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Mike Tanier

@miketanier.bsky.social

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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!

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 1h

I always saw the whole chessboard.

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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 1h

Come for the compelling Daniel Jones MVP case I lay out, stay for @miketanier.bsky.social not just losing his mind, but offering another suggestion for the Colts’ success …

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 1h

I stayed up until 4 am drinking before my 8 AM 300-level Differential Equations exam, waiting for a girl to visit after a party. Slept 2 hours, showed up so messed up I could not integrate x^2 as (X^3)/3+c.

Failed exam. C in the class.

Married the girl.

Eduardo Oso @derbosspresident.bsky.social · 2h

Wasn’t feeling it before a calculus final in high school, a friend gave me two No-Doz and i couldn’t focus for the first 80 minutes of a 90 minute exam. Finished in 10 minutes. Got an A.

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 3h

Was I misplaced as a math major? Who can say? Certainly not my therapist. Stopped talking to that guy YEARS ago. And I'm fine now. Please read my 5000 word article on offensive line injuries.

Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 3h

I began all of my college writing assignments the week they were due and finished them 2-3 days in advance. Got A's and got drunk while watching humanities majors take No-Doz and panic.

Then would get a D with the curve in a Differential Equations test because I was hungover.

victoria zeller (buy ONE OF THE BOYS) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 3h

i took caffeine pills and wrote 8 pages about the odyssey in 90 minutes before it was due. i had not read the odyssey. A-

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 15h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 4h

That was part Hutchinson eating Rosengarten's lunch a few times, part lots of blitzing. Hutch is gonna eat a lot of lunches. The Ravens offense SHOULD make opponents blitz-shy for several reasons. Right now, they aren't (and won't be without Lamar)

Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 5h

The few the proud!!!

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 5h

And yes I know it is Week 6. The headline correction doesn't seem to have worked.

Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 5h

Offensive Line Stability Rankings as of Week 6!

➡️Jets: A (!?)
➡️Lions: B
➡️Cowboys: D+
➡️Vikings: ??????

miketanier.substack.com/p/its-week-5...

It's Week 5. How F****d Up is Your Offensive Line?

Ranking NFL offensive line health and stability, from the Broncos to the Chargers. AND BEYOND.

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 7h

He already made this legend when he won CPOY!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 19h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 18h

To some lucky young

a cartoon character named bugs bunny is holding a red cape

ALT: a cartoon character named bugs bunny is holding a red cape

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 18h

Omg they're gonna do it. The Bengals are going to start Joe Flacco five days after trading for him.

This is how coaching tenures crash and burn.

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 19h

No fear. No kings. The dope"s that there's still hope.

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 19h

Another night, Another visibility event in support of democracy. Collingswood NJ. @njindivisible.bsky.social @crindivisible.bsky.social

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 22h

Glad I could help in some way

Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 22h

Free (!!!) at the Too Deep Zone:

"In fairness to Tanner Engstrand, his first-quarter game scripts look clever and Lions-like. Then someone fumbles at the goal line."

Jets TankWatch:

miketanier.substack.com/p/tankwatch-...

TankWatch: New York Jets

The Jets are winless. Yet they should be better. Blaming Aaron Glenn and looking for a QB in the 2026 draft would be very Jets of them.

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Scott Spratt @scottspratt.bsky.social · 23h

Kevin Stefanski with the Browns front office:

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the catch. I will amend

Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 1d

Come check out the latest Between The Hashmarks Podcast, where @miketanier.bsky.social and I put every AFC Contender under a microscope!

AFC Fact or Fiction, Hopes and Worries (PODCAST)

YouTube video by Matt Lombardo

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 1d

It's an easy thing to turn into an Angry Little League Dad about. And it's easier to rip a no-name player for an obvious mistake than to rip someone you may have to suck up to, or risk mis-interpreting what happened on a play.

Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this should be a benefit-of-the-doubt call anyway, not a tsk-tsk GOTCHA call.

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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 1d

"Justin Fields remains breathtakingly talented. He’s a diligent worker and righteous dude. But he still searches for his second read the way my wife searches for her car keys before she’s had her coffee."

New (and FREE) at the Too Deep Zone:

miketanier.substack.com/p/tankwatch-...

TankWatch: New York Jets

The Jets are winless. Yet they should be better. Blaming Aaron Glenn and looking for a QB in the 2026 draft would be very Jets of them.

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