Posts Tagged ‘2018’
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 11, 2018
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 11, 2018 AROUND THE NFL The new head coaches went 0-7 in Week 1. Five lost at home. Particularly galling had to be the losses of Matt Patricia of the Lions, Jon Gruden of the Raiders and Frank Reich of the Colts. Close games at the half turned when they…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, September 10, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, September 10, 2018 AROUND THE NFL The thought in the DB’s circle of acquaintances has been that NFL Sunday ratings will be okay, but the primetime packages might suffer. So far, spot on per Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL’s closely watched television ratings were a mixed bag on the…
Read MoreNASCAR Information Monday, September 10, 2018
NASCAR Information Monday, September 10, 2018 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 7 Kevin Harvick Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Kyle Larson (Winless) Most top 3 finishes this season: 14 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 19 Kevin Harvick Most top 10 finishes this season: 22 Kevin Harvick…
Read MoreNASCAR 2018 MENCS Playoffs Monday, September 10, 2018
NASCAR 2018 Mencs Playoffs Monday, September 10, 2018
Read MoreNASCAR Las Vegas Monday, September 10, 2018
NASCAR Las Vegas Monday, September 10, 2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES LAS VEGAS STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most Las Vegas wins: 4 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas 2nd-place finishes: 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Winless) Most Las Vegas top 3 finishes: 6 Jimmie Johnson Most Las Vegas top 10 finishes: 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth & Mark Martin Best…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Friday, September 7, 2018
The Daily Briefing Friday, September 7, 2018 AROUND THE NFL The start was delayed, the first half was choppy and touchdown free and it was a B level team hosting a squad that can’t do better than a C not matter how they try. The DB went to sleep at halftime and a substantial part of…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Thursday, September 6, 2018
The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 6, 2018 AROUND THE NFL As the NFL season opens tonight, the New York Times has an unsigned article about helmet tackling: Football season is starting on Thursday with a not-so-small problem. The players don’t know what to do with their helmets. Alarmed by rising concussion rates and the…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 5, 2018
The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 5, 2018 AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST DALLAS The Seahawks and Cowboys are in a staredown over compensation for S EARL THOMAS according to Jori Epstein of the Dallas Morning News: The Seattle Seahawks may open the 2018 NFL season against the Denver Broncos this weekend without star safety…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 4, 2018
The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 4, 2018 AROUND THE NFL 52 weeks ago, few were picking the Saints, Vikings, Rams and especially the Eagles to dominate the 2017 NFC. Try to find the predictor that chose the Jaguars to go to the AFC Championship Game. But now, Peter King is picking all four of the…
Read MoreThe Daily Briefing Monday, September 3, 2018
The Daily Briefing Monday, September 3, 2018 AROUND THE NFL The DB’s first thought is that the KHALIL MACK trade won’t make either team happy in the end, but we’ll see. Peter King of NBCSports.com in his Football Morning in America column comes down as bad for Oakland, okay for Chicago: I was talking…
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