Go Long with Tyler Dunne

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Ty & Bob Pod: 2025 NFL Draft with Hall of Famer Bob McGinn

6 days ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Anonymous sourcing, and why it matters. PFF and the cottage industry that is… film review. And what was the most jarring thing he heard from NFL scouts? Oh, boy. Our Bob McGinn has many, many thoughts. Let’s flesh them all out here on a…
Title-hungry Buffalo Bills should go for the kill with a wide receiver (again)

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Very rarely will you ever hear an NFL general manager rip a player to this degree in a press conference. Let alone 48 hours after a season ends. Let alone a rookie. But there was Brandon Beane — wounds from the latest Chiefs L still burning — challenging Keon Coleman in front of his entire title-starved fan base. The team’s top draft pick in 2024 was not the same player post-injury that he was pre-injury. He did not sanitize his words with any fluff.
'Quarterbacks run the team:' OC David Yost on the most spellbinding position in all sports

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

He coached Jordan Love at Utah State… in addition to several NFL-bound passers. Without question, David Yost is one of the sharpest quarterback minds we’ve encountered at Go Long. Today, he’s the OC and QBs coach at New Mexico State. Full video and audio of our conversation is accessible here. Prefer words? Our full transcript is below for you to surf around.
GL Pod: David Yost on Jordan Love's ascent, Shedeur Sanders' future, NIL life and what makes a quarterback special

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Way back in our early days of Go Long, we tried to learn everything we could about Jordan Love, the quarterback handpicked to take over for Aaron Rodgers. The plan was always genius, and now the Green Bay Packers are positioned to compete for a long time. Thus, one name you’ve read often — including here, here and here — is David Yost. The longtime college assistant was Love’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Utah State in 2017 and 2018.
Substack Live: T.J. Watt, Aaron Rodgers and the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Mike Tomlin is still waiting on a 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers to make up his mind. This isn’t how the Pittsburgh Steelers drew it up, and that’s part of the problem. There hasn’t been much drawing up of plans at the quarterback position. Now, T.J. Watt is unhappy? Oy vey. The Steelers’ best player took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a picture of himself flashing a peaceout sign. Such is protocol for disgruntled pros. He’s got one year left on his contract.
'Get a damn ring:' Jonah Jackson plans to lower the boom for the 2025 Chicago Bears

1 week ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

The day Jonah Jackson was traded, one group chat lit up his phone. First, former teammate Frank Ragnow offered congratulations. A nice gesture. Standard procedure. But next? Their former coordinator — X ‘n O mastermind Ben Johnson — shared a trick play from their Detroit Lions days together, a play that Jackson promises put his athleticism on full display. He doesn’t want to share specifics because, hell, Johnson may implement this one shining moment into a future gameplan. Everyone cracked up.
DRAFT SERIES: Access Bob McGinn's 12-parter inside

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

The phone lines must stay open at McGinn HQ through February and March because the calls from scouts are constant. Whenever I check in with our longtime scribe, it’s important to keep the conversation pithy. There’s nobody in the business quite like Bob McGinn. What a pleasure it’s been to reunite with my former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cohort right here at Go Long. Once again, McGinn brings his unparalleled draft series to our pages.
GL Pod: Quarterback Conviction, Michael Penix Jr. & the Atlanta Falcons with Justin Felder

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

Here we go again. It’s April and we’re excited about the Atlanta Falcons. This organization has teased us all for years. But Michael Penix Jr. justifies optimism into 2025. Everything that preceded this shocking draft pick hasn’t been ideal, but if Penix hits? Nothing else matters. (Although I suppose $100 mill is $100 mill.)Let’s make sense of it all with our pal Justin Felder of Fox 5 Atlanta on the Go Long Pod.
Part 12, ST: Is it worth drafting a kicker anymore?

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

This is the 41st year, and the fourth at Go Long, in which Bob McGinn has written a position-by-position series previewing the NFL draft. Previously, it appeared in the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1985-’91), the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1992-2017), BobMcGinnFootball.com (2018-’19) and The Athletic (2020-’21). Until 2014, many personnel people were quoted by name. Reluctantly, the series adopted an all-anonymous format in 2015 at the request of most scouts. Last of 12 parts: Special teams.
The Lessons of Michael Penix Jr.

2 weeks ago | golongtd.com | Tyler Dunne

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In his timeless epic “Start with Why,” author Simon Sinek shares the tales of trailblazing entrepreneurs. True innovators who challenge the status quo share the same traits. They’re fearless. They see a world others cannot. The Wright brothers, MLK, JFK, Steve Jobs, Herb Kelleher and a man named Ron Bruder are all featured. Today, Bruder pioneers youth employment opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa.