NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Packers Football Gambling
You could excuse the Packers if they were a bit distracted last season, as fans throughout the country speculated as to whether Aaron Rodgers was going to self-destruct in taking the quarterback reins from Brett Favre.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Lions Football Gambling
I’m not sure how much can really be said about the Detroit Lions’ 2008 season except that they lost every game and were near the bottom of the NFL in almost every meaningful category.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Chargers Football Gambling
The San Diego Chargers almost screwed themselves until the final month of the season, losing eight of their first 12 games. At that point they had to win the rest of their games and get some help from Denver, and that’s exactly what happened.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Vikings Football Gambling
The Vikings began the season losing three of their first four games, then started to pick up steam in the NFC North. They won seven of their last nine games, going 4-2 in the division, and defeated three playoff teams.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Bills Football Gambling
The Bills started quickly last season, winning their first four games, but for the most part the offense fell apart later in the season. Buffalo went through a stretch where it lost seven of eight games, and once again finished out of the money, with its third straight 7-9 season.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Chiefs Football Gambling
Last year the Chiefs started out bad and ended up bad. There was just no spinning out of their 2-14 season (8-8 against the spread), in which Brodie Croyle, who had been anointed the “quarterback of the future,” went down with an injury, and Tyler Thigpen wound up being the quarterback.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Browns Football Gambling
Things started bad for the Cleveland Browns last season and finished even worse. The team lost its first three games, recovered briefly to win three of four, but lost its last six in a very embarrassing fashion.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Ravens Football Gambling
Some expected that the Baltimore Ravens might be in a rebuilding mode after bringing in a new coach in John Harbaugh and drafting quarterback Joe Flacco in the first round to fill a position that had otherwise unproven talent.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Steelers Football Gambling
The Pittsburgh Steelers were strong from the beginning of the 2008 campaign, and hit their peak coming down the stretch, as they allowed just 83 points in their last seven regular season games. It helps having the league’s #1 defense, though that’s not to say the offense as limited as, say, the Baltimore Ravens, whom they beat in the AFC title game.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Eagles Football Gambling
The Philadelphia Eagles once again got oh so close to the Super Bowl in the 2008 season, but lost in a thrilling NFC title game to the Arizona Cardinals. The Eagles’ 9-6-1 SU record was nothing sensational (though their 10-6 ATS mark was rock solid), but they got better toward the end, winning four of their last five games, including a 28-point win over Arizona and a 44-6 romp over Dallas.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Cowboys Football Gambling
The Dallas Cowboys began training camp as part of an HBO reality show called “Hard Knocks” and had high hopes of displacing the New York Giants and representing the NFC in the Super Bowl.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Redskins Football Gambling
The Redskins got a nice break out of the starting gate, winning four of their first five and six of their first eight and included in those wins included key division road wins over Dallas and Philadelphia.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Colts Football Gambling
The Colts got off to a slow start in 2008, as Peyton Manning took a whole to warm up after missing all of training camp. Manning eventually got himself going – and wound up winning the MVP award as a result.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Jaguars Football Gambling
The Jacksonville Jaguars were sidetracked by injuries to the offensive line in the 2008 season, and still they got off to a 3-3 start. After the bye week, however, they faded, and fast. The Jags lost eight of their last ten games finishing 2-4 in the division and 5-11 overall for the season (4-12 ATS).
Let’s take a look at the numbers:.
NFL Football Futures Betting – 2009 NFL PreSeason Analysis – Broncos Football Gambling
The Denver Broncos looked awesome at the start of the season, as Jay Cutler was making sweet connections with a great wide receiver tandem in Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal. By the end of the season, things had deteriorated to the point where owner Pat Bowlen fired Mike Shanahan, who was generally considered the most powerful coach in the NFL. Things haven’t gotten much better since.
We have so much time on our hands before the Super Bowl that we can afford the luxury of breaking this game down from a million different angles. It also means, unfortunately, that we have more than enough time to become very sick of talking about some aspects of the game. Yes, I’m talking about you, Anquan Boldin.
