Posts Tagged ‘Fox Sports’

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing There were fans in JAX last night – and some teams are letting in friends and family.  This from NBCSports.com (no fans for games not listed): The Washington Football Team at Cleveland Browns – FirstEnergy Stadium The Browns will allow up to 6,000 fans for the team’s first two home…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing There are 11 0-2 teams in the NFL after Week 2.  Ten of them could make it to 0-3 as the only game between two of them is Bengals at Eagles where one team will pick up their first win. There are also 11 undefeated teams.  That number will be…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO Is RB TARIK COHEN worth three more years, even if he takes less to find cash for WR ALLEN ROBINSON?  Josh Alper of NFL.com: Running back Tarik Cohen landed a three-year contract extension with the Bears last weekend and the timing came as a bit of a…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing There was some thought prior to the season that the NFC West is stacked, especially if you believe in the Cardinals. And – after two weeks the division is 6-0 in games against teams from other divisions. This is bad news for the NFC East, which has 16 total games…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing We agree with this from Joe Thomas on crowd noise for games in empty stadiums: “I think if the NFL can add more leeway for the home team to add noise at appropriate moments in the game, it would make the viewing experience much better. If the home team gets…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing Things that concern Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com after Week 1. There really can be no debate: The NFL has aced its initial efforts to practice and play amid the coronavirus pandemic. Since training camp practices began in mid-August, only seven players have produced positive test results. There have been no…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing The DB’s sense of Week 1 was that the quality of play was pretty good, NFL average from the last several years when “quality” may have declined as safety rules took over, particularly in the amount of practice. Not bad for no preseason. We would be interested in your observations.…

AROUND THE NFL Daily Briefing NFC NORTH CHICAGO QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY was a passing hero and the Bears are 1-0.  But WR ALLEN ROBINSON is fuming. Nick Shook of NFL.com: Allen Robinson’s lack of a contract extension in Chicago has left him frustrated.   So frustrated, in fact, he’s wiped his social media of all…