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As the new NFL season is just on the horizon there is one team that i cannot grasp onto and their name is the Arizona Cardinals. I love Ken Whisenhunt and I have watched their personnel and draft moves over the past couple years and i have been impressed but it did not translate onto the field. Are the Arizona Cardinals…the “Pittsburgh Steelers West” or just another bad NFC West team? I know for one thing that they will be better. The QB rotation the last couple seasons post the Kurt Warner era has been awful. Derek Anderson, John Skelton, Max Hall, Matt Leinart, you get the picture.

Who are the Arizona Cadinals?

Kevin Kolb is good but how good. Will good QB play take the pressure off of an over worked defense? Will Beanie Wells run hard or is he an official bust. Too bad about the injury to rookie running back Ryan Williams, he was just about to pass Wells on the depth chart. So really what can we do with this team? The first 4 weeks of the season should tell us all we need to know. All winnable games. Week 1 At home vs Carolina (should be favored, but leaning towards the Panthers there, better running game and defense) on the road next against the Redskins (get the skins early, another team that is a mystery) at Seattle (i hate the Seahawks, Andrew Luck or Matt Barkley that is the plan for Pete Carroll), and then home to the Giants (always a tough trip to the west coast). Lets wait and see until after week 4 before we know for sure.

-DannyZ

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

2011 Betting Odds – Courtesy of our friends at www.sportsbook.com.

My Money is on AJ Green – DannyZ

Cam Newton    11/2
Julio Jones 11/2
A.J. Green  13/2
Mark Ingram  15/2
Christian Ponder    10/1
Andy Dalton    15/1
Shane Vereen    15/1
Stevan Ridley    15/1
Titus Young    15/1
Daniel Thomas    16/1
Jake Locker    16/1
Torrey Smith    16/1
Ryan Williams    18/1
Jonathan Baldwin    20/1
Randall Cobb    20/1
Blaine Gabbert    22/1
Kyle Rudolph    25/1
Leonard Hankerson    25/1

-My money is on A.J.Green WR Bengals. – DannyZ

There are 21 new NCAA head football coaches this season. More quality reference material.
Expect a slow start but good value later in the season as teams progress. Here is the list….

Arkansas State
New coach: Hugh Freeze.
Last seen: Coordinating the Arkansas State offense.
Former coach: Steve Roberts.

Ball State
New coach: Pete Lembo.
Last seen: Coaching Elon.
Former coach: Stan Parrish.

Colorado
New coach: Jon Embree.
Last seen: Coaching the Washington Redskins tight ends.
Former coach: Dan Hawkins

Connecticut
New coach: Paul Pasqualoni.
Last seen: Coordinating the Dallas Cowboys offense.
Former coach: Randy Edsall.

Florida
New coach: Will Muschamp.
Last seen: Coordinating the Texas defense.
Former coach: Urban Meyer.

Indiana
New coach: Kevin Wilson.
Last seen: Coordinating the Oklahoma offense.
Former coach: Bill Lynch.

Kent State
New coach: Darrell Hazell.
Last seen: Coaching Ohio State wide receivers.
Former coach: Doug Martin.

Louisiana-Lafayette
New coach: Mark Hudspeth.
Last seen: Coaching Mississippi State wide receivers.
Former coach: Rickey Bustle.

Maryland
New coach: Randy Edsall.
Last seen: Coaching Connecticut.
Former coach: Ralph Friedgen.

Miami
New coach: Al Golden.
Last seen: Coaching Temple.
Former coach:Randy Shannon.

Miami U.
New coach: Don Treadwell.
Last seen: Coordinating the Michigan State offense.
Former coach: Mike Haywood.

Michigan
New coach: Brady Hoke.
Last seen: Coaching San Diego State.
Former coach: Rich Rodriguez.

Minnesota
New coach: Jerry Kill.
Last seen: Coaching Northern Illinois.
Former coach: Tim Brewster.

North Texas
Head Coach: Dan McCarney.
Last seen: Coaching Florida’s defensive line.
Former coach: Todd Dodge.

Northern Illinois
New coach: Dave Doeren.
Last seen: Coordinating the Wisconsin defense.
Former coach: Jerry Kill.

Pittsburgh
New coach: Todd Graham.
Last seen: Coaching Tulsa.
Former coach: Dave Wannstedt/Mike Haywood.

San Diego State
New coach: Rocky Long.
Last seen: Coordinating the San Diego State defense.
Former coach: Brady Hoke.

Stanford
New coach: David Shaw.
Last seen: Coordinating the Stanford offense.
Former coach: Jim Harbaugh.

Temple
New coach: Steve Addazio.
Last seen: Coordinating the Florida offense.
Former coach: Al Golden.

Tulsa
New coach: Bill Blankenship.
Last seen: Coaching the Tulsa running backs, receivers, and special teams.
Former coach: Todd Graham.

Vanderbilt
New coach: James Franklin.
Last seen: Coordinating the Maryland offense.
Former coach: Robbie Caldwell.

-DannyZ

Here is a brief look at the 2011 new NFL coaches. More quality reference material. Expect a slow start for most of these guys but we will track the progress though the season as there may be good betting opportunities later in the season as some of these team start to progress.

New Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Leslie Frazier

Jim Harbaugh – 49ers
Harbaugh, is a coach best known for his ability to develop quarterbacks and his “pro-style” west coast offense. This also means a bigger focus on tight ends and running backs in the passing game. Vernon Davis and Frank Gore will be featured in this offense.

