Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH   TAMPA BAY In addition to suspending WR MIKE EVANS, the NFL has sent a strongly-worded letter to ex-coach Bruce Arians for stirring things up from the sidelines.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The decision to impose a one-game suspension on receiver Mike Evans was only part of…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA QB JALEN HURTS is now the third favorite for the NFL MVP Award – ahead of the two guys who finished 1-2 last year.  Tim McManus of ESPN.com: The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 on Monday night as quarterback Jalen Hurts was in control…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Peter King: The Giants and Daniel Jones are 2-0. The Bengals and Joe Burrow are 0-2. Just like we thought. Nervous: Jacoby Brissett, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Russell Wilson, Ron Rivera.   Very nervous: Matt Rhule, Frank Reich, Jameis Winston, Bengals offensive line.   Rivera? – – – A message to…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL This from Vic Tafur of The Athletic: New head coaches were 6-3-1 last week, with Mike McDaniel leading the way. We checked and all of the 10 new head coaches met a holdover coach (i.e. no games that were a win and a loss). – – – The NFL…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Presented without comment: @JaimeEisner 1st NFL HC fired odds (@betonline_ag)   Mike McCarthy (+350) Matt Rhule (+375) Kliff Kingsbury (+500) Frank Reich (+900) Mike Vrabel (+900) Robert Saleh (10/1) Arthur Smith (14/1) Dan Campbell (14/1) Ron Rivera (16/1) Pete Carroll (16/1) Kevin Stefanski (25/1) Kyle Shanahan (28/1) Check that. …

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL Interesting.  There are five teams favored by around 10 points this week. Four lost in Week 1 – Rams, 49ers, Broncos, Packers. Two of those four (49ers, Packers) are favored by 10+ over a team that won (Seahawks, Bears) last week. And another of those losers (Broncos) is a…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL In Week 1, there were six games that revolved around field goals.  The narrative would be 180 degrees different but for field goal plays. Baker Mayfield, now in Carolina would have had revenge on the Browns – except Cade York’s 58-yard FG with 8 seconds left. The Falcons would…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH   CAROLINA QB BAKER MAYFIELD has provided media members with good copy at other points in his career, but with the Week 1 revenge game in Cleveland looming, his quotes have been bland and boring.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Baker Mayfield‘s football life has been filled with…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Now that it is over, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic looks at the Lions and “Hard Knocks”: ‘Hard Knocks’ superlatives Now that the show’s season is over, it’s time for a few “Hard Knocks” superlatives, recapping some of the standout moments from the Lions’ time in…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROIT Dan Campbell claims to be torn about who will call the Lions plays on Sunday.  Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press: Whether he’s doing it to gain a competitive advantage ahead of Sunday’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles or because he really is torn…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL The experts at NFL.com try to identify this year’s rising team or teams: Six teams finished with five or fewer wins last season: the Jaguars, Lions, Jets, Giants, Texans and Panthers. Eight other teams joined them in finishing with records below .500: the Bears, Commanders, Seahawks, Broncos, Falcons, Vikings,…

THE DAILY BRIEFING AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears hint they are all but done with negotiating with the City of Chicago and are heading to the hinterlands.  NBCSports.com on a media appearance by Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune: The Bears might be packing their bags quicker than fans imagined. Chicago Tribune…