Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This makes no sense at first look, but the Bucs almost fit everything we need. Bruce Arians in his second year — it’s a theme at this point — and the Bucs just added the greatest quarterback of all time. Mind you, most of the national media agrees that Brady lost a step last year, so now putting them in the Super Bowl is a bit confusing.
Betting markets are acting similarly with the Bucs to how they acted to the Browns last season. Tampa moved from +3300 to between +1200 and +1600 at different books. We are making the assumption that Brady will fit into the Bucs offense. We are also guessing that the Bucs defense will be able to replicate last year’s success.
The Bucs are also in a very tough division. The Saints are going to be good. The Falcons are trying to reload. The Panthers may surprise people. There’s a chance the Bucs could fall flat.