The Best NFL Off Seasons (so far)
Writing by admin on Thursday, 10 of May , 2007 at 12:06 pm
Somebody stop me before I praise the Cleveland Browns again.
Every summer, I end up thinking, “This is the year the Browns finally get over the hump.” And then they don’t. Cleveland is 19-45 straight up and a lame 27-36-1 against the spread over the past four seasons.
Well, here we go again. The Browns had another solid draft, filling several major needs. Will that be enough to put Cleveland back into winning territory? If so, then the Browns should also excel at the pay window. Drafting OT Joe Thomas with the No. 3 overall pick gives them an immediate upgrade at a position that the betting public has yet to truly appreciate.
Trading up for QB Brady Quinn, though, might do the exact opposite. He may or may not be ready right out of the box to take Charlie Frye’s job. But Quinn brings high expectations wherever he goes. His star presence had something to do with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish going 5-7 ATS last year. Then again, the weak Irish offensive line had a lot more to do with it, and Cleveland appears to have addressed its own O-line issues.
If Cleveland hasn’t enjoyed the best offseason in the NFL, then that honor probably goes to the New England Patriots. Tom Brady must feel like a kid in a candy store. He has a shiny new receiving corps to play with: in order of apparent importance, Randy Moss, Donte’ Stallworth, Wes Welker and Kelley Washington.
The Oakland Raiders also did well – although “cutting their losses” by trading Moss for a fourth-round draft pick just underlines how toxic the environment in Oakland had become. Having the fortitude to finally draft a blue-chip quarterback is a big step in the right direction. It’s highly unlikely that JaMarcus Russell is the next Todd Marinovich.
Brush up on your teams and players so you are ahead of the game when you start you NFL betting.
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