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Itâs not revenge, the Bills say. Rather, a reckoning.
Now, another clash with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs is here.
As we close in on two excellent conference championship matchups, I thought itâd be a good idea for us to hang out on a Zoom Happy Hour. Thank you to all subscribers who were able to make it. Some solid points all around. The audio replay is above and also accessible on the Apple and Spotify feeds.
Miss our Friday Feature on how the Bills plan to slay the king once and for all? That story is available here.
Also, I chatted about the Chiefsâ pursuit of a three-peat and Andy Reidâs tactical approach to this one with the great Michael MacCambridge.
Itâs a perfect time to join our community Go Long if youâre new here. This week, we examined the organizational rot in Big D under Jerry and Stephen Jones. That story is exclusive to our paid subscribers.
Cannot wait to hang out again inside the Gameday Chat on Sunday.
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The NFLâs natural forces have led to this at Arrowhead Stadium:
Kansas City & Patrick Mahomes vs. Buffalo & Josh Allen.
Is this the year that the Bills (finally) slay the king? We examined in this weekâs Friday Feature at Go Long. Buffalo is a loose, confident team right now.
To get the Chiefsâ perspective on this matchup, letâs check back in with one of the best football writers ever: Michael MacCambridge, the author of âAmericaâs Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation.â Ahead of this season, MacCambridge authored a three-part series here at Go Long on the Chiefsâ quest for a three-peat:
Loved todayâs conversation on the matchup. Michael answers so many questions concerned these dynastic Chiefs.
How will Andy Reid attack Buffaloâs defense? Has KC been lucky or good â what should we make of their razor-thin margins of victory this season? And when youâre talking Chiefs, the conversation always leads back to Patrick Mahomes.
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This 2024- â25 ride for the Detroit Lions was really starting to feel like a fairy tale. Despite all of their injuries, Dan Campbellâs gang earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC postseason.
Then, the Washington Commanders shoved that Disney script into a paper shredder.
Jayden Daniels was tremendous. Jared Goff was not. And those injuries on defense were finally too much to overcome.
Here on the âTy & Bob Pod,â our resident Hall of Famer, Bob McGinn, dives into the film. The meltdowns were numerous. Yet, thereâs nothing Bob knows more than those 90s Packers that he covered on the beat. He sees striking similarities in these Lions. Theyâll be back.
We also discuss Goff. He was exceptional all season, but how concerned should the Lions be about this turnover-filled finale?
Finally, Ben Johnson is off to the Chicago Bears. How much will this affect both Chicago and Detroit?
Thank you for listening to the podcast, everyone.
Miss last weekâs analysis of the Packers and Vikings? You catch that episode here.
Also, icymi, here is Part I of McGinnâs All-NFC North Team, based on conversations with personnel men around the NFL.
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What a game last night. Suppose those Washington Commanders tried to tell us, eh? Joe Whitt compared this team to the 2010 Packers and now that statement is looking prophetic. Dan Quinnâs club lit it up at Ford Field.
Now, we inch closer to the main event: the Baltimore Ravens at the Buffalo Bills.
Weâve all been dissecting this matchup to the point of becoming hoarse â but for good reason. Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are must-see TV. Legacies are on the line across the board.
On Saturday night, we recorded a live show at Fattey Beer in Orchard Park, NY.
A huge THANK YOU to everybody who hung out with us. So good to meet you all.
Hereâs the replay with my guest Jon Scott of WGRZ here in Buffalo.
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Dan Campbell seeks a very specific brand of football player.
The Buffalo Bills have spent the last 1 1/2 years trying to evolve into a team capable of winning in sub-zero wind chill.
Of course, Derrick Henry is as close as weâll get to the badass running backs of bygone eras.
These four matchups are full of players and schemes our fathers and grandfathers would appreciate. Here on the podcast, I bring on Conor Orr of Sports Illustrated to break down everything. The headliner is obvious, and Go Long will be on-hand to cover Ravens at Bills. But thereâs plenty to discuss with all the games⊠as well as Christmas Toy Aftermath Analysis.
