Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 15, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com puts forth the offseason priorities of the NFL office regarding its product:   The NFL is in full offseason mode, a time that can challenge the most dramatic parts of the regular season for news and pace. While teams prepare for roster…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 14, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  There was a time that the NFL had a rotation of teams for the Hall of Fame Game published years in advance.  Now, they wait until they see who makes the Hall – and this year there are linebackers from the Bears and Ravens.  The AP:…

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 9, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   DETROIT Having endured the wait to officially land a coach off a Super Bowl team, Bob Quinn blasts the rule that he can’t announce and formalize what the world already knows.  Or in the case of Indianapolis, thought it knew but for the…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 7, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Daniel Jeremiah at NFL.com asks the opinion of some execs as to who is the most chaseable QB available:   Now that Super Bowl LII is in the rearview mirror, we have officially reached the NFL’s offseason.   As much as I love the regular season…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 6, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Kevin Clark in The Ringer with a personal summation of the NFL after Super Bowl 52:   Something happened on Sunday that before then I’d seen only in movies. Tom Brady’s Hail Mary pass sailed through the air and into a sea of jumping, diving players,…

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 5, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  It’s funny, we had a tight game with some close plays, but Gene Steratore gave us the confidence it was well officiated.  The big play in that regard was the ZACH ERTZ go-ahead TD that the NBC announcers were heading down the wrong road on (until someone…

The Daily Briefing Friday, January 26, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  A rare double is possible.  From ESPN Stats & Info:   Bill Belichick and Nick Saban have dominated their professions of late. But since Saban won his first national title at Alabama in 2009, they’ve never won a championship in the same season.   The only…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 25, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The DB heard yesterday that if you had blindly bet the underdog so far in the playoffs, you would have won 9 out of 10 (or maybe, depending on your odds, 8 of 9 with a push on Minnesota’s 5-point 29-24 win over New Orleans).  The…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 24, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Alberto Riveron will be back for a second season as the NFL’s head of officiating, ESPN feels the need to report.  Kevin Seifert:   The NFL will retain senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron for the 2018 season, a league spokesman told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Jason Owens of Shutdown Corner has some “prop” bets for you to consider for Super Bowl 52:   With the Super Bowl comes Super Bowl prop bets.   And as with most thing pop culture or otherwise today, many of the prop bets announced on Monday…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 17, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  We don’t know what the demand is going to be for tickets to Super Bowl 52, but the NFL thinks the tickets are more valuable than last year.  Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com looks at the market:   In the unlikely event that you have an elite…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 16, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC EAST   DALLAS The Cowboys have completed a “trade” of offensive line coaches with the Bengals.  Clarence Hill in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram brings us up-to-date:   The Dallas Cowboys have hired Paul Alexander as offensive line coach, a source confirmed.   Alexander comes to…