Go Long Podcast

This is a familiar story in Minneapolis. At the quarterback position — regime to regime, coach to coach, QB to QB — the franchise always welcomes in veterans from other teams. Can Kyler Murray redirect this team back into the playoffs? To get answers, let’s welcome back our friend Matthew Coller of Purple Insider . We revisit the Vikings’ confused 2025 plan — spending more cash than any team in th...

The bonanza continues, too. Expect more stories ‘n pods here at Go Long through the week. Malik Willis is heading to Miami. Tyler Linderbaum is off to Las Vegas. And Carolina paid a premium for Jaelan Phillips. First, here’s a replay of our livestream with “Real Football” co-host, Jim Monos. As the news was flying, we broke it down, shared stories from the road and took your questions. To join fut...

You love football. I love football. We all love football. Even those select few who do not ( I’m talking to you, Gina ) cannot deny the sport is central to American life itself. How did we get here? Why is football so primal, so ingrained into the culture? Where is all this heading? I cannot recommend “Football” by Chuck Klosterman enough. The sensational essayist took on this phenomenon as only h...

Fifteen years ago, I met a young Green Bay Packers offensive guard on the far side of the locker room. Almost immediately, we started discussing his wild Green Bay nights and his deep, personal transformation . A couple years later, he opened up on the death of his father. Mining for unfiltered honesty inside a modern NFL locker room isn’t easy. Some players treat interactions with reporters as an...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com Brandon Beane stays. Sean McDermott is out. Joe Brady is in. Everyone at One Bills Drive fully understands the expectation in 2025: a Super Bowl appearance. Brady has hired an impressive first staff — now it’s time for the Bills to be bold, to make a critical move (or two, or three) that deliver a championship. Beane ha...

What a potpourri of a podcast we have for you this morning. The hilariously insightful Mike Tanier of Mike Tanier's Too Deep Zone is back on the Go Long Podcast. Together, we make sense of this offseason’s scarce quarterback market. Malik Willis is the crème de la crème of available quarterbacks — how good is he? (I’ll also examine in a column soon for subscribers.) Yet again, the Pittsburgh Steel...

Life hits you fast in pro football. Last winter, Dan Quinn had a 14-5 team one win from the Super Bowl. Assistant coaches, one by one , praised him as the best culture-builder they’ve ever met. Jayden Daniels was the offensive rookie of the year. The Washington Commanders were here to stay. Then, everything went haywire. Daniels suffered multiple injuries. One fumble in the rain proved costly vs....

SAN FRANCISCO — Defense rules again. Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks suffocated the New England Patriots from the jump. Gaining yards — period — was quite the adventure for Drake Maye, Josh McDaniels and an overwhelmed Patriots offensive line. ( Sound familiar? ) After Seattle’s 29-13 win in Super Bowl LX, I wrote this column on Sam Darnold . His stoicism is an inspiration for all. And giv...

SAN FRANCISCO — Good morning! Welcome to Super Bowl LX. We’ll bring you all the action live from Levi’s Stadium inside the app. To get you primed, here’s a pair of conversations on the podcast. First up, I’m joined by my good pal Conor Orr of Sports Illustrated. He wrote one of the best stories you’ll read this week on Mike Vrabel and the Patriots coach’s obsession with C4 energy drink. We offer o...

He still believes. He has (very) high praise for the Buffalo Bills’ embattled young receiver. When in the Bay Area, you know we’ve got to catch up again with Stevie Johnson. We’ve covered his immense impact on both the position and the Bills in 2021 , and then welcomed Johnson onto rip-roarin’ Happy Hours in 2022 and 2023 . From Radio Row here in San Francisco at Super Bowl LX, I chatted with John...

The Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams staged a thriller of an NFC title game. New England trudged through the snow with a tick more precision than the Jarrett Stidham-led Broncos. We dissect both conference title games here on “Real Football” with co-host Jim Monos. New here? Monos was an area scout for the Philadelphia Eagles and New Orleans Saints before spending four seasons as the director...

Crushing playoff losses have consequences in the NFL. Especially when those losses stack up to this extreme. On Tuesday AM, we published this piece on why the Buffalo Bills finally moved on from Sean McDermott after nine seasons. Thank you to everyone who has subscribed and looked back at our three-parter ( now unlocked ) from December 2023. What a perfect time to record an episode of “Real Footba...