You can catch the audio and video of our converstion here, as well as on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.
Thanks, everyone.
ICYMI, hereâs our Friday Feature this week on Ty Johnson and the power of manifestation.
Live here in WNY? In town for the game? Head on over to Fattey Beer in Orchard Park, NY for a live show. Iâll be joined by Jeremy White of WGR and Jon Scott of WGRZ.
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Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are unlike anyone at their respective positions.
The quarterback will likely win his third MVP, judging by the All-Pro voting.
The running back is up to 2,107 yards and 18 touchdowns on the season, all at the age of 31 years old.
But you heard it from A.J. Epenesa after the Buffalo Billsâ wild-card win over Denver. This Buffalo Bills defense thatâs suffered its share of postseason duds will not put the Ravens up on a pedestal. Theyâre confident in their own progress since. Week 4. âWe definitely respect them,â Epenesa told Go Long, âbut thereâs a way to beat everybody and thatâs our mindset.â
On Substack Live, from One Bills Drive, I was joined by Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News on Wednesday. We dive into the match-up.
* How should the Bills defend this duo? Theoretically, Sean McDermott could replace nickel Taron Johnson with a linebacker, but is it worth changing who you are?
* Is McDermottâs team looser into this playoff game vs. past divisional round games? He got into the psychology of his team in our sitdown last week.
* Which Ed Oliver shows up? Buffalo needs him.
* Tackling Derrick Henry in 5-degree weather likely will not be a fun experience. Which team benefits from the bitter cold in the forecast?
* Why the Bills are determined to win on the line of scrimmage.
* Josh Allen will need be the purest form of Josh Allen to win.
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More stories coming soon.
This is the best sports weekend of the year.
How did the Packers and the Vikings fall apart at the worst possible time? Hereâs two hours with Bob McGinn on the âTy & Bob Pod.â
This AFC heavyweight showdown will be a battle of quarterback titans.
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So, what now?
The Green Bay Packers entered the 2024 season with realistic Super Bowl expectations, and they now exit without a true signature win. This team suffered yet another disheartening playoff defeat. Yes, theyâre young. Yes, theyâll fully expect to get more opportunities. But nobody in history has taken sharper autopsy views of Packers seasons qâŠ
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All season, weâve been analyzing the NFC North with Bob McGinn right here on the âTy & Bob Podâ at Go Long. The Detroit Lions took the throne in Game No. 272, but nobodyâs quite ready to exhale.
The playoff matchups are set.
Green Bay heads to Philadelphia. Minnesota flies to L.A.
Both teams are staggering after humbling defeats⊠especially the quarterbackâŠ
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Wild Card Football is here. Maybe this weekend conjures memories of the Buffalo Billsâ 35-3 epic vs. the Houston Oilers. Or Jerry Riceâs fumble. Or Frank Wycheckâs home-run throwback. Or a Jeff Garcia rally vs. the Giants. Or Matt Hasselbeckâs overtime declaration.
Will we see a classic this season? Letâs get the week started on the podcast.
Iâm joined again by Jim Monos, the longtime NFL scout/exec who won a Super Bowl with Sean Paytonâs New Orleans and was second in command with the Buffalo Bills May 2013- â17. We preview each game with a longer look at Bills-Broncos. After all, it was Monos who said way back in February/March that Nix was destined to be Paytonâs quarterback in Denver.
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Also: I sat down with Sean McDermott ahead of his seventh trip to the postseason in Buffalo. That conversation is available to our paid subscribers.
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So, it all comes down to this in the NFC North: the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings with all of America watching.
Ford Field will be ear-splitting.
Homefield advantage is on the line.
