The Daily Briefing Friday, April 19, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Lions GM Bob Quinn says that moving down is more likely than moving up in next week’s first round.  Dave Birkett in the Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has made it clear he’s open and willing to move back in the first round…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, April 18, 2019

AROUND THE NFL The NFL schedule is out, and we will have detailed analysis of most of the NFC teams today, more on Friday.   Some notes –   * – Ten teams received the maximum five primetime games.  They are Chicago, Dallas, Green Bay, LA Rams, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Seattle in the NFC and…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 16, 2019

AROUND THE NFL It’s official.  The NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Eastern.   NFC NORTH   DETROIT With his wife having brain surgery, QB MATTHEW STAFFORD apparently did not make the start of Detroit’s offseason workouts.  Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press:   The Detroit Lions aren’t saying…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, April 15, 2019

AROUND THE NFL It’s about time for the NFL schedule to be released.  The DB hears it’s coming this week, perhaps as soon as Tuesday.  John Breech of CBSSports.com tells us some things we already know:   Let’s take a look at 10 things we already know about the 2019 regular season schedule.   1.…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, April 12, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com says something the DB has been thinking:   The NFL’s owners approved adding pass interference to the list of items that can be reviewed on instant replay, but they may not have thought through all the potential consequences.   One such consequence could be additional offensive pass…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, April 11, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Packers GM Mark Murphy seems to be admitting that Bleacher Report’s Tyler Dunne got things at least half right in his expose on the relationship between Mike McCarthy and QB AARON RODGERS. WXOX-TV:   It’s only April but the Packers are already on the defensive.   Packers…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, April 10, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Is this a silly signing?  Kyle Meinke of MLive.com:   The Detroit Lions have added some experience to their quarterback competition by signing Tom Savage to a free-agent deal. Terms were not disclosed.   Savage, 28, is a sixth-year pro who spent last season as a backup in…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 9, 2019

AROUND THE NFL The NFL announced its preseason schedule on Tuesday, at least the matchups by week.  Here are the nationally televised games:   2019 preseason national television schedule (all times Eastern)   Hall of Fame Game (Canton, Ohio)   Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons (NBC, 8 p.m.), Thursday, Aug. 1   Preseason Week 2…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, April 8, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Peter King on the plight of the NFL as TV keeps taking away the best refs.  He reports Jerome Boger could be next:   The last time the NFL’s contract with officials was up for negotiation, in 2012, you might remember some of the debacle calls for the first three weeks of…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, April 5, 2019

AROUND THE NFL Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com teaches you how to talk like a scout:   From surgeons to pilots to carpenters, mechanics and baristas, every profession has its own language. For the next 22 days, the lingo of the NFL draft will be all over the airwaves as analysts, scouts and fans define the…

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