizarre times in Green Bay. After three decades of sublime quarterback play and perennial contention, the future is a total unknown. The 2023 Packers are 2-5 and, now, Jordan Love has 10 games to prove he’s the quarterback of the future. Pressure’s heating up for all involved: GM Brian Gutekunst, head coach Matt LaFleur, Love and a green-as-grass offense. So, let’s check back in with the player who revitalized the franchise itself. On Episode 4 of “FAVRE,” three-time MVP Bret...
FAVRE: Time for Jordan Love to make ‘chicken salad’ out of ‘chicken shit’
November 02, 2023 11:26 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBThese are bizarre times in Green Bay. After three decades of sublime quarterback play and perennial contention, the future is a total unknown. The 2023 Packers are 2-5 and, now, Jordan Love has 10 games to prove he’s the quarterback of the future. Pressure’s heating up for all involved: GM Brian Gutekunst, head coach Matt LaFleur, Love and a green-as-grass offense. So, let’s check back in with the player who revitalized the franchise itself. On Episode 4 of “FAVRE,” three-time MVP Bret...
Ty & Bob Pod: You can now visit Lambeau Field on the cheap
November 01, 2023 17:10 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBBy the end of this week’s “Ty & Bob Pod” podcast episode, our longtime scribe had the 1988 newspapers out. It’s been that long since the Green Bay Packers offense was this anemic in the first half of games. That cold stretch under Lindy Infante sure mirrors this one under Matt LaFleur. Now, there’s a Halloween scare. You may start to see empty… 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/subscribe
Go Long Show: Another Raiders reset, Giant blunders & Leonard Fournette heads to Buffalo
November 01, 2023 16:31 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBOne and a half seasons in, the Las Vegas Raiders have only gotten worse. Out is GM Dave Ziegler. Out is head coach Josh McDaniels. Obviously, the Raiders franchise has been a joke for a while now. But as we delve into this episode of the Go Long Show, change was needed. A flawed quarterback plan, an abomination of a defense and losses like the one we all saw on Monday night against the Detroit Lions demand accountability. Also, what does the addition of Leonard Fournette mean in Buffalo? ...
Ty & Bob Pod, Part II: Here come the... Vikings?
October 25, 2023 17:20 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThere is too much happening in the NFC North to jam our weekly discussion into one post. Miss Part I? Here’s a lengthy chat on the state of the stammering Green Bay Packers. For Part II, we begin with the Baltimore Ravens’ throttling of the Detroit Lions. One week ago, we were crowning the Lions as contenders. Dan Campbell’s crew, as co-host Bob McGinn eloquently puts it, had their brains handed to them by the Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Was this a one-week fluke? A bad omen? It’s com...
Ty & Bob Pod, Part I: The 2023 Packers take a turn for the worse
October 25, 2023 16:54 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com No win on the road is a gimmie. But, for the Green Bay Packers, this was supposed to be the breezy lull in the schedule. Jimmy Garoppolo’s Raiders? Russell Wilson’s Broncos? They couldn’t have gotten these two clubs at a better time. Both wins were the Packers’ grasp and they let ‘em slip away. Instead of heading into their NFC North matchup vs. the Min…
Go Long Show: The Foxborough Farce
October 23, 2023 18:29 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMac Jones and Mike Gesicki doing The Griddy at the end of a game-winning drive certainly was not on the bingo card of even the most tortured Buffalo Bills fans. An alleged “get-right game” was anything but for the 4-3 Bills. Could this simply be an average team with an average defensive mind? There’s much to be written on this 2023 season, but the pressure’s building on head coach Sean McDermott. Injuries aren’t an excuse, especially when Bill Belichick managed to pressure Josh Allen on ...
Go Long Show: State of the Buffalo Bills
October 19, 2023 09:19 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBFew remember the level of ugly to a victory in the NFL. Few will be able to recall just how close the Buffalo Bills were to near-disaster against the New York Giants. But right now, this is a team lost in the woods. The good news? It’s mid-October. Week 7. There’s plenty of time for the Bills to dust off a compass and find their way out. We examine the state of the team on this episode of the Go Long Show. Co-host Jim Monos, the team’s former director of personnel, offers his unique persp...
Ty & Bob Pod: Why the Detroit Lions are Super Bowl contenders
October 18, 2023 17:33 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBThe Detroit Lions — the Lions! — just may become this year’s Super Bowl Champions. It’s time for everyone to face that reality. Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes have spent three years building a mentally- and physically-tough powerhouse of a roster. So much has gone into this, too. From the Jared Goff trade to building an ass-kicking offensive line, to resetting the secondary to — above all — seeking a specific DNA in players. (Links to stories below.) The time is now for a franchise that’s to...
