Posts Tagged ‘June’

The Daily Briefing Thursday, November 2, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   Has Roger Goodell’s multi-year, multi-multi-million contract extension reached the point of no return.  The sources of Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com claim it has:   Numerous sources reiterate that Roger Goodell’s new contract is done as a practical matter and that Jerry Jones’ effort to “hijack”…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, November 1, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   NFC NORTH   MINNESOTA QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER may be active soon, but that doesn’t mean he starts ahead of on-a-roll QB CASE KEENUM.  Chad Graff in the St. Paul Pioneer-Press:   As the Vikings enter their bye week atop the NFC North standings, coach Mike Zimmer…

The Daily Briefing Monday, October 30, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   If The Season Ended Today in the NFC:                                                  Overall     Division       Conference Philadelphia Eagles    NCE     7-1               3-0                6-0 Minnesota Vikings      NCN     6-2               2-1                4-1 New Orleans Saints    NCS     5-2              1-0                 4-1 Seattle Seahawks       NCW    5-2              2-0                3-1 Los Angeles Rams     WC      …

The Daily Briefing Friday, October 27, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   A cat ran on the field late in Baltimore’s blasting of the listless Dolphins.  It led Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report to tweet:   @mikefreemanNFL  Teams would sign that cat before they signed Kaepernick.   Earlier in the game, the Ravens lost their QB when…

The Daily Briefing Thursday, October 26, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reports that QB AARON RODGERS is screwed – literally:   Quarterback Aaron Rodgers likely won’t be playing football any time soon, flowery reports of a possible return in December notwithstanding.   Rodgers tells Conan O’Brien of…

The Daily Briefing Wednesday, October 25, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   The Riveron Regime is reversing more calls than predecessor Dean Blandino.  Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com:   Clear and obvious. Clear and obvious. Does that phrase mean the same to you as it does to me? In a complex language, and amid the inherent subjectivity of…

The Daily Briefing Tuesday, October 24, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   If The Season Ended Today –   If The Season Ended Today in the NFL:                                                  Overall     Division       Conference Philadelphia Eagles    NCE    6-1               3-0                 5-0 Minnesota Vikings      NCN     5-2               2-1                4-1 Los Angeles Rams     NCW    5-2               2-1                3-2 New Orleans Saints   …

The Daily Briefing Monday, October 23, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   If The Season Ended Today in the AFC, Kansas City (an unstoppable juggernaut two weeks ago) has fallen to the 2nd seed:                                                Overall     Division       Conference Pittsburgh Steelers      ACN      5-2               3-0                4-1 Kansas City Chiefs     ACW      5-2               1-1                3-2 New England Patriots  ACN      5-2              …

The Daily Briefing Friday, October 20, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   There won’t be any 10-point underdogs pulling upsets this week.  Heck, there won’t be any 7-point underdogs pulling upsets.  There is a good chance a 5.5-point underdog will win (as of Friday a.m.):   Time                Matchup with Live Spread                  Favorite           Spread 1:00 PM         …

The Daily Briefing Thursday, October 19, 2017 AROUND THE NFL   The NFL is not punishing the Cowboys for challenging its disciplinary authority in the EZEKIEL ELLIOTT case.  Dallas lands next year’s draft.  Kevin Patra at NFL.com:   The 2018 NFL Draft is heading to the Lone Star State.   Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday that…