I still think one of the most ridiculous stats is that Gronk averaged more yards a catch than Hill, Jefferson, and OBJ.

Brady once told me that accuracy is about “decisiveness.” He just mentioned how the greats know presnap which target has the best matchup. If he’s covered, they move to the outlet. If he’s covered, they throw it away. The best have thought that way for decades.

Brady on the call for a Bears game reminds me of this from my book:

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Brian Daboll's dismissal means that there are no current NFL head coaches from Bill Belichick's tree.

A "system QB" is a perceived slight. It's not. Elway was the least system Q ever, and look at his stats under Reeves and Phillips/Shanahan. Coaching matters. It matters to Caleb, Drake, Bo, Jayden ... and then they enhance the system with their own skillset. For more: www.amazon.com/American-Kin...

It’ll be a shame if Brian Flores and Vance Joseph aren’t head coaches in 2026.

Portland: @powells.bsky.social tonight!

When @sethwickersham.bsky.social writes a story, you stop everything you're doing to read it. His latest — "American Kings" — is one of the best books you'll read. We chatted all about it on the Go Long Pod. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/332v... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Please read:

Congrats on the final piece of a masterful series, @ryan-holiday.bsky.social

A line of demarcation for the two Qs playing in Chicago today.

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It still baffles me that Tennessee had a coach who deployed such a ninja move in the pivotal moment of a playoff game — against two greatest-evers—to help seal a win, and was deemed expendable.

Just finished “American Kings.” Hall of Fame worthy. I have no personal experience but my sense is writing a book is a tag team match against King Kong and Godzilla. Such great reporting and weaving so many storylines so well with the segments. The entire book was a game-winning 2-minute drill.

Jayden processes and fires — Load to Arrival in geeky QB speak — insanely fast.

Hilarious to watch the NFL now and remember that this, after replay, used to be a legal catch.

New Two Writers Slinging Yang stars @sethwickersham.bsky.social — ESPN writer, author of "American Kings," the fantastic new QBs book. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

It’s been said before but worth saying again: one of the things that makes Andy Reid great is that he consistently draws up short, safe passes that maximize the receiver’s chances of RAC. Why other OCs, especially with struggling young QBs, aren’t stealing those plays …

NYC/BROOKLYN: tonight, escape the rain with beer and football

Final Thoughts: great book, well done Wickersham, and Steve Young seems like a fucking awesome, fun dude.

"The great Quarterbacks don't play 11 on 11... they play 2 on 11. They find ways to radically simplify their options. They find ways to hunt completions." - Seth Wickersham

I had a blast with @coachdancasey.bsky.social on The Play Caller’s Club, talking quarterbacks, schemes, legends, and more. Please give a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5CAT... youtu.be/9SEVj9A_ix4

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Thirty-seven year old Matthew Stafford with just another perfect 57-ish yard pass

Super cool to have been knighted by @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social

@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social 🏈👊🏻

This is next Thursday at DSK in Brooklyn and the books are really interesting. Wickersham, especially, is doing some really weird (good) stuff in his quarterback book, and I am looking forward to asking him about it. greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-0...

Finished this book today, and my god, is it incredible. Such a fun read - learned so much about so many quarterbacks, and the reporting and writing are, of course, impeccable.

A heartfelt thank you for making AMERICAN KINGS an instant New York Times bestseller.

Happy 30th to Patrick Mahomes. Has any quarterback been the undisputed best player in football as long as him? (Save your arguments.) Not Unitas, not Bradshaw or Staubach, not Montana or Marino or Elway, not even Young or Warner or Peyton or Brady or Rodgers. Maybe Favre, in the 90s?

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Happy Birthday to Dan Marino! From American Kings.

With SVP!

When Jake Browning was asked what he was thinking heading into the final drive, he said, "Be delusional." So true! Quarterbacks have to find a sweet spot between self-awareness and disconnecting from reality. For more on that ... www.amazon.com/American-Kin...

This takes me back to my quarterbacking days …

Funny, out of context.

@sethwickersham.bsky.social Digging in, finally. I asked my pop warner coach to play QB, but his son was entrenched as the starter. Genetics weren't in my favor either. All I can do is watch and worship.

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Out today. If you’re a football fan, you’ll want to read.

It has arrived! @sethwickersham.bsky.social

Downside: both my teams lost this weekend Upside: being able to start the new @espnbillc.bsky.social/ @sethwickersham.bsky.social books:

I don’t know if @pablo.show gets a commission or not but he should because his PTFO episode with @sethwickersham.bsky.social convinced me to preorder the book and it came today! Can’t wait to read it!