Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO BEARS SCHEDULE THOUGHTS The four NFC North teams are treated pretty equally in the DB’s SCHEDULE EXPOSURE RANKINGS – all ranking between 10th and 16th.  And that seems pretty good for a Bears team that was lousy enough to get the first overall pick and then traded it away…Sure…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Today begins our analysis of the schedule as we introduce something we will call the DB NFL SCHEDULE EXPOSURE RANKINGS. We are used to seeing listings of how many “primetime” games a team received from the NFL, but besides those contests there are now a bunch of other standalone games – Thanksgiving…

THE DAILY BRIEFING SCHEDULE THOUGHTS There had been a lot of talk that every game was a free agent, but Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com still sees an NFC tilt to the FOX games, with CBS honing in on the AFC. So much for every Sunday afternoon NFL game being a free agent between CBS…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The big meeting Monday between The Commish and his scheduling team must have gone well, as the NFL says the 2023 schedule is a go for announcement Monday night.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL’s 2023 schedule will be released on Thursday night.   The league made it official this afternoon,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The NFL hopes to release the 2023 schedule on Sunday night, but at the moment they do not have it done says Peter King: The last NFL TV event before training camps open in late July, the release of the schedule, is nigh. What we know this morning:   The release of…

THE DAILY BRIEFING On March 30, the NFL pounded its chest on how many non-white males were getting big-time jobs. The NFL took another step at the owners meetings to increase diversity throughout the league while continuing to face criticism and a lawsuit for lack of representation among head coaches.   Each team is now…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Class of 2020 went 12 for 32 in having their 5th-Year Options exercised. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The TV coverage of the draft oozes with unbridled enthusiasm about each and every first-round pick. The reality is far less positive.   Case in point — of the 32 first-round picks selected in…

THE DAILY BRIEFING OzzyNFL with more international schedule scoop: @OzzyNFL NFL Schedule News:   A google search of “Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Events” has resulted in the potential dates for all three London international games in 2023.   Considering both Buffalo and Tennessee will host games in this stadium, we can assume the first Titans game…

THE DAILY BRIEFING We may get a taste of the NFL schedule, an international flavor, on Thursday if OzzyNFL is to be believed: @OzzyNFL NFL Schedule News:   All five international games are rumoured to be announced this Thursday, May 4th.   As it stands, we’ve heard buzz on Chiefs-Bears, Patriots-Saints, and the Jaguars playing…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The next big day on the NFL calendar appears to be May 11.  Mike Florio ofProFootballTalk.com: Now that the three-day draft has dominated the American sports landscape (despite the three other major leagues still going strong with actual games), the NFL’s next opportunity to bigfoot the other big leagues is coming.  …

THE DAILY BRIEFING Here is how they came off the board compared to yesterday’s rankings based on six Mock Drafts. Counting WILL ANDERSON and NOLAN SMITH going to the linked team with a different picks, five of the consensus picks hit (also BRYCE YOUNG, BIJAN ROBINSON, EMMANUEL FORBES). Of the 25 unanimous first rounders –…

THE DAILY BRIEFING It’s Draft Day! At the bottom of today’s DB we have five late Mock Drafts from respected prognosticators – Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com, Mel Kiper, Jr. of ESPN, Dane Brugler of The Athletic, Ryan Wilson of CBSSports.com and Kevin Hanson of SI.com.  You can read their thinking below Immediately below is a…