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Arizona Cardinals: Quarterback is the major concern for the Cardinals as there is really no proven starter on the roster. Derek Anderson will likely be cut as soon as possible, leaving Max Hall and John Skelton to battle it out. The team will almost definitely acquire a veteran once free agency begins, with the most likely candidates Kevin Kolb from Philadelphia or Donovan McNabb. In addition, the team failed to address their offensive line in the draft which could be a source of problems this season.

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

Arizona Cardinals: The Arizona Cardinals self destructed after the loss of Kurt Warner, and need a new quarterback to lead the team in the future. The jury is still out on last year’s rookie John Skelton, but it is likely the Cardinals will look to address this issue at some point in the draft. When picking fifth in the first round, it is likely Arizona will not be able to look past Texas A&M outside linebacker Von Miller. He is a tremendous pass rusher and brings young legs to a unit whose starters are both 34 years old.

The Seattle Seahawks may be the first NFL team in history to make the playoffs with a losing record, but they shocked the world by beating the Saints in the Wild Card Round and are now visiting the Chicago Bears at a site where the Seahawks posted one of their two road wins during the regular season.

The NFL divisional round lines for this contest list Chicago (-10) with betting odds of -105 at home, with the betting total set at 41.

We did the splits in the NFL Wild Card Round going 2-2, correctly calling the upsets by the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers, but failing badly with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Saints vs. Seahawks ‘under’. We now look to improve on that record with our Divisional Round plays.

Saturday, January 15th

Baltimore Ravens (13-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) 4:30 ET CBS

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 St. Louis Rams (7-8) posted a big 25-17 win over the 49ers last week while the Seattle Seahawks (6-9) were routed 38-15 at Tampa Bay, setting up this winner take all pseudo Week 17 playoff game for the NFC West title.

The NFL latest line for this contest is St. Louis -3 on the road, with the betting total set at 41½.

The NFL cannot be too pleased that either an 8-8 Rams team or worse yet a 7-9 Seahawks team will be hosting a first round playoff game, but such is life in the Mild, Mild West of the NFC.

The Seattle Seahawks (6-6) used 31 unanswered points including 28 in the second half to overtake Carolina 31-14 last week while the San Francisco 49ers (4-8) fell 34-16 at Green Bay, which makes this game their season as a loss would eliminate them from playoff consideration.

The NFL latest line for this contest is San Francisco -5½ at home, with the betting total set at 41½.

The Seattle Seahawks looked great in the second half last week, although it was hard to tell how much of it was of their own doing, as the Panthers were seemingly missing tackles on every play. Can it be Carolina is more concerned with “earning” the top pick in the draft than they are with winning games?

The New York Giants are coming off of a bye week after effectively ending the Dallas Cowboys season two weeks ago, while the Seattle Seahawks got thumped 33-3 on the road by the rejuvenated Raiders.

The NFL latest line for this contest is Giants -7 on the road, with the betting total set at 41.

Matt Hasselbeck suffered a concussion his last time out, but has been cleared to play. Aside from that, the other good news is that the Seahawks are playing at home. Why is that good news, you might ask? Well, Seattle has always been a very good home team through the years, and this season, they have some of the most severe home vs. away splits in the NFL.