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2008 Atlanta Falcons NFL Football Predictions
To call the Falcons 2007 season an unmitigated disaster is something of an understatement.  First year head coach Bobby Petrino was lured from the college ranks at Louisville because Petrino wanted the challenge of designing an offense for the unique talents of Michael Vick.  Unfortunately for Petrino, Vick was in jail by the time the season started, and the team’s veterans never bought into his system one iota.  Petrino was gone by December as the Falcons stumbled to a miserable 4-12 campaign.
 
The Falcons enter 2008 with a completely new gameplan.  Everything is new in Atlanta this year: a new general manager, a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator, a new defensive coordinator and a new rookie quarterback, the #1 overall pick Matt Ryan.  Teams that undergo this sort of change and transformation from one year to the next tend to struggle early and often while learning their new systems.  No surprise, then, that the Falcons Over/Under win total of 4.5 is the lowest in the NFL – conventional wisdom says that this team will be the worst squad in the league.
 
The scariest thing for Falcons supporters to consider might be the fact that somehow, Atlanta finished with a positive turnover differential in 2007, by far the weakest team in the league to win the turnover battle.  And, entering training camp, the Falcons have more than 50 players on their roster with two years of NFL experience or less.  Rookie head coach Mike Smith, the former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator is in line for a tough rebuilding job right from the get-go.
 
The Falcons enter training camp with a quarterback battle on their hands.  Chris Redman was out of the NFL when Petrino called him last year, desperate for a QB with familiarity running his offense.  Redman played for Petrino in college, but he was never considered a serious NFL prospect.  However, Redman was decent down the stretch for Atlanta last year, playing in seven games with a very respectable QB rating of 90.4.  Ryan, the rookie out of Boston College, was ranked as the eighth best college quarterback prospect heading into his senior year, and questions persist about his ability to immediately step into the starting role.
 
The bad news for whoever wins the quarterback battle is the state of the rest of Atlanta’s offense.  Yes, the offensive line has three linemen remaining from their NFC Championship Game appearance in 2004 (Todd Weiner, Todd McClure and Kynan Forney.  But even with those three last year, the Falcons allowed 47 sacks while paving the way for only 95 rushing yards per game after leading the league in rushing in each of their previous three seasons.  Rookie first rounder Sam Baker from USC is expected to start at left tackle.  New offensive line coach Paul Boudreau is hoping that Baker will have a Joe Thomas ( the Browns star rookie last year) effect on the OL as a rookie, not the Robert Gallery effect (the Raiders bust from ’05).
 
There’s some decent skill position talent to work with.  Running back Michael ‘The Burner’ Turner arrived in free agency from San Diego after a very successful stint as LaDanian Tomlinson’s backup.  But Turner has never carried the ball more than 80 times in his four NFL seasons – we don’t know if he can withstand a full season of the beating that running backs take on a weekly basis.  Wide receiver Roddy White enjoyed a breakout campaign last year, and the Falcons brass is hoping that another former first rounder, Michael Jenkins, will have a similar breakout in 2008. 
 
The Falcons defense ranked 29th in the NFL last year and lost their best player, cornerback DeAngelo Hall, in free agency.  Mike Smith hired Brian VanGorder as his new defensive coordinator; the Falcons linebackers coach last year after a short stint in the college ranks as the Georgia Bulldogs defensive coordinator.
 
VanGorder has some experienced talent to work with, particularly up front.  They’ll need to get some sort of a pass rush from defensive ends John Abraham (injury prone) and their 2007 #1 pick Jamaal Anderson, who finished his rookie season without a single sack.  There’s better depth on the DL this year thanks to the free agent signings of Rashad Moore and Kendall Morehead.  Atlanta’s linebacking corps is the strength of the defense, with Keith Brooking still playing at a pro bowl level and Michael Boley not far behind.
 
But in a pass happy league, the Falcons secondary is as green as it gets.  Cornerback Chris Houston is in his second year in the league, as is the projected starter on the other side, David Irons.  The draft brought third rounder Chevis Jackson from LSU into the mix, while free agent addition Von Hutchins provides depth.  12 year veteran Lawyer Malloy has clearly lost a step — they’ll need some production out of another free agent acquisition, safety Eric Coleman from the Jets.
 