All season, weâve been diving into the film on the âTy & Bob Pod.â All season, the Packers, Lions and Vikings have exchanged body blows. Now, the tournament is closing in and you better know what youâre looking at in the mirror. Dan Campbell refused to heed Troy Aikmanâs advice and played to win in Santa Clara. Detroitâs offense is humming along. The defense? Thatâs another story. Can Dan Campbell piece together a Super Bowl run? That No. 1 seed would certainly help.
At U.S. Bank Stadium, Kevin OâConnellâs team punked Matt LaFleurâs Packers.
The final score (27-25) was not indicative of the punishment. Big-game talk may be âbothersomeâ to LaFleur but itâs undeniably concerning that he hasnât beaten the top teams. Green Bay wants to be a more physical outfit on offense, but it might be smart for LaFleur to unleash his $220 million dollar quarterback. This is a coach who tends to lose his cool on the sideline, too. We discuss how each of these teams are an extension of their coach.
Green Bay went 0-4 against Detroit and Minnesota this season and McGinnâs numbers behind this record are startling.
Is there time for the Packers to find themselves? Of course. There are a few answers out there on both sides of the ball.
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And, icymi, hereâs my conversation with Bruce Smith on âHow the NFL Works.â
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Bruce Smith is hurting. Heâs feeling the effects of those 299 total games played, those 214.5 total sacks (playoffs included). Many nights, heâs in so much pain that he barely grabs a wink of sleep.
So just imagine how all those quarterbacks feel.
Those 76 different quarterbacks he sacked.
The Buffalo Bills legend is truly one of the greatest football players to ever live. On this episode of âHow the NFL Worksâ at Go Long, Smith explains exactly how he was able to dominate offenses. The Pro Football Hall of Famer was named to the NFLâs All-Decade Team in both the 80s and 90s. Nobody sacked the quarterback more than him â not Reggie White, not Lawrence Taylor. Thereâs a very good chance his regular-season record of 200 lasts for a long, long time. For perspective, Myles Garrett still has 98 sacks to go.
And yet, Smith also knows his career couldâve crumbled if he didnât look in the mirror and demand changes from himself. From brutal training sessions on a StairMaster to his diet to â above all â meticulous film study, Smith became a monstrous force vs. the pass and the run on the Bills team that reached four straight Super Bowls. And he did it while playing in a 3-4 defense.
Indeed, thereâs an art to the destruction.
On this episode, Smith doesnât hold back on a variety of topics.
* His life turnaround, from 310 pounds and out of shape to 6.3 percent body fat.
* His relationship with Bills fans. It has evolved. During the â91 season, he received racist letters and wanted out of Buffalo. One conversation with Marv Levy changed his mind.
* Stories from the trenches. What did Joe Montana and Dan Marino have to say after Smith flattened them?
* What kind of owner was Ralph Wilson?
* What was the missing piece on his Super Bowl teams?
* Josh Allen. Smith marvels at the teamâs MVP-worthy quarterback today. He keeps in touch with Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane, too.
* Yes, Smith believes heâs got the case to make as the greatest defensive player ever.
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Past episodes of âHow the NFL Works:â
* S1, E8: Quarterback Bliss with Matt Hasselbeck
* S1, E7: BLITZBURGH with Levon Kirkland
* S1 E6: The Domination of Chris Lindstrom
* S1 E5: Inside Kenny Clark's Lair
* S1 E4: 'Get a Quarterback' with Super Bowl champ and ex-NFL exec Jim Monos
* S1 E3: Resurrecting a Franchise with Ron Wolf
* S1 E2: Life After Football with Ryan Leaf
* S1 E1: Building the 2024 Quarterback with Quincy Avery
We also chatted with Bruce Smith a few years back. Hereâs that Q&A:
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The Buffalo Bills have locked up the No. 2 seed in the AFC.
The New York Jets have locked up their status as the most dysfunctional organization in the league.
Iâll have more in print on Monday from one of the worst games in Aaron Rodgersâ 20-year career. Until then, hereâs a quick 15-minute Substack Live with longtime personnel man Jim Monos. By the time Rodgers swapped his helmet for a ball cap it was 40-zip. He was disinterested and a shell of his former self. The quarterback on the other sideline, Josh Allen, made his last case for the MVP award.
