Go Long with Tyler Dunne

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The Cleveland Browns can create a whole new world

4 days ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

BEREA, Ohio — Optimism echoed off Lake Erie, right into the ears of anyone who’d listen last season. The rest of the football world might’ve given up on Deshaun Watson but — publicly? — those Cleveland Browns were dug in. Players, en masse, expressed their belief in the embattled quarterback. Coaches, too. These Browns had every financial reason to say nice things. But there appeared to be real football belief that Watson could recapture his old magic.
Substack Live: Talkin' Steelers, Tomlin, Rodgers with Brian Batko of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne |Brian Batko

We don’t necessarily need to shape-shift into flies on the wall. Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers surely had an excellent meeting earlier this offseason in Pittsburgh, Pa.There’s a very good chance that both head coach and quarterback view this looming partnership as a chance to stick it to the doubters and reclaim control of their narratives. Tomlin hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2016 season, albeit with teams that never finish with a losing record.
Will the Pittsburgh Steelers wake up from this quarterback delusion?

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

The Cleveland Browns have a clearer quarterback plan than the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let that sink in for a moment. The franchise that has cycled through 40 different starters since its 1999 return — the one that went 2-26-1 against Ben Roethlisberger, before then handing Deshaun Watson $230 million guaranteed — officially has more direction at the most important position in sports.
Your football time machine

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Good afternoon! Hearing all of Joe D’s epic stories from the 70s and 80s last week got me thinking that it’d be a smart idea to link to some past Go Long conversations. In addition to the features and columns, I want to keep hunting down players from all eras because all of us grew to love the sport at different times. Feel free to cruise through the Q&As ‘n pods below if you’d like and never hesitate to let me know who you’d want to hear from at [email protected]. Patrick Laird makes us think.
'He is a dude:' Why Ty'Ron Hopper is the Green Bay Packers' sleeping giant

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

PLANTATION, Fla. — He’s down here, in the sultry south, preparing for a role that may or may not come. Last season was strange. Ty’Ron Hopper was effectively banished from his home — the football field. Hopper went from blitzing and blasting and chasing down the best athletes in the sport as one of the best linebackers in the SEC to riding pine. This rookie linebacker for the Green Bay Packers played on special teams, but as for defense?
'I would’ve played for nothing:' Joe DeLamielleure, Bills & Browns HOF'er, relives a charmed football life

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Good morn! Hope you all enjoy this conversation with Pro Football Hall of Fame guard Joe DeLamielleure. It was entertaining. It was insightful. The Electric Company. O.J. Simpson. Josh Allen. Living with CTE. Gut-busting tales from the sideline. Red Right 88. One promise from Dad that brings a tear to his eye. “Joe D” has countless stories to share. Much ground is covered. Audio of our conversation is accessible here, icymi. The full written transcript is below. Thanks, all. Dunne: What an honor.
GL Pod: The Unrelenting Joy of Joe DeLamielleure

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

A decade ago, we met in the lobby of a Canton, Ohio hotel ahead of the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions. I’ll never forget Joe DeLamielleure — NFL great — offering this total stranger a seat. Before we knew it, an hour passed by. That’s “Joe D.” He’s 74 years old now, which is easily 90+ in Football Years for a man who absorbed endless head slaps as an NFL lineman in the lawless 1970s. Yet, you’d never tell. His mind is extremely sharp… and there’s good reason for that.
Substack Live: In Manning, Brees, Rodgers Super Bowl runs, Buffalo Bills (and all teams) can find clues

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

You nailed it. You found a star at the most important position in sports: Quarterback. Now, what? That’s the question Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane has been wrestling with since correcting choosing Josh Allen over Josh Rosen. This spring, he pumped a slew of defensive resources into the roster. As we write this week, the plan can work. There’s logic to follow.
I'm in on Brandon Beane's defensive swing

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Every Super Bowl Champion supplies valuable lessons and, sometimes, that lesson is presented as a 90s slasher film. A sinister flashback to brighter football days. Let’s put it this way: When a team is trailing 34-0 by the time it crosses the 50-yard line, the other 31 teams better be paying close attention. Against this pass rush? This coordinator? This suffocating defense? Patrick Mahomes was besieged, brutalized, lost. The sport’s greatest coach and quarterback couldn’t breathe.
Homeless to “Hope of Light:" The Julian Hill Story

3 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Good morning! Here at Go Long, we’re forever grateful for your willingness to hit pause on life and read a story. The goal, always, is to bring this sport to life. In that vein, here are all three parts of this week’s series — “Julian Hill will save lives” — in one location. For those reading within the email inbox, be sure to click the link at the bottom to read all three parts in full. As always, you can access everything at Go Long three different ways:Your email. GoLongTD.com.