Eagles’ Super Bowl odds now shorter than even the Patriots

Nine starters from last year’s team are now playing elsewhere. Their meeting with the New England Patriots last winter, although it resulted in a loss, was one of the league’s greatest recent collisions – the two definitively best teams from each course, set on a course to crash head-on.

Every year since I have written for the NFPost I have done a season prediction. There are several storylines to pay attention to as the season progresses. Berry was one of the best defensive backs in the National Football League before being sidelined with cancer, and we can only imagine that a warrior like that will regain his Pro Bowl status. Adrian Peterson could leg Vikes into playoffs if Teddy Bridgewater continues his strides.

Jacksonville Jaguars -Much will depend on Blake Bortles’ ability to step up and make improvements after an ordinary rookie season. The power running game will be diminished without DeMarco Murray but Tony Romo and Dez Bryant is still a deadly combo and the Giants are very bad on D, a finger-missing JPP or not.

There is anticipation and excitement as a new season is about to begin, one that is tinged with a sense of nostalgia.

What are the best long shot picks? And it elevated the Eagles to the role of favorite in the NFC East. It was such a traumatic finish for the Seahawks that quarterback Russell Wilson took the players to Hawaii in March to clear the air. Though the Rams feature a potentially top 5 defense, the offense featuring Foles, RB Tre Mason, and WRs Kenny Britt and Tavon Austin as the main weapons leaves much to be desired.

Houston Texans – J.J. Watt has plenty of talent helping him on defense and Jadaveon Clowney should blossom this season. The offense has good young receivers in Jaelen Strong and Deandre Hopkins, and Arian Foster should be back from injury within the first month of the season.

The Eagles need Maxwell, Nate Thurmond and Nolan Carroll – who couldn’t beat out Fletcher last season until the final game of the season – and the only returning starter in the secondary, Malcolm Jenkins, to do better this season. But the Packers still have former MVP Aaron Rodgers and several playmakers on offense including Randall Cobb, Eddie Lacy, and Mike Adams.

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Not to shovel more dirt on Nats’ fans, but losing last night was downright inexcusable. Of course, he had Randy Moss during that record-breaking season, but let’s not forget that the Pats still have a guy named Gronk. He sits out a year ago, and everyone has been writing him off. Stay tuned and find out.

More and more, the answer to that question is running backs. Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, and Ameer Abdullah highlight this year’s class. All three are going to have solid seasons, especially with the shaky performances that Winston and Mariota delivered in the preseason.

But at least this Seahawks teams knows now, what it’s like to lose. Sam Bradford looked incredible during the preseason, but will still have to prove he can do it in the games that matter. Past year he improved his pass-catching skills, so he no longer had to leave the field in passing situations. I’m picking the Eagles anyway. With QB Carson Palmer and the defense looking fit and eager, Arizona believes it will push Seattle in the NFC West. New Orleans made a bunch of changes after a 6-10 season.

As a member of the Seahawks, Ryan celebrated a Super Bowl victory on February 2, 2014, when Seattle routed the Denver Broncos 43-8. My belief is that Tomsula’s connection with his players will win as many games as his inexperience will cost them.

In the AFC, I’m kind of with my colleague Paul Silvi. They added Andre Johnson in the offseason to bolster an already good receiving corps and to give Ty Hilton some help on the outside.