NFL Betting - NFC West Divisional Preview
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Arizona Cardinals
What to love: The
NFC West is shaping up to be one of the younger,
more productive quarterback divisions in the
league and Matt Leinart is leading the charge.
Pretty Boy has been excellent unleashing bombs
to Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald. Wisenhunt
has refocused the running game and will cut
Edge’s workload, and Marcel Shipp
will bash in the goal-line carries (hopefully).
Offensively, there is a lot to be excited about.
Adrian Wilson is going
to become a household name soon. He is one
of the best safeties in the game, with unreal
athletic ability. And he’ll
be a busy Red Bird because…
What to hate: …the
defense is bad. How bad? They were the fourth
worst overall defense in the preseason. New
head coach Ken Wisenhunt is an offensive specialist,
but defense still brings home the gold in the
NFL. The Cardinals are becoming a perennial
tease to break the big one every year, but
the only thing your betting dollars will be
flirting with is disaster.
San Francisco 49ers
What to love: Quarterback
Alex Smith looks as sharp as a number two pencil
at an SAT exam. He’s been aggressive,
smart and consistent and that will open up
running lanes for Frank Gore and give Darrell
Jackson and Vernon Davis (who is due for a
monstrous season).
They are still a great underdog to bet on in
our NFL Futures. At +200, they are in a tight
race with the rest of the division, and at +1500,
they are long shots to win the Superbowl. But
if you love them as much as everyone else does
heading in to the season, take a long shot in
our sportsbook!
What to hate: Inexperience and a lack of chemistry.
Defensively the team brought in a ton of new
personnel and they still have to gel in to a
cohesive unit before the Niners are lifting a
divisional champ banner for 2007.
Seattle Seahawks
What to love: Shaun Alexander looks ready to
go and Marcus Pollard is the tight-end weapon
that Matt Hasslebeck and Mike Holmgren have been
waiting for. Pollard is not the athlete that
Jeramy Stevens is, but he is mature and has great
hands to go with disciplined route running. They
are still the favorites for a reason.
What to hate: I know
it was one game, but when Green Bay hung 48
points on them in week two, everyone had to
start to get worried. All AFC West teams have
questionable defenses, but Seattle’s
will be worse than people expect. This team will
be on the bubble, but their run at the top of
this once weak division is over. Now they have
to prove they deserve it, and they don’t
have enough moxy to do so.
St. Louis Rams
What to love: Marc Bulger gave St. Louis the
fifth best passing offense in the NFL preseason,
and combined with Steven Jackson to give the
Rams the ninth strongest total offense in the
league. Bulger is maturing into an elite passer
while Jackson is the new fantasy heart-throb,
and for good reason.
The secondary looks decent, giving the Rams
the fourth ranked passing defense in preseason.
The Rams are essentially designed to protect
big leads. Teams will have trouble throwing on
them, and they can control the clock with Steven
Jackson and Brian Leonard, who looks much better
than expected. Did you see that hurdle over an
Oakland defender?
What to hate: The
defense is a lopsided. Against the throw, they
are strong, but the front four can’t
stop a damn thing. Rookie defensive end Adam
Carriker is shoring up a weak line, but they
were the fourth worst rushing defense in the
league in the preseason. Teams are going to
barrel through them.
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Posted on 9/7/2007 9:31:10 PM
NFL Betting - 2007 NFC West Preview
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