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Dallas Cowboys: B-
The Cowboys addressed a glaring need by taking offensive tackle Tyron Smith in the first round but then their draft got a little strange. They took an outside linebacker coming off ACL surgery in round two and a running back in round three. They had much greater needs in the secondary but they waited until the fifth round to take a cornerback.

21) Kansas City Chiefs – Phil Taylor, Defensive Tackle, Baylor

Stopping the run was a major problem for Kansas City late in the season as they had no run stuffing nose tackle. Taylor fills that role like Vince Wolfork used to do for this coaching staff in New England. At 6’3 and 334 pounds, Taylor eats up a lot of space and will make the unit much better.

22) Indianapolis Colts – Derek Sherrod, Offensive Tackle, Mississippi State

Teams are gearing up for the draft in the competitive NFC East. Lets take a quick look at what each team needs.

Dallas Cowboys: A disappointing 2010 led to Jason Garrett taking over as head coach of a team that has incredible talent yet perennially underperforms, but still they are the NFC East’s favorite to win the Super Bowl. The offensive line and safety spots are both areas of concern, and defensive end could be as well if Marcus Spears is not re-signed. Roy Williams and Marion Barber are both scheduled to make over five million dollars this season so they could be on the chopping block. Look for them to go offensive line when they pick 9th.

The Green Bay Packers (10-6) overcame a potentially fatal loss at Detroit in which Aaron Rodgers went down with a concussion to win their last two games after Rodgers returned to earn this playoff spot, while the Philadelphia Eagles (10-6) stumbled down the stretch.

The NFL Wild Card odds have Philadelphia at -2.5 at betting odds of -115 at home, with the betting total set at 46.

The Philadelphia Eagles locked up the NFC East title with a truly miraculous win over the New York Giants at the Meadowlands three weeks ago in which Philadelphia trailed 31-10 with 7:00 left, only to score 28 unanswered points aided by an onside kick and winning on a punt return for a touchdown on the game’s final play.

Now that the NFL Playoffs are here, it is time to dissect the Super Bowl Future odds to see where the value lies.

The key to playing futures is to find a team that is undervalued at double-digit odds, as that always leaves open the possibility of hedging your wager down the line if you so desire, provided you are correct and your team exceeds expectations.

Well, we did not have to look far to find such a team, so here is our one and only Super Bowl future selection for 2010.

The NFL playoffs have arrived, and what stands out in the wild card round is that in three of the four games, the road team has the better record. That should increase the likelihood of several wild cards advancing to the next round, especially with one of the host teams being the Seattle Seahawks, who made the playoffs with a losing record.

The closest game, if the Wild Card odds are to be believed, will be either the Jets at Colts or the Packers at Eagles with both teams at -2.5. The biggest spread is in the Saints at Seahawks with the Saints, unsurprisingly, at -11.

The Houston Texans (5-6) are coming off of a 20-0 whitewashing of the Tennessee Titans, albeit vs. a third string quarterback, while the Philadelphia Eagles (7-4) may have been prematurely crowned as eventual NFC Champions based on their 31-26 loss at Chicago on Sunday.

The NFL betting lines for this contest is Philadelphia -8 at home, with the betting total set at 51½.

It was the defense that let the Philadelphia Eagles down in the 31-26 loss to the Bears, as the offense gained 398 total yards. Yes, Michael Vick tossed his first interception of the year, but he also completed 29-of-44 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns despite being under constant pressure all game long.

The Philadelphia Eagles (7-3) continued to stake their claim as the best team in football by beating the New York Giants last week, while the home standing Chicago Bears (7-3) blanked the Dolphins last Thursday in a dominating defensive performance.

The NFL betting odds for this contest list Philadelphia at –3.5 paying -115 on the road, with the betting total set at 42.5.

If you disregard thePhiladelphia Eagles’ first meeting with the Redskins in which Michael Vick got injured in the first quarter, they are now 5-0 in games that Vick has started this season, and he is putting up MVP type numbers.

The Philadelphia Eagles (6-3) did a nice impersonation of the best team in football while dismantling the Redskins 59-28 Monday night while the New York Giants (6-3) were shocked at home by the surprisingly inspired Cowboys.

The NFL betting line for this contest is Philadelphia –3 paying -130 at home with the total set at 48.

Before crowning the Philadelphia Eagles as NFC Champions, keep in mind that the Redskins are a team in turmoil with a defense that has not stopped anyone all year. Once the game got out of hand in the first quarter, Washington just stopped playing. A lot of teams could have piled up gaudy statistics vs. the Redskins’ defense under those circumstances.

We are getting in to the home-stretch of the NFL season where the teams that can truly win under pressure separate themselves from the talented teams that can’t function under pressure (ahem, Dallas). With that said, if you are going to bet on Super Bowl futures, you can get some pretty good deals if you think you know which teams have the right make up to win in high-pressure situations.