Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing There was some thought prior to the season that the NFC West is stacked, especially if you believe in the Cardinals. And – after two weeks the division is 6-0 in games against teams from other divisions. This is bad news for the NFC East, which has 16 total games…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We agree with this from Joe Thomas on crowd noise for games in empty stadiums: “I think if the NFL can add more leeway for the home team to add noise at appropriate moments in the game, it would make the viewing experience much better. If the home team gets…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Things that concern Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com after Week 1. There really can be no debate: The NFL has aced its initial efforts to practice and play amid the coronavirus pandemic. Since training camp practices began in mid-August, only seven players have produced positive test results. There have been no…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The DB’s sense of Week 1 was that the quality of play was pretty good, NFL average from the last several years when “quality” may have declined as safety rules took over, particularly in the amount of practice. Not bad for no preseason. We would be interested in your observations.…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY was a passing hero and the Bears are 1-0.  But WR ALLEN ROBINSON is fuming. Nick Shook of NFL.com: Allen Robinson’s lack of a contract extension in Chicago has left him frustrated.   So frustrated, in fact, he’s wiped his social media of all…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com posits that Dome Defenses are the big losers with no fans and a constant level of noise: For what it’s worth, keep an eye on dome teams, now with no fans, having their defenses struggle mightily. There were notable collapses by the defenses of the Lions,…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We salute the NFL on this achievement: Seems almost too good to be true. The NFL tested approximately 120 players, staff and essential team personnel on 30 teams Saturday morning (all but the Thursday night teams), plus about 90 stadium workers (officiating crew, chain gang, locker room attendants, stadium security)…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Here is to a successful Week 1 for the NFL, its fans and broadcast partners. – – – The NFL opener left Coach Andy Reid blind.  Kevin Patra of NFL.com: As Thursday night’s season-opener pressed on, Andy Reid’s team pulled away from the Houston Texans en route to a 34-20…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Darren Rovell has lived a very cautious life in the last six months and been something of a Negative Nelly.  But this: @darrenrovell The NFL made the bet that Covid-19 would be somewhat stabilized by the time the season started.   They won that bet. The NFL has also made…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC EAST   DALLAS Patrik Walker of CBSSports.com says the Cowboys are clearing cap space for a DAK PRESCOTT deal: There’s some creative bookkeeping going on with the Dallas Cowboys, and for good read reason. The team recently restructured the contract on All-Pro left tackle Tyron Smith, converting $8.9 million…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing If you are interested in a weekly survivor pool with an element of picking the Super Bowl champion, hit us up with a return email and we will send you an invite ($20 total entry).  It’s the 19th year for Last Man Standing. With that as a segue way, we…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Who is your MVP bet?  Here are some current odds for selected players that we found at CBSSports.com: Key MVP odds Patrick Mahomes +350 Lamar Jackson +600 Russell Wilson +800 Deshaun Watson +1400 Dak Prescott +1500 Tom Brady +1600 Drew Brees +1800 Kyler Murray +2000 Carson Wentz +2500 Aaron Rodgers…