1 on 1: How Matt Hasselbeck learned to believe
October 12, 2023 13:38 - 54 minutes - 50 MBWhen Mike McCarthy told Matt Hasselbeck that he needs to buy a truck and build a house to send a message, frankly, the young quarterback thought his position coach was nuts. McCarthy essentially could’ve told the balding second-year pro to bench press 315 pounds with no spotter. The Packers longshot, however, earned the No. 2 job behind Brett Favre… was soon handpicked by Mike Holmgren to lead the Seattle Seahawks… and enjoyed an NFL career that spanned from 1998 through 2015. Surely, th...
Ty & Bob Pod: Packers offense soul-searching into the bye
October 11, 2023 22:57 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com After another primetime dud, the Green Bay Packers are again under the national microscope. This 17-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders was ugly. Especially on offense. And there’s plenty of blame to go ‘round. On this episode of the “Ty & Bob Pod” with longtime scribe Bob McGinn, we spend nearly two hours dissecting Packers-Raiders and taking ou…
FAVRE: The unique attrition of football
October 11, 2023 13:14 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBFootball isn’t for everyone, and that’s OK. That’s what makes this sport different. Football, however, may be changing. Watch any game, any Sunday. Perhaps nobody is more qualified to thoroughly dissect the inherent danger of this sport quite like Brett Favre. Name an injury, he likely had it. Concussions? More than he can count. Through the NFL’s golden age, the three-time MVP somehow started 321 straight games. A record that may never be broken despite the owners treating quarterbacks...
Happy Hour: Steve Calhoun on the past, present and future of Jordan Love
October 06, 2023 10:55 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBThe great mystery of this 2023 NFL season resides in Green Bay, Wisc. Jordan Love. After three years, the Packers finally deemed that the quarterback out of Utah State was ready to take over. We’ve seen a thrilling comeback win over the New Orleans Saints. We’ve seen a rough first half against the Detroit Lions. But how is Love really playing? Most importantly, how good can he be? You’ll want to catch our latest Happy Hour Replay. The man who knows Love’s game better than anyone gives us...
Ty & Bob Pod: The NFC North Goliath is now obvious
October 04, 2023 17:53 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com The Detroit Lions effectively socked the Green Bay Packers in the jaw last week. They won, 34-20, and of course built up that 27-3 halftime lead that led to a very emotional Matt LaFleur. (And a few scattered boo’s at Lambeau Field.) So, what in the hell happened? On this episode of the “Ty & Bob Pod” — spanning nearly two hours — we break it …
Go Long Show: A Buffalo blowout
October 03, 2023 00:25 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBThe game of the week turned out to be no game at all with the Buffalo Bills knocking out the Miami Dolphins, 48-20. Overreactions to the Dolphins’ sluggish day on offense are ridiculous. These two teams just may meet two more times this season. But what a day for Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs and, without a doubt, head coach Sean McDermott. We all know this is his defense in 2023. Slowing down the Dolphin machine was a promising early sign. The back-half of the podcast is spent discussing the...
Go Long Show: Josh Lucas takes you inside the Chicago Bears' draft room
September 29, 2023 09:28 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBIt’s rare to hear how this sport actually works. Why one player is taken over another player. The process that leads to a team loving or loathing a prospect. The fans who pour their hard-earned money into the NFL are too often fed insipid cliches at the podium and left in the dark. We’ll always try to lift up the curtain here. And on this episode of the Go Long Show, Josh Lucas takes everyone right inside the thinking of an NFL front office. From 2015 to 2022, Lucas served as the directo...
Ty & Bob Pod: NFC North showdown looms
September 26, 2023 16:20 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com The NFC is wide open in 2023. We’re still weeks off from differentiating contenders from pretenders. But the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers have every right to be optimistic. The Lions overcame a rash of injuries to punch the Atlanta Falcons in the mouth on Sunday, 20-6. Ford Field was electric and rookie Brian Branch may be the best pla…
FAVRE: Bar fights, throat-slashes and the car crash that could've killed him
September 22, 2023 11:41 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBIt’s easy to pinpoint the moment everyone in the huddle knew Brett Favre was a different breed. He was in college. He played a football game against Alabama one month after having 36 inches of his intestines removed. The result of a car crash that easily could’ve ended his life. Seeing this — up close — quite obviously empowered all teammates beyond their imagination. Somehow, Southern Miss shocked No. 13-ranked Crimson Tide. This became the story of Favre’s football life, Start No. 1 to ...
