Go Long Podcast

These aren't the Packers we're used to seeing. This season, they're trying to win with defense and special teams. Will it work? We ask the one man who'd know better than anyone on the beat: the Journal Sentinel's Tom Silverstein. What a fun time reconnecting with an old friend. Silverstein details what made LeRoy Butler great in light of the safety's Hall of Fame induction and breaks down Green Ba...

The excellent Bengals beat writer takes everyone inside the rise of one of America's most fascinating teams. How did Cincinnati turn it around in 2021? Turns out culture does matter. Also, Paul Dehner Jr. explains how Ja'Marr Chase is taking his game to another level in Year 2 and why this Bengals defense doesn't get nearly enough love nationally. To get everything we have to offer at Go Long, sig...

The best way to hit on the storylines of today? Revisiting the draft six years ago. Former Buffalo Bills director of personnel Jim Monos was part of that '16 draft. He redrafts the top 10 picks. Who's No. 1? The Dallas Cowboys clearly got the steal of a lifetime in Dak Prescott, but haven't exactly taken advantage of it since. Joey Bosa or Jalen Ramsey? Yannick Ngakoue or DeForest Buckner? We disc...

The Go Long caravan of one continued through Westfield, Ind., and Cincinnati, Ohio last week. In addition to our coverage at GoLongTD.com , here's a quick audio report. Indy will be counting on Matt Ryan getting its offense over the hump. Can he? Also, Go Long caught up with star running back Jonathan Taylor: https://www.golongtd.com/p/camp-tour-jonathan-taylor-is-still Meanwhile, there are quarte...

Along the Go Long training camp tour, I'll drop mini episodes here on the podcast. Be sure to read all coverage over at the newsletter as well. First up, quick reports from Pittsford and Latrobe. Isaiah McKenzie has been the talk of Bills camp, while the Steelers seek to win a different type of way in the pass-happy AFC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is...

Six games for... this? The punishment doesn't seem to meet the crime. We discuss the gross case of Deshaun Watson, the hubris that drove the Browns quarterback's behavior, the tampering case down in Miami (which the NFL conveniently ushered into the headlines 24 hours after the Watson news) and, finally, we rip around the league for the Go Long training camp tour. A practice in Pittsburgh surely l...

Training camps are open. Let's talk about the quarterbacks in the headlines: Kyler Murray and Lamar Jackson. Neither is perfect -- as one contract clause and one anonymous defensive coordinator announced -- but, by God, you want to hand both the blank check. Arizona didn't have any other choice, and neither will Baltimore. (That's OK, too.) Sign up to the Go Long newsletter today at GoLongTD.com f...

It's a game we'll be talking about for years, that Bills-Chiefs classic at Arrowhead decided with thirteen fateful seconds. Now what? Can the Bills use the energy from that heartbreaker for good this season or is a hangover inevitable? Live from majestic Genesee Brewery in downtown Rochester -- following Day 2 of Bills training camp -- I am joined by a trio of special guests: The Athletic's Tim Gr...

Here is the Go Long Q&A with former NFL tight end Clay Harbor, a man who transformed his body in remarkable fashion back in college, enjoyed a nine-year NFL career, became part of The Bachelor Universe and today? He's giving motivational speeches and hoping for a call from Jim Monos over at the XFL. You can read my conversation with Harbor as well: https://www.golongtd.com/p/meet-clay-harbor-tight...

Back in March, I chatted with Juwann Winfree down in Fort Lauderdale about his odyssey this past decade. From suspensions to JUCO to Colorado to the Denver Broncos to Green Bay, it's been a long road: https://www.golongtd.com/p/juwann-winfree-believes-its-finally Since then, the Packers drafted three wide receivers, signed Sammy Watkins and held OTAs and minicamp so it seemed like a perfect time t...

The Cleveland Browns' ass-kicking guard is one hell of a good time on the Go Long Happy Hour. Want to hang out with players from around the league? Subscribe to GoLongTD.com and join conversations like this one. Wyatt Teller dishes on his friendship with quarterback Baker Mayfield... they are already trash-talking ahead of Week 1. He also details that time he shot down an alligator, why it was so...

Our long national nightmare is over. Baker Mayfield has a new team. But what does this all say about the Carolina Panthers? Our answers may surprise you. Jim Monos has lived this QB predicament before and gets inside the minds of this Panthers front office. If you're not trying, you're dying. Subscribe to the Go Long newsletter today at GoLongTD.com . This Saturday, our paid subscribers will have...

