Finest-case situation for Giants, Patriots and different Tremendous Bowl lengthy pictures getting into 2024 NFL season

A yr in the past at the moment, there have been 4 NFL teams with +10000 odds or worse to win the Super Bowl. There are at present seven. A smaller pool of groups seen as respectable Super Bowl contenders this yr might exist, however not all hope is misplaced for these groups.   

Right here is the absolute best end result for a number of groups least more likely to hoist the Lombardi Trophy (odds via SportsLine consensus):  

Arizona has completed throughout the basement of the NFC West 4 of the final six years. However, for the primary time since successful the division in 2015, there are causes to imagine optimistic change could possibly be occurring below the path of second-year coach Jonathan Gannon. The good technique in roster building could be to proceed at a gradual tempo relatively than overextending themselves for short-term acquire. They’re nonetheless at a expertise deficit, however the hope is that they discovered a handful of starters with eight picks within the prime 104 general of the 2024 NFL Draft. 

If Kyler Murray can proceed showcasing his abilities because the franchise quarterback and the crew can establish foundational items, then followers ought to have the ability to replicate again on this season in an optimistic method. 

There have been a couple of completely different paths that have been thought-about for the Giants. A very powerful result’s that New York features readability on Daniel Jones and its quarterback conundrum. As somebody who believes the franchise ought to count on extra from the place, it might be in the very best curiosity of the group to stroll away from this season with conviction that Jones isn’t the franchise quarterback and be able to draft excessive in 2025. Jones has a manageable $22.2 million useless wage cap hit subsequent season. 

With that being mentioned, common supervisor Joe Schoen has finished a great job taking calculated dangers so as to add expertise to the roster for the upcoming season. Broad receiver Malik Nabers and edge rusher Brian Burns are constructing blocks on either side of the ball. 

Tennessee had loads of wants getting into the offseason. Quite than methodically chipping away on the stone blocking the doorway, they threw dynamite on the base and blew it up by signing prime greenback huge receiver Calvin Ridley and buying and selling for prime greenback cornerback L’Jarius Sneed and disgruntled Rams star linebacker Ernest Jones IV; different additions embrace left deal with draft choice JC Latham and operating again Tony Pollard. The Titans accelerated expectations for second-year quarterback Will Levis and the offseason funding should repay.

The perfect-case situation is that coach Brian Callahan proves himself to be an adaptable, forward-thinking offensive play-caller and Levis reaches his full potential. 

Washington had six draft picks within the prime 100 general, together with No. 2 general choice Jayden Daniels. The Commanders have loads of questions getting into the season so anticipating them to win nearly all of their video games is probably going farfetched. 

The perfect end result is much like the transformation that Detroit has undergone since coach Dan Campbell arrived, however on a higher scale. The Lions completed final within the NFC North in Campbell’s first season. Washington coach Dan Quinn can assist domesticate a successful tradition. If Daniels is what the league believes him to be, then seeing glimpses of that this season, whereas setting the franchise as much as take a much bigger step ahead subsequent yr, is the very best end result. Don’t be stunned if veteran defensive deal with Jonathan Allen is moved on the commerce deadline to create extra enjoying time for rookie second-round choice Jer’Zhan Newton whereas additionally giving the franchise extra ammunition in subsequent yr’s draft. 

Carolina’s whole offseason technique was constructed on a want to assist former No. 1 general choice Bryce Young. Younger struggled mightily final season and a lower than fascinating supporting forged was a contributing issue. The Panthers first traded cornerback Donte Jackson for huge receiver Diontae Johnson, then signed offensive guards Damien Lewis and Robert Hunt, and at last drafted huge receiver Xavier Legette, operating again Jonathon Brooks and tight finish Ja’Tavion Sanders with three of their first 4 picks. Coach Dave Canales has a background creating an setting that allowed quarterbacks, corresponding to Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson, to beat bodily limitations. 

The perfect end result is that Younger is ready to regain his confidence and the Panthers’ offseason investments result in a feasibly sustainable plan at quarterback.

Denver has drafted the participant that they imagine to be its franchise quarterback, Bo Nix. Accountability is vital, so I would be the first to confess, I thought-about Nix to be a attain within the prime half of the primary spherical. Nevertheless, coach Sean Payton’s plan for him is ideal and the collaboration has been spectacular within the preseason. Questions concerning the ceiling of the offense persist, however they are often aggressive in the event that they proceed at this trajectory. Feeling assured in the way forward for the union between Payton and Nix is the absolute best end result from the season. Different holes on the roster should be patched, nevertheless. What’s the plan at huge receiver? It has felt as if Courtland Sutton has been out there for commerce every of the previous three years. 

Followers are probably anxious to throw No. 3 general choice Drake Maye onto the sector to see if he has what it takes to return the franchise to glory. Nevertheless, conservation is the extra vital strategy given the lingering offensive line and talent expertise questions. The supporting forged isn’t ok for Maye to thrive and the coaches don’t wish to destroy his confidence for minimal short-term acquire.

The perfect end result for New England is veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett performs many of the season and turns it over to Maye late, simply so he can get his toes moist and have some tape to check throughout the offseason. Then, spend subsequent offseason buying the required expertise to encompass Maye, much like what Carolina and Tennessee have finished to assist their younger quarterbacks.