The Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL What teams might be in the market to trade for either QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO of the 49ers or QB BAKER MAYFIELD of the Browns?  Cody Benjamin of CBSSports.com: Which teams could be interested? Consider these the only logical or potential suitors at the moment:   Jaguars: This one only…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL DWAYNE HASKINS On Saturday morning, around 6:30 a.m., the life of QB DWAYNE HASKINS came to an end a few weeks before his 25th birthday.  The Florida Highway Patrol reported that he “tried to cross” the westbound lanes of I-595 which runs across the north boundary of Ft. Lauderdale…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Mike Sando of The Athletic does what he does best – getting NFL insiders to dish anonymously on their thoughts on free agency.  He has thoughts on all 32 teams, but we will only put some of them below in the team’s box. NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Mike Sando:…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH   CAROLINA QB SAM DARNOLD professes confidence.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The Panthers are bringing the top quarterback prospects to Carolina as they consider what to do with the sixth overall selection. Panthers General Manager Scott Fitterer acknowledged recently the team doesn’t have a long-term answer at…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL See anything you like here? NFL Win Totals for 2022 The initial win totals for all NFL teams for the 2022 season, as set by Caesars Sportsbook (subject to change). AFC EAST      W                     NFC EAST      W Bills                11.5                   Cowboys         10.5 Dolphins          8.5                   Eagles               9 Patriots            8.5                   Commanders …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Peter King: There’s a fascinating hidden stratagem to the next overtime rule You know the owners voted 29-3 for a new playoff overtime system; now each team will get the chance to possess the ball, and if it’s tied at the end of the second possession, the game becomes…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com on the Packers’ wide receiver corps with WR DAVANTE ADAMS gone: When the Packers opted to trade receiver Davante Adams to the Raiders, an obvious question arose. What’s their plan at the position without him?   By failing to get Marquez…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Larry Holder of The Athletic used two nerd stats EPA (Expected Points Added) and IQR to look at all the QBs.  We recommend the whole thing, but we will only pull out some and place them with their team, below.  Here is Holder’s explanation: I examined each projected starting quarterback,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Saying the Vikings are “stacked”, CB PATRICK PETERSON is back on a one-year deal. Chris Tomasson in the St. Paul Pioneer-Press: Patrick Peterson wanted to return to the Vikings, and that’s what will happen.   The veteran cornerback revealed on his “All Things Covered” podcast Wednesday…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Each team is now guaranteed the ball in postseason overtime.  Kevin Seifert ofESPN.com: NFL owners approved a modified proposal for overtime Tuesday that will guarantee each team a possession, but only in the postseason.   The rule for regular-season games, which allows the team with the first possession to win…