NFL Futures: Jerry Jones is perhaps the greatest owner in all of sports as evidenced by his billion dollar empire which begins with the greatest stadium in sports, AT&T Stadium, which is a football palace unlike any other venue in the world. Jerry Jones is also the worst general manager in sports as proven by his teams’ perpetually failing to come up big since the Jimmy Johnson picked powerhouse of the 1990’s move on. The Cowboys continue to print money as they lose games and that is the expectation for 2014. The Cowboys opened as a 50/1 choice to win the Super Bowl, a 28/1 choice to win the NFC championship, and with an over under win total of 7.5 -115 over and -115 under.
New Meaning to Doomsday
In the Cowboys glory years their defense was nicknamed “Doomsday” and the same can be said for their most recent defensive unit, which was dead last in the NFC and a major reason for their doomed status as a team out of the playoffs. Rod Marinelli replaces Monte Kiffin as the defensive coordinator.
Handicapper’s Notes
The Dallas Cowboys have covered the spread in just six out of their last 19 home games to rate as one of the worst overlay bankroll busters on the board. The Cowboys have gone under the total in just five out of their last 15 home games. Dallas has been somewhat more effective as a betting value on the road with a mark of eight payouts in their last 14 road tilts with just seven out of their last 19 away games going over the total. The Cowboys have paid out in just six out of their last 20 games as a favorite to rank again as a pathetic overlay value in that role with seven out of their last 11 games as a favorite going over the total. Dallas has been better in the role of dog with 12 payouts in their last 20 games when getting points as just eight out of their last 19 games as a dog have gone over the total.
Our Prognosis
The definition of insanity is to do the same thing and expect different results. Handle Dallas with extreme care!
