2010 NFL Season Storylines

The 2010 NFL season kicks off Thursday with a rematch of last year’s NFC title game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings and then a full slate of games Sunday.

The things I love about the NFL other than obviously betting on the games are the storylines and the natural drama that goes in to the season.  There are new coaches looking to prove themselves, old coaches looking to keep their jobs for one more season, new rookies breaking into the league and veterans making their way to the Hall of fame.  Here’s a few of storylines I’m looking forward to following in 2010.

Brett Favre XX – it’s Brett Favre’s twentieth year in the league and I’d say it was his last but Favre seems like the type of guy that will be on the field until he succumbs to a heart attack or some other crippling injury.  It could be a long season in Minnesota if Favre doesn’t change from his gunslinger ways, the Saints showed everyone that the best way to knock off the Vikings is to keep Favre on his back. With the Vikings playing four divisional games against Julius Peppers of the Bears and Ndamukong Suh of the Lions, Favre could be in pain all year long.

Matt Leinart second chance – Matt Leinart was going to be the number 1 pick of the 2005 draft but he made the choice to comeback to USC for his senior year. USC lost the BCS title game to Texas and Vince Young, in turn lost his draft stock dropped in 2006, he went after Young in the draft. He’s lost his starters job in Arizona to Kurt Warner and this preseason lost it to Derek Anderson. The Cardinals cut Leinart and he’s just signed with the Houston Texans but it remains to be seen how much he’ll see the field. So much potential but he hasn’t lived up to any of it and it’s doubtful he ever will.

Darrelle Revis Holdout – Revis held out all of training camp because he wanted Nnamdi Asomugha money. He got a raise but his average salary is about 4 million less a season than the Raiders star cornerback is.  I’m not big on the Jets this year, last year they snuck into the playoffs and couldn’t make the adjustments to beat the Colts. After the holdout, we have to wonder whether Revis will hurt himself for lack of a training camp or if he’ll be the object of scorn by the fans if the Jets don’t dominate this season.

New Orleans Video Game Offense – The Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys are the hot picks to win the NFC but it could be because picking the Super Bowl winner to repeat isn’t sexy.  Nevertheless, with Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and the incredible offense still intact, the Saints could be dangerous especially with a chip on their shoulder from being disrespected by the sports pundits.

Tom Brady Randy Moss say Show me the Money – Brady is looking for a big contract extension and Randy Moss is in a contract year. If you are a fan of fantasy football, both guys should put up HUGE numbers this year. It could be enough to hold off the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins who are both looking to take the NFC east title.

NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement – We’ll do a full article on this one, the potential for no football in 2012 looks to be a real reality and for football fans and football bettors that is a scary thought.

These are some of the stories we’ll be looking at in 2010, what are the storylines you guys are looking forward to in 2010?