NFL Handicapping: Improved Defenses

July 22, 2012   ·   Doc Moseman   ·   Jump to comments

Defense can win a lot of games in pro football, and it can certainly cover a lot of NFL point spreads. It is a long way from being sexy, and it’s not something that casual NFL bettors take into serious consideration.
In this golden age of passing, it’s the aerial game and high scores that get people excited, not ball-controlling defenses. If a team can significantly improve their defense from one year to the next, they have the potential to significantly reward the NFL handicappers who have faith in them.
Here are four teams that are poised to be significantly better without the ball this year than they were last year.
 
Buffalo Bills
The Bills have the most ground to make up on this list.
For a team that has serious playoff aspirations this year, and likely an opportunity to finish second in the AFC East and position themselves well in the wild card hunt if they reach their potential, their play last year on defense wasn’t good enou...

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