Week in Review: Life after the bullets
Brian Robinson Jr. opens up about the night he could've lost his life. Here are all stories and all podcasts from this past week at Go Long.
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Two years ago, Brian Robinson Jr. nearly lost his life. We sit down with the starting running back fueling the Commanders’ uprising in D.C. When he blasts through defenders now? “I’m like, ‘I ain’t even feel that shit. I ain’t even feel it!’” Here’s Robinson on the superpower gained from his darkest day. That night wasn’t the first time he could’ve lost his life, either.
‘I can battle anything:’ Brian Robinson Jr. nearly lost his life... then gained a superpower
ASHBURN, Va. — One bullet pierced his hip. One bullet struck his knee. Both entered and exited the body of Brian Robinson Jr.
We touch base with Quintin Morris, a football purist concerned about the state of the game. As he says the NFL has players “by the balls” when it comes to these ridiculous 30-flag games. But it’s not all gloom and doom. Morris details why these Bills are always contenders with Josh Allen and how Amari Cooper changes this offense.
Q&A: Quintin Morris on TE position, 2024 Bills, Josh Allen, Amari Cooper, Chiefs and an NFL going soft
A reminder: Here at Go Long, we love football players who play the sport the way the football gods intended.
Our Bob McGinn takes you deep into the scouting world this week. T.J. Watt just may be the best player in the sport. So how did he go 30th overall? Especially with a brother already tearing up the NFL? As always, McGinn has the answers. He talks to Dick LeBeau and dusts off a notebook full of scout quotes on the Steelers’ future Hall of Famer.
How in the hell did the NFL miss on T.J. Watt?
Dick LeBeau coached most all of the Steeler legends at linebacker. Watt just may top them all.
How did the Commanders get here? I chat with J.P. Finlay of NBC Sports Washington. Jayden Daniels is special, but there’s more at play.
Why are the Washington Commanders sucker-punching teams in 2024? A chat with J.P. Finlay...
Apparently, the Washington Commanders were not told this was supposed to be a rebuilding year. So much for a three-year plan.
Why is the NFL such a smashing success in London? Our international correspondent, Peter Varnum, takes the pen to explain… live from the pub. Where you might’ve seen a Patriots-Jags clunker, fans across the pond saw a party.
London gets HYPED for Pats-Jags... and why not? The NFL's international appeal is real
Note: This season, we’ll occasionally hand the pen over to longtime Go Long subscriber — Peter Varnum — across the Atlantic Ocean to fill us in on these international games. Peter will capture the atmosphere and the future of football abroad.
The Lions and Vikings staged the best game of the season. Green Bay outlasted Houston at Lambeau Field with Jordan Love taking more chances. Here’s this week’s NFC North-centric podcast, two hours of analysis and film review.
Ty & Bob Pod: Inside the Lions-Vikings epic and Jordan Love's gusto at Lambeau
The best game of the season, to date, was played at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday.
Jared Goff was nearly perfect. Again. On the best player in the NFL this season:
Best QB in the NFL right now? Detroit's Jared Goff
With steely eyes and laser precision, Jared Goff did it again. He blocked out the 66,971 screaming voices inside US Bank Stadium to steer the Detroit Lions into range for a game-winning field goal.