We're always trying to build up the community at Go Long. Next week, I think you'll love our next Happy Hour guest. Sign up at GoLongTD.com to stay in the loop, and hope to see you there! Miss a previous "Happy Hour" at Go Long? They're all archived for subscribers right here: https://www.golongtd.com/s/happy-hour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a publi...

Back when we launched Go Long, one of our first Q&As was with the NFL's all-time sack leader himself: Buffalo Bills great Bruce Smith. I figured we'd include a good chunk of that conversation here in the podcast feed, especially with July 4th around the corner. Smith talks plenty about his trips overseas and one particular trip to Iraq was quite mind-blowing. Living right with the soldiers who def...

This month, we explore the greatest variables on contenders. Who are players we all should be talking about more? First up: Sammy Watkins, a wide receiver both Jim Monos and myself know well. Monos' Buffalo Bills drafted Watkins fourth overall in the 2014 draft. And I've chatted with Watkins for stories several times over the years, most notably in 2020 for this at Bleacher Report. On drinking his...

Miss our Q&A with Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox earlier this offseason at GoLongTD.com ? We've got a good portion of that audio here for you on the podcast. Knox details his rise at the position, how eye training helped him in the 2021 offeason and his plans to catapult into the Kelce-Kittle class. To get everything we have to offer, subscribe to the Go Long newsletter today at GoLongTD.com...

He has a master's degree in aerospace engineering. The team's 65th overall pick is one smart dude. Now, he's being groomed as the brains of the Jaguars' offensive line. I chat with rookie Luke Fortner, who's an incredibly fascinating guy. The Q&A can also be read in text form over at GoLongTD.com . We discuss everything from aliens listening into our conversation to the tragic death of a coach tha...

It's the question central to every coach's life in the NFL: How much of your time do you pour into this profession? Bill Belichick's staff set a ruthless standard a couple decades ago and so many coaches across the league seem hellbent on following by sleeping in the office. Is that really the best approach? Sean McDermott said he's trying to find the balance, though it is a struggle. He most cert...

The 11-year Steelers veteran guard hops on the podcast to discuss his pro career, why Mike Tomlin's motivation is rare and, yes, we get into Antonio Brown. Foster, who started 145 games, was in the locker room for Brown's entire Steelers career. He lived the ups and downs. His take? It may surprise you. If you enjoy the show, we'd love it if you gave us a five-star review and shared the good word....

He may be the greatest tight end of all-time. Is he done? I'm not so sure. Rob Gronkowski was naturally one of the greats I chatted at length with for my upcoming book "The Blood and Guts: How Tight Ends Save Football." My gut feeling is that we'll see him on the field again. Want to pre-order the book? It's available on Amazon and wherever you get your books. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Subscribe to GoLongTD.com to get our full story on the Giants' fifth overall pick, Oregon's Kayvon Thibodeaux. Here's a preview with fantastic NFL analyst Geoff Schwartz. Schwartz watched every snap of Thibodeaux in college and also played for Oregon and the Giants himself. He also shares his thoughts on new head coach Brian Daboll. Get the full lowdown on Thibodeaux -- including thoughts from his...

Former NFL GM -- and current VP of personnel -- Doug Whaley joins Go Long subscribers on our most recent Happy Hour. He is an open book. We get into everything from his interviews for the Steelers GM job to the day the Bills were certain they'd land Russell Wilson. Subscribe to Go Long at GoLongTD.com today and let me know who YOU want to hang out with on the next Happy Hour. Learn more about your...

Somehow, the Deshaun Watson case discovered a new low. A bombshell New York Times story was full of more disgusting allegations. We get into it all with Jim Monos' front office perspective. Yeah, this QB helps you win. But at what cost? Also, for the first time, we welcome on a Go Long subscriber. Dustyn Green, a student at St. Bonaventure, joins the show at the end. Subscribe to Go Long? Want to...

The veteran wide receiver is waiting to get a call from a team. In the meantime, he chats with Go Long. We get into plenty... That Ravens passing offense. Was future Hall-of-Famer Steve Smith correct to totally lambast Roman’s scheme as elementary? Snead sheds light. The murder of his best friend, Eric Patterson. They were college teammates at Ball State and Patterson, a cornerback, briefly played...

It doesn't make sense. How does an NFL cornerback last to age 39? Terence Newman detailed his rise from Salina, Kansas to Go Long in this week's Q&A conversation at the newsletter. (Hint: Red wine helps.) We highlight a handful of clips from that interview here on the podcast. Newman shares a Bill Parcells story, finds out his ex-teammate Marion Barber has died in real time (sharing a chilling fir...