NFL Betting - After the Draft - These Teams Look Like Contenders
The draft
has come and gone and for NFL online
betting fans it is time to once again
re-evaluate the current betting lines
on some of the teams in the NFL to reach
and win the Super Bowl. As always, I will
be looking for high-priced long-shots in
the BetUS NFL future book online wagers.
But, as you shall read, in some cases,
there just isn’t a long-shot to be
found in the respective NFL divisions.
I’ll
start with the easiest division of all
to pick a sportbook online wager bet
from - - the AFC East Division.
AFC East Division
Without a
doubt the two teams that helped themselves
the most were the Miami Dolphins, by
drafting OT Jake Long number one overall,
and the Buffalo Bills who snagged CB Leodis
McKelvin in the first-round. McKelvin will
definitely help solidify the Bills point-of-attack
on offense as he’s an excellent kick
returner. The Big Tuna in Miami got a steal
by grabbing Phillip Merling, one of the
top defensive ends in this draft, late
in the first-round. The Jets got Vernon
Gholston, but he’s not enough for
me to even consider a wager on them.
The team that still deserves our money
in this division is the New England Patriots.
Yes, Miami and Buffalo improved, but the
Patriots are still heads and tails above
either team in this division.
NFL Free Picks: Patriots at 13 to 4 online
odds
AFC North Division
Everybody
is hot on the Cleveland Browns in this
division. How can I blame them? The BetUS
sportsbook has the online betting odds
on the Browns to win the Super Bowl at
30 to 1. I wouldn’t argue against
someone willing to take a stab on this
team. But they really didn’t help
themselves all that much in the draft.
Yes, the Browns did get some value in the
fourth-round, with their first pick in
this draft, but Brady Quinn may or may
not be the guy for them. That means that
giving up this years first-rounder to get
Quinn last year could prove costly.
The team that really improved in the draft
was the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers,
confident in their defense, spent their
two picks on hot-shot offensive players,
RB Rashard Mendehall from Illinois, and
WR Limas Sweed from Texas. Mendehall, along
with Willie Parker, provides the Steelers
with a terrific backfield. Sweed will compliment
both Santonio Holmes and Hines Ward to
provide the Steelers with three excellent
weapons at the WR position. Big Ben should
be very happy!
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The Ravens
took a big, huge, tremendous gamble by
taking QB Joe Flacco in the first-round.
Flacco could be good, but that aging Ravens’ defense
needed some help at the CB position. They
didn’t get it. The Bengals got LB
Keith Rivers in the first-round, but they
need much more then that to contend in
this division.
NFL Free Picks: Steelers at 35 to 2 online
odds
AFC West Division
The team
that definitely improved the most in
the draft was the Kansas City Chiefs.
They got three starters in DT Glenn Dorsey,
OG Branden Albert, and CB Brandon Flowers,
in their first three picks in this draft.
But that’s not enough for this team
to contend for the Super Bowl. They’ll
need to solidify their QB position. I don’t
think Bradie Croyle is the answer.
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The Broncos
picked up a good OL in Ryan Clady, but
is Jake Cutler really the guy they want
taking snaps? The San Diego Chargers don’t need much but I can’t recommend
at BetUS online odds of 7 to 1 to win the
Super Bowl when they couldn’t even
get there last year.
Nope, the team
that I think deserves the money in this
division, and trust me, I can’t
believe I’m writing this, is the Oakland
Raiders. A backfield of QB JeMarcus Russel,
RB Justin Fargas, and RB Darren McFadden
makes them one of the most feared offenses
in the AFC Conference. All three guys are
play-makers. Someone will need to step up
in their WR corp, but overall, the odds say
that the Raiders deserve some dollars.
NFL Free Picks:: Raiders at 100 to 1 online
odds
AFC South Division
This division
is a mess. First, I love RB Chris Johnson
out of East Carolina, but seriously Titans,
what are you thinking? You needed to give
Vince some help in the WR position and
you take a RB? The Jaguars traded all the
way up to the 8th choice to take Derrick
Harvey. That doesn’t make much sense
to me either. Leodis McKelvin was still around
at that point. And, again, let’s try
to spread the field some - - shall we?
The Houston
Texans took an OT in the first-round, Duane
Brown, that probably won’t do
much in his first two years. This team is
constantly rebuilding.
Then, there
are the Colts who grabbed the best center
in the draft in Mike Pollak. The rich get
richer. I’m going to have
to put a sportsbook wager on the Colts.
