{"id":5336,"date":"2009-08-20T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/nfl-betting-are-the-vikings-actually-better-with-brett-favre\/"},"modified":"2009-08-20T17:05:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T22:05:00","slug":"nfl-betting-are-the-vikings-actually-better-with-brett-favre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/nfl-betting-are-the-vikings-actually-better-with-brett-favre\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Betting – Are the Vikings Actually Better With Brett Favre?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So long, Vick; the NFL betting<\/a> community is abuzz with Brett Favre chatter this week. He finally signed with <\/span><\/font>Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and sportsbooks responded, upping the Vikings’ odds of being a powerhouse. They were +180 to win the NFC North a last week and now they’re +125. The assumption is that pocket passer Favre makes the Vikings better, but I wonder how true that is. Here are a few factors to consider in your betting management<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FAVRE’S<\/span><\/b><\/span> FITNESS<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/b>Favre has a rep for not enjoying training and preferring to simply gunsling<\/span> footballs all summer. However, at this stage of his career, his success correlates with how hard he trains. When he had his massive comeback season in 2007, he had hired a personal trainer and worked himself into great shape the offseason prior. Before starting with the Jets in 2008, he didn’t work out much, instead just tossing balls to high schoolers<\/span>, and he immediately regressed. This offseason, Favre has done very little training, so he’s more likely to be the Jets incarnation than the Packers one. That means he’ll take a lot of hits, make some hurried throws and, quite possibly, throw as many interceptions as touchdowns. In other words, he’ll do what Sage Rosenfels<\/span> would’ve done at a fraction of the price. <\/p>\n

RUNNING GAME<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/b>Adrian Peterson is the man, but will Favre make him better? AP isn’t a great pass catcher. He excels when he gets the rock 20-plus times a game and bludgeons defenses. With Favre in the lineup, will coach Brad Childress feel obligated to throw more and use AP less? It could weaken the running game.<\/p>\n

RECEIVERS<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/b>At the absolute best, the Vikings receiving corps matches what Favre had at his disposal in New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. Bernard Berrian<\/span> and Sidney Rice can get deep, but can Favre still throw the deep ball? Percy Harvin<\/span> is the real wild card. He and Favre could form a dynamic tandem, but Harvin<\/span> is a rookie\u2014out of bust-heavy Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. He’s no guarantee to flourish. It’s thus fair to wonder if Favre will have a tough, between-the-20s, surehanded<\/span> guy like Donald Driver or Laveranues Coles in Minny<\/span> at all.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, I’d be careful with the Vikings in my online betting<\/a>. Favre could help them but he could just as easily hurt them, as he’ll force them to fix what isn’t broken on offense. Remember that before making Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> your NFL picks<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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So long, Vick; the NFL betting community is abuzz with Brett Favre chatter this week. He finally signed with Minnesota and sportsbooks responded, upping the Vikings’ odds of being a powerhouse. They were +180 to win the NFC North a last week and now they’re +125. The assumption is that pocket passer Favre makes the … Continue reading NFL Betting – Are the Vikings Actually Better With Brett Favre?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5336","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}