NFL Team Preview: VikingsBy Mike Brody When the Minnesota Vikings open the season on Monday night, their roster will be drastically different from the one that began last season. Minnesota added a few big names in free agency, traded up to get four picks in the first two rounds of the draft and fired former coach Mike Tice and personnel director Fran Foley. Now the question is, Will all the moves get the Vikings back to the playoffs? New Coach Brad Childress has installed the West Coast offense and a new defense, but he hasn't been able to keep the team from some of the same issues it dealt with last year. The injury bug has already hit with free-agent safety Tank Williams and first-round pick Chad Greenway suffering season-ending injuries. Play in the FREE $15,000 NFL Betting Handicapping Contest every week all season long! Put your bankroll over the TOP and sign-up now at SBG Global!Join SBG Global and start winning CASH today! 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His early Superbowl prediction was the New York Jets but after them falling apart towards the end of the regular season and missing out on the NFL playoffs, Mike now is going with the Patriots to win Superbowl XLVI. "I predict the AFC East New England Patriots will take down NFC powerhouse New York Giants by four points in the 2012 Super Bowl!" Good luck with all your 2012 NFL picks and have fun with a few Super Bowl prop bets at SBG Global Sportsbook, the world-wide leaders of online gambling!Super Bowl XLVI Picks from JP - The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will meet once again in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5th at 6:30pm ET in a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl. The rematch will go down at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the Patriots will take the field as 3-point favorites over the New York Giants, but I have it going the other way. I think New York's defensive front will use the turf to its advantage and will get to Tom Brady enough times with their ferocious pass rush, while Eli Manning will slice up the Patriots' secondary, which will lead them to stop the Patriots at the finish line. The Pats may be the better team, but the Giants are the hotter club and that will translate onto the field on Super Sunday. Key Additions: RB Chester Taylor, OL Steve Hutchinson, PK Ryan Longwell, LB Ben Leber, QBs Tarvaris Jackson (rookie) and Brooks Bollinger, WR Todd Pinkston, FB Tony Richardson. Key Subtractions: RB Michael Bennett, DBs Brian Williams and Corey Chavous, QB Daunte Culpepper, OL Toniu Fonoti, WRs Kelly Campbell and Nate Burleson, LBs Sam Cowart and Keith Newman, DE Lance Johnstone. Sportsbook Odds: The Vikings have a chance because they play in the weak NFC North. If they get on a roll, the division could be theirs for the taking. wagerweb.com has Minnesota as +$300 to win the NFC North, +$3,000 to win the NFC championship and +$7,000 to win Super Bowl XLI. Player to Watch: With 38-year-old Brad Johnson now the starting quarterback, the Vikings will be depending on newly acquired RB Taylor to power the offense. Taylor had a few decent games as Jamal Lewis' backup in Baltimore, but he has never started consistently in his five-year career. Taylor hasn't been very impressive in the preseason, and Childress has some concerns with the Vikings' ground attack heading into the season. "It's still a work in progress," Childress said of the run game. "I would say this: Chester made some pretty good 1- and 2-yard runs, because we weren't always covering people up in there." Click here to Buy Football Picks from the World's Top Sports Handicappers! And receive ten Free Football Picks from 10 World-Famous Handicappers!Outlook: Like Chicago, Minnesota has the good fortune of playing in possibly the worst division in the NFL. The Vikes' lack of a go-to receiver and the unproven backfield will put a lot of pressure on an improving defense. The secondary and defensive line look strong, but there are questions at linebacker, especially after the injury to Greenway. Hutchinson is arguably the best lineman in the league and will have to have another Pro Bowl season to protect Johnson and open holes for Taylor. If Troy Williamson can make the leap to becoming a solid No. 1 receiver and the team can stay healthy and out of trouble, the Vikings have a chance to win 9 or 10 games and the division. --- by Mike Brody at wagerweb.com on September 11, 2006
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