Maybe the Cincinnati Bengas are more focused on the Kentucky Derby odds than NFL betting than they are on diffusing in-house drama, but they should really start paying attention.

Chad Johnson is a team cancer and wants to be traded. TRADE THE GUY ALREADY!

Today, NFL betting fans heard head coach Marvin Lewis reiterate that his team is not moving Ocho Cinco – for what purpose? Johnson mailed it in last season, why would the Bengals even want to keep him and his hefty price tag.

NFL betting fans understand that Ocho Cinco is a star, but he’s no longer a star in Cincinnati. Trade him, get what you can and move on.

Maybe the Buffalo Bills are more focused on the Kentucky Derby odds than NFL betting – or running an NFL franchise for that matter. They just traded away Jason Peters, who is a two-time Pro Bowl left tackle for a first-round pick.

The Philadelphia Eagles were drafting 28th overall, which means the pick isn’t even that high.

NFL betting fans know that Pro Bowl left tackles don’t grow on trees and although Peters had a so-so year in Buffalo because he was unmotivated, the Eagles could have just traded a low first-round pick for the best left tackle in football.

Now the Bills head into next season with a young quarterback who hasn’t proven a lot yet and an offensive line that just took a big hit. Actually, the Bills lost Derrick Dockery and Peters in the offseason,which doesn’t leave them with much. The sportsbook odds won’t show a lot of faith in the Bills.

TO is a ticking timebomb.

While most people are wondering about the Liddell v Rua odds, the Cavs odds for the NBA Championship or the Red Wings odds for the Stanley Cup, we’re still squarely focused on the NFL.

Former NFL quarterback, Jake Plummer, has taken a gig with a high school football team. No, NFL betting sharps, he’s not the head coach. He’s the assistant head coach.

That’s pretty funny that Jake the Snake can’t even land a head coaching job given his pedigree. I guess you have to start somewhere.

While most people are wondering about the Liddell v Rua odds, the Cavs odds for the NBA Championship or the Red Wings odds for the Stanley Cup, we’re still squarely focused on the NFL.

NFL betting fans can expect that Larry Johnson is about to get the boot in Kansas City. They are a team that is rebuilding and they definitely don’t need his tired, sour attitude.

My prediction is that he ends up in New England. That makes too much sense.

While most people are wondering about the Liddell v Rua odds, the Cavs odds for the NBA Championship or the Red Wings odds for the Stanley Cup, we’re still squarely focused on the NFL.

The New York Giants recently released Plaxico Burress and given the way the team finished the season without him – with Eli Manning struggling – the Giants could use a big target to replace him.

Now dating back to the last two years, the Giants have cut Burress and Jeremy Shockey out of their diet, which is good for off-the-field antics, but not necessarily on-the-field productivity.

NFL betting fans understand that Eli Manning needs someone to lean on. Maybe Braylon Edwards is that guy, especially since the Cleveland Browns are selling him on the cheap? The Giants should invest in Edwards because the dropsies can be cured. But to find another guy with talent like that in the second, third or fourth round of the NFL Draft is a longshot.

Back to hoops betting you go.

There might be some upsets in the upcoming UFC 97 betting, but it doesn’t look like there will be any NFL betting upsets at the 2009 NFL Draft.

Matt Stafford has apparently been telling his former Georgia teammates that he will be the top pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and that the Detroit Lions have made up their minds.

NFL betting fans probably aren’t too surprised with this. The sportsbook odds indicate that Stafford is the top dog in the draft but there has been no official announcement.

The draft is just two weeks away. Hopefully it is Stafford and then we can add him invite him in to Dirty Harry’s Backyard.

While most people are focusing on UFC 97 betting, the NFL betting fans are keeping an eye on the upcoming NFL Draft.

The draft is less than two weeks away but Andre Smith, a guy who was once considered as the safest tackle pick in the draft, just fired his agent. NFL betting fans might recall that Smith disappeared at the NFL combine, then when NFL teams did get their hands on him for interviews, they said he had a horrendous attitude.

Smith, who was one of the key reasons for Alabama’s turnaround, has put on display one of the worst attitudes since the end of the season. Even so, he’s not falling too far. NFL betting fans expect him to go to – where else – the Cincinnati Bengals at No. 5.

Quick Poll for NFL betting fans? Should the Cleveland Browns draft a quarterback? Sportsbook odds makers now know there are two former New England Patriots coaches who might be looking for a New England Patriots-type quarterback. NFL betting fans know that that would be a guy like Mark Sanchez.

The two teams NFL betting fans should pay attention to are the Cleveland Browns, who have the fifth pick in the NFL draft and the Denver Broncos, who have both the 12th and 18th picks in the NFL draft, which gives them the ammo to move into the top five.

Who will the AFC Northbet Cleveland Browns draft with their first-round pick?
Brian Orakpo, Texas
Mark Sanchez, USC
Matt Stafford, Georgia,
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech

NFL betting fans are aware that the Cincinnati Bengals recently put Chad Johnson up on the trade block. The question is, where does he land?

Sportsbook odds:

NEW YORK GIANTS +250
NEW YORK JETS +350
DALLAS COWBOYS +500
MINNESOTA VIKINGS +500
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS +700
FIELD +450

NFL betting fans should take a good look at ‘field’ if the Eagles are in fact interested in Johnson. He might be the guy that puts them over the top, kind of the way Terrell Owens did. Right now, the sportsbook odds have the NFC East being the toughest division but the Eagles might climb to the top of that heap if they can get Ocho Cinco.

Check out our friend’s at the bettor’s edge!

Poll for NFL betting fans: Who should the Kansas City Chiefs Draft with their first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft?

The NFL betting odds favor Aaron Curry as the selection. Here are some options:

Aaron Curry, LB – Wake Forest
Jason Smith, T – Baylor
Eugene Monroe, T – Virginia
Michael Crabtree, WR – Texas Tech
Brian Orakpo, DE – Texas

Sportsbook odds indicate there is a good chance that someone from the Big 12 is taken but my hunch is that it will be Aaron Curry. Curry is rated as the best player in the draft on many draft boards, so I’d be surprised if he didn’t go there.

Those who bet sports also know that the Chiefs have a need at that position.

Keep an eye on our friends at the Bettor’s Edge as we get closer to the NFL draft.