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THE DAILY BRIEFING Two more hiring dominoes fall with Raheem Morris returning to Atlanta and Bucs OC Dave Canales the choice in Carolina. Adam Schefter on where things stand: @AdamSchefter The last two head coach openings of this cycle are the Seahawks and Commanders. Neither team is expected to hire anyone until next week, after…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Despite the better performances in the postseason, the Packers move on from DC Joe Barry. Matt Schneidman and Dianna Russini of The Athletic throw out some names to replace him: The Green Bay Packers need a new defensive coordinator after head coach Matt LaFleur’s decision Wednesday to…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The NFL has assigned the referees for the championship games and the Super Bowl. Bill Vinovich gets his third Super Bowl. And for the championship games, veteran Clete Blakeman, a former Super Bowl ref, gets the NFC Championship Game.  It’s the decision to put young Shawn Smith on his first championship game…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Bengals OC Brian Callahan is getting three second interviews. @TomPelissero #Bengals OC Brian Callahan is emerging as a hot head coaching candidate: The #Titans, #Panthers and #Falcons all plan to bring him in for a second interview this week, per sources. The Falcons have already done a second interview with Bill Belichick…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO The return of Kliff Kingsbury?  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is expected to interview for the Chicago Bears’ offensive coordinator opening, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.   Kingsbury is the ninth known candidate the Bears have requested to interview, joining a list…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO Greg Roman harnessed the talents of Ravens QB LAMAR JACKSON – until he didn’t.  Now, he interviews for the OC position in Chicago, perhaps a sign that QB JUSTIN FIELDS will not be traded.  But he is one of five to be interviewed per NBC Sports Chicago. The Chicago…

THE DAILY BRIEFING So the matchups are set for the Divisional Playoffs – with the home team favored in all four. The byed teams, the Ravens and 49ers, are each about 10-point favorites against teams with Young Gun QBs, the Texans and Packers, who have been throwing the heck out of the ball. In the…

THE DAILY BRIEFING The Packers and Texans are the hot underdogs heading (perhaps in the Texans case) to the top seed.  The Lions get a second home game.  Here is how the Divisional Weekend shakes out: Full divisional-round schedule (all times Eastern) Saturday, Jan. 20 Texans at Ravens or Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN/ABC…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Is Jason Cole right? @JasonCole62 Greatest coaches in NFL history: 1. Gibbs — Won SBs with 3 different QBs 2. Belichick — 6 SBs in salary cap era 3. Walsh — Invented modern passing game 4. Brown — Established the archetype 5. Lombardi — The face of coaching Close: Landry, Noll, Shula,…