Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 17, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Gregg Rosenthal at NFL.com with lists of possible big cuts coming up in the next few weeks.  First in the NFC:   Strong candidates for release   1) Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings: This is not the first offseason with Peterson’s future in doubt. Even…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 16, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH   ATLANTA Ex-WR Roddy White’s time in Atlanta came to an end at the hands of Kyle Shanahan.  And now that Kyle Shanahan’s time in Atlanta has come to an end, White kicks him out the door.  Steven Ruiz at USA TODAY reports…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 14, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   NEW YORK GIANTS WR VICTOR CRUZ, who grew up nearly in the shadow of the Meadowlands, is a Giant  no longer.  ESPN.com:   The New York Giants have released wide receiver Victor Cruz in a move that creates significant salary-cap space, a…

The Daily Briefing Monday, February 13, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report with one guess on how the quarterback carousel will spin in the next few months:   In a league with 32 teams and fewer than 32 franchise quarterbacks, starting-caliber signal-callers don’t often become available.   Most offseasons, trade rumors…

The Daily Briefing Friday, February 10, 2017 AROUND THE NFL Joe Montana with some interesting thoughts on the difficulty of calling someone GOAT.  Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com:   Tom Brady’s childhood idol is one of the few people who isn’t ready to proclaim Brady the best ever.   Hall of Fame 49ers quarterback Joe…

The Daily Briefing – Thursday, February 9, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO While 1-15 means the Browns have reduced many of their ticket prices, the Bears are doubling down on 3-13.  Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune breaks the bad news from the Bears.   Despite a 3-13 season in 2016 —…

The Daily Briefing – Wednesday, February 8, 2017 AROUND THE NFL With the media in high dudgeon over the current state of American politics, players are now expected to have coherent opinions or at least opinions that match those of the media.     Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   For decades, NFL players have steered…

The Daily Briefing – Tuesday, February 7, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   We’re back.  We have Bill Barnwell’s long and excellent recap of what happened in Houston Sunday night towards the bottom.   NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The Packers released RB JAMES STARKS on Tuesday.  Starks, scheduled for a 2017 cap hit of more…

The Daily Briefing – Thursday, January 26, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   SUPER BOWL LI The Falcons had a chance to wear white, but gave that opportunity to New England.  Robert Hanzus at NFL.com:   The Atlanta Falcons have made their choice on the color of their jerseys in Super Bowl LI. If recent history…

Daily Briefing – Wednesday, January 25, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   SUPER BOWL 51 The Falcons have opened up as 3-point underdogs to the Patriots who have played in six previous Super Bowls in the Belichick-Brady Era with none decided by more than four points.   They may be underdogs, but that’s a much more…

AROUND THE NFL   SUPER BOWL LI The Falcons had a chance to wear white, but gave that opportunity to New England.  Robert Hanzus at NFL.com:   The Atlanta Falcons have made their choice on the color of their jerseys in Super Bowl LI. If recent history is any indication, it was a poor one.…