NFL Pro Football Futures Betting - Unlikely
Hail to the Chiefs
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One of those divisions is the AFC West,
where the Kansas City Chiefs hit rock bottom
in the second half of the '07 season en
route to a 4-12 record. Are the prospects
any better for Kansas City this year? We'll
examine their case today.
First we list gambling
odds to win the AFC conference title and
AFC West division, as they appear in BetUS
Sportsbook:
BetUS NFL Futures Odds
To Win AFC West
San Diego Chargers
-300
Denver Broncos +400
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS +550
Oakland Raiders +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
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Cincinnati Bengals
+2200
Baltimore Ravens +2500
Houston Texans +3000
Buffalo Bills +4500
New York Jets +6000
Miami Dolphins +6600
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS +6600
Oakland Raiders +6000
Kansas City began
the 2007 season with some hope, winning
four of its first seven games. But a lackluster
12-10 win over Oakland, achieved just before
the bye week, was the last time the Chiefs
would taste victory. Nine straight losses
ensued, and coach Herm Edwards and general
manager Carl Peterson went back to the
drawing board.
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The Chiefs
spent much of last season justifying their
selection of former Alabama quarterback
Brodie Croyle in the third round of the 2006
draft. In fact, toward this end, they unseated
Damon Huard, who had an 11-to-1 TD-INT ratio
and ranked 2nd in the NFL in passing efficiency
after taking over from the injured Trent
Green the year before. Croyle completed 56.6%
of his passes for six touchdowns and six
interceptions last season, in his first extended
playing time. And it seems the "experiment" will
continue this season, as Croyle, who has
a rocket arm but a tendency to make bad decisions,
needs to prove he can be an NFL quarterback.
We could say that Kansas City will go about
as far as Croyle as able to take it, if it
were that simple. But there are a lot of
holes on this team.
Almost everyone was in agreement that the
Chiefs had a very productive draft. Glenn
Dorsey, the defensive tackle from LSU, was
not expected to last until the fifth overall
pick, yet there he was, and Kansas City grabbed
him as a potential anchor of its defensive
line for years to come. The renovation project
on the offensive line got a boost with the
selection of Branden Albert with the 15th
overall pick. And Brandon Flowers, a cornerback
out of Virginia Tech, was taken on the second
round and will have a chance to play instantly,
because the secondary lacks talent.
Of course, there was a price to pay for
the Chiefs having extra draft picks. For
Kansas City, it was their best player on
defense, Jared Allen, who led the league
in sacks last year but apparently wanted
too lucrative a contract. He was dealt to
Minnesota for a first-rounder and two third-rounders.
And as he leaves, so do any immediate answers
in the pass rushing department. Dorsey may
help this defensive line defend the run,
and get some push from the tackle position,
but Tamba Hali will have to be the guy who
puts pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
Offensively, Croyle has two outstanding
targets to throw to - perennial Pro Bowl
tight end Tony Gonzalez and wide receiver
Dwayne Bowe, who caught 70 passes as a rookie.
Aside from that, however, his selection is
limited. Larry Johnson, a workhorse when
healthy, missed eight games last year and
all of those games were losses. can he make
it through an entire season without getting
sidelined?
To forecast a Kansas City triumph in the
AFC West, a lot of things would have to come
together; the development of Brodie Croyle
into a very efficient NFL quarterback, the
emergence of more receivers in the lineup,
a season from Larry Johnson without any injury
problems, a legitimate replacement for Jared
Allen at defensive end, a stellar rookie
season from almost everyone they drafted,
and the collapse of San Diego and Denver
in the division race. Those things are not
likely. But if Croyle takes some giant steps,
at lwest Kansas City has some questions answered
as the team moves ahead in the rebuilding
process.
JAY'S PREDICTION FOR 2008:
Kansas City Chiefs -- 5-11, Tie-3rd, AFC
West
(+550 to win division, +6600 to win AFC,
+12500 to win Super Bowl in the BetUS Super
Bowl betting odds)
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