Gridiron Deep Dive
Longform NFL deep dives into forgotten seasons, overlooked careers, and statistical anomalies.
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His Year: Nick Chubb 2019 (opens the original)
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Nick Chubb will never be the same.The date is October 10, 2015, and Nick Chubb has just suffered one of the most gruesome injuries I have ever seen on a football field. I’m going to show it, but this video comes with a very serious trigger warning. It’s not for the faint of heart.For those who chose not to watch the video, this is the first play of a week s
Which Types of Passes Drive NFL Offensive Efficiency? (opens the original)
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All of them.Welcome back to the Gridiron Deep Dive Everybody, where yes, I have just skipped directly to the end in the very first sentence of the piece. Every type of pass has its own part to play in the efficiency of a passing offence. Would you like to subscribe to Captain Obvious?<div class="fake-input-wra
The NFL's Most Valuable Returners of 2025 (opens the original)
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Happy Monday everybody. Welcome back to the Gridiron Deep Dive, where I know, this is not the QB tier list.I’ve had people asking me where the 2025 QB tier list is, and I promise it’s coming, but with the Hall of Fame game not very far in the distance, I understand I need to get on it. I haven’t forgotten about it, but a deep dive analysis on every QB season in the entire league takes time. Last year’s edition ran 25000 words, and if you know anything about the Gridiron Deep Dive, you know thing
His Year: Chris Johnson 2009 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Gridiron Deep Dive everybody, where it’s a sad one today.In case you somehow haven’t heard, on June 29, former NFL RB Chris Johnson took to Good Morning America to reveal his diagnosis with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. This is a nervous system disorder, affecting motor neurons in the brain, the nerves responsible for voluntary muscle movements. As these neurons degenerate and die, they stop sending signals to the muscles, leadin
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