Posts Tagged ‘Fox Sports’

The Daily Briefing Monday, September 17, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Peter King points out:   • Florida is 6-0. New York/New Jersey is 1-5.   King also spots this passage in “Big Game”, the new book by political insider Mark Leibovich:   “Goodell is clearly gifted at working the members. He makes them feel important and…

The Daily Briefing Friday, September 14, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY RealClearLife.com with some thoughts on gambling and the health of QB AARON RODGERS:   If you want to know what’s going on in NFL, follow the money … line.   As of Friday morning, BetDSI has Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, September 13, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  NFC NORTH   DETROIT Could Matt Patricia already be on the hot seat in Detroit?  It seems inconceivable, but so too does taking a backwards lurch from a Jim Caldwell coached team.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com:   Patricia was hired to replace Jim Caldwell, the…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, September 12, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  Mark Maske of the Washington Post on the lack of hoopla over the new helmet rule in Week 1:   In truth, those who designed the rule never had intended for incidental contact to result in a penalty. The sport’s rulemakers all along had envisioned a…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, September 11, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The new head coaches went 0-7 in Week 1.  Five lost at home.   Particularly galling had to be the losses of Matt Patricia of the Lions, Jon Gruden of the Raiders and Frank Reich of the Colts.  Close games at the half turned when they…

The Daily Briefing Monday, September 10, 2018 AROUND THE NFL  The thought in the DB’s circle of acquaintances has been that NFL Sunday ratings will be okay, but the primetime packages might suffer.  So far, spot on per Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com:   The NFL’s closely watched television ratings were a mixed bag on the…