Posts Tagged ‘2018’

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 24, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Our schedule analysis today is on the teams in the two North divisions.  Shocking, but not surprising, how little schedule respect the NFL gave the teams in the AFC North not named Pittsburgh. – – – Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com is keeping track of which…

The Daily Briefing Monday, April 23, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  We have our schedule notes on all the teams in the AFC EAST and NFC EAST.  More tomorrow. – – – Peter King says the value of this draft is on Friday:   • There will be some trades in this draft that might seem one-sided.…

The Daily Briefing Friday, April 20, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The schedule is out and we will have our big look at each team’s slate on Monday.  But here are a pair of looks at how the schedule came together.  First, Judy Bautista of NFL.com:   Each year, the National Football League wades through thousands of…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, April 19, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFL fans in Mexico get a head start on finding out the date of their annual game.  The rest of the NFL schedule comes out tonight:   The time and date of this year’s Mexico City game is no longer a mystery.   The Kansas City…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, April 18, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Get ready!  We get the 2019 NFL schedule on Thursday night to answer some questions and pose others about the new FOX/NFL Network relationship – among other things.    How hard will the NFL support last year’s emerging teams?  What about teams that faltered like Dallas…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 17, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The NFL and NFLPA have come together to ban the use of certain helmets.  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com:   The NFL and NFL Players Association for the first time have banned specific helmets for use, saying those models performed poorly in its annual testing procedures or…

The Daily Briefing Monday, April 16, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  QB MARK SANCHEZ receives a four-game suspension.  Thomas Lott of The Sporting News:   Mark Sanchez wasn’t exactly a hot commodity on the free-agent block, but after Friday, he will be even less sought-after.   The veteran quarterback has been suspended for the first four games…

The Daily Briefing Friday, April 13, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC EAST   DALLAS Todd Archer of ESPN.com on the choices facing the Cowboys vis a vis WR DEZ BRYANT:   At some point Friday, Dez Bryant is expected to meet with Jerry Jones at The Star with the future of the Dallas Cowboys’ all-time leader…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, April 12, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Tim McManus of ESPN.com with the highlights of the 2018 preseason schedule released by the NFL on Wednesday:   The NFL released its preseason schedule Wednesday night and among the highlights is a Week 2 matchup between the two participants in Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, April 11, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Steve Gardiner of USA TODAY on the future of the NFL’s Color Rush uniforms in a FOX-dominated Thursday night landscape.   Love ’em or hate ’em, the NFL’s polarizing Color Rush uniforms aren’t going away.   The Thursday Night Football staple may not be seen every…