Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 19, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   This note from Scott Kacsmar:   Teams with 0-1 TDs thru Week 2: CIN SF SEA NYG   Happened 4 times total in 2012-2016.   – – – The NFL has a domestic violence issue with one of its officials.  And not just any…

The Daily Briefing Monday, September 18, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Forbes says the average value of an NFL team jumped 8% since last year despite the gathering storm clouds.  Kurt Badnehausen of Forbes:   The NFL and its players are butting heads at seemingly every turn regarding player discipline on and off the field.…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 15, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   NFC EAST   DALLAS The NFL demands that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals treat its issues in enforcing player discipline as a judicial emergency.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   Two years ago, the NFL accepted the decision to block Tom Brady‘s suspension pending…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 14, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   NFC EAST   DALLAS Appealing the ruling of the Dallas-based federal judge Amos Mazzant, the NFL does not tell the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals court that they treated RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT fairly.  Instead, the flyover state justices are told that the 2-1 decision…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 13, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Peter King did not like Week 1:   I don’t have the kind of memory that categorizes specific weeks of football. So I can’t say this week of NFL ball through 13 games is one of the worst ever. But I can say it…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 8, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Be safe, Florida. – – – Time for 10 DB fearless picks –   1 – EZEKIEL ELLIOTT will only play 10 games this year.  Eventually, the suspension will stick.   2 – The 49ers will win more games than the Broncos.   3…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 7, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   James Jones, a nine-year receiver with the Packers and Raiders, has announced his retirement.  He is taking a job as an analyst with NFL Network. – – – The NFL now has 21 new “full-time” officials – although some, like Pete Morelli, are senior…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 6, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   The finest minds of the NFL, Dolphins and Buccaneers could only agree that the game between the two teams will not be played in Miami at 1 p.m. on Sunday.   With Hurricane Irma barreling towards Florida this weekend, the game between the Dolphins…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 4, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com on the rise of trades:   The Patriots acquired more veterans via trade in 2016 (five) than any other organization. The team has already surpassed that total in 2017, dealing for seven players since the league year began. New England…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 1, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Maybe it is just what lawyers do, but the NFL never seems to have a consistent, opaque and trustworthy process in arriving at disciplinary decisions.   The big bombshell emerging on Thursday in the matter of RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT is that the only NFL…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 31, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   The Commish may be serious about shortening preseason without demanding something back from the players association.   We’ll have a test as Houston is only playing three games this year.  Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com:   The NFL opted Wednesday to cancel Thursday’s preseason game…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 30, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Michael Salfino of The538.com has the stats to back up his contention that this has been a particularly bad preseason.   For journeyman players and NFL rookies, the final week of preseason is the last live-action audition. For veteran starters, it’s the last chance…