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Key Offensive Additions, Dominant Defense Will Make Jets A Playoff Contender
The New York Jets have followed up back-to-back trips to the AFC Championship game by missing the playoffs in three straight seasons. The reality is that despite a severe lack of talent at key positions the Jets still managed to finish 8-8 in two of those three years, including last season.
Dolphins Not Ready To Compete In Improved AFC East Division
The Miami Dolphins overcame plenty of adversity to put themselves in position to challenge for a playoff spot down the stretch last season, only to lose back-to-back games against their AFC East rivals in the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets to finish 8-8 and miss the postseason.
The Raiders won only 4 games last season but when you look at the personnel they were putting on the field even that seems like more than they should have.
Despite intense scrutiny the Jets finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs last season. I know that result was far from comforting to fans but at least it was an improvement from the year before.
Patriots Have Eye On Super Bowl After Offseason Reload
The New England Patriots were hit hard last offseason, losing leading receiver Wes Welker to the rival Denver Broncos, and Aaron Hernandez to jail in one of the most bizarre off-field twists in NFL history.
Bills Hope Young Stars Can Help End Record Playoff Drought
The Buffalo Bills have missed the playoffs a league-high 14 straight seasons. The franchise is for sale and with its future in the Buffalo area uncertain, fans are hoping this is the year their team finally puts it all together and ends that drought.
The National Football League season is right around the corner. The Seattle Seahawks look to defend the first Super Bowl win in franchise history, while 31 other teams would be more than happy to knock them off their pedestal.
The Giants didn’t exactly hit rock bottom last season but it was definitely a disappointment.
It was a season of change in Philadelphia last year with a new head coach at the helm for the first time since 1999. Chip Kelly moved to ranks of the NFL after a very successful stint at the University of Oregon and quickly put his unique stamp on this team.
The Dallas Cowboys have been stuck in neutral for the past three seasons with a record of 24-24 and it has been five years since they last made an appearance in the postseason.
The NFL teams have gotten their mini-camps underway, giving us our first look at the newest NFLers in their team colors. With odds already out for the Offensive Rookie of the Year award, we have an opportunity to make some money on the backs of these players.
The start of the 2014 NFL season is still a ways away, but lines are already available as far out as Week 16 (lines aren’t yet set for Week 17 because it’s too early to predict whether teams will have something to play for, making those lines too difficult to set).
Anytime you start a new season with six-straight losses, the prospect for turning things around becomes extremely bleak. Give credit to Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin for circling the wagons with a 7-3 record down the stretch to end the 2013 campaign with a respectable record of 7-9.
The Washington Redskins’ roller-coaster ride over the past three years from worst to first to worst leaves us with many more questions than answers heading into the 2014 season.
The Oakland Raiders begin the season all even with the three other teams in their Division – enjoy it while it lasts! The Raiders figure to be one of the basement dwellers again as they try to keep up with the Broncos, the Chargers and the Chiefs.
The San Diego Chargers will look to build on a rare solid December stretch from last year, a first round playoff upset of the Bengals and a near-win against Denver in the second round of the postseason.
