MIKE TANIER has been writing Football Outsiders Almanac chapters for so long that he feels like Ringo making yet another special guest appearance during a Paul McCartney show. Mike recently wrapped up a six-year run as the NFL Lead Columnist for Bleacher Report; his popular Monday Morning Digest feature will presumably be replaced by TikTok videos, cartoon GIFs of Lamar Jackson, and long apologies. A father of two with almost 20 years of experience as an NFL writer, Mike is proof positive that we all get by with a little help from our friends. You can find his work at Fansided.com, Pro Football Network, the New York Times, and here at Football Outsiders.
Tom Brady and Drew Brees meet for one last time, and what do they talk about? Why, Josh Allen versus Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers' all-time postseason stats, the Browns offensive line, Jared Valdheer, and Brady's ability to draw defensive pass interference penalties, among other things.
It sure seems like everything is going Tom Brady's way these days. Perhaps there are supernatural forces at play! Plus: Lamar Jackson's latest quest to silence doubters, Josh Allen's final contribution to the world of hot takes, and much more.
Mike Tanier looks back on some NFL-related and personal events from a year nearly all of us wish to forget.
Can Carson Wentz's not-so-imaginary friend help him through a period of emotional turmoil? Is Baker Mayfield suddenly awesome? Is the Packers run defense all that bad? Why was Omar Sharif's bridge partner coaching the Rams in the early 1970s? Walkthrough answers all of these questions and many, many more!
What do Deshaun Watson, Archie Manning, Fran Tarkenton, and Jim Plunkett have in common? They were all great quarterbacks trapped in miserable situations, of course. Plus: the Chiefs' short-yardage woes, the Giants; second-down woes, and the woes of an old columnist broken by one too many quarterback controversies.
A mysterious figure appeares to help Jack Easterby seize total control of the Texans by taking over the search for a new coach and general manager! Who are they, can they be trusted, and are they completely bonkers? Meanwhile, in this reality: Steelers flaws, Chiefs penalties, Jalen Hurts predictions, and the great Gardner Minshew mystery.
Tua Tagovailoa versus Ryan Fitzpatrick? Boring. Kirk Cousins? Boring. Carson Wentz? Depressing! Colt McCoy? Are you kidding me? Baker Mayfield rolling to his left, Jason Sanders' kickoffs, and Mike McCarthy's signature passing concepts? Now THAT's the stuff Walkthrough finds interesting in Week 13.
Celebrate Thanksgiving with the most obscure homage in Walkthrough history! Can the Preening Goat and the Heroes of the Tampa Marsh defeat the Catsup Warrior? And stay tuned after the epic folktale for homages to everything from anime to Hamilton.
Is Andrew Whitworth a Hall of Famer? Will his absence cripple the Rams? Does Jon Gruden actually know what he is doing? And what can the fall of Rome tell us about Patriots-Texans? Walkthough has the answers to these questions as well as others you haven't thought to ask.
Who is the better prospect: Tua Tagovailoa or Justin Herbert? Walkthrough travels to the future to find out. Plus: business as usual in the AFC South, Daniel Jones vs. Carson Wentz in a turnover battle, and another spin of the Tom Brady Excuse-o-Matic.