Hue Jackson – Raiders
Jackson took over the play calling duties from head coach Tom Cable last season and had great success. He doubled the team’s previous season’s production and it helped Darren McFadden have a stellar breakout season.

John Fox – Broncos
John Fox takes over for Josh McDaniels, the Broncos have a ton of work to do in learning a completely new system. McDaniels focused on passing but Fox is much more conservative and loves to run the ball and play good defense. This means that Brandon Lloyd won’t get the same opportunities he did last season and Knowshon Moreno should rack up a lot of yards.

Ron Rivera – Panthers
Rivera, replaces Fox in Carolina. Fox is a defensive minded coach so the offense will largely rest on the shoulders of new offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski. Chudzinski, a former tight end himself, was the Chargers’ tight end coach last season and in 2005 and served as the Browns’offensive coordinator. The Panthers have three young quarterbacks, but expect to see Jimmy Clausen start the season with Cam Newton taking over mid-way through the season.

Pat Shurmur – Browns
Shurmur is from the Mike Holmgren tree. Another west coast offense disciple. This means more focus on the running backs and tight ends in the passing game. Peyton Hillis may lose some carries to Montario Hardesty this season after Hardesty missed all of 2010. Hardesty is that good. Tight end Ben Watson also figures to play much more heavily into the offensive scheme.

Jason Garrett – Cowboys
Garrett took over a interim head coach last season and has been the Cowboys offensive coordinator since 2007 so no real change here. Expect the Cowboys to rely heavily on Tony Romo and their receivers plus a ground game led by Felix Jones. Also expect big things from Dez Bryant this season as he and Austin Miles will be dangerous.

Leslie Frazier – Vikings
Frazier took over mid-season for Brad Childress as an interim coach. The defensive minded Frazier and new offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave will work on the offense. Adrian Peterson will be an even more important part of the Vikings’ offensive strategy. Musgrave is also a great quarterback coach. Look for Donovan McNabb to start the season and Ponder to take over mid-way through the season.

Here is some great reference material heading into the NCAA football season. Career offensive line starts combined per team which includes returning starters and the amount of games they have started combined.

Career Offensive Line Starts 

ACC     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Clemson                   4            118
Virginia Tech         4            98
Virginia                    4            82
Miami, FL                4           74
Maryland                 4           73
Wake Forest            4          68
Florida State           3         115
Duke                           3          77
North Carolina       3          60
NC State                    3          60
Boston College       3          50
Georgia Tech          3          38

Big XII     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Texas Tech              5     83
Oklahoma State     5     76
Missouri                  4     105
Texas A&M            4     86
Oklahoma               4     81
Baylor                      4     77
Kansas                     3     97
Iowa State              3     54
Kansas State          2     42
Texas                       2     36

Big East     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

West Virginia                4     92
Syracuse                         4     57
Connecticut                   3     72
Pittsburgh                      3     53
Rutgers                            2     89
South Florida                2     62
Cincinnati                       2     39
Louisville                        1     25

Big Ten     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Northwestern               4     137
Purdue                             3     79
Ohio State                       3     77
Wisconsin                       3     74
Indiana                            3     71
Michigan                         3     70
Illinois                              3     69
Iowa                                  3     59
Penn State                       3     52
Minnesota                       2     60
Michigan State              2     57
Nebraska                         2     40

Conference USA     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Rice                               5     109
SMU                              4     158
Tulsa                             4     116
UCF                               4     87
UAB                               3     118
Tulane                          3     62
Marshall                      2     63
Houston                       2     52
S.Mississippi              2     39
East Carolina             2     27
Memphis                     1     34
UTEP                             0     7

Independents     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

BYU                                  4     107
Notre Dame                  4     63
Navy                                4     61
Army                               1     21

MAC     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

N. Illinois                             5     116
Ohio                                       5     39
Miami, OH                           4     98
Kent State                            4     89
Bowling Green                   4     63
Ball State                              3     96
Toledo                                  3     85
C Michigan                          3     69
E Michigan                          3     64
Buffalo                                   3     58
Akron                                    3     49
Temple                                 2     111
W Michigan                         2     50

Mountain West     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

San Diego State                       4        83
Colorado State                        4        62
Boise State                                3        98
Wyoming                                  2         78
Air Force                                  2         41
TCU                                             1         36
New Mexico                             1        20
UNLV                                         0        36

Pac-12     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Colorado                              4        97
Oregon State                       4        91
Arizona State                     4         84
Wash State                          4          71
California                            3          85
Oregon                                 3           56
UCLA                                    2           80
Washington                        2           65
Utah                                      2           63
Stanford                              2           50
USC                                        2          27
Arizona                               0            1

SEC     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Vanderbilt                         5           68
Alabama                            4            90
Kentucky                          4            77
Ole Miss                            4             77
Miss State                         3            80
LSU                                     3            78
South Carolina               3            70
Tennessee                        3            50
Georgia                             2            86
Arkansas                          2            49
Florida                              2            27
Auburn                             1            15

Sunbelt     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Middle Tennessee                   4     104
Florida Atlantic                       4     59
UL-Monroe                               3     94
Western Kentucky                  3     71
Florida International            3     50
UL-Lafayette                            3     28
North Texas                              2     59
Troy                                            2     54
Arkansas State                       1     28

WAC     Ret. Starters     Career Starts

Utah State                                4     90
New Mexo State                    3     98
San Jose State                       3     80
Nevada                                    3     64
Idaho                                       3     61
Louisiana Tech                     2     46
Fresno State                           1     40
Hawaii                                      1     2

-DannyZ