Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers’

THE DAILY BRIEFING These games didn’t look like embarrassments when the schedule came out: Week 4 Minnesota (0-3) at Carolina (0-3) Denver (0-3) at Chicago (0-3) Week 5 NY Jets (1-2) at Denver (0-3) The Broncos or Bears will win this week – unless they tie. NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Peter King goes gaga…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Three NFL games need to keep an eye on a tropical storm this weekend – and none of them are in Florida.  Jordan Dajani of CBSSports.com:’ Hurricane season runs through late November, so it’s expected that a few NFL games will be affected by bad weather. While the United States is currently…

THE DAILY BRIEFING It is currently not a penalty for a defender to splinter a running backs knee while making a tackle.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: The hit that ended Browns running back Nick Chubb’s is legal. Should it be?   It’s something Chris Simms and I addressed on PFT Live the morning after a…

THE DAILY BRIEFING NFC NORTH CHICAGO As Jay Cuda has pointed out there is only one team that has not won a game since Elon Musk bought X/Twitter last October.  And the same QB has started every game.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore was open, and not just slightly open.…

THE DAILY BRIEFING A spring merger?  Tim Baysinger, Dan Primack, Sara Fischer of Axios: Pro football leagues the XFL and USFL are in advanced talks to merge, three sources familiar with the situation tell Axios.   Why it matters: Combining the two may be the smartest path forward for the leagues given the challenges and…

THE DAILY BRIEFING Mike Sando: The eight 2-0 teams: We all could have seen Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami and Baltimore starting 2-0, but Tampa Bay, Washington and Atlanta as well? The Cowboys’ 40-0 and 30-10 victories give them the second-largest average victory margin through two weeks since 2000. Only the 2019 Patriots (36.5) and…