The NFC South gets a significant break from the schedule makers this year, facing two of the weaker divisions in the league: the NFC North and AFC West.  Between those two divisions there is only one team lined at more than eight wins – the other seven squads are projected to be at or below .500 from the betting marketplace.  The Falcons have a slate chock full of winnable home games including Detroit, Kansas City and Chicago to open the season.  Yes, we can project this team to be among the weaker NFL entrants in 2008, but I don’t expect to bet them Under 4.5 wins with their relatively easy schedule.

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2008 Arizona Cardinals NFL Football Predictions
For the last few seasons Arizona has been a popular ‘sleeper’ choice for pundits and handicappers alike, a team poised to break out of their perennial doldrums.  The good news for Cardinals supporters is that Arizona certainly showed signs of improvement last year in head coach Ken Whisenhunt’s first year on the job.  Arizona notched eight wins in 2007, with their 8-8 record their best mark since 1998! 
 
The bad news, of course, is that we’re talking about a franchise with one winning season in the last 23 years.  In addition, six of their eight losses last year came by a touchdown or less – a couple of key fourth quarter plays in their favor and the Cardinals could have earned a rare postseason berth.
 
The Cardinals scored 404 points last year, second most in franchise history.  Much of their offensive success came with the aging Kurt Warner behind center.  Warner, now 37 years old, threw 27 touchdown passes in his eleven games as the starter in ’07, and his 62.3 completion percentage was his personal best since the Rams Super Bowl season back in 2001.
 
Warner is not the starter heading into 2008, and there’s no QB controversy afoot either.  Matt Leinart, now entering his third year in the NFL after a storied collegiate career at USC, is firmly entrenched as the #1 guy.  Leinart has tremendous natural abilities, and showed some flashes of brilliance as a rookie in 2006.  Last year, however, Leinart had a terrible 61.9 QB rating in five games before going down with a season ending injury.  After some offseason controversy involving attractive young women, a hot tub and a Youtube video, reports out of Arizona have Leinart working hard and showing progress in minicamps.  The face of the franchise is that of a potential future star quarterback.
 
Coach Whisenhunt brought offensive line coach Russ Grimm with him from Pittsburgh when he took the job.  Grimm’s line showed great progress last year, and the entire starting unit returns intact for 2008, giving the unit potential to develop into an elite blocking corps.  Just as importantly, Arizona has dramatically improved their OL depth, giving them the ability to withstand an injury or two and still protect their quarterback and open up holes for the running game.
 
That running game looks like the weak link on offense heading into the season.  Edgerrin James is on the downside of his career, now in his tenth year, well past the shelf life of most NFL backs.  James is still a solid ‘grinder’, but he no longer has the explosiveness that he once enjoyed.  In two full seasons with the Cardinals, Edge has only four runs longer than 20 yards, none longer than 27 yards.  Former #2 pick JJ Arrington used to have that elusive explosiveness, but he’s been a bust at the pro level, with his career high 3.3 yards per carry set back in his rookie year of 2005 under former head coach Denny Green.
 
Despite the loss of former #1 Bryant Johnson in free agency, the Cardinals receiving corps looks excellent.  Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin both sport pro bowl talent, as good a duo as you’ll find in the NFL.  Rookie Early Doucet out of LSU could step in as the third receiver.  Tight end Leonard Pope has caught only 39 passes in his first two seasons in the league, but he has the potential for a breakout season in ’08.
 
Well respected defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast is one breakout season away from getting a head coaching gig somewhere in the league.  This could be that season, with pro bowl performers on the defensive line, the linebacking corps and in the secondary. 
 
There are certainly no question marks in terms of Arizona’s defensive ends, with Darnell Dockett earning a pro bowl berth last year.  He’s joined by a deep group including starter Antonio Smith, rookie second rounder Calais Campbell (Miami-FL), rookie fourth rounder Kenny Iwebema (Iowa) and free agent acquisition Travis LaBoy (Tennessee). 
 
