Football Spreads

With the quick turnaround in play, more and more NFL coaches are on the hot seat in the NFL. As many fans betting on NFL teams know, the five year plan that coaches in other sports employ, do not work in the NFL. Instead as many sports betting enthusiasts have seen this decade, teams that were absolutely dreadful one season can turn their fortunes around in a matter of months. As a result, coaches are losing their jobs quicker then ever, as their replacements can potentially guide struggling clubs to championships. Here are three coaches who may be in their final days with their current clubs.

• Brad Childress Minnesota Vikings – With the Brett Favre saga coming to a close, the attention now turns to the Vikings bench boss. If Favre can’t put the Vikings over the top this season, Childress will be on his way out. This issue has carried over for a few years with Childress of his team’s being good enough but not just there. With all these poorer teams being able to turn it around with a new coach, Childress days as Vikings coach may be numbered as early as the middle of this season. If they Vikings lose in week one, and struggle out of the gate look for both Favre and Childress to be gone.
• Andy Reid Philadelphia Eagles – This offseason, saw Reid trade star pivot Donovan McNabb to the rival Washington Redskins. Reid’s coaching safety will be resting in the hands of up and comer Kevin Kolb. If Kolb struggles and the Eagles miss the playoffs, Reid will be out.
• Levi Smith Chicago Bears – The Bears have been dreadful since their Super Bowl appearance some five years ago. If they don’t win the Super Bowl this year, Smith is out. Anything short of a Super Bowl appearance will be deemed a failure for the Bears, who have all world talent.

This season will be a true test for the diehard Cincinnati Bengal fan when NFL betting on their team. The Bengals led by Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco and Cedric Benson have perhaps the toughest schedule in the entire league. From start to finish, the Bengals will be clawing tooth and nail to get into the post season. However when betting on NFL teams such as the Bengals, fans should look at history when considering how this Bengal team fares.
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For instance, in 1988 the Boomer Esiason, Icky Woods led Bengals had one of the toughest schedules on paper before the season began. Yet they ended up going 12 and four, Esiason was named League MVP and the Bengals made it to the Super Bowl.

Now in 2010, the Palmer and Benson led Bengals, go into 2010 with more depth to the roster then that of the 1988 Bengals. We aren’t suggesting the Bengals will go 12 and four as the league has evolved significantly. But we are proposing the idea, that since the Bengals have depth a key injury may not be so key overall in depleting the team’s success.

For example, with such a difficult season on paper this year, which will see the Bengals facing some of the league’s best offenses in New England, Indianapolis and New Orleans, the Bengals defense having added depth will do wonders to the team’s overall success. Last season as many football fans will recall, the Bengals defense was ranked fourth overall but fell apart in the latter parts of the season due to injury. This year, the Bengals drafted enough defensive players that are NFL ready, that if an injury to a starter does occur they will be able to step in no problem.

The Bengals may have the hardest schedule on paper, but that is just added motivation for them.