I will not be wagering on any futures but will give my opinions.............
Seahawks (Over 7.5 -120) This is a Best Bet
Titans (Over 7.5 -105)
Over/Unders in the AFC West & the NFC East are very difficult & would suggest to stay away from those divisions.
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Future Super Bowl Plays:
Seahawks (+4500) (Long shot)
Titans (+615)
Packers (+400) (Think they win it all)
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Divisions Winners:
AFC South: Titans (+260)
NFC North: Packers (-280)
NFC South: Falcons (+160) & Panthers (+465)...........dont like the Saints at all this season.
NFC West: Seahawks (+495)
AFC West & NFC East.............I wouldnt wager on neither division.
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Pre-Season has started & there were several players that stood out after 1 week..........Andrew Luck looked awesome vs the Rams...........then again, they were playing the Rams. There is a reason the Colts got rid of Manning, they knew what they were getting in Luck & knew he didnt need someone to show him the ropes, everything they saw in college, all the psychological testing & whatever else they use showed that Luck would do just fine w/o a senior star to show him the ropes.
Of course Luck will still need time & lots of preparation to hang with the big boys quarterbacking the league today. He could be another Tom Brady where you stick him in there & he becomes a star. First things first.............we all know Luck is a talented Qb, but to win games & possibly a SB, they will need to build a team around him. A good offensive line & a good defense to compliment that offensive line............once these things fall into place, look out!
On the NFC side we have Robert Griffin lll (RG3) & he did look good in his first pre-season game...........the guy was explosive in college & will need his running ability if the Skins dont build a good offensive line. RG3 is definitely more mobile than Luck but in the NFL, running QB's dont win SB's...........just look at the past, doesnt happen much, if at all.
The Skins made a great move in picking RG3 up & the Skins fans have a lot of excitement to look forward too.
I dont look too much into the pre-season but the games played do give us a way of knowing who has good back-ups & if there are any major injuries in the QB, Center or the Offensive line, it will effect the team negatively. Lets see what happens in the next 3 weeks of pre-season & go from there............hope everyone has a winning football season, good luck!
Glad to see the NFL lockout over & everyone getting back to business. Free agency galore out here & plenty of players being traded. Arizona giving up alot just to get Kolb which imo, is plain stupid & only time will tell if I am wrong. Arizona giving up Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round draft pick in 2012 plus throwing Kolb a 5 year, $63 million dollar deal & guaranteeing him $20 million for being unproven is as wacky of a deal as I have seen so far this year.
The Eagles made out like bandits in this deal & I cant wait to watch this match-up on November 13th at Philly! It will be Arizonas 1st road game of 3 consecutive road games & the Eagles 3rd consecutive home game following a Monday nighter vs the Bears. The only thing holding the Eagles back right now is Desean Jackson holding out of training camp because he is not happy with his contract. Cant wait to see some of these guys getting penalized $30,000 a day...........some people make that working a full year, gotta love over paid pro athletes!
There are other great match-ups as well this season. The Broncos will start the Tim Tebow era as he will be the starter out in Denver since Orton will look to be traded to Miami likely. Bush looks to put a spark in the Dolphins & it looks as if Kyle Orton could possibly be handing him the ball.
The Panthers look to be solid in the RB position & hopefully Cam Newton has a nice pre-season which would make him a candidate for the starting job. The Panthers will definitely look to run the ball alot this season. The Titans get rid of Young & replace him with Hasselback as he looks to have help in the backfield with Johnson.
The Patriots also made out like bandits by picking up prince Albert from Washington & Ocho Cinco from the Bengals. If anyone can get these guys to play team ball, its Mr. Bill! Patriots are definitely favored to win their division & more.
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Here are some future bets that I like but I dont have any odds on them because I havent played them yet:
Saints to win their division
Ravens to win their division
S florida +3 $1100 to win $1000