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For the 2010 NFL betting season ahead, NFL betting expectations continue to be high for the prospects of the reigning AFC champion Colts. NFL wagering oddsmakers know that any analysis of the Indianapolis Colts begins with super star quarterback Peyton Manning, but that he is not sufficient to finish the NFL betting puzzle.



Manning was the 2009 NFL Most Valuable Player Award champion and appears to age like a fine wine. However the Indianapolis Colts were outclassed in their Super Bowl loss versus the New Orleans Saints after they barely escaped the AFC Championship Game versus the upstart New York Jets.

The recurring lack of a reliable running game was 1 of the huge difficulties that prevented Indianapolis from completing their goal of a 2nd Super Bowl championship. And to set up a ground attack to compliment Manning is the leading priority for the Indianapolis Colts in the course of preseason.

Indianapolis is an aging squad with several question marks and the lack of a ground game will mean that it is not likely that they can return to the Super Bowl this year, even though the squad is still a leading choice with the NFL preseason odds to win the AFC.

Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian has attempted to understate the Indianapolis Colts running game issue. “In truth, I think this is a non-issue,” Polian said. “Would we like to be better at it? Yes, absolutely, and there are specific areas where we can get better. Is it a problem? No.” The Indianapolis Colts enter the 2010 season as 1 of the most regular franchises in the NFL with a string of 8 sequential seasons in which they’ve won at least 10 games straight up. Despite their aging players, they still have a fairly reliable record behind them. Peyton Manning has been named MVP 4 times, and the squad has had winning seasons for 10 of the last 11 seasons. They went to the Super Bowl in the 2006 season and won that versus the Bears with a final score of 29-17. They did suffer a loss of last season’s Super Bowl to the New Orleans Saints, but it truthfully shouldn’t have occurred that way. They have won their division many times over the previous decade and come in second a few more. The squad itself certainly ought to still be considered a contender in football betting and is generally reliable amongst NFL picks.

But without a ground attack, there is a concern that the Indianapolis Colts cannot sustain success with the football odds as they’ve had to resort to going to the shotgun formation on short yardage and conceded to defenses that they cannot get the yardage on the ground.

This was a huge problem in the Super Bowl as the Saints simply ignored the run and focused on Manning and the air attack. Manning wants more balance for the 2010 NFL betting season and appears to disagree with his boss on the value of the issue.

“I want to be balanced,” Manning said. “I don’t want to go out there and throw it 50 times. If we’re throwing every single play, it’s playing to the defenses advantage.”


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