Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Matt LaFleur confirms that the return of veteran coach Tom Clements happened with input from QB AARON RODGERS.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: The first sign that Aaron Rodgers was leaning toward a return to the Packers came when the team announced Tom Clements as their…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Packers give up a home game (in a season when nine would be scheduled for the first time) to play their first international game.  Grant Gordon of NFL.com on the record five international contests: Five NFL teams will host 2022 international games in three countries — highlighted by the…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com hears that the Competition Committee may not let the Bills have lost in vain:   Two Sundays ago, during the Super Bowl pregame show, we pointed out that the owners may adopt this year a simple and straightforward solution to the inherently unfair postseason overtime procedures…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY For all the talk about culture and Super Bowl windows, Diana Russini of ESPN.com went on the Rich Eisen show and said she hears that cold hard cash (and/or bitcoin) is a big factor for QB AARON RODGERS going forward.  Darrelle Lincoln of TotalProSports.com: According…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO If Bill Barnwell ran the Bears, his number one priority would be the offensive line: Get (most of) a new offensive line. New coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Luke Getsy have a huge task ahead of them. The Bears have quarterback Justin Fields, which is exciting,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY QB AARON RODGERS goes on Pat McAfee’s show and says a lot of nice things about Packers management, but he doesn’t say, yet, that he is back for 2022.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers isn’t saying what his future in football…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL yields to the desires of the rookies and their agents for a less cumbersome Combine.  ESPN.com: The NFL scouting combine on Monday night sent a memo to all prospective NFL players attending next month’s annual pre-draft event in Indianapolis, revising its policies and procedures regarding COVID-19 protocols.  …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Peter King on the past postseason, forgetting the Wild Card round:   Apples to apples, this was the most competitive playoff season in modern NFL history.   I measured it in two ways: one-score games (games decided by eight points or fewer) in the final seven playoff games per season,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO A twitter thread from Johnathan Wood of DaBearsBlog: THREAD   It’s really remarkable that Ryan Pace learned absolutely nothing from how badly he mismanaged Mitchell Trubisky through the first year of his career. He literally repeated every single mistake with Justin Fields.   Let’s recap…   1)…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO The hiring of Matt Eberflus was orchestrated by Bill Polian and endorsed by Tony Dungy.  Adam Jahns of The Athletic: From the back of the room, Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy watched star defensive lineman Warren Sapp argue with defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and his position coach Rod…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The NFL has turned to a big gun in the social justice game to defend itself from the attacks of Brian Flores and his attorneys.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL faces a significant and historic lawsuit from former Dolphins coach Brian Flores. It has hired a former United States…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA Not so fast with Kevin O’Connell.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The Super Bowl ended on Sunday night, if you haven’t heard. Since the confetti fell, we’ve heard nothing about the Vikings hiring Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell to be the team’s next head coach.   Four…