Ty & Bob Pod: Gut-check time for the Detroit Lions
September 20, 2023 10:48 - 1 hour - 66 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com This sport remains a war of attrition. Dan Campbell knows this. His Detroit Lions are already getting slammed by injuries. Will they respond? On this episode of the “Ty & Bob Pod,” we begin with one last look at the Green Bay Packers’ 25-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons — no moral victory. As promised, Bob McGinn brings his keen football eye to…
Go Long Show: Quarterbacks under pressure
September 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBThis isn’t how the Chicago Bears envisioned football in 2023 — at all. What a cringy display of offensive football it’s been against Green Bay and Tampa Bay. Justin Fields is off to a miserable start and, lest we forget, Fields was drafted by the previous regime. New GM Ryan Poles traded out of the No. 1 pick in 2023, but he no doubt has an eye on the 2024 class. Especially at this rate. On this episode of “The Go Long Show,” we examine this precarious quarterback situation, and several o...
Drew Bledsoe lived the beauty and pain of pro football
September 15, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBFootball gave Drew Bledsoe so much. Memories and friendships that’ll last forever. Glory. He’s arguably most responsible for completely waking up the New England Patriots franchise in the early 90s. Football also tested the former NFL great. With pain… so much pain. Go Long first chatted at length with Bledsoe shortly after launching in late 2020. Bledsoe opened up then on everything from the Mo Lewis knockout shot to just how pissed he was at Bill Belichick for not giving him his job b...
Ty & Bob Pod: Is this obliteration a sign of things to come for the Green Bay Packers?
September 13, 2023 15:51 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com Welcome to the refurbished “Ty & Bob Pod” with our longtime scribe — and Pro Football Hall of Famer — Bob McGinn. We started this whole podcast thing a decade ago as teammates at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and brought it to Go Long through the 2021 season. After a year hiatus, it’s back. With a twist. Once more, we’ll continue to take a c…
Go Long Show: The Buffalo Bills lose to... Zach Wilson
September 12, 2023 11:47 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBAaron Rodgers went down. The hype surrounding this game faded with him. Yet, it didn’t matter. The Buffalo Bills’ offense was anemic. Josh Allen was dreadful. The energy throughout Sean McDermott’s team was reminiscent of the last time we saw Buffalo in that listless playoff loss to the Bengals. We recorded an episode of the “Go Long Show” immediately after the Jets’ 22-16 overtime win late Monday night. The replay audio is above with the video below. (Also, subscribers can listen right...
FAVRE: An unforgettable NFL moment
September 08, 2023 13:09 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBEpisode 1 of “FAVRE” is live. Subscribers can listen to the full hour and a half above or watch the video below. We get into plenty…. * Obviously, many of you would like to hear what he says about the accusations levied against him in Mississippi. He has denied wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged. To the extent he can, Favre touches on the case. (Through all developments, he will fill you in.) * Most of this first episode ties the present to the past. Blow-by-blow, Favre reliv...
Podcast: NFC Preview
September 06, 2023 11:01 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBThe AFC was straightforward. It’s a conference loaded at quarterback. The NFC is objectively fun. Nearly every team can talk itself into going for it in 2023. Here on the “Go Long Show” with co-host Jim Monos, we examine which teams can realistically box with odds-on favorites Philadelphia and San Francisco. GM Joe Schoen detailed to Go Long why the New York Giants believe in Daniel Jones — is he right? Could the stars align for Jones and the Giants to contend? In the NFC North, the Detro...
Podcast: AFC Preview
September 05, 2023 01:16 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThe 2023 NFL season is here. Hallelujah. I’ll be sharing loads of big news over the coming days at Go Long. Ecstatic for everything ahead. Until then, let’s preview each conference on the flagship podcast with co-host Jim Monos. First up: the AFC. Mahomes. Burrow. Allen. Lawrence. It’s an old-school, Mortal Kombat exercise in “Choose Your Fighter.” You can access all podcasts right here at Go Long, as well as Apple, Spotify, YouTube and everywhere you listen. It’s a good time to add the...
Should the Bills be concerned with their no-show in Pittsburgh?
August 23, 2023 14:19 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt was only a matter of time. Stefon Diggs is back in the news with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith dropping quite a nugget. The Buffalo Bills wide receiver denied that he wants out of Buffalo. That’s expected. So, how should we process this all? (Let’s not take every comment from every player/coach as gospel, either.) Also, the Buffalo Bills’ starters were embarrassed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 2023 dress rehearsal. We decipher what matters and what doesn’t with co-host Jim Monos. There ...