Questions persist about the Cardinals ability to stop the run between the tackles, a problem at times for them last year.  Nose tackles Alan Branch and Gabe Watson form an All-Michigan Wolverines duo in the middle, but neither has lived up to expectations in their first few years in the league. With linebackers Bertrand Berry and Chike Okeafor both coming off injury plagued seasons last year and on the wrong side of 30, pro bowl caliber LB Karlos Dansby will need to step up once again.  Free agent acquisition Clark Haggans (Pittsburgh) should help provide quality depth.
 
Arizona spent their #1 pick on Dominique Rogers-Cromartie (Tennessee State), shoring up a good looking secondary.  Starting corners Rod Hood and Eric Green are solid; safety Adrian Wilson is a pro bowler, and former #1 pick Antrel Rolle is making the move to free safety where he should excel.  If the pass rush is there (and it should be), this unit is not going to get burned very often.
 
The Cardinals have a fairly tough schedule after facing a relatively weak slate last year.  And, the Cardinals have a long history of tantalizing their supporters in training camp, then disappointing those supporters once the regular season starts.  Given those two factors, my enthusiasm for Arizona is modest and tempered – they’ll need to prove their mettle on the field, not on paper over the hot summer months.

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2008 Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Predictions
The Seahawks have entered the final season of head coach Mike Holmgren’s ten year reign.  Heir apparent Jim Mora Jr will be coaching the secondary this season before his ascension to the head coach following Holmgren’s retirement at the end of the campaign.  Seattle has enjoyed tremendous success under Holmgren: five division titles, and their only trip to the Super Bowl.  The Seahawks have won at least nine games in each of the last five seasons, a model of consistency in this topsy-turvy league.
 
On paper, Seattle looks like a contender in the NFC once again.  Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is a pro bowler in his prime.  Hasselbeck has been running Holmgren’s version of the West Coast offense for seven full seasons.  He set franchise records for completions, attempts and yards last year, while setting a career high with 28 touchdown passes.
 
Questions persist about the Seahawks skill position talent level.  Former pro bowler Shaun Alexander was released in the offseason, leaving the primary running duties to offseason acquisitions Julius Jones (Dallas) and TJ Duckett (Detroit).  Alexander hadn’t had a good season since the Super Bowl campaign of ‘06, but both Jones and Duckett have question marks surrounding their respective abilities and desire.
 
It’s a similar story at wide receiver, a unit that could be considered a strength or a weakness, depending on your perspective.  I tend to think that the latter is the case.  Deion Branch is coming off a career threatening knee ligament injury.  Bobby Engram is 35 years old, but he is coming off a career best 95 catch season.  Nate Burleson has been inconsistent at best during his five years in the NFL.  Second round draft choice John Carlton out of Notre Dame will probably be limited as a pass catcher in his rookie season.  This is a unit that could step up, or they could underachieve; not an easy prediction to make here in July.
 
Seattle rushed for 101 yards per game and 3.8 yards per carry last year, the worst statistical numbers of the Holmgren era.  The primary culprit was a mediocre offensive line that couldn’t punch open holes for the running backs.  Perennial pro-bowl left tackle Walter Jones is 34 years old, coming off serious shoulder surgery.  New offensive line coach Mike Solari will need to get a dramatic improvement from free agent signee Mike Wahle, who struggled with Carolina last season.  The Seahawks have seen a steady decline from this unit over the last two years, a decline that must be reversed in ’08 if Holmgren is going to go out on a winning note.
 
Seattle’s defense was their strength in 2007, and the stop unit looks very solid again heading into 2008.  Seattle ranked fourth in the NFL in sacks last year, with pass rushing force Patrick Kerney and Darryl Tapp leading the way.  First round draft choice Lawrence Jackson (USC) will provide additional pressure.  The question mark here is the play of the defensive tackles against the run, an area where Seattle struggled at times last year that has not been addressed through the draft or free agency.
 
The Seahawks back seven is loaded with top notch talent.  Linebackers Lofa Tatupu, Julian Peterson and Leroy Hill make a stellar unit together, but there is not much depth behind them at all – LB injuries will really hurt this team, if they occur.  Cornerback Marcus Trufant is another defensive pro bowler, anchoring a solid secondary.  Remember, the Seahawks held five different opponents to six points or less last year, winning and covering every one of those games.
 