NFL Free Picks: Colts at 7 to 1 online odds
NFC East Division
Everybody did
well from the NFC East in this year’s draft. First, the Cowboys
got two terrific players in CB Mike Jenkins
and RB Felix Jones. Jones will complement
Marion Barber in the backfield and Jenkins
is just a playa. He could be a defensive
star in the NFL. The Giants did well to grab
WR Mario Manningham in the 3rd round. I don’t
care what his 40 time was at the combine.
This guy is going to love playing with Plaxico
Burress and Eli Manning. The Eagles did well
with what they had. The real story with the
Eagles is free agent Asante Samuels. If he’s
good, then the Eagles will bounce back in
the division.
But the real
star from this division is the Washington
Redskins. The Skins picked up arguably
the two best wide receivers in this year’s
draft in Devin Thomas out of Michigan State
and Malcolm Kelly out of Oklahoma. They
also took TE Fred Davis out of USC. That
gives new coach Jim Zorn a lot to work
with. My online betting wager will go on
the Redskins in this division.
NFL Free Picks: Redskins at 40 to 1 online
odds
NFC North Division
There was nothing
great in this division. Everybody was just
okay or really bad in my book. Let’s start with the really
bad. The Chicago Bears had twelve picks in
this draft and didn’t snag a wide receiver
or a quarterback. Their top pick, OT Chris
Williams out of Vanderbilt, will be a Pro-Bowler
in the NFL. Too bad he may be blocking for
Rex Grossman and Cedric Benson for a long-time.
At the least
the Detroit Lions didn’t
draft a wide receiver in the first-round.
They just blew it by taking a so-so OT in
Gosder Cherillous. They should have gone
for Pittsburgh’s OT Jeff Otah at that
spot. So, I’m going to say that Matt
Millen failed again.
Both the Green
Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings helped
themselves in this draft. I really like
what the Vikings did by taking QB John
David Booty in the second round. Booty
could be a surprise. He didn’t
have the weapons that Matt Leinart had while
he was at USC and Booty does tend to force
the ball at times, but the pressure will
be off him at Minnesota. I think I’ll
place an online wager on the Vikings.
NFL Free Picks: Vikings at 28 to 1 online
odds
NFC West Division
This is another
mess of a division. The San Francisco 49’ers helped themselves
the most by taking DT Kentwan Balmer in the
1st round and CB Reggie Smith in the 3rd
round. But this team needs to decide if Alex
Smith is their quarterback. He doesn’t
play like it all of the time. The Arizona
Cardinals chose Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
in the first-round. Rodgers-Cromartie will
start at CB this year, but he has one kidney.
That’s bothersome to me. Football is
extremely physical. I don’t know for
how many years Rodgers-Cromartie will hold
up. The Seahawks had a solid draft by taking
DE Lawrence Jackson in the first-round. This
team didn’t need much to challenge
in the NFC. So, any help on that D-Line that
they could get will be well-received.
But the team
that I thought did the best job was the
St. Louis Rams. If you can get a future
hall-of-famer at any point in a draft,
then that’s what you do. Chris
Long, if he stays healthy, will be in the
NFL Hall-of-Fame. Yes, he’s that good.
He immediately makes an impact on the Rams’ defense.
If the Rams’ O-Line comes back healthy
and can protect Mark Brunell and RB Steven
Jackson, then the Rams immediately are a
better team then last year.
NFL Free Picks: Rams at 75 to 1 online odds
NFC South Division
Every team
in the NFC South Division helped themselves
in the draft. The Atlanta Falcons did exactly
what they needed to. They took QB Matt
Ryan with the 3rd pick in the draft. Ryan
is a can’t miss prospect. He’s
got all of the intangibles to be a star in
the NFL. The Buccaneers took Aqib Talib in
the first-round. This guy will be great for
John Gruden’s team. The off the field
issues don’t bother me because Gruden
runs a very tight ship.
The Carolina
Panthers drafted RB Jonathan Stewart out
of the first-round. At first I didn’t like the pick. Then, I found
out that it was the Panther’s medical
team that preformed the operation on Stewart’s
toe. That means something right?
Of course the team that did the best for
themselves was the New Orleans Saints. Moving
up in the draft to tag DT Sedrick Ellis out
of USC and then getting CB Tracy Porter out
of Indiana in the second-round means only
one thing - - the Saints are serious about
defense this year.
NFL Free Picks: Saints at 25 to 1 online
odds
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