Was it enough? We discuss. And all objective football consumers should hope for a Allen vs. Lamar divisional playoff showdown in this stadium.
To catch future live videos, be sure to download the Substack app and flip notifications on. Thanks for hanging out with us, everyone.
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And down the stretch they come. Detroit reclaimed its mojo against the punching-bag Chicago Bears, Minnesota earned a thrilling win in the Pacific Northwest. Tonight, the Packers will face New Orleans.
Itâs a strange week with Christmas Eve on Tuesday and Christmas Day on Wednesday, so we dinged record on the Ty & Bob Pod a little early here.
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Much is discussed: Jameson Williamsâ ascent, Jared Goffâs fatherly presence, Sam Darnoldâs elite play and the McGinn Memory brings us all back to August 1987. The same month I was born, our friend Bob here was learning the game from Forrest Gregg.
I cannot thank you all enough for listening and sharing with a friend.
Have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone!
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. â Good morning! And greetings from Lions Country, where the injuries are piling up to epic proportions.
Dan Campbell set the tone this week on his radio show.
This is also a team that started 4-19-1 under his watch. He managed to hold everyone together to build an NFC power. With the No. 1 seed still in view, we can certainly expect to see plenty of fight.
Iâll have more from this visit through the final stretch of the season. In the meantime, take a bite out of that molded bread and enjoy this conversation with Justin Rogers of the Detroit Football Network.
Justin has covered the Lions since 2011 and made the Substack plunge himself ahead of this 2024 season. I highly encourage everyone to check out his work. He does a hell of a job.
Here on the pod, we sift through the list of injuries and gauge the Lionsâ title chances.
Also, we pan out for a big-picture view. From Day 1, Campbell had his finger on the pulse of the city. Now, his latest greatest test awaits.
Thank you for listening.
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At the top, the quarterback position is being played at a ridiculously high level this 2024 season.
Josh Allen has viewers on the edge of their seat. Lamar Jackson, too.
Patrick Mahomes is gunning for a three-peat.
Jordan Loveâs ascent continues.
Elsewhere, a handful of organizations continue to meander through the quarterback wilderness without a coherent map and without much hope for the future.
Absolutely nothing matters more in the NFL than this position. So here at Go Long, weâre constantly trying to figure out how a team can reach such bliss.
For this episode of âHow the NFL Works,â I chat at length with three-time Pro Bowler and 2005 NFC Champion Matt Hasselbeck to get answers. He saw the position played at a high level as Brett Favreâs backup under Mike Holmgren and Andy Reid early in his career. Then, of course, he took over as the Seattle Seahawks starter for a decade. Hasselbeck threw for more than 36,000 yards with 212 touchdowns⊠and he probably should have a ring, too. (We previously chatted with Hasselbeck all about his own NFL life last season â hereâs that pod.)
This time, we connect some of his best stories as a player with the quarterbacks of today.
On this episodeâŠ
* Why Hasselbeck loves coaching high school football today. Itâs more rewarding than yapping on ESPN.
* The power of youth. Ignorance is bliss for these 2024 Packers, the youngest team in the NFL. He sees Love playing freely, a dangerous thing this time of year.
* How has Josh Allen has balanced âClark Kentâ with âSuperman?â Few understood the value of a quarterback playing free like Mike Holmgren, from Montana to Young to Favre. In the Bills quarterback, Hasselbeck sees someone who knows exactly when to take over a game. And it helps when the head coach allows that to happen.
* Holmgren could be ruthless, of course. He recalls the times the coach ripped into both Favre and Reid.
* Whoâs the MVP of the league? Hasselbeck tells us to hold our horses. Thereâs a path for Baltimoreâs Jackson. He loves the part of his game that nobody talks about. Heâs athletic, yes. But Jackson is also making full-field reads.
