Heading into training camp at least one site names the New England Patriots as the odds on favorite to win Superbowl 47 at 9/2. Green Bay follows at 6-1, and San Francisco is third at 8-1.
New England and Green Bay seem almost identical in what they're offenses are expected to do, both have defenses just trying to figure it out, and it doesn't surprise me that the odds favor the east coast Patriots. I have no problem with them as numbers 1 and 2.
I am a little surprised at the 9ers at number three. Specifically, with the faith people have in Alex Smith. I'm not sold that he has completely turned the corner, and if he doesn't get a little closer to "elite" status, I like the Steelers, Giants, and maybe even the Eagles more that San Fran. That defense was great last year, but Smith would need to improve on what was a career year, and I dont see Randy Moss making a really big difference.
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