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ESPN Senior Writer and New York Times bestselling author. Seth.Wickersham@espn.com
17. AMERICAN KINGS: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE QUARTERBACK by @sethwickersham.bsky.social
a history lesson, a topographical analysis (and perhaps criticism) of the industry, and a love letter to the art and artistry of what a quarterback is. a spectacular read and parable on the high costs of fame.
Thank you!!
04.12.2025 14:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Between this and my CMC MVP one, I’m spitting out takes today. @minakimes.bsky.social will be proud.
03.12.2025 16:28 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0This NE HOF stuff got me thinking: If Maye pans out, and he will, Josh McDaniels will have a helluva case for HOF Awards of Excellence category. Six rings, some of the greatest-ever offenses coordinated, spanning QBs.
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"You could have a delicious moment where Kraft and Belichick get busts together," a veteran Hall of Fame voter told ESPN. "I'd pay a lot of money to watch that. ... Of course, only one of the two men could get in. And I'd pay a helluva lot of money to see that."
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Still 5 weeks left, so there's plenty of time to sort out the MVP. Hopefully voters remember to look at Christian McCaffrey's year. Usually MVP goes to a Q, and OPOY goes to a skill player. Right now, the reverse should happen.
03.12.2025 16:25 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0I still think one of the most ridiculous stats is that Gronk averaged more yards a catch than Hill, Jefferson, and OBJ.
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Brady once told me that accuracy is about “decisiveness.” He just mentioned how the greats know presnap which target has the best matchup. If he’s covered, they move to the outlet. If he’s covered, they throw it away. The best have thought that way for decades.
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Brady on the call for a Bears game reminds me of this from my book:
16.11.2025 18:54 — 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you!
14.11.2025 22:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
13.11.2025 21:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0ANN ARBOR: Please join me and
@michael-rosenberg.bsky.social
at @literatibookstore.bsky.social tomorrow as we talk something near and dear to any Michigan fan: quarterbacks!
literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...
Brian Daboll's dismissal means that there are no current NFL head coaches from Bill Belichick's tree.
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A "system QB" is a perceived slight. It's not. Elway was the least system Q ever, and look at his stats under Reeves and Phillips/Shanahan. Coaching matters. It matters to Caleb, Drake, Bo, Jayden ... and then they enhance the system with their own skillset.
For more:
www.amazon.com/American-Kin...
It’ll be a shame if Brian Flores and Vance Joseph aren’t head coaches in 2026.
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Portland: @powells.bsky.social tonight!
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When @sethwickersham.bsky.social writes a story, you stop everything you're doing to read it. His latest — "American Kings" — is one of the best books you'll read.
We chatted all about it on the Go Long Pod.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/332v...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Please read:
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Congrats on the final piece of a masterful series, @ryan-holiday.bsky.social
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A line of demarcation for the two Qs playing in Chicago today.
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All new Distraction ep, with guest @sethwickersham.bsky.social of ESPN! art19.com/shows/the-di...
16.10.2025 12:46 — 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1My book on the Patriots
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It still baffles me that Tennessee had a coach who deployed such a ninja move in the pivotal moment of a playoff game — against two greatest-evers—to help seal a win, and was deemed expendable.
15.10.2025 16:14 — 👍 29 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Wendell, thank you so much — and thanks for all of your work that has inspired people like me.
15.10.2025 15:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Just finished “American Kings.” Hall of Fame worthy.
I have no personal experience but my sense is writing a book is a tag team match against King Kong and Godzilla.
Such great reporting and weaving so many storylines so well with the segments. The entire book was a game-winning 2-minute drill.
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Jayden processes and fires — Load to Arrival in geeky QB speak — insanely fast.
14.10.2025 02:41 — 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Hilarious to watch the NFL now and remember that this, after replay, used to be a legal catch.
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