Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA New coach Nick Sirianni says he is willing to go to war in 2021 with QBs CARSON WENTZ and JALEN HURTS.  Curtis Crabtree of ProFootballTalk.com:  New Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has yet to meet with the local media at-large about his hiring and the situation…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT There is a market for QB MATTHEW STAFFORD per Michael David Smith ofProFootballTalk.com: The Lions are shopping quarterback Matthew Stafford, and they have a whole lot of potential customers.   About a third of the league has reached out to the Lions about a potential Stafford trade,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The Buccaneers and Chiefs both should get some players back for Super Bowl 55. ESPN.com: Several injured players for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to be healthy for Super Bowl LV.   Chiefs running back Le’Veon Bell (knee) and wide receiver Sammy Watkins (calf), as well…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY One play may ruin Mike Pettine’s otherwise strong run as the Packers DC.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com: Kevin King did not have his best game Sunday. The Packers cornerback, who played after being questionable with a back injury, gave up a 39-yard touchdown to Scotty…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (more in GREEN BAY and TAMPA BAY) Peter King on Green Bay’s decision to kick the field goal: One more bit of drama, of course. With 2:15 left, Green Bay was down 31-23. Third-and-goal from the Bucs’ 8-yard line. Then this happened:   We’re not in the…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We went 4-0 with our picks last week to get to 7-3 for this postseason. The next two are hard.  We really want to pick the Bills, but in a late change of heart we think Kansas City will pull it out.  We really want to pick the Buccaneers, but…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT New coach Dan Campbell comes out swinging.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The Lions held an introductory press conference for head coach Dan Campbell on Thursday and his opening statement will likely win him a few fans in Detroit.   Campbell played for the team for three seasons…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT Despite an attempt to culturally shame him, Dan Campbell will soon be the coach of the Lions.  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: The Lions reportedly settled on Dan Campbell as their new head coach late last week and things are moving closer to becoming official in Detroit.  …

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The price of Covid and the clampdown by states on in-stadium revenues will be felt with the coming salary cap.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com:   Every December, the NFL gives the 32 teams an idea regarding the expected salary cap for the coming league year. This year, that didn’t happen.…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Both conference championship games feature an upstart versus a team that has been at or near the top in recent years. Major markets are not represented in the Final Four, with Tampa Bay the largest. METROPOLITAN AREA SIZE Tampa Bay                   18 Kansas City                  31 Buffalo                          49 Green Bay                   158  (Milwaukee)…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We aren’t that excited about going 3-3 with last week’s playoff picks – missing on the Ravens, Browns and Rams. For the Divisionals – we will go with Kansas City (convincingly) over Cleveland and Buffalo (flip a coin) over Baltimore in the AFC.  Green Bay wins on Saturday over the…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Things are starting to shake loose on the GM/Coach Carousel, with George Paton kicking things off by signing a six-year deal to be Broncos GM. NFC NORTH CHICAGO Bears GM Ryan Pace, who made the defining move of his reign by lusting after QB MITCH TRUBISKY, sounds ready to move…