Here's Part III of this month's mailbag with a look at those 10 new hires. www.golongtd.com/p/february-m...

A hockey reference in our mailbag here at intermission of a gold-medal classic. One hit to Jordan Love’s head in Denver brought back some Sabres memories. #Packers need more of one trait this offseason: heart. www.golongtd.com/p/february-m...

Good morn, friends. Part II of our February Mailbag is LIVE. We get into everything “Indiana” Bears, the Matt LaFleur debate, #Packers need for heart, automatic kickers, the NFL riding a dangerous fine line and Polymarket. -> www.golongtd.com/p/february-m...

I love the potential Maxx Crosby-Lions fit. Much trade talk in today's mailbag. -> www.golongtd.com/p/february-m...

So, the Indiana Bears may be a thing. We took a close look at Kevin Warren in Part III of our Bears series last September. All parts are now open. -> www.golongtd.com/p/house-of-d...

Mailbag! Part I of our February inquiries now live at Go Long. - Maxx Crosby Watch... one team makes perfect sense. - Brandon Beane minces no words. - Bills WR target. - Will Campbell's future. - Realistic trade candidates. - Jets reek. -> www.golongtd.com/p/february-m...

2024 was a dream. 2025, a disaster. But there is a path for the Washington Commanders to boomerang back into contention. Loved chatting with @benstandig.bsky.social on the pod: www.golongtd.com/p/pod-whats-...

I cannot recommend "Football" by the great Chuck Klosterman enough. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll stare directly into your football soul. We'll have him on the Go Long Pod soon to discuss.

You’ve heard all about the virtues of “alignment” in WNY — for good reason. Seattle’s reorganization at the top was desperately needed. www.golongtd.com/p/what-the-s...

Next Darnold? One playoff team should take a long look at one, Malik Willis. We examine! Many lessons to learn from the champs: www.golongtd.com/p/what-the-s...

The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champs. So, what does their rise to glory tell the rest of the NFL? Many lessons to glean. www.golongtd.com/p/what-the-s...

Calling all Mailbag questions! What’s on your mind? Let us know. -> www.golongtd.com/p/calling-al...

In a world gone mad, Sam Darnold represents a different option. On Super Bowl LX: www.golongtd.com/p/sam-darnol...

So much to unpack. So many lessons for Drake Maye -- and all of us -- to take from Sam Darnold's eight-year climb. One note on Maye's postgame. When one reporter on-hand inexplicably thought she was talking to a Super Bowl *winner,* he barely flinched.

Seahawks defense ruled the day. We'll remember Sam Darnold most. -> www.golongtd.com/p/sam-darnol...

The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champs and their quarterback has a story to share — with everyone. On Sam Darnold and the power of stoicism: www.golongtd.com/p/sam-darnol...

A decade's worth of teammates are thrilled for Sam Darnold this AM. Players LOVED this quarterback. Thinking about what Harrison Smith & Blake Cashman said. www.golongtd.com/p/tough-son-...

Super Bowl LX is here. It’s a beaut here in Santa Clara. Our Gameday Chat is live inside the Substack app for those who'd like to hang out -> open.substack.com/chat/posts/4...

Good day! Super Bowl LX is here. Here's a thread of our stories at GoLongTD.com if you'd like to read ahead of kickoff...

Ty Okada, as a HS QB, once knocked a player out cold with so much force the fella started choking on his tongue. Jake Bobo, as a rookie UDFA, had Seattle vets on D twitching with rage. Why these two help explain the #Seahawks: www.golongtd.com/p/rare-hawks...

Mornin’ Pod! Talking everything Super Bowl with Conor Orr and Packers with Ahman Green from San Francisco. - Who’ll decide Super Bowl LX? - JSN vs ‘Gonzo?’ - Vrabel Effect. - What the hell happened in Packers-Bears? - Why Ahman loves Josh Jacobs. www.golongtd.com/p/pod-sis-co...

Best way to understand Sam Darnold’s odyssey? Listen to the Vikings vets who miss him like hell. “I was a little sick to my stomach to see him leave. He played phenomenal. Everyone’s thinking: ‘Why wouldn’t you run it back?’” www.golongtd.com/p/tough-son-...

“The funny thing to me is they say, ‘Well, Geno was Pete’s handpicked guy,’ but that’s not true. That was Tom’s guy because he didn’t want Sam Darnold." Full: www.golongtd.com/p/tough-son-...

“Obviously, I was a little sick to my stomach to see him leave because we were a great team. ... Everyone’s thinking: ‘Why wouldn’t you run it back?’” Blake Cashman details why teammates in Minnesota loved Darnold so damn much. -> www.golongtd.com/p/tough-son-...

Tom Brady didn't believe. The Vikings gave up. The Jets are the Jets. Now? Sam Darnold is one win from Super Bowl glory. Here’s what the NFL can learn from his surreal career. “This guy’s a tough son of a bitch.” -> www.golongtd.com/p/tough-son-...

His Dad was a blue-collar farmer. His Dad's Dad was in the Army. Will Campbell grew up on rules, discipline and received the belt when required. We discussed parenting. -> www.golongtd.com/p/southern-c...

