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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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They're cutting salary or something. Turns out they aren't the geniuses they thought they were.

06.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tyler Linderbaum has clearly already agreed to terms somewhere and teams know it. Giants?

06.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes, but it's complicated.

06.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Musical centers.

06.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The Sultans of Swing were an English pub Dixieland band whose members were Guitar George, Harry and "the man."

Knofler later improved as a lyricist.

06.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Dire Straits songs have melodies?

06.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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two men in tuxedos are dancing on a stage . ALT: two men in tuxedos are dancing on a stage .
06.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bonus points for writing a song about them which is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike Dixieland jazz.

06.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If he's comfortable with open tunings, George should be able to quickly come up with a way of fingering any named chord!

06.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You expect a Frankenstein monster, zombies and ghouls to execute dance moves properly? Cmon man.

06.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He's in a bar band though. Can't stop for 15 minutes to retune to open g.

06.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No! In addition to being racist, sexist and homophobic, he hated anyone playing guitar on MTV! George and Harry would have pissed him off

06.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Then stop fooling around in the corner and go to a different bar!

06.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, they had an electric camel drum too?

06.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not at all. They did the Mash. It only became the Monster Mash by virtue of their status as monsters.

06.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Harry plays piano, not guitar? Honky-tonk as a style is usually associated with piano. But piano players in bar bands aren't expected to make a fancy scene.

06.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

What kind of band are the Sultans of Swing anyway? They play jazz, dixie, honky-tonk and creole, have 2 guitars and at least 1 trumpet, have swing in their name and are English.

06.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

That's the second chord in the verse! He's gotta know it!

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Guitar George probably knew more chords than Knofler's brother, who played rhythm on that album!

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like, if he knows the finger patterns for major,minor, 7th, major 7th, suspended 4th and 9th, diminished and augmented, he's got 'em!

06.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He might. There's a finite number of guitar chords, based around a few finger configurations up and down the fretboard.

06.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! It got tricky sorting through their moves.

06.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lions appear to be falling apart.

06.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Rashan Gary deleted the IG post in which he said goodbye to Green Bay.

06.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

At the end of the Chargers off-season preview, which is free, there's an index with links to the other 31 previews!

06.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Los Angeles Chargers Offseason Preview Can the Chargers get better by getting healthier? Can Mike McDaniel finally unlock Justin Herbert's full potential? Haven't we been asking questions like these about the Chargers for a decade?

Justin Herbert is the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

The exciting conclusion to the Too Deep Zone 32-team offseason previews!

miketanier.substack.com/p/los-angele...

06.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

good one!

06.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Undershirts for men! "It Happened One Night!"

06.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rams and star S Kam Curl have agreed to terms on a new deal to keep him in Los Angeles before free agency, per The Insiders.

He gets a 3-year, $36M contract with a max value of $39M in a deal done by Milk and Honey Sports. A big week for LA’s secondary.

06.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

ftnfantasy.com/nfl/adjusted...

06.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1