Seattle’s special teams look like a serious problem area.  They lost kicker Josh Brown to free agency, as well as leading tackler and special teams captain Niko Koutouvides.  Long snapper Jeff Robinson retired.  Punter Ryan Plackemeier struggled in his sophomore campaign after a promising rookie season.  There’s no clear punt/kick return specialist on the roster, and a kicker battle between the aging, ineffective Olindo Mare and rookie seventh round draft choice Brandon Coutu.  Don’t be surprised if special teams mishaps cost this team a crucial game or two throughout the course of the season.
 
The schedule makers were not kind to many of these NFC West teams in 2008, and Seattle is no exception.  The Seahawks must make four separate East Coast trips for 1 PM start games in the first ten weeks of the season.  They went 1-4 SU and ATS in East Coast early start games last year, a perennial problem for Holmgren’s crew.  Throw in the fact that all three of their divisional rivals look better on paper now than they did last year and Holmgren’s final season at the helm might not end on a positive note.  Let’s not forget this key fact – Seattle’s 10-6 record last year came against the single easiest schedule in the NFL, by a wide margin, according to my weekly power ratings.  The 2008 schedule does not look quite as easy….

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2008 San Francisco 49ers NFL Football Predictions
The 49ers were one of the ‘hyped’ teams coming into 2007, as many pundits and observers expected a breakthrough campaign for San Francisco after a decade of mediocrity.  Those pundits were dead wrong as the Niners lost eight straight following their 2-0 start, stumbling to a 5-11 record.  In the offseason, head coach Mike Nolan became the first coach in 49ers history to keep his job following three consecutive losing seasons.  Clearly, Nolan must guide his team to a winning record in ’08, or he’ll be looking for work next winter.
 
The Niners biggest question marks lie on the offensive side of the football.  Nolan brought in Mike Martz from Detroit as the new offensive coordinator, the 49ers sixth new coordinator in the last six seasons.  That’s not exactly continuity on offense, to put it mildly.  Martz failed miserably with his pass happy offense in Detroit, despite a solid quarterback and a bevy of former Top 10 draft picks at wide receiver.  The culprit?  Detroit’s porous offensive line, which didn’t open up holes for any sort of running game nor protect Jon Kitna from getting hit early and often in the pocket.
 
San Francisco’s offensive line looks equally bad, if not worse, than the Lions units from recent seasons.  Four of the five projected starters are in new positions or a new starter, with center Eric Heitmann the only returning starter at the same position he occupied last year.  Future Hall of Famer Larry Allen is expected to retire; last year’s rookie sensation Joe Staley is moving from right tackle to left tackle.  Guard David Bass is coming off surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle.  This unit has more questions than answers right now.
 
Alex Smith was the #1 overall draft choice out of Utah four years ago.  At the time, many observers questioned whether he was a product of Urban Meyer’s system as opposed to being a legitimate #1.  Smith’s critics have had plenty of ammunition in his first three seasons in the league – at no point has he looked like a solid NFL quarterback, let alone a former #1 pick.  Learning another new offense and playing behind another spotty offensive line doesn’t give this observer much confidence in Smith’s ability to have a breakout season in ’08.
 
The Niners made a couple of big free agent splashes at wide receiver, picking up 35 year old Issac Bruce from St Louis and former first rounder Bryant Johnson from Arizona.  Even if those two step up with stellar seasons, the Niners will need increased production from last year’s free agent signee Ashley Lelie and former first rounder Vernon Davis at tight end.  Running back Frank Gore has battled injuries and fumble problems throughout his three previous seasons in the league.
 
The Niners defensive line is a problem area as well.  Coordinator Greg Manusky, in his second year on the job, will rely heavily on free agent addition Justin Smith from Cincinnati, and this year’s #1 draft choice Kentwan Balmer from North Carolina.  Those two will need to replace Bryant Young (retirement) and Marquis Douglas (free agent to Tampa Bay).  Manusky finally has the personnel in place to run his preferred 3-4 defense, making the play of the defensive line that much more important in 2008.
 
