How Important are “Star” Players When Wagering?

     Well the training camps are well under way and reading the reports is a good way to start your research for the football season