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Best-case scenario for Giants, Jets, Bears and other Super Bowl long shots entering 2022 NFL season

Best-case scenario for Giants, Jets, Bears and other Super Bowl long shots entering 2022 NFL season


The NFL regular season is upon us, but the outlook for each team is not equal.

Theoretically, every team is a contender until proven otherwise. However, Caesars Sportsbook does a good job of breaking down which teams have the best odds of winning the Super Bowl. In NFL media, teams considered to be non-contenders are under-represented until NFL Draft season rolls around. Positives are achievable for those teams even if they fall short of the ultimate goal.

CBSSports.com explores the best-case scenario for teams with +10000 or worse odds, according to Caesars Sportsbook. Six of the teams in last year’s version found themselves back on this year’s list. Only the Raiders, Bengals and Eagles graduated.

New York has already made the decision to decline Daniel Jones‘ fifth-year option, making him a free agent after the season. With first-year head coach Brian Daboll, the Giants would benefit by getting some clarity on Jones’ future within the organization. Has poor coaching and instability contributed to his struggles? And will Daboll be able to elevate his play to a new level? If not, the franchise can move on next offseason with a clear conscience. 

Otherwise, the hope is that the draft selections of Oregon edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alabama offensive tackle Evan Neal prove to be building blocks in the trenches for many years. New York, as a team, should be closer to picking in the teens than No. 1 overall. 

There are questions regarding whether or not the objectives of ownership align with the goals of head coach Matt Rhule. The addition of veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield provides the franchise with better play this season, but it is likely that it reaches the same conclusion Cleveland came to this offseason; it needs an upgrade to reach the ultimate goal of winning the Super Bowl. In the meantime, will Mayfield do too much for the Panthers to be in a position to draft one of the top quarterback prospects next April? 

The best-case scenario for Carolina is that the defensive collection of cornerback Jaycee Horn, defensive tackle Derrick Brown, safety/linebacker Jeremy Chinn, edge rusher Brian Burns and others take the next step while Mayfield is able to offer offensive stability.

The players in the Motor City seem to be buying into what head coach Dan Campbell is preaching. It is really difficult to hold a team’s attention when on-field results do not match…

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