1. With the NFL regular season finished, I have some thoughts and observations on the networks, broadcasters and more.
• It’s amazing to me that Fox, CBS, ESPN and NFL Network are all trotting out identical pregame shows. You’d think that in 2022, one of these networks would try something different to stand out, but the recipe—a million cast members sitting at a big desk giving injury updates, weather updates, plugging their gambling partnerships, doing picks without point spreads and a couple of interviews—remains the same. It would be great to see one of these networks scrap the typical format and trying something—anything—different.