Mike Tanier

@miketanier.bsky.social

Writer/Editor/Founder of Too Deep Zone: Subscriber-supported gonzo NFL journalism. Former NFL writer for Football Outsiders, Bleacher Report, the New York Times, Sports on Earth and other publications, some of which still exist!

Football Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Larry Csonka. This set came in the mail today, the oldest cards I've bought so far. So old that Csonka's card has both AFL and WFL stats on it. My eventual goal is to own at least one set from each year that I've done DVOA (back to 1977).

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Here's the list of extension-eligible wide (year 3+) receivers from 2025 who had at least 200 routes, 2+ YPRR, and had at least 10% of their targets go for at least 20 yards, per TruMedia. A lot of guys who got paid — now including Zay Flowers. Explosives = $

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30% chance Gibbs also gets paid by the time we go on the air. 40% chance he gets paid five minutes after we wrap.

Matt Lombardo@mattlombardo.bsky.social · yesterday

Coming up at 1pm, @miketanier.bsky.social and I are hosting a LIVE episode of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast! Bijan gets PAID, previewing my training camp tour, and the latest news and updates from camps across the league!! Here’s how you can subscribe, and join us on the Live Stream!

"Ricky Pearsall's hurt again. His prognosis got worse and worse by the hour. By Saturday, Pearsall was scheduled for season-ending PCL surgery. By the time you read this, he may have been wiped from existence by some time-travel anomaly." too-deep-zone.ghost.io/crossroads-w...

Crossroads Wide Receiver Season

Keon Coleman -- and the WRs picked ahead of him in the 2024 draft -- all found themselves in the headlines and at the crossroads as NFL training camps kicked off.

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I was irate when he joined pgh, but I’ve tried to give him the benefit of the doubt b/c he’s kept this shit to himself since he started with us. McAfee was invited by the org, not to platform for Aaron’s trash. He embarrassed the team, city, and the college, including me as an alum of the school.

Lacking stats, he distracts Spouting nonsense to the max Shouts opinions so regressive we forget he's unimpressive Next year's draft, what a class Be thankful for this ass For us, his aging low would be the best So go on, go get beat Find a QB that's elite Be the Jets Be the Jets Be the Jeeets!

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If Coby Bryant misses 10 weeks, that thin Bears secondary would be facing: 🐻 Panthers 🐻 Vikings 🐻 Eagles 🐻 Jets 🐻 Packers What’s Chicago’s record after that stretch? They a .500 team?