NFL Pro Football Futures Betting - Brown Bombers and Postseason
BetUS Sportsbook has its odds up for winning
the Super Bowl, as well as each of the
NFL's eight divisions and two conferences.
All the teams have playoff aspirations,
some more realistic than others. One of
the teams who felt they should have gotten
there last season was the Cleveland Browns,
who finished with a 10-6 record. Can Cleveland
go the extra step this year?
First let's look at the odds to win the
AFC and AFC North divisions, as they appear
in BetUS Sportsbook:
BetUS NFL Futures Odds
To Win AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers -120
Cleveland Browns +250
Cincinnati Bengals +350
Baltimore Ravens +750
To win the AFC Championship
New England Patriots +175
San Diego Chargers +450
Indianapolis Colts +500
Jacksonville Jaguars +900
Pittsburgh Steelers +1200
Cleveland Browns +1600
Tennessee Titans +2000
Denver Broncos +2000
Cincinnati Bengals +2200
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Baltimore Ravens
+2500
Houston Texans +3000
Buffalo Bills +4500
New York Jets +6000
Miami Dolphins +6600
Kansas City Chiefs +6600
Oakland Raiders +6000
Cleveland's 10-6
record was not good enough to get them
into the post-season, because they lost
in the tie-breaker scenario. But there
was plenty of offense, as quarterback Derek
Anderson, wide receiver Braylon Edwards,
tight end Kellen Winslow and left tackle
Joe Thomas all made it to the Pro Bowl
roster.
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Thomas was a rookie, but Anderson was the
big revelation, taking advantage of Brady
Quinn's holdout and Charlie Frye's collapse
in the season opener to seize the hob. He
threw for 29 touchdowns last year, and dispelled
a lot of the doubts that existed when he
was an erratic signal-caller at Oregon State.
He still has a wild streak, but he can also
produce. and he's fearless; his presence
gives this team true downfield capability.
Anderson gets
another target to throw to in Donte Stallworth,
who came over as a free agent from New
England. Stallworth is a big-play receiver,
which makes Edwards more dangerous on the
other side. And then there is Joe Jurevicius,
who is a great "possession" receiver
in the slot. If I'd worried about anything,
it would be the health of Jamal Lewis, who
was a gem in his first year with the Browns.
Lewis gained 1304 yards last season, but
he's been known to break down, and Cleveland
doesn't have very much backing him up.
The Browns took some steps to improve the
defense. Defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, a
Pro Bowler, was acquired from Detroit and
Corey Williams, a defensive end, was picked
up from Green Bay. But the Browns will need
Kamerion Wimbley to put pressure on the passer
as he did when he was a rookie. Beau Bell,
the fourth-round draft choice from UNLV,
has a chance to start at linebacker. The
secondary becomes the biggest question mark.
And if the stop unit really stops opponents,
return man Josh Cribbs, the AFC's answer
to Devin Hester, will get plenty of chances
to put the Browns into great field position.
Pittsburgh
might be, from top to bottom, the most
solid team in the division. But one can
easily visualize the Browns overtaking
the Steelers. The offense is showing more
imagination, and the weapons are legitimate.
With a playoff berth in sight, management
took a chance and added some players they
thought could make a difference. The year
2007 was one of transformation; Romeo Crennel
transformed himself from a coach on the chopping
block to one with a brand new life. Derek
Anderson transformed himself from someone
seen as either "developmental" or
a career "understudy" to a rising
star and Pro Bowler. And Brady Quinn was
transformed from someone who was the future
of this franchise to a guy whose immediate
career might be up in the air. Fortunately
for the overall Browns picture, that is good
news.
I wouldn't mind taking a shot with Cleveland,
at the +250 price in the BetUS NFL Futures
betting odds, to win the AFC North, although
second place - and a wild card - is also
a possibility. The defense, however, has
to show up.
JAY'S PREDICTION FOR 2008:
Cleveland Browns -- 11-5, 1st place, AFC
North
(+250 to win division, +1600 to win AFC
in the BetUS Super Bowl betting odds)
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