* What are the conversations like between KCâs Reid and Mahomes as the back-to-back champ nurses a high-ankle sprain? Hasselbeck knows Reid well and takes us right into what those 1-on-1 chats sound like.
* Youâll love his analysis on the rookie quarterbacks, too. Hasselbeck is (very) high on New Englandâs Drake Maye. As for No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams? Not so much. He says Williams needs to look himself in the mirror and ask hard questions this offseason.
Thank you for listening and sharing, everyone.
The written Q&A transcript is here if thatâs preferred:
Go Long is your home for longform.
Our goal â always â is to lift up the curtain on this sport.
Past episodes of âHow the NFL Works:â
* S1, E7: BLITZBURGH with Levon Kirkland
* S1 E6: The Domination of Chris Lindstrom
* S1 E5: Inside Kenny Clark's Lair
* S1 E4: 'Get a Quarterback' with Super Bowl champ and ex-NFL exec Jim Monos
* S1 E3: Resurrecting a Franchise with Ron Wolf
* S1 E2: Life After Football with Ryan Leaf
* S1 E1: Building the 2024 Quarterback with Quincy Avery
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The Detroit Lions lost far more than a football game to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Ford Field.
Twenty-one players are now on injured reserve, and that number will likely grow to 22. It doesnât sound good for running back David Montgomery playing again this season. In a 48-42 loss, Montgomery (MCL), Carlton Davis (jaw) and Alim McNeill (knee) all went down.
So⊠what now?
The Lions found ways to keep winning when their best defensive player Aidan Hutchinson â a DPOY-level talent â was lost for the season. With three regular-season games left, theyâre grab-bagging like never before. McNeill (profiled here) and Montgomery (here) have been vital organs to Dan Campbellâs team. In line for the No. 1 seed, these Lions are in danger of falling. Here on the Ty & Bob Pod, your NFC North-centric show each week, we examine everything in detail. Hall of Fame scribe Bob McGinn has been closely watching the film of all Lion replacement players all season long. He believes panic is warranted.
Still, Campbell is already doing his best via an impassioned radio hit to rally his troops.
Back to eating âmolded bread,â these Lions face their greatest test yet in 2024.
Weâve got a loaded episode for you. After plenty of Lions discussion/analysis, we transition into the Green Bay Packers thumping the Seattle Seahawks around the 53-minute mark. It was impressive. Jordan Love is playing mistake-free football, and his playmakers are stepping up. Defensively, the pass rush is coming alive.
McGinn believes the Packers have the best shot at making the Super Bowl out of all three NFC North clubs, and explains why.
Youâll want to stick around for his weekly âMcGinn Memoryâ segment. One decade later, we relive the most absurd football game of a generation: Green Bayâs NFC Championship loss to the Seahawks. We all remember Brandon Bostickâs flub â an unforgivable error to many teammates â but I pointed the finger at Mike McCarthyâs passive approach then (and now) and McGinn puts that loss on the MVP Aaron Rodgers, whom he calls âthe most overrated quarterback Iâve seenâ on the pod.
And of course, we recap the Minnesota Vikingsâ 30-12 thrashing the Bears. Theyâve got an opening in the North and Brian Floresâ defense has Caleb Williams coiling on the bench.
Thank you for listening everyone.
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Both cities are starving for a Super Bowl.
Both head coaches built their contenders from scratch.
Without a doubt, the finest game this weekend will take place at Ford Field between the Buffalo Bills (10-3) and Detroit Lions (12-1). Sean McDermott and Dan Campbell may seem like polar opposites in their postgame speeches. One curses like a sailor, the other does not. But both knew they needed to flip their respective buildings â and did it their ways.
Hereâs a podcast discussing it all with our pal Jim Monos, the Billsâ former director of personnel.
We look back at the Billsâ 44-42 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, and what McDermott couldâve done differently. His timeout at the goal-line has been debated nonstop, but thatâs not what we focus on this conversation.