Hannibal Navies wants to change lives
August 17, 2023 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBHannibal Navies found his reason to live after a nine-year NFL career and is doing everything he can to help other players find their purpose. The longtime NFL linebacker who spent time with Carolina, Green Bay, Cincinnati and San Francisco relives all of the highs and lows with Go Long. You can listen to the audio above, watch the video below or access the Go Long Podcast wherever you get your pods, including Apple and Spotify. Navies is an open book on everything… * He was 13 years ol...
Believe in the Detroit Lions
August 14, 2023 12:09 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBDan Campbell is mastering what so many coaches spend their entire lives never understanding. You cannot manually stick that syringe of motivation into a player. Professional football players must be innately obsessed. Campbell knows exactly what he’s looking for with GM Brad Holmes in building this team. Miss our two-part deep dive on the Lions? * DNA of the Lions, Part I: Vanquishing 'bad juju' * DNA of the Lions, Part II: The obsessed ones We now take the conversation to the podcas...
D.C. gets swampy
August 10, 2023 11:21 - 52 minutes - 48 MBPlayers apparently are not happy with Eric Bieniemy’s intensity at practice. Ron Rivera didn’t exactly cool the flames. Wasn’t the elimination of Dan Snyder supposed to eliminate drama? We dive into it all on the Go Long Podcast. Co-host Jim Monos survived an ownership change himself in Buffalo and shares his insight. We may already be seeing those in power scrambling for the life rafts. That’s what happens in the NFL. Also, we get into Johnny Manziel’s wild rise and fall and Monos look...
Lance Leipold and the love of football
August 07, 2023 16:09 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWe don’t delve into the world of college football often but — with Lance Leipold — it’s time to make an exception. Because if this man can turn Kansas Football around, there will be statues. The more you learn about Leipold, the more it sounds like he’s the coach this team has been searching for all these years. Our Wisconsin readers no doubt remember Leipold’s absurd dominance at UW-Whitewater. Nobody won more often. Our Buffalo readers will fondly recall his work rebuilding the UB Bull...
Nathaniel Hackett's 'code,' Urbanmania and a Jaguars revival
August 05, 2023 11:16 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBThe Jacksonville Jaguars are on the cusp of competing for a Super Bowl. And central to it all? Removing Urban Meyer. Hiring Doug Pederson. Empowering players in every possible way. Here’s our longform story at Go Long, icymi. Meanwhile, out in New Jersey, Nathaniel Hackett claims a “code” was violated. Sadly, Sean Payton was right — sometimes the truth hurts. So, we absolutely needed to check in with podcast co-host Jim Monos — a man who worked with both. In New Orleans, Monos was the s...
Happy Hour: John Hansen, the 'Fantasy Guru,' supplies sleepers galore
August 04, 2023 12:06 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBYour fantasy draft is around the corner. John Hansen is a titan in the industry. And has been for ages. This felt like a perfect time to welcome “The Fantasy Guru” onto the Zoom Happy Hour. We dig into John’s rise, his exceptional new site (Fantasy Points Data) and he has alllll the fantasy advice you need in the nick of time. Sleepers? Super Sleepers? Potential busts? Stick around for the full episode. He may be quite high on one running back we got to know here. Is there someone you wo...
Happy Hour: Andrew Brandt explains the game
July 25, 2023 11:27 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBArguably no former NFL exec does a better job articulating how the sausage is made quite like Andrew Brandt. He served as the Green Bay Packers vice president from 1999 to 2008, overseeing the drafting of Aaron Rodgers and negotiating Brett Favre's $100M deal. But as he explains on our latest Zoom Happy Hour with Go Long subscribers, Brandt's football life is so much more than this decade in Wisconsin. From trying to make people care about football in Barcelona to working with Ricky Williams ...
Happy Hour: Peter King holds court
July 18, 2023 11:29 - 1 hour - 62 MBThe man is a wealth of information. Nobody has covered pro football with the sharp insight of Peter King the last 30+ years. On our latest Happy Hour with Go Long subscribers, King is an open book on... DeAndre Hopkins to Nashville. What does he have left? The Aaron Rodgers trade. How did it go down? His reporting approach to fantasy football. Jordan Love expectations. The Mike McCarthy-Dak Prescott relationship. Brian Gutekunst's power in Green Bay. The perpetual mess in Washington D....