Of course, this one boiled down to more theatrics. These 2025- ‘26 Chicago Bears know no other way. Once again, Caleb Williams made a few mistakes throughout the course of the game. But once again, Caleb Williams supplied a throw for the ages. His touchdown to Cole Kmet at the end of regulation is one of the best our Bob McGinn has ever seen. Here on your weekly NFC North pod, we analyze everythin...

You heard from the Texans defenders. That’s one nickname Calen Bullock, Kamari Lassiter and the gang kicked around. A simple “SWARM” works, too. This week, Drake Maye assured us all in Foxborough that he understands what’ll happen if he tries to escape the pocket to gain yards against this Houston unit. “Those guys, especially at the linebacker level, they’re trying to take your head off. … They t...

Logic points to a Denver Broncos win. They’re the team that’s rested, the team coached by a Super Bowl champ with two weeks to prepare. Playing one mile above sea level is a challenge itself. Let alone when your roster is still banged up. Logic, however, often does not apply to Josh Allen. Bills-Broncos kicks off the divisional round of the NFL playoffs this Saturday. Here on “Real Football,” we t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com Our Bob McGinn has covered the NFL since 1979. He’s seen a lot of playoff football. What happened at Soldier Field in this year’s wild-card round — without a doubt — ranks near the top of the Green Bay Packers’ most gutting defeats of all-time. I wrote on Matt LaFleur and the second-half choke. Now, it’s time for a full...

We’re back. Real Football returns to break down all six playoff games this weekend. What a joy to talk ball with Jim Monos, our Super Bowl champion scout. Wild Card Weekend always brings madness. Favre to Sharpe. Music City Miracle. Jerry Rice fumbled. “We want the ball and we’re going to score.” Niners-Giants. Tony Romo’s butterfingers. Beast Quake. Tebowmania. Rodgers vs. Warner. The Comeback. W...

Of course, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears meet again. Round 1 and Round 2 were both a wild ride. Round 3 — Saturday night on NFC Wild Card Weekend — will no doubt boil down the final drive again. We get you primed for the matchup here on the “Ty & Bob Pod.” Go Long started this season with a close look at those Bears . From Day 1, new coach Ben Johnson was uniquely positioned to right so...

There’s no defense in football quite like the Houston Texans. This is a team that wants you to hurt. What a fun time it was getting to meet all of these personalities. Our series, “OUTLAWS,” icymi: Part I: ‘We want you to remember when you played the Texans’ Part II: Why Azeez Al-Shaair and these Houston Texans ‘savages’ seek and destroy Here’s a solo pod to discuss a little more and look ahead to...

Happy New Year, everyone! And, again, thank you for fueling everything here at Go Long. Be on the lookout this weekend for our next feature. Taking a few extra days on this one. Until then? Here’s a solo pod into Week 18. The AFC North is on the line after Pittsburgh’s offensive no-show in Cleveland. We’re seeing the merits of hard coaching in Jacksonville, Chicago and New England. And what do we...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com No, this is not exactly how a defense preps for a playoff run. It was ugly at Lambeau Field last weekend. Somewhere, Derrick Henry is still running. In all, the Baltimore Ravens rushed for 307 yards on the Green Bay Packers. Here on the Ty & Bob Pod, our Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob McGinn works through all carnage to...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com The 2014 NFC Championship nightmares returned 11 years later for the Green Bay Packers faithful. That’s the only collapse comparable to what took place Saturday night at Soldier Field. Down Jordan Love, Micah Parsons, Tucker Kraft, Evan Williams, Zach Tom, Elgton Jenkins and Devonte Wyatt, the Packers showed fight. Hell...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.golongtd.com Down goes Micah Parsons. Does this 2025 Green Bay Packers season go down with him? Not so fast. You won’t want to miss this episode with Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob McGinn. He’s seen injuries of this magnitude before and analyzes both the present and the future here on the “Ty & Bob Pod.” It’s a big loss. Parsons had...

Less than one year ago, Chiefs coaches and players swaggered their way into a fifth Super Bowl. The trip was a rite of passage. This was an organization on top of the football world. Joe Burrow and the Bengals, for a period, resembled this team’s greatest threat. They’re the only other AFC team to reach a Super Bowl since 2018. Now? Both clubs can pack their bags for Cabo. Now? Both need to face h...

What a week in the sport of football. Joe Burrow is sad. Philip Rivers is back. Sherrone Moore is… is… we’ll let you Google the details. I get into everything on “Real Football” with co-host Jim Monos. And since I’m currently down in Houston for Texans reporting, it feels like a good time to zero in on this team’s quarterback: C.J. Stroud. Can he make noise in this wide-open AFC ? This team certai...