Oddsmakers have already released Over/Under lines for total regular season wins for every NFL team for the upcoming season. Between now and the beginning of training camp (hopefully) I will post a division by division snapshot with the total regular season win games as a backdrop. Since we dove into the Arizona Cardinals a bit yesterday, we’ll continue in that neighborhood and take a look at the rest of the NFC West.
Arizona Cardinals
2009 O/U 8.5 wins
2008: 9-7
The numbers were detailed earlier. Either you believe in history and the Cardinals will fall by the wayside like just about every other Super Bowl runner up in the last 15 years. Or you feel the club is loaded with talent and the Warner to Fitzgerald combination with dominate NFL defenses with another year of seasoning together. Place your bets accordingly. Frankly, I think the Super Bowl Loser Jinx is too much too ignore. Or at least gives me enough pause to think the Cards could be a one-hit wonder.
Schedule Outlook: We’ll find out early if the Cards plan on joining or bucking history. Games with the Colts, Jaguars, Texans, Giants, are among their first six games, not to mention division grudge matches with the 49ers and Seahawks, two teams who feel they’re the Cards equal despite what happended last year. They also travel to Tennessee and host the Vikings in consecutive weeks late in the year. However, if a rally is needed to notch another winning record, they could do it in a closing four game stretch against teams that won a combined 15 games a year ago.
Seattle Seahawks
2009 O/U Wins 7.5
2008: 4-12 Read more »
