Washington Redskins @ New Orleans Saints – Sunday September 9, 2012 1:00PM EST
Washington, DCis abuzz about the professional regular season debut of rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III. RG3 showed a lot of promise in the preseason, and football betting experts are interested to see what he can do when the ball kicks off for real.Griffin is surrounded by a veteran offense and backed up by a veteran defense. He is the final piece in aWashington puzzle that could be a playoff team in 2012. But before the hoopla and celebrating can begin in the Nation’s Capital, there is still the little matter of the first game of the season against the New Orleans Saints.
You do not need to be a sports betting expert to know that quarterback Drew Brees is the undisputed leader of the New Orleans Saints. This has never been more evident than this season when the Saints will open with interim interim head coach Aaron Kroner.New Orleans head coach Sean Payton is suspended for the season and interim head coach Joe Vitt is gone for the first six games of the year. The significant investment that the Saints made in Drew Brees just before training camp started will turn into being the catalyst that keeps the team together during this turbulent season.
Washington Redskins
The legal online sports betting fans inWashington do have a lot to be excited about for this season and for many seasons to come. RG3 should bring a winning attitude to the Redskins that has not been around since Joe Gibbs was the head coach the first time. The Redskins have a strong and veteran defense that should be able to keep the team in most games. But to open up the season against the New Orleans Saints makes things much more challenging. The Redskins will spend this season trying to help RG3 find that balance between being a pocket passer and being a mobile quarterback. This game will be a great start in that important educational process.
New Orleans Saints
Many of the bet online sports experts counted the Saints out for this season because of the turmoil the team experienced in the off-season. But the team has banded together and shown in the preseason that it is ready to compete. Drew Brees is not used to calling his own plays, but he has the command of this offense that he needs to make adjustments at the line and call the game as he sees it. The Saints’ defense is full of very fast defensive backs and talented linebackers. The success of the defense will depend on how well the defensive line plays. In this game, the focus will be on RG3 and that should give the Saints a slight advantage.
The Bottom Line
The Washington Redskins will get better as the season goes on, but opening against the Saints is a tall order. Fans will get a chance to see just how much RG3 has to learn before he can start pushing the Redskins towards the playoffs.
Read more about the Redskins and the Saints and how each team should fare this season.
Pick: New Orleans Saints
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