Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Peter King, normally a player safety advocate, assesses Jerome Boger’s roughing call and the banishment of QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER over a slight hitch to his gate after a tackle the way most of us do.  And Dean Blandino agrees: Are you thinking what I’m thinking?   That we had…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO OC Luke Getsy challenges the conventional wisdom on the quality, or lack thereof, of play from QB JUSTIN FIELDS so far this season.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields ranks last in the NFL in completions (34), attempts (67), passer rating (58.7) and…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT PK DOMINIK EBERLE who missed a pair of PATs on Sunday (and also kicked off out of bounds) is gone.  Kirkland Crawford of the Detroit News: The Detroit Lions have a new kicker, and it was not one of the four they worked out on Tuesday.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Coach Dan Campbell fixed the Lions offense in the middle of last year, to the point that they are now the NFL’s best attack – at least in terms of yards and points. Now, he is focused like a laser on the team’s awful defense.  Jeremy…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The NFL has set a record for competitive games, by one metric, in Week 4 and for the first four weeks of the season.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: For the first time ever, 15 games in a single week of NFL action were close in the fourth quarter.  …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL This from Mike Florio: Through four weeks (after tonight), the NFL season has been as exciting as ever. Maybe more exciting than ever.   There’s a reason for it. According to the league, there have been 49 games within one score in the fourth quarter this season. That’s the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Sad news about former Cowboys TE Gavin Escobar.  The AP: Two rock climbers, including former NFL player Gavin Escobar, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of injuries, authorities said.   Rescuers were called around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL DALLAS Dan Wetzel of YahooSports.com explores exactly how well QB COOPER RUSH has really played: After Dak Prescott injured his hand in the Dallas Cowboys’ season opener — and was adequately replaced by backup Cooper Rush despite the Cowboys losing the game — team owner Jerry Jones suggested that…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO Kevin Fishbein of The Athletic breaks down the struggles of QB JUSTIN FIELDS: On the first play of the Bears’ 23-20 win over the Texans on Sunday, Justin Fields and Sam Mustipher botched the quarterback-center exchange.   Six plays later, after a play fake to David…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL A factoid from Scott Kacsmar:   @ScottKacsmar I repeat: Browns and Falcons are the only teams to score at least 26 points in all 3 games.   Jacoby Brissett and Marcus Mariota. And John McClain points out that failure to land QB DESHAUN WATSON has not hurt either the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL A funny from ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, after watching Buffalo OC Ken Dorsey melt down:   @billbarnwell At this point it feels weird to see NFL people actually studying on the tablets and not using them strictly for destruction – – – The Pro Bowl as we knew it is…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO Damage control for QB JUSTIN FIELDS.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Justin Fields didn’t have a good night on Sunday, throwing for only 70 yards and running for 20 in a 27-10 loss to the Packers. It dropped the Bears quarterback to 0-3 against the Packers in…