Last football season, the Baltimore Ravens and the Atlanta Falcons got to the playoffs with a combination of a rookie coach and a rookie quarterback. This year, three other teams will try to follow in their footsteps: the Lions, the Jets, and the Buccaneers.
Last season of NFL betting, the Baltimore Ravens and the Atlanta Falcons surprised thousands of fans by lasting deep into the postseason after a formula that usually doesn’t bring about immediate results: a rookie for a quarterback and a rookie coach.
This NFL betting season, three teams could copy their innovative method: the Detroit Lions, the New York Jets, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Atlanta Falcons were missing a leader for their offense after the famous Michael Vick was incarcerated leaving the Falcons to only win 4 games in all of 2007. The chosen one was Matt Ryan, who they selected 3rd in the draft. As a coach, they bet on the Jaguar defensive coordinator, Mike Smith. Read more…
Mark Sanchez will take the helm of the New York Jets’ offense as starting quarterback for the first time in his whole NFL career when they face the Baltimore Ravens in the second week of NFL preseason betting.
And it’s a well deserved reward after his excellent performance against the St. Louis Rams, his debut.
The Mexican quarterback will get his first start in Baltimore, as was announced during practice on Sunday at SUNY Cortland. He will be taking the place of Kellen Clemens, a provisionary QB. Sanchez completed three of four passes for an 88 yard offensive that spanned 8 plays and ran a total of 93 yards. The Rams still won 23-20, but Sanchez’s stellar performance was enough to land him a spot as starting QB. Read more…
The NFL made a decision to suspend Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth after he declared himself guilty of manslaughter for killing a pedestrian in Miami while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Until February of 2010, Stallworth is prohibited from any team activities. NFL betting news Last year he signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns for 7 years and 35 million dollars. Because of this suspension, though, he won’t receive a penny until February. Meaning he’s currently jobless and penniless. It’s time for someone to budget their finances. Read more…
Many NFL teams don’t want their players to use Twitter, and some teams have even taken measures to keep their players and personnel away from the popular social network.
This means of reading what players and personnel have to say can be beneficial for NFL betting, as it can give bettors an insight into the team’s capabilities, but that same information can be seen by others who may not use it in the same manner.
It appears as if the coaches from these teams are really trying to safeguard their information that could give rival teams a very large advantage. Read more…
The Titans defeated the Bills in the Hall of Fame Game, the preseason opener.
The first touchdown of the preseason game was a work of art and thanks to a fake punt by the Titans’ rookie kicker A.J. Trapasso who ran for 40 yards to score. Tennessee upped the game some more in the first quarter when LenDale White carIn the second quarter, the Bills came through with a 20-yard field goal by Rian Lindell. This would be the first of three field goals he would score.
Tennessee responded immediately with a touchdown pass by Vince Young to Paul Williams who carried the ball three more yards for the second touchdown of the night. Read more…