San Fran looks good with their back seven defensively.  Last year’s defensive rookie of the year, Patrick Willis, has plenty of talent surrounding him, including LB Manny Lawson (coming off a torn ACL) and pro-bowl caliber cornerbacks Nate Clements, Shawntae Spencer and Walt Harris.  Remember, the Niners lost four games last year in which they allowed less than three touchdowns – it wasn’t the fault of the defense that their season went down the tubes.  Rather, the 32nd ranked offense that produced less than 14 points per game was the primary cause of the 49ers malaise. 
 
San Francisco is lined with an Over/Under of 6.5 wins for the 2008 season.  Their schedule doesn’t make the Over an easy bet to make.  The 49ers play a whopping six different road games at 1:00PM Eastern starting time, including a brutal stretch of four early start games on the road in a five week span in November and December.  Tough games outside of division include a home game against New England and visits to play the Saints, Cowboys and Giants.  But their home slate is relatively manageable, with ‘winable’ games against Arizona, Detroit, St Louis, the New York Jets and Washington.

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2008 St. Louis Rams NFL Football Predictions
The Rams haven’t enjoyed a winning season since 2003, but last year was a clear step down for a franchise that has fallen on hard times.  2007 was an injury plagued disaster from start to finish, with a dozen players finishing the season on injured reserve.  The offensive line was particularly hard hit by the injury bug, with three starters basically missing the entire season.
 
Scott Linehan is most assuredly on the hot seat in his third season at the helm.  Linehan did what most coaches on the hot seat do in the offseason – he threw his assistants under the bus.  The Rams will have six new assistant coaches this year, including new offensive coordinator Al Saunders, who enjoyed success in previous stints at Kansas City and Washington.  Saunders has an extensive playbook – this is not an easy offense to learn, nor to execute, and we can expect some growing pains from the Rams early in the season.
 
Quarterback Marc Bulger signed a $65 million contract before the start of the ’07 campaign.  Battered and bruised operating behind that injury devastated offensive line, Bulger finished the season with a QB rating of 70.3.  To put that number in perspective, Tom Brady had a QB rating of 117.2.  Bulger ranked just behind Buffalo rookie QB Trent Edwards, and just ahead of Kansas City rookie QB Brodie Croyle.  For $65 million, the Rams certainly didn’t get a good return on their investment last year.
 
The Rams have had great skill position talent for the better part of the last decade.  That is no longer the case.  Running back Stephen Jackson is coming off an injury plagued season of his own, in which he scored only five rushing touchdowns.  Wide receiver Tory Holt, now 32 years old, has recurring knee problems that are likely to limit his effectiveness for the rest of his NFL career.  On the other side from Holt, the Rams have nothing but question marks.  The underachieving Drew Bennett and second round draft choice Donnie Avery out of Houston will be expected to fill in Issac Bruce’s big shoes, both on the field and in the locker room, something I wouldn’t count on them being able to do.
 
The biggest single issue for the Rams this year is their offensive line.  All the guys that were hurt last year are coming back, including pro bowl caliber left tackle Orlando Pace.  Certainly, from a depth perspective, this OL is head and shoulders ahead of where they were last year.  But with a new offense and no continuity whatsoever from last year to this year in terms of personnel, this offensive line has to be considered a major question mark.
 
The Rams finished 21st in the NFL in total yardage allowed defensively last season and 31st in points allowed.  The defense finished with a respectable 27 takeaways, but the team still finished -10 in turnover margin, ranked 28th in the NFL in that key statistical category.  Coordinator Jim Haslett prides himself on an aggressive approach, but the Rams personnel is ill suited for his style.  And frankly, dating back to his tenure with New Orleans, Haslett hasn’t put together a top notch defense this decade, another coach barely hanging on to his job.
 
There’s a little to like about the 2008 Rams defense, most notably on the defensive line.  Last year’s #1 pick Adam Carriker and this year’s #1, Chris Long out of Virginia, make an excellent inside/outside duo on what had been a very porous unit.  But the Rams desperately need a rebound season from former pass rushing force Leonard Little, who notched only one sack last year.
 
The back seven defensively is mediocre at best.  Yes, linebacker Will Witherspoon had a breakout season in ’07, but that doesn’t guarantee similar results in ’08.  The secondary lacks a ballhawking cornerback or a playmaking safety.  To be generous, I’d give the Rams linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties a ‘C’ grade heading into the season if everyone stays healthy and performs to expectations.
 
