Danielson learns to appreciate critics, NBC's Olympics trouble, more

1b. In assessing what team has the best 53-man roster in terms of personnel, Devaney said, "It is so close between Seattle and San Francisco -- and this is

About to start his eighth year at CBS, Gary Danielson has grown accustomed to viewers' criticism :: John Filo/ CBS/Getty Images

1b. In assessing what team has the best 53-man roster in terms of personnel, Devaney said, "It is so close between Seattle and San Francisco -- and this is talking about the whole 53 and coaching. Atlanta is close but not as strong defensively as those other two things.

To Gary Danielson, broadcaster Verne Lundquist has been one of the architects in the rise of the SEC :: Mitchell Layton/Getty Images

Rookie tight end Tyler Eifert is likely to play a starring role in the newest version of HBO's Hard Knocks :: Al Behrman/AP

10f. How the Boston Globe covers the Boston Red Sox in the wake of Red Sox principal owner John Henry buying the newspaper and its assets is a media story worth watching.