The Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  PHILADELPHIANot every Super Bowl participant has played four games, in fact most haven’t, but this still is impressive.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: With their 40-22 win at Super Bowl LIX, the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles finished a playoff run in which they scored more points than any team has ever scored in…

AROUND THE NFL In the first 58 Super Bowls, no player drafted from Alabama had ever scored in a Super Bowl. In the first 58 Super Bowls, no player drafted from Texas had ever scored in a Super Bowl. But on Sunday night, Alabama’s DeVONTA SMITH caught a TD pass for the Eagles and WR XAVIER WORTHY…

AROUND THE NFL SUPER BOWL 59As Bill Barnwell points out at ESPN.com, the Chiefs actually did some good things on defense.   Complete and utter dominance. On the biggest stage, with the Chiefs dominating the headlines in their attempt to win a third consecutive title, the Eagles comprehensively manhandled them in New Orleans. The 40-22 final score in Super…

AROUND THE NFL Chris Myers, with some DB stats, takes a look at the Super Bowl 59 matchup at FoxSports.com. We are 8-4 with our playoff picks so far, as we turn to the Super Bowl. It would not shock us if the Eagles dominated the game with their great lines, but the longer the game goes with…

AROUND THE NFL It looked to some like the NFL was going to get new NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell to agree to the coveted 18th game without much of a fight, even with an amendment to the CBA that runs until 2030. But the rank and file has let Howell, an outside hire, how much they…

AROUND THE NFL We have a look from Chris Myers at the FOX Super Bowl Broadcast at FoxSports.com – – – It’s an end to “End Racism” as an NFL rallying cry – at least at this year’s Super Bowl.  Kyla Guilfoyl of NBC News: The NFL will remove the words “End Racism” from the end zones at Caesars…

AROUND THE NFL Is an 18-game season going to happen before we even get to the end of the CBA?  That’s what Mark Maske of the Washington Post is hearing: There is a growing conviction among the NFL’s team owners that an 18-game regular season will be implemented through an agreement between the league and the NFL Players…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASThe Cowboys have hired a skilled offensive line coach away from the Cardinals, tabbing him as their offensive coordinator.  Todd Archer of ESPN.com: While Brian Schottenheimer will call plays in his first year as Dallas Cowboys coach, he hired his offensive coordinator in former Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams on…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASMatt Eberflus is indeed the new Cowboys DC.  Nick Shook of NFL.com: Matt Eberflus won’t be spending 2025 building a cabin. The former Bears head coach has been hired by the Dallas Cowboys to be the team’s new defensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday. The team has since announced the…

AROUND THE NFL The DB and Chris Myers look back at Conference Championship Weekend at FoxSports.com.  From next year on, technology will mismark footballs, not humans.  This from Ozzy: @OzzyNFLBreaking NFL Chief Information Officer, Gary Brantley, reveals that ball-tracking technology will be implemented for the 2025 NFL Season.9“For 2025, we’ll be measuring the first downs just through technology.” Gary implies…