It’s Trestman-Cutler vs. Lovie-McCown

November 23, 2014 @ admin → No Comments

Sunday smorgasbord: Deal or no deal? If you’re a Chicago Bears fan, would you trade current coach Marc Trestman for his predecessor Lovie Smith? And saying you want neither is not an option. Feel free to wait until after Sunday’s Bears-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, if you like.

* Inquiring minds also want to know: If the Bears and Bucs switched quarterbacks with Jay Cutler playing for Tampa Bay and Josh McCown playing for the Bears, would either team’s record be better?

* As long as we’re daydreaming about a couple of quarterbacks, would either the Bears or Bucs be willing to make a Cutler-McCown deal? Guessing there are some Bears fans — and possibly some Bucs fans — who would be.

* Speaking of Lovie Smith’s return to Soldier Field, something says another Tampa Bay employee will receive even more scrutiny. That would be rookie receiver Mike EvansBilly Howton (1952), Jimmy Orr (1958) and Marques Colston (2006) are the only other rookies to achieve that feat. Meaning the Bears might want to cover him.

* From the fine folks at Bovada (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV), some numbers for your consideration:

ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIX

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New England Patriots 4/1
Green Bay Packers 9/2
Denver Broncos 19/4
Arizona Cardinals 10/1
San Francisco 49ers 12/1
Seattle Seahawks 16/1
Dallas Cowboys 18/1
Indianapolis Colts 18/1
Kansas City Chiefs 18/1
Detroit Lions 22/1
Philadelphia Eagles 2/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 28/1
Cincinnati Bengals 33/1
San Diego Chargers 33/1
Baltimore Ravens 40/1
New Orleans Saints 40/1
Atlanta Falcons 50/1
Miami Dolphins 50/1
Cleveland Browns 100/1
Houston Texans 100/1
Chicago Bears 150/1
Buffalo Bills 250/1
Minnesota Vikings 300/1
Carolina Panthers 500/1
St. Louis Rams 500/1
New York Giants 750/1
Tennessee Titans 1,000/1
Washington Redskins 1,000/1
New York Jets Off the Board
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Off the Board
Jacksonville Jaguars Off the Board
Oakland Raiders Off the Board

Odds to win the 2015 AFC Conference
New England Patriots 9/5
Denver Broncos 11/5
Indianapolis Colts 8/1
Kansas City Chiefs 8/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 14/1
Cincinnati Bengals 16/1
San Diego Chargers 16/1
Baltimore Ravens 20/1
Miami Dolphins 25/1
Cleveland Browns 50/1
Houston Texans 50/1
Buffalo Bills 125/1

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Odds to win the 2015 NFC Conference
Green Bay Packers 2/1
Arizona Cardinals 9/2
San Francisco 49ers5/1
Seattle Seahawks 13/2
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
Philadelphia Eagles 10/1
Detroit Lions 11/1
New Orleans Saints 18/1
Atlanta Falcons 28/1
Chicago Bears 75/1
Minnesota Vikings 100/1
St. Louis Rams 200/1
Carolina Panthers 250/1
New York Giants 400/1
Washington Redskins 500/1

Divisional Odds
Odds to Win the 2014 NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles 2/3
Dallas Cowboys 11/10

Odds to Win the 2014 NFC North
Green Bay Packers 2/7
Detroit Lions 9/4
Chicago Bears 5/2
Minnesota Vikings 25/1

Odds to Win the 2014 NFC South
New Orleans Saints 4/7
Atlanta Falcons 9/5
Carolina Panthers 9/1

Odds to Win the 2014 NFC West
Arizona Cardinals 2/5
San Francisco 49ers 15/4
Seattle Seahawks 17/4

There’s always room around here for a photo of April Rose.

Odds to Win the 2014 AFC East
New England Patriots 1/50
Miami Dolphins 10/1

Odds to Win the 2014 AFC North
Cincinnati Bengals 2/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 2/1
Baltimore Ravens 5/2
Cleveland Browns 6/1

Odds to Win the 2014 AFC South
Indianapolis Colts 1/12
Houston Texans 6/1

Odds to Win the 2014 AFC West
Denver Broncos 1/3
Kansas City Chiefs 3/1
San Diego Chargers 9/1

PLAYER PROPS
NFL MVP – Odds to Win
Aaron Rodgers (GB) QB 11/10
Peyton Manning (DEN) QB 9/2
J.J. Watt (HOU) DE 5/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 6/1
DeMarco Murray (DAL) RB 10/1
Andrew Luck (IND) QB 10/1

Offensive Rookie of the Year – Odds to Win
Kelvin Benjamin 3/2
Mike Evans 2/1
Sammy Watkins 5/1
Odell Beckham 6/1
Jeremy Hill 10/1
Jerick McKinnon 40/1

Will Demaryius Thomas record 100 or more receiving yards in 9 straight games?
(Note: Thomas is at seven straight 100 yard receiving games. The record is eight by Calvin Johnson.)
Yes +250
No -325

Will Alex Smith throw a TD Pass to a Wide Receiver Week 12?
(Note: Smith has not thrown a TD pass to a wide receiver yet this season.)
Yes -130 (10/13)
No EVEN (1/1)

Who will record more Passing Yards Week 12?
Jay Cutler (CHI) -10
Josh McCown (TB) +10

Will Mike Evans record 100 or more Receiving Yards for the 4th straight Week?
(Note: Randy Moss is the last rookie WR to have three in a row in 1998. He was not able to accomplish this for a fourth straight game.)
Yes +175 (7/4)
No -250 (2/5)

TEAM PROPS
Will Green Bay score 50 or more points Week 12?
(Note: The Packers have scored over 50 points the last two games.)
Yes +600 (6/1)
No -1000 (1/10)

Who will have a higher point differential in the 2014 Regular Season
(Note: Green Bay and New England are both tied for the league lead with a +105 point differential.)
New England +120
Packers -150

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