NFL Pro Football Betting - How Fast Can Jaguars Go?
BetUS Sportsbook lists the New England
Patriots as online betting favorites to
win Super Bowl XLIII (at +325), and the
defending champion New York Giants at +1800,
but we're going to examine one of the teams
that aspires to the throne where the Giants
are currently sitting. The question before
us today is can the Jacksonville Jaguars,
who lost to the Pats in the AFC playoffs
last season, take the big steps required
to get to the Big Game?
Before we do that, let's take a look at
the odds to win the Super Bowl, as they
appear in BetUS Sportsbook:
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Odds - To Win Super Bowl XLIII
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
+1400
New England Patriots +325
New York Jets +10000
Buffalo Bills +8000
Miami Dolphins +10000
Baltimore Ravens +6000
Cincinnati Bengals +4500
Pittsburgh Steelers +1750
Cleveland Browns +3000
Indianapolis Colts +700
Tennessee Titans +3500
Houston Texans +6500
San Diego Chargers +700
Denver Broncos +4000
Kansas City Chiefs +10000
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Oakland Raiders
+10000
Dallas Cowboys +800
Philadelphia Eagles +2000
New York Giants +1800
Washington Redskins +4000
Chicago Bears +4500
Green Bay Packers +1800
Minnesota Vikings +2800
Detroit Lions +7500
New Orleans Saints +2500
Carolina Panthers +5000
Atlanta Falcons +20000
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +4000
Seattle Seahawks
+2700
San Francisco 49ers +5000
Arizona Cardinals +5000
St Louis Rams +7500
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Jaguars coach Jack
Del Rio is said to have put his career on
the line before the beginning of last season
when he released quarterback Byron Leftwich,
for whom the club has spent a #1 draft choice
and a lot of money, in favor of Leftwich's
understudy, East Carolina alum David Garrard.
But Garrard came through with flying colors.
He took good care of the ball, throwing just
three interceptions in the regular season,
in effect doing exactly what he was supposed
to do within Del Rio's philosophy, and led
the team to the playoffs, where he played
the hero in the latter stages of the post-season
win at Pittsburgh.
It's a little
easier for Garrard than for most QB's,
because he doesn't have to put the team
on his shoulders. The running game carries
this team, and it will once again. Fred
Taylor (1202 yards), who earned his first
Pro Bowl invitation last season, should
have at least one more top year in him. He's "thunder," while
Maurice Jones-Drew (768 yards) is "lightning." This
is a conservative, smashmouth team, and we
don't see anything changing that. Of course,
there are drawbacks - the receiving corps
is a non-threatening group, and opposing
teams understand that with Garrard at the
controls, there are not going to be a lot
of passes well downfield. They'll need another
efficient year from the bulky Garrard, who
has the capacity to fight off opposition
pass rushes with running ability and brute
strength (he's upwards of 250 pounds).
The wide receivers have size too. But one
of them, Ernest Wilford, went to the Dolphins
as a free agent. This is the year Matt Jones
really has to make his presence known. Jones,
the former QB at Arkansas who has all the
size and speed you want, and can play tight
end or wide receiver, should become a special
project for offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter.
There is so much they should be able to do
with him.
The defensive line took a step backward
last season, and Marcus Stroud, who had been
a Pro Bowl player, was traded to Buffalo.
The Jags, who were interested in upgrading
the pass rush, went out and drafted defensive
ends Derrick Harvey of Florida and Quentin
Groves of Auburn. Now the defensive front
is a potential strength, especially if they
can get a comeback year of sorts out of John
Henderson. The secondary is playoff-level,
as is the linebacking corps, led by Mike
Peterson and Daryl Smith. Mike Smith has
moved on to become head coach of the Atlanta
Falcons, so the new defensive coordinator
is the respected Gregg Williams, former head
man at Buffalo, and lately with the Redskins,
where he was expected to take over when Joe
Gibbs retired but was unexpectedly fired
along with offensive coordinator Al Saunders.
This is mentally-tough team, which customarily
plays Indianapolis tooth-and-nail. And they've
demonstrated strength at home, compiling
6-2 records each of the last three seasons
while giving up an average of less than 18
points a game. The style they employ works
in playoff-type weather, because it places
the accent on the ground attack and highlights
a nastiness on defense.
Is it enough for us to consider a play on
this team to win Super Bowl laurels? I, for
one, think this might be a year they'll be
right in the mix.
JAY'S PREDICTION FOR 2008:
Jacksonville Jaguars -- 12-4, Tie, 1st,
AFC South
(+1400 in the BetUS Super Bowl betting odds)
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