Daily Briefing

AROUND THE NFL It was a very good, almost great, Super Bowl with the Chiefs rallying late for the win.   The Chiefs became the 22nd team to win the Super Bowl with nothing but victories by 10+ points.  But, the key difference, they are the only team to do so while trailing by 10+…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA The question was which Kubiak would be the OC of the Vikings in 2020 – and the answer is Gary, not Klint.  Ian Rapoport of NFL.com with the Tweet.   @RapSheet The #Vikings are turning to a familiar face for their new OC: Gary Kubiak, who has been…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY The Packers looked long and hard at DC Mike Pettine after a lackluster defensive effort against the 49ers, but apparently he has survived.  Sean Wagner-McGough of CBSSports.com:   In the aftermath of an embarrassing loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game that saw them allow…

AROUND THE NFL They shuffled around a bit in college in terms of their NFL “Class” but the high school class of 2015 was stacked with QBs.  Ben Baby of ESPN.com reminds us in this tweet:   @Ben_Baby The QBs in the 2015 recruiting class were absolutely insane: Lamar Jackson, Sam Darnold, Kyler Murray, Joe…

AROUND THE NFL This had to be carefully crafted by NFL Stats & Research, but we still find this an acceptable way to tout the winning history (albeit brief) of the two SB QBs:   @NFLResearch Highest Combined Career Win % By Opposing Super Bowl QBs (Min. 25 Starts, Incl. Playoffs)   SB LIV     SF…

AROUND THE NFL Our playoff picks are 4-4 so far, 2-2 each week.    For the championship games, we are going with the home teams San Francisco and Kansas City, the latter despite a lot of indicators in favor of the Titans including the regular season win. – – – Dan Graziano of ESPN.com gets…

AROUND THE NFL Odds may vary – but ProFootballReference.com lists the following on September 8th to win the upcoming Super Bowl based on a $100 bet.  We’ve boldfaced the teams that made the playoffs and put the four remaining teams in red:   New England Patriots                        +400 Kansas City Chiefs                               +600 New Orleans…

AROUND THE NFL In addition to Jimmy Johnson and Bill Cowher, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s special Centennial Class of make goods includes Paul Tagliabue.  Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com:   Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, former NFL Films president Steve Sabol and two players from the league’s most iconic defenses were among those selected…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO The Bears are hiring Bill Lazor as their OC.  Jeremy Bergman of NFL.com:   After missing the postseason in 2019, the Chicago Bears are laser-focused on returning to the dance under new leadership on offense.   Chicago is hiring former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Bill Lazor as their…

AROUND THE NFL Raise your hand if you had QB RYAN TANNEHILL as a 2019 Championship Game starting quarterback. – – – The Chiefs win marked the first 51-31 game in NFL history per @NFLScorigami:   @NFL_Scorigami HOU 31 – 51 KC   Final   That’s Scorigami!! It’s the 1054th unique final score in NFL…

AROUND THE NFL We went 2-2 with our Wild Card picks, as the NFC results were ill-guessed.   This week we take both home teams, Kansas City and Baltimore, in the AFC.  In the NFC, we think the 49ers will prevail over Minnesota, but the home streak ends with Seattle’s Russell Wilson finding a way…

AROUND THE NFL With an eye on Eric Bienemy of the Chiefs, Terez Paylor of YahooSports.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__YahooSports.com&d=DwQFaQ&c=uw6TLu4hwhHdiGJOgwcWD4AjKQx6zvFcGEsbfiY9-EI&r=Tu0vFt63od6M5xgv_wnECeQcedGJhNEXOL-oWguwyCk&m=UIqMxM1B79j4K2wQe3iUKFy0WWp4M8UvVIEVehSnGco&s=mOmBgTPz5hHbw24xTkL4LBJl6nHlCXkGyCdB7ywCeqs&e=> is worried about the dearth of African-American head coaching hires: Another head coach hiring cycle is about to close, and again the most embarrassing issue concerning the NFL has taken center stage. I don’t say that lightly considering this…