I do like the pickup of kicker Josh Brown in free agency from divisional rival Seattle.  Free agent pickup Jacob Bell from Tennessee should provide depth for the offensive line and could end up as a starting guard.  That’s about it for impact free agent acquisitions; Long and Avery are the only two rookies likely to see extensive playing time.  In other words, this year’s roster looks a lot like last year’s roster, minus all the injuries.
 
St Louis has a positively brutal schedule to open up the season, terrible news for any head coach on the hot seat, trying desperately to keep his veterans playing hard.  The Rams play all four NFC East teams in the first half of the season (Giants, Cowboys, Eagles and Redskins, one of the toughest divisions in football), along with the Seahawks, Bills and Patriots.  They’ll be underdogs in six of their first seven games, so barring an upset, we’re looking at a 1-6 start, maybe 2-5.  That could be all it takes to send this team down the tubes once again, sealing Linehan’s fate and sending him back to a coordinator job.

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Baltimore Ravens (-1) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (42.5)
New York Jets (-3) vs. Miami Dolphins (35.5)
New England Patriots (-15) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (48)
Pittsburgh Steelers (-7) vs. Houston Texans (43.5)
Jacksonville Jaquars (-3) vs. Tennessee Titans (37.5)
Detroit Lions (-1) vs. Atlanta Falcons (43.5)
Buffalo Bills (-1) vs. Seattle Seahawks (39)
New Orleans Saints (-3.5) vs. Tampa Bay Bucs (43.5)
Philadelphia Eagles (-7) vs. Saint Louis Rams (45)
Dallas Cowboys (-3) vs. Cleveland Browns (49)
San Diego Chargers (-10) vs. Carolina Panthers (43)
Arizona Cardinals (-2.5) vs. San Francisco 49ers (41.5)
Indianapolis Colts (-9) vs. Chicago Bears (44.5)
Green Bay Packers (-3) vs. Minnesota Vikings (39)
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New England Patriots 5/2 
Dallas Cowboys 9/2 
Indianapolis Colts 6/1 
Jacksonville Jaguars 10/1 
New York Giants 10/1 
San Diego Chargers 10/1 
Green Bay Packers 12/1 
Seattle Seahawks 15/1 
Pittsburgh Steelers 18/1 
Chicago Bears 18/1 
New Orleans Saints 20/1 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28/1 
Tennessee Titans 30/1 
Washington Redskins 30/1 
Minnesota Vikings 30/1 
Cleveland Browns 30/1 
Cincinnati Bengals 38/1 
Denver Broncos 38/1 
Arizona Cardinals 45/1 
Philadelphia Eagles 45/1 
Buffalo Bills 60/1 
Carolina Panthers 60/1 
Detroit Lions 60/1 
Houston Texans 60/1 
New York Jets 75/1 
St. Louis Rams 75/1 
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1 
Baltimore Ravens 125/1 
Oakland Raiders 125/1 
San Francisco 49ers 125/1 
Atlanta Falcons 150/1 
Miami Dolphins 150/1 

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Minnesota Vikings +2800
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
Jacksonville Jaguars +1400
Houston Texans +6500
San Diego Chargers +700
Denver Broncos +4000
Kansas City Chiefs +10000
Oakland Raiders +10000
Dallas Cowboys +800
Philadelphia Eagles +2000
New York Giants +1800
Washington Redskins +4000
Chicago Bears +4500
Green Bay Packers +1800
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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With that in mind, this article will look at the early 2009 NFL Betting Odds to win the NFC Championship while providing a brief comment about each team’s realistic chances of actually winning the conference title.

Odds To win the 2009 NFC Championship
The Best Bets: While none of these teams can be classified as a definite “lock”, this group of teams represents the best bets to win the NFC Championship in 2008.

Dallas Cowboys +300
The Cowboys’ acquisition of head case cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones should tell NFL bettors that the Cowboys are desperate to win this season. Offensively, this team will certainly be able to put its share of points up on the board, while they could also be better on the defensive side of the ball with another year under defensive genius head coach Wade Phillips. At the very least, this team will be one of the top contenders to win the NFC in 2008.

