Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Friday, January 12, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The DB’s playoff picks aren’t particularly exciting this week – we like all the favorites – Atlanta in Philly and then the three home teams.  The Eagles, we feel, are the most likely to upset that applecart.    We do feel that the winner of the…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 11, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Frank Cignetti, who was QB JARED GOFF’s mentor at the Rams under Jeff Fisher, will now be tutoring QB AARON RODGERS.  He goes way back with Coach Mike McCarthy. Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal:   Green Bay Packers coach Mike…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 10, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Peter King with an overview of where the NFL’s head coaching searches are going.   • Coaching stuff. In Detroit, I hear Pats defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is the choice over Houston’s defensive boss, Mike Vrabel—but Patricia favors the Giants. If the Giants give the nod…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, January 9, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  According to DVOA at FootballOutsiders.com, the Titans actually have a 16% chance of winning in New England:   Team   Conf App         Conf Win         SB Win NE       83.9%              51.6%              29.2% PIT      73.6%              35.0%              19.8% MIN     60.2%              36.2%              18.1% NO      39.8%             …

The Daily Briefing Thursday, January 4, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Latest coaching interviews – Bears – In-house DC Vic Fangio Lions – In-house OC Jim Bob Cooter, In-house DC Teryl Austin, Texans DC Mike Vrabel Giants – Request permission to interview Eagles DC Jim Schwartz, NFC NORTH GREEN BAY Yesterday, we reported on all the wonderful…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, January 3, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  HALL OF FAME FINALISTS Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, Steve Hutchinson and Brian Urlacher are the first-year nominees who made the Finalist list from which the Hall of Fame Class of 2018 will be chosen.  This from ESPN.com: The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2018 will…

The Daily Briefing Friday, December 29, 2017 AROUND THE NFL  Divergent motivation makes Week 17 a headache for NFL handicappers.  Doug Kezarian of ESPN.com: The Philadelphia Eagles own the NFL’s best record at 13-2, yet they are home underdogs to an 8-7 Dallas Cowboys team eliminated from postseason contention. The Jimmy Garoppolo-led San Francisco 49ers are…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, December 28, 2017 AROUND THE NFL  NFC EAST DALLAS As WR DEZ BRYANT moves through the second half of his career, he seem unwilling to admit to diminishing skills.  Brandon George in the Dallas Morning News: This wasn’t the first time Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant held an impromptu, public self-reflection at the…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, December 27, 2017 AROUND THE NFL  Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com weighs in on whether Rams RB TODD GURLEY II – or anyone else – can keep QB TOM BRADY from claiming the AP NFL MVP Award. First, it was Tom Brady vs. Carson Wentz. Then, it was Tom Brady vs. Antonio Brown.…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, December 26, 2017 AROUND THE NFL  Before we look at the playoff picture, we want to note that the AFC-NFC season series ended with Philadelphia’s win over the Raiders – and it was a bloodbath for the NFC. Of the 64 games played between the conferences this year, the NFC won 41…

The Daily Briefing Friday, December 22, 2017 AROUND THE NFL  Andrew Siciliano points out that the times are a-changing: 8 of the 12 spots in the @NFL Playoffs are currently held by teams that didn’t make the postseason last year. To recap, the top 4 seeds at the moment in the NFC – the Eagles, Vikings,…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, December 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL  A handy team-by-team summary of the Pro Bowl rosters, announced Tuesday night, from ESPN.com: Arizona Cardinals Patrick Peterson, one of four Cardinals players picked this season, has made the Pro Bowl in each of his seven seasons in the NFL. Another notable selection: Rookie Budda Baker…