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The Purdy Problem
On building a contender, the NFL's Quarterback Arms Race, and why the 49ers are uniquely positioned to challenge the status quo
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Alex Varghese
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From Pre to Present: The Rise of U.S. Distance Running
On the U.S.'s mission to catch East Africa, the man that led them, and the motives behind the company footing the bill.
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Alex Varghese
Great Expectations: Pochettino’s Mission Impossible
On U.S. ambitions, U.S. reality, and why no manager can bring them together
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Alex Varghese
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Limits: How the MLB Can Save its Pitchers
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Control: Pep Guardiola's War on Randomness
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Like Mike: Comparing The Clark Effect to the Jordan Effect
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Great Expectations: Pochettino’s Mission Impossible
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Saviors: How to Find a Franchise Quarterback
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Assets: The Gamble at Chelsea
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Control: Pep Guardiola's War on Randomness
How Pep became the world's best manager by rooting out the unpredictable, and why he's started to invite it back
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Alex Varghese
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Limits: How the MLB Can Save its Pitchers
Verlander and Scherzer's "qualified start" can fix the league's injury problem, and perhaps its product too.
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Alex Varghese
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Like Mike: Comparing The Clark Effect to the Jordan Effect
And why the WNBA's new star will transform the league
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Alex Varghese
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Hip-Drop Populism: Why the NFLPA is Opposing a Player Safety Rule
On the benefits of a hip-drop ban, the power of the fans, and the players union's new PR strategy
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Alex Varghese
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BONUS: Interviewing Two of Football Substack's Finest on Quarterbacks
Football Film Room's Nick Kehoe and Chief in the North's Seth Keysor on sitting quarterbacks, key traits for prospects, and the scaffolding needed for…
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Saviors: How to Find a Franchise Quarterback
On the quarterback-savior cycle, why teams can't beat the draft, and why development sometimes beats evaluation in the NFL.
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Alex Varghese
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Assets: The Gamble at Chelsea
On portfolios, player development, and Chelsea's compounding future
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