Daily Briefing

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…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO The Bears are going to let DC Chuck Pagano retire while GM Ryan Pace and Coach Matt Nagy will be back.  Jeff Dickerson of ESPN.com: Chicago Bears defensive coordinator and former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has decided to retire, league sources told ESPN, confirming multiple…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY T JARED VELHEER could make history. Jared Veldheer saved the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs last year, and he could do it again this year — and would make NFL history in the process.   The veteran offensive tackle will sign with the Packers,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing So, we’ve had a pair of 7th seeds in the playoffs for the first time since the strike-shortened 1982 season. In terms of respectability, they went 1-for-2 with Indianapolis extending Buffalo while Chicago was a punching bag for the Saints. Peter King with thoughts from veteran scribe Howard Balzer on…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We will go ahead with our tradition of picking playoff games, not that we’ve been very good at it. AFC (7) Colts at (2) Bills – Bills favored to 6.5 points Sat., 1:05 p.m. ET, CBS We think emotion will carry the Bills to a fairly overwhelming win. (5) Ravens…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH DETROIT Here are some Lions GM interviews from John Maakaron of SI.com: On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions continued their expansive search for their next general manager.   After interviewing Terry Fontenot, the assistant GM and vice president of pro personnel for the New Orleans Saints, earlier this week,…