How will the #Patriots defend Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Expect their No. 1 (Christian Gonzalez) to shadow Seattle's No. 1. More: www.golongtd.com/p/carlton-da...

These #Patriots have heard all about their historically feeble schedule, and they're sick of it. Confidence is high into Sunday. Carlton Davis was a Super Bowl underdog before. He sees a repeat. -> www.golongtd.com/p/carlton-da...

He hates cats, hunts gators, was a “Jerome Bettis Jr” in his heyday and might’ve received a belt as a kid. Meet Will Campbell. The #Patriots rookie left tackle is most important player in Super Bowl LX: www.golongtd.com/p/southern-c...

Great look into an NFL legacy and how it helped shape this year's Super Bowl teams. www.golongtd.com/p/its-incred... From @tydunne.bsky.social

Wisdom from Eliot Wolf: “We didn’t want to bring any assholes in here." On Dad, Son and why this Super Bowl's roots are in Green Bay. www.golongtd.com/p/its-incred...

There are NFL teams who do it right. Then, there’s owners wholly incapable of locating their ass from a hole in ground. Once upon a time, Dan Snyder fired John Schneider. His reasoning was suspect. -> www.golongtd.com/p/its-incred...

“If Buffalo’s sole mission was to hire *Josh’s Guy,* Beane adds, the easy answer would’ve been Daboll. They were thick as blood. In the end, the Bills did not overcompensate to this extreme.”

The New England Patriots do not need to look far for perspective in Super Bowl LX. Terrell Williams is cancer-free, back on the sideline. “Speak on the dark times. Because somebody’s going through what you’re going through." www.golongtd.com/p/best-super...

Days of the #Bills simply lining up on defense with minimal deception are over. In his interview, Joe Brady sold Brandon Beane on his plan to make life hell for "coordinators." Not just quarterbacks. -> www.golongtd.com/p/he-wants-t...

Caught up with #Seahawks GM John Schneider last week We talked about Sam Darnold & those Green Bay scouting roots chasing around a young Eliot Wolf. "He’d be like like, 'Can we go play basketball?' I’d say, 'Yeah, if your Dad doesn’t fire me!'" -> www.golongtd.com/p/1-on-1-sea...

“And to me? Fuck the outside. It’s about the right selection for this team. If we win, they’ll love it. If I’m wrong, the moving company will be at my house." What led the Bills to Joe Brady? I sat down w/ Brandon Beane, Pete Guelli & chatted with more sources. -> www.golongtd.com/p/he-wants-t...

“This is no burden. All week, the Bills’ mission was to find the coach dying for fourth down, 1 minute left, trip to the Super Bowl on the line. In other words, the level of pressure that has too often triggered punts and prevent defense and goosebumps and blame games in the past.”

Bills promote in-house. The people have spoken. Impossible to judge this hire yet. But Joe Brady is a pendulum swing away from the HC who’s led the team since ‘17 in one very important area. -> www.golongtd.com/p/now-joe-br...

A trip to the Super Bowl is expected in Year 1? Good. That's how it should be for the #Bills in 2026 and beyond. Can Joe Brady handle it? Column on the new HC: www.golongtd.com/p/now-joe-br...

Per sources: Joe Brady has agreed to a new five-year deal to be the next Buffalo Bills head coach.

New ep with Jim Monos is live. On everything from Championship Sunday with a close look at where things stand with this #Bills coaching search. From the QB’s involvement to how these interviews go down. -> www.golongtd.com/p/real-footb...

Seattle has the better roster. New England has the coach of the year. Don't count out Mike Vrabel in Super Bowl LX. -> www.golongtd.com/p/dont-count...

We’re chatting all things NFC Championship inside the Gameday Chat. -> open.substack.com/chat/posts/e...

OK. The Packers really missed Micah Parsons. After reading what the scouts told our Bob McGinn in this year’s All-NFC North Team, you cannot help but wonder if the Packers are playing here on Championship Sunday if their star doesn’t tear his ACL. www.golongtd.com/p/bob-mcginn...

AM story on Championship Sunday. On Josh Allen’s inclusion in the HC search, McVay/Stafford, need for harmony. “He wants to run through your face & establish the fact that he’s the biggest alpha male dog quarterback in the history of pro football.” -> www.golongtd.com/p/inside-the...

Predictions? Predictions. www.golongtd.com/p/championsh...

“One coach believes McDermott failed to grasp one crucial reality in pro football: There are only a half-dozen humans on the planet who are franchise quarterbacks, while there are hundreds who could be NFL head coaches.”

Sounds strange hearing a player with a literal seat at the table. Players, coaches, sources explain why in today's story. This will be a delicate needle for the Buffalo Bills to thread through interviews. But after eight years, it's a no-brainer. More: www.golongtd.com/p/inside-the...

Why is Josh Allen sitting in these HC interviews? This is the most important relationship in the sport. (There was always more than snow angels going on in Buffalo.) -> www.golongtd.com/p/inside-the...