Real Football: Quarterback debauchery

The quarterback position is not always royalty. For every Josh Allen talking Super Bowl, there are so many others lost in the wilderness. OTAs and minicamp expose those broken compasses, too.

We’ve got a fresh new episode of “Real Football” live for subscribers. I ding record from the excellent Union 32 Craft House in Eagan, Minn.

For those new to Go Long, my co-host — Jim Monos — scouted for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills. These days, he heads up personnel for the UFL. Hell no, he’s not backing off his scalding “Dime a Dozen Joe” take. He doesn’t see Jerry Rice as anything that historic, either.

With that, we’re off ‘n running.

* We dive back into Kyler Murray vs. J.J. McCarthy fodder. This 2026 Vikings “battle” brings us back to a quarterback competition Monos oversaw in Buffalo: the 2015 Bills. Is McCarthy already on an EJ Manuel trajectory? There are always red flags to spot.

* Don’t look now, but the Cleveland Browns have a good thing going. And then you take a look at their quarterback competition and cannot help but sigh. It’s been ages since Deshaun Watson hypnotized defenses. His confidence has obviously been shot. How does this all end?

* Masseuse confidential. I recall a story from one former NFL general manager. When he heard those accusations against Watson, his mind raced back to his team’s “massage therapist.”

* Brendan Sorsby Mania. You know we’ve got to talk #gambling in football. The NCAA is toothless. My co-host also reached out to people in the NFL to see how the league views the Texas Tech quarterback.

* With this horrible precedent set, could the NFL have a similar gambling problem?

* The Arizona Cardinals will start someone at quarterback. It doesn’t matter who. But I’ve determined we need Monos to fly to the southwest to see his old pal Nate Hackett.

* High school football memories.

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