The Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING An amazing note from Josh Dubow of The AP: @JoshDubowAP With #49ers and Chiefs having no Alabama players on active roster, a remarkable streak will continue. No player who finished college at Alabama has scored a point in a Super Bowl. Players from 143 other colleges from Coast Guard (1 point) to…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears have hired Eric Washington as their new DC. Chicago hired former Buffalo Bills assistant head coach and defensive line coach Eric Washington to lead its defense, the team announced Saturday.   NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero had reported the hiring earlier in the day.   Head coach…

THE DAILY BRIEFING “He should have taken the points.” One of a million examples, not to pick on Tim Brando: @TimBrando The 4th down decision there? Following the 4th & 2 Miss up 14 were Mistakes! Analytics matters today and I love Dan Hampton and his story as much as anyone but take the 3’s…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Two more hiring dominoes fall with Raheem Morris returning to Atlanta and Bucs OC Dave Canales the choice in Carolina. Adam Schefter on where things stand: @AdamSchefter The last two head coach openings of this cycle are the Seahawks and Commanders. Neither team is expected to hire anyone until next week, after…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Despite the better performances in the postseason, the Packers move on from DC Joe Barry. Matt Schneidman and Dianna Russini of The Athletic throw out some names to replace him: The Green Bay Packers need a new defensive coordinator after head coach Matt LaFleur’s decision Wednesday to…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The NFL has assigned the referees for the championship games and the Super Bowl. Bill Vinovich gets his third Super Bowl. And for the championship games, veteran Clete Blakeman, a former Super Bowl ref, gets the NFC Championship Game.  It’s the decision to put young Shawn Smith on his first championship game…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Bengals OC Brian Callahan is getting three second interviews. @TomPelissero #Bengals OC Brian Callahan is emerging as a hot head coaching candidate: The #Titans, #Panthers and #Falcons all plan to bring him in for a second interview this week, per sources. The Falcons have already done a second interview with Bill Belichick…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO The return of Kliff Kingsbury?  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is expected to interview for the Chicago Bears’ offensive coordinator opening, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.   Kingsbury is the ninth known candidate the Bears have requested to interview, joining a list…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Greg Roman harnessed the talents of Ravens QB LAMAR JACKSON – until he didn’t.  Now, he interviews for the OC position in Chicago, perhaps a sign that QB JUSTIN FIELDS will not be traded.  But he is one of five to be interviewed per NBC Sports Chicago. The Chicago…

THE DAILY BRIEFING So the matchups are set for the Divisional Playoffs – with the home team favored in all four. The byed teams, the Ravens and 49ers, are each about 10-point favorites against teams with Young Gun QBs, the Texans and Packers, who have been throwing the heck out of the ball. In the…