{"id":1458,"date":"2008-08-20T16:41:40","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T21:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/early-nfl-primer-and-quarterback-rotations-for-gamblers\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T16:41:40","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T21:41:40","slug":"early-nfl-primer-and-quarterback-rotations-for-gamblers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/early-nfl-primer-and-quarterback-rotations-for-gamblers\/","title":{"rendered":"Early NFL Primer and Quarterback Rotations for Gamblers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/mid\/2542\/promo\/euro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=10499&#038;banid=2542\" border=\"0\" alt=\"promo\/euro\"><\/a><br \/>\n<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Here are quarterback rotations, news and notes and key<br \/>\ngambling advice for the weekend\u2019s preseason NFL betting. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Friday<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Eagles-Patriots<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Already a weakness, the Eagles are hurting out wide<br \/>\nreceiver. Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown are both out for this game. Curtis was<br \/>\nthe leading receiver last year.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Saturday<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ravens-Rams<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Troy Smith starts at quarterback for the Ravens. He may<br \/>\nplay as much as three quarters. \u201cHead coach John <span class=SpellE>Harbaugh<\/span><br \/>\nknows that Kyle Boller is terrible. He will give Smith every chance to win the<br \/>\njob,\u201d says NFL betting guru Mike Godsey of GodsTips. Godsey seems to imply a<br \/>\nlot of passing will be done by the normally ball control Ravens. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>However Smith has been terrible so far completing just<br \/>\n8-of-17 for no touchdowns and one pick. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span>Rams<br \/>\nstar running back Steven Jackson is still a holdout. Though reports say that<br \/>\nmay end soon, it is extremely unlikely he would play Saturday. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Wide receiver <span class=SpellE>Torry<\/span> Holt is<br \/>\nquestionable because of a tight back. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saints-Bengals<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>New Orleans TE Jeremy Shockey is practicing and may get<br \/>\nhis first action of the preseason. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Sunday<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bills-Colts<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Bills will be without <span class=SpellE>RB<\/span><br \/>\nWillis McGahee. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is out. Stevie Vincent Senior<br \/>\nAnalyst of <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:blue'><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b><br \/>\nsays that Manning may now miss the start of the season, hence \u201cWe expect Jim <span\nclass=SpellE>Sorgi<\/span> to air it out as there is a very good chance that he<br \/>\nwill get playing time this regular season.\u201d <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">Sports betting<\/a><br \/>\ninsiders are keeping an eye on <st1:City><st1:place>Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nstarting QB Trent Edwards, who suffered a contusion on his quadriceps. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Monday<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seahawks-Chargers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nstarting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is doubtful. They are also without their<br \/>\ntop two receivers Bobby <span class=SpellE>Engram<\/span> and Deion Branch and<br \/>\nare adjusting to the departure or running back Shaun Alexander.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Backup Seneca Wallace has been limited, so third stringer<br \/>\nCharlie Frye has been taking many of the snaps. Though Chargers TE Antonio<br \/>\nGates returned to practice, he is not expected to play. <span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are quarterback rotations, news and notes and key gambling advice for the weekend\u2019s preseason NFL betting. Friday Eagles-Patriots Already a weakness, the Eagles are hurting out wide receiver. Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown are both out for this game. Curtis was the leading receiver last year. Saturday Ravens-Rams Troy Smith starts at quarterback for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/early-nfl-primer-and-quarterback-rotations-for-gamblers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Early NFL Primer and Quarterback Rotations for Gamblers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}