NFL Betting Preview - New York Jets

The Jets 'trash talking' head coach Rex Ryan has stated on numerous occasions that anything short of making the Super Bowl would be a failure for this edition of the Jets.

That is certainly significant pressure to place on his team without having played a game this season and certainly adds another bullseye on their backs for the media to attack. But the team is buying into it, with several players making bold statements recently. 

Bookmaker has posted Jets betting odds win total at 9 1/2 -110, which is stark contrast to the Jets making the Super Bowl.

Other divisional foes are listed at Miami 8 1/2 -120, Patriots at 9 1/2 even, and Buffalo 5 1/2o +130.

For odds to win the division The Greek has listed the Patriots as the team to win the very competitive AFC East at +115. The Jets are listed at +140 and Dolphins or Bills at +345 to win the division.

Darrelle Revis Signs for the NY Jets

The biggest news occurred Monday when All-Pro defensive back Darrelle Revis ended his 36 day hold out and signed a contract that both sides claim to be a solid deal. Through the rancorous negotiations the Jets get to keep him for four seasons and are paying him $32 million of guaranteed money, which is less than Oakland is paying Nnamdi Asomugha. Revis has been declared at 75% for Monday's Week 1 game. He will be worked in slowly as the Jets game with the Ravens nears. 

However, Revis gets the opportunity to work a new deal in four seasons at a still young age of 29. He was greeted with a hero's welcome when he walked into training camp with many of his teammates bowing and even some pretending to faint. It appears that the chemistry with this team has not been effected and his presence can only be looked upon as a substantial positive.

That will have to be fact though as the Jets have an extremely tough 5-week test during which they will host Baltimore in Week 1, host the Patriots in Week 2, on the road at Miami in Week 3, on the road at Buffalo in Week 4, and hosting Minnesota in Week 5.

They could be as bad a 1-4 or as good as 4-1 after this stretch. Probably not likely on either extreme, but even a 2-3 start will make the 'Super Bowl' talk more of an albatross than a motivator. Interesting too is that the Jets are only installed as a 2 1/2 point favorites in Week 1 against Baltimore.

For self proclaimed Super Bowl contenders this is hardly a vote of confidence form the betting public.

The Greek has posted a +1015 line, essentially 10/1 that the Jets will win the Super Bowl and +625 or about 6/1 to win the AFC Championship.

The Jets were first in rushing offense last year and they will certainly be near the top of list again. One of the reasons why they may not be first is the presence of veteran LaDainian Tomlinson, who showed how valuable a receiver he can be out of the backfield.

Sanchez was 28th in quarterback rating and threw for just 12 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. These touchdown and interception numbers need to be reversed if the Jets truly are Super Bowl contenders.

The presence of Tomlinson will allow Sanchez to check down to him in his progression of reads. Moreover, there will be new plays designed for Tomlinson out of the backfield that will be used as ball control plays that will help sustain time consuming scoring drives.

The Jets have excellent wide receivers, but Braylon Edwards will not play until Week 5 when his four game suspension has been completed. As noted above, this is significant loss given the tough NFL schedule, but they still have Jerricho Cotchery and Santonio Holmes as big play makers.

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The biggest question on the Jets offense is the offensive line and how left guard Matt Slauson will perform in the wake of veteran Alan Franeca's release. The Jets running game will take pressure off Slauson in pass protection. A strong running game always sets up play action which is far easier for a left guard to block then straight passing situations.

Sanchez likes to look down field first and many times he will need more than the standard three-seconds to throw the ball. Slauson was largely inconsistent in the preseason and it is necessary for him to step up large in Week 1.

The Jets defense led the league by more than 30 yards per game last year and allowed just eight touchdown passes. The signing of Revis is more important than most fans realize. Had he not signed then rookie Kyle Wilson would have started in his place. With the signing of Revis, Wilson can now focus on being the nickel back.

The secondary has also been improved with the signing of cornerback Antonio Cromartie. The toughness and physicality of this unit will not be questioned and will again be arguably one of the best in the NFL.

For the true blooded Jets fan take at look at Sanchez at +2500 25/1 to win the NFL MVP award listed at The Greek.