Big picture, this is a head coach who has unquestionably evolved for good since a particular series dropped one year ago. McDermott has mostly coached to win and seems determined to let Josh Allen be Josh Allen. Look no further than his fourth-and-2 moment against the Kansas City Chiefs. The loss to the Rams brought back some nightmares for some locals â should there be more January concern? This is the beauty of the NFL. Seven days later, another monster litmus test awaits. Both the Bills and Lions need this one.
Monos also touches on a variety of NFL topics.
Video and audio are accessible here at Go Long and inside your Apple, Spotify and YouTube feeds.
At one point on the show, I mention our past chat with ex-NFL QB Chris Simms. Hereâs that link.
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Matthew Stafford, the L.A. Rams and separating fact from fiction
The Case for Joe Schoen
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This is a game of attrition. Injuries are a fact of life.
Some teams nosedive into irrelevancy when starters go down.
Some tread water.
Then, thereâs the Detroit Lions. GM Brad Holmes, head coach Dan Campbell and the entire pro scouting staff scan the veteran market better than anyone in the league. As a result, theyâre 12-1 and in line for the NFCâs No. 1âŠ
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Think back to the moments that introduced you to the sport. We can all recall a play or a game that showed us why football is different. For us 90âs kids, the Pittsburgh Steelersâ belligerent âBlitzburghâ defenses were unforgettable. Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene were wild men who set the tone â and they werenât alone.
On this episode of âHow the NFL Works,â we explore what made this group special with the (massive) inside linebacker on those teams: Levon Kirkland.
At 280, he could both tattoo running backs and run down the seam with tight ends.
As the 2024 Steelers start to resemble a legitimate contender, it felt like a good week to go back in time. As much as the sport has changed â year to year to year â the Steelers Linebacker persists. Kirkland invites listeners into the time machine to those 90s, shares more stories about his friend Lloyd and offers his thoughts on both the Steelers of today and Clemsonâs football team where he works in player development.
Audio is above, and weâll share a written Q&A later.
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Previous episodes of âHow the NFL Worksâ below:
* S1 E6: The Domination of Chris Lindstrom
* S1 E5: Inside Kenny Clark's Lair
* S1 E4: 'Get a Quarterback' with Super Bowl champ and ex-NFL exec Jim Monos
* S1 E3: Resurrecting a Franchise with Ron Wolf
* S1 E2: Life After Football with Ryan Leaf
* S1 E1: Building the 2024 Quarterback with Quincy Avery
ICYMI, related stories:
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After three crushing defeats, the Chicago Bears canned Matt Eberflus. Itâs a move they shouldâve made a long time ago. But as we discuss here on the Ty & Bob Pod, the issues run deeper in Chicago. The ownership is much stronger elsewhere in the NFC North, and itâs showing in the standings.
So, what now? Should president Kevin Warren and GM Ryan Poles hire an offensive wiz whoâll maximize Caleb Williamsâ talents or an old-school type whoâll build a team capable of exchanging body blows with Dan Campbellâs crew year-in and year-out? Contrary to Warrenâs saleâs pitch, this is not the most coveted job on the market. Bears talk starts around the 22-minute mark.
Sam Darnold and the Vikings were clutch. The Vikings are built the right way, and itâs showing late in games. We review their 23-22 win over Arizona at the 43-minute mark.
Bob McGinn sees a very encouraging development in Wisconsin. This Matt LaFleur-led team has the muscle that so many Packers edition past lacked. His full Packers-Dolphins film breakdown starts at 1:02:00.
And⊠yes. Weâve got to give McGinn the floor at the top of the pod. What a win for his Michigan Wolverines. He said heâs an âanimalâ during âThe Game.â What does that look and sound like exactly? McGinn supplies the full play by play.
As always, we cap with a McGinn Memory. Itâs hard to play in the cold and the snow, but those teams down south also have a distinct advantage each September.
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