Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds - Cowboys 14-1 Favorites

Coming off a disappointing 9-7 season, the Dallas Cowboys are looking to rebound in 2009. Dallas is currently 15-1 in Super Bowl odds which makes them one of the favorites. The problem for Dallas is that the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, two of the teams in their division, have lower Super Bowl odds. The Cowboys made a lot of off-season changes, not the least of which was getting rid of wide receiver Terrell Owens. It will be interesting to see how Dallas responds offensively without Owens as 15-1 Super Bowl odds favorites.

It will be up to quarterback Tony Romo to spread the ball around and it will be important for wide receiver Roy Williams to show he is a top notch receiver. The Cowboys have the best tight end in football in Jason Witten and a very good running game with Marion Barber and Felix Jones so the Cowboys still should be potent, even without Owens. The Cowboys also have questions on defense. They did add linebacker Keith Brooking but his best days seem behind him. They lost defensive end Chris Canty, linebacker Zach Thomas, safety Roy Williams, defensive tackle Tank Johnson and linebacker Greg Ellis in the off-season. Those losses will be difficult to overcome.

Dallas was not very good last year on defense as they were 20th in the league in points allowed and they really didn’t do anything in the off-season to improve, in fact they got weaker. Dallas is one of the most popular teams for gamblers to bet in Super Bowl odds. On paper though the Cowboys really don’t deserve the respect they get. Head coach Wade Phillips has proven throughout his coaching career that he can’t win. Quarterback Tony Romo has yet to win a playoff game and Dallas looks to have a lot of defensive issues. The Cowboys have a lot of high priced talent and it must perform if they are to make the playoffs in 2009 and impact Super Bowl odds.

The players making the most money against the salary cap this season for the Cowboys are Ken Hamlin ($5.8 million), Roy Williams ($5.6), Witten ($4.7), Romo ($4.5) and Bradie James ($4.2). Each of these players will have to play very well for the Cowboys to win the NFC East. Dallas definitely has the offense to contend in the NFC East this season and make the playoffs but they may not have the defense to be a serious contender in Super Bowl odds in 2009.