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Mike Tunison

Mike Tunison is a freelance writer based in Alexandria, Va. and the former editor of Kissing Suzy Kolber. You can follow him at @xmasape on Twitter.

Four potential AFC challengers for Patriots

In their weekly One-On-One, Yardbarker's Mike Tunison and Chris Mueller dish on the chances of the Bills, Chiefs, Ravens and Colts upending the Patriots in the AFC.

In Chargers-Titans, replay worked. Let's celebrate a success.

Complaints about replay are unlikely to end because of one positive development in a marginally important game, Mike Tunison writes. 

Wacky NFL rules changes we'd love to see

In their weekly One-On-One, Yardbarker's Chris Mueller and Mike Tunison propose rules changes to liven the game. Adjustable goal posts, anyone?

Slumping Browns should jettison head coach Freddie Kitchens

To say the Browns haven’t lived up to the considerable hype that accompanied them throughout the off-season is an understatement, Mike Tunison writes, and there must be accountability

NFL trades we'd love to see before Oct. 29 deadline

In their weekly One-On-One, Yardbarker's Chris Mueller and Mike Tunison mull potential trades -- A.J. Green to Patriots? -- before the deadline. 

Why Dallas should sign Dak Prescott to new deal soon

There will be a weekly referendum on his ability until the quarterback gets a new contract, Mike Tunison writes.

Why it's OK to believe in Bucs, Bills, but not Bears, Browns

In One-On-One, Yardbarker's Chris Mueller and Mike Tunison dish on contenders and pretenders at the quarter mark of the NFL season.

Gardner Minshew's no Tom Brady, but he gives Jaguars a shot at playoffs

It’s fair to say that Jacksonville's Gardner Minshew is the best of the 2019 rookie quarterbacks so far, Yardbarker's Mike Tunison writes.

Dear NFL, thanks for getting grip on holding calls. Now hire full-time refs!

In One-On-One, Yardbarker's Chris Mueller and Mike Tunison weigh in on the rash of holding calls in the NFL and other goofiness in the game.

Media must stand firm against Patriots' culture of intimidation under Bill Belichick

Reporters should still insist on pressing these coaches, whether they feel they are above it or not.

How to clean up NFL pass interference mess

In their weekly One-On-One, Yardbarker's Chris Mueller and Mike Tunison address the state of pass inteference penalties in the NFL. 

Slumping Vinatieri needed earlier re-evaluation by Colts

The kicker may have had a decent 2018 regular season, but cracks were starting to show last postseason, Mike Tunison writes.

Snap judgments on Jackson, Trubisky, Dalton, other NFL QBs

In One-On-One, Yardbarker NFL writers Chris Mueller and Mike Tunison sift through what we learned from Week 1 QB performances.

Steelers are forever also-rans to Tom Brady's Patriots

To Pittsburgh, New England is the white whale -- elusive, frustrating and worthy of obsession, Mike Tunison writes.

Dolphins' tanking: A case for and against the strategy

In One-on-One, Yardbarker NFL writers Michael Tunison and Chris Mueller debate tanking, which could lead to ugliness (see Sunday vs. Ravens) and the top 2020 draft pick for the Dolphins.

Texans' trades feel panicky rather than prudent

Texans coach Bill O’Brien is setting himself up for a potential do-or-die season when he didn’t really need to, Mike Tunison writes.

One-on-One: NFL teams that could fade after 2-0 starts

Since the adoption of the 16-game schedule in 1978, 320 NFL teams have started 2-0. Of those, 201, or 62.8 percent have made the playoffs. Yardbarker's Mike Tunison and Chris Mueller weigh in on teams that could start fast but fade.

Andrew Luck delivers important message by retiring

If anything, Andrew Luck's exit may send a message to kids: that reaching the pinnacle maybe isn’t the be-all end-all that culture says it is, Mike Tunison writes.

One-on-One: Bold proposals to save us from soul-sucking NFL preseason

An 80-yard field? Nah. Mike Tunison and Chris Mueller weigh in with plausible (and implausible) ways to spice up the worst lead-in to a sports season.

NFL claptrap a crazy distraction for Cardinals' rookie Kyler Murray

Now Kyler Murray must focus attention on pre-snap clapping when his time would be better spent developing other aspects of his game, Mike Tunison writes. 

One-on-One: Why we're jacked about these two NFL camp long shots

All NFL training camp storylines don't revolve around the stars. Mike Tunison and Chris Mueller tout long-shots Christian Wade of the Bills and Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi of the Browns.

Be a pro, Antonio: Time for Oakland's Brown to end 'nuclear' disruptions

It's unprofessional for Antonio Brown to constantly raise the prospect of refusing to play, Mike Tunison writes.

One-on-One: Is Patriots' Tom Brady done after 2019?

At some point the physical toll must catch up to the incomparable Patriots' quarterback, right? Yardbarker's Chris Mueller and Michael Tunison weigh in.

One-on-One: Which NFL uniforms make best fashion statements?

The Raiders' silver-and-black look is appreciated even by non-Raiders fans. But what is the best NFL uni? We turned Mike Tunison and Chris Mueller loose to debate.

Declining RB market complicates Melvin Gordon, Ezekiel Elliott holdouts

It’s not a great time for running backs to be exploring their leverage, Michael Tunison writes, and yet it could be worse down the line.