Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 9, 2017 A fancy simulation from FootballOutsiders yields the top 15 candidates to make the postseason:   The following table shows the 15 teams with the strongest odds of making the postseason based on the simulation of the season run for Football Outsiders Almanac 2017. These odds will be updated…

The Daily Briefing Monday, August 7, 2017 Former Niners GM Trent Baalke scores a nebulous NFL pay check.  Josh Alper at ProFootballTalk.com:   Former 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke has landed a new job.   Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Baalke has been hired by the NFL as a football operations consultant. Baalke is…

The Daily Briefing Friday, August 4, 2017 There are three teams in the NFL, all AFC actually, where the starting QB position has become shaky due to injuries, which is causing COLIN KAEPERNICK coverage.  Besides what is below, check out Baltimore, Indianapolis and Miami for that latest.   Here’s CB RICHARD SHERMAN of the Seahawks…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, August 3, 2017 NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com grills Bears GM Ryan Pace on moving up one spot to draft QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY:   Ryan Pace knows how stunned you were. And the Bears GM is aware of how Chicago fans reacted to his trade of third-round and…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, August 2, 2017 LT RYAN CLADY, currently unsigned after ending 2016 on the Jets’ IR list with a shoulder injury, has announced his retirement.  He said there were several teams interested in signing him. – – – Ara Parseghian, a great coach and better man, passed away today at age 94. …

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, August 1, 2017 Visiting the Jets on his training camp tour, The Commish says there is no such thing as “tanking” in the NFL, unlike the NBA.  Rich Cimini of ESPN.com:   There’s no tanking in football, according to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.   “I don’t think any team tanks, I really…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 31, 2017 The study that showed a 99% rate of CTE in NFL football players made an impression with its headlines the DB has learned in lunchtime conversations the last week.  But Ben Volin of the Boston Globe says things aren’t as cut-and-dried as media headlines would want you to…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 28, 2017 As the Ravens contemplate making a controversial addition to their roster, a J.D. Power survey finds out that Colin Kaepernick had more to do with the NFL’s television ratings issues in 2016 than any other single factor.  Darren Rovell at ESPN.com:   National anthem protests were the top…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, July 27, 2017 Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com notes that the last two firings, in Kansas City and Carolina, both involved the disposal of “scouting first” GMs.   It’s a tough time to be a general manager in the NFL.   Doesn’t matter what time of year it is or how close…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Give Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com some credit, there are some true surprises on his list of possible surprise cuts.  On the other hand, the surprise about LB AHMAD BROOKS is that he’s not already cut.   Training camp is a time of optimism for fans — and anxiety…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Ross Tucker at SportsOnEarth.com on the GM firings in Kansas City and Carolina:   Be careful what you wish for.   That would be my message to Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and his counterpart Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers in the wake of their surprising…

The Daily Briefing Monday, July 24, 2017 AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO Kudos to LB JERRELL FREEMAN for knowing the Heimlich maneuver.  Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com:   It’s a good thing Jerrell Freeman decided to have one last cheat meal before training camp.   The Bears linebacker made a last-minute call for some…