Daily Briefing

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Texans and the Bengals were the favorites in many quarters to be the Opening Night opponent for the Chiefs.  But they aren’t.  Adam Teicher of ESPN.com gets the scoop. The Kansas City Chiefs will open their attempt for a three-peat when they host the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL’s annual prime-time…

THE DAILY BRIEFING From Warren Sharp: wins in last 48 divisional games (8 yrs):   41 – KC 40 39 38 37 36 35 – DAL 34 – PIT 33 32 31 – NO, NE 30 – GB 29 – PHI 28 – BUF 27 – LA, TEN 26 – SEA, HOU, MIN, BAL, MIA…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH DETROIT Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com says that Dan Campbell’s coaching staff has successfully shown the value of having lots of former NFL players. Early in training camp last season, Detroit Lions tight end Brock Wright saw his unit was struggling to master its responsibilities in pass-protection schemes.   That’s when…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The countdown has begun – one week to Schedule Day!  Although the leaking will begin on Monday.  Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal: The full 2024 NFL schedule is slated to be released at 8pm ET on May 15, six days after teams were originally expecting it, according to a league memo…

THE DAILY BRIEFING A question from Austin Gayle of The Ringer: How soon will C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love be considered in the top tier of NFL quarterbacks? C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans and Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers set the league on fire in 2023 in their first full seasons as…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Looking ahead to next year’s draft?  Three QBs are at the top of that heap at the moment per a trio of ESPN.com experts: Who are the top quarterbacks in the 2025 class?   Matt Miller, NFL draft analyst: The start of the 2025 class’ evaluation is a three-headed monster. Carson Beck…

THE DAILY BRIEFING As we review the 2024 Draft and all the praise going to the hard-working personnel staffs of the 32 member clubs – this reminder as to how good a job they did in 2021.  Only 18 of the 32 first rounders have been successful by the metric of the 5th-year option renewal.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC EAST   DALLAS CB DARON BLAND, who broke out after CB TREVON DIGGS was injured, can’t wait for Diggs’ return.  Jon Machota: @jonmachota Cowboys CB DaRon Bland on Trevon Diggs returning from his season-ending knee injury: “I mean, a lot of people are not expecting what Tre is gonna come back…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Bill Belichick, with The Commish at his side, tells Pat McAfee he is all in on the banning of the hip-drop tackle.  Khari Thompson of Boston.com: Bill Belichick sat down with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for a segment on the Pat McAfee Show.   During the appearance, Belichick and Goodell discussed their…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA T CHRISTIAN DARRISAW has had his fifth-year option exercised.  Craig Peters of Vikings.com: The Minnesota Vikings on Monday announced the team has exercised the fifth-year option on tackle Christian Darrisaw, extending his rookie contract through the 2025 season.   Darrisaw was selected by the Vikings in the first…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Ben Solak of The Ringer on whether the run on offensive players is a long term trend or a one-year anomaly: The Big Thing: All Offense A lot happened in the NFL draft. If there’s one thing you need to know, it’s this.   As the dust settles on the 2024 NFL…

THE DAILY BRIEFING A second bye week for an 18-game season with the Super Bowl on President’s Day weekend.  That’s the plan being pushed by The Commish.  Sean Leahy of YahooSports.com: Fans who have pined to have the day after the Super Bowl declared a holiday may soon get their wish.   Appearing on “The…