New York Giants +500
The Giants shocked the world’ last season, coming together at just the right time and could be even better in 2008, though that fact may not necessarily translate in another Super Bowl victory with the back-to-back Super Bowl thing getting harder to pull off every season it seems.

New Orleans Saints +900
The Saints took a big step backwards last season after winning the NFC South in 2006, but should be a legitimate contender once again in 2008, particularly if they can fix some of their problems on the defensive side of the ball.

Philadelphia Eagles +1000
Say what you want about the Eagles’ perennial playoff failures, all I know is that head coach Andy Reid, despite his turbulent home-life problems surrounding his two jackass sons, continually puts the Eagles in position to contend for a division title or more. Whether or not the Eagles can get over the hump in 2008 remains to be seen, but I’ll remain skeptical until I see their defense.

Legitimate Contenders: These teams are hovering on the fringes of the conference’s elite teams and could genuinely reach Super Bowl XLIII.

Green Bay Packers +550
I have the Packers in the legitimate contender category because of their powerful defense and the fact that they are headed in the right direction. However, no Brett Favre this season means an 8-8 record at best.

Seattle Seahawks +1200
Simply put, the Seahawks missed out on their best chance at winning a Super Bowl a couple of seasons back when they had overpowering running back Shaun Alexander who was released earlier this year. Mike Holmgren is an excellent head coach, but the Seahawks won’t win much more than a division title, if that, in 2008.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1400
Who Knows: This category is for the small group of teams that no one really knows what is going to happen to in 2008. These teams could either end up reaching the postseason or flaming out altogether. Just think … 10-6 or 6-10.

Arizona Cardinals +1800
After a respectable 8-8 record in head coach Ken Whisenhunt’s first season in the desert, the Cardinals seem to be headed in the right direction. I’m thinking another eight-win season is a definite in 2008 with the possibility for more if Whisenhunt can keep young quarterback Matt Leinart away from the keg that is.

Washington Redskins +1600
No Joe Gibbs means this team will be starting over once again. First-year head coach, Jim Zorn, a player I watched for his entire playing career, will certainly have his work cut out for him.

Minnesota Vikings +1600
The Vikings are an excellent wager at +1600. This team is clearly headed in the right direction under head former Eagles offensive coordinator coach Brad Childress and could surprise everyone if quarterback Jarius Jackson can get his head to catch up with the rest of his jaw-dropping athletic ability.

Carolina Panthers +2000
The Panthers have been going backwards for a few seasons now and things won’t get much better next season in what could be head coach John Fox’s final season at the helm.

Chicago Bears +1600
Speaking of teams going backwards, are the Chicago Bears still going with mediocre quarterback Rex Grossman? Lovie Smith had better wake up and fins a real starting quarterback in a hurry or he’ll be out of a job too.

Not Gonna’ Happen: This group of teams has absolutely no chance whatsoever of winning the NFC title in 2008 or at any point in the foreseeable future.

Detroit Lions +2200
Ha, ha, ha, ha. I won’t even waste my time writing about the beleaguered Lions, who will have another head coach following the 2008 season after they part ways with head coach Rod Marinelli. Despite the team’s 7-9 record last season, the Lions fell apart by going a pathetic 1-7 after getting off to a surprising 6-2 start, though I will admit that the retirement of Brett Favre has to be a boon for every NFC Central team besides the Packers.

San Francisco 49ers +2500
The Niners went a dismal 5-11 last season and although I really like head coach Mike Nolan, I’m giving him just one more season as well to get this team back on track. Eight wins and nothing less, will save Nolan’s’ job were it up to me.

Saint Louis Rams +3300
Speaking of coaches that will be out of a job soon, I’ll be surprised if the Rams retain Linehan through the midseason mark if this team isn’t at least 404 by that point. Linehan, a fine football mind, is not suited to be a head coach.

Atlanta Falcons +6500
While I like the Falcons naming former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith as head coach this past offseason, the Falcons are so far away from contending that by the time they are, Smith could be long gone while Michael Vick is making highlight-reel plays with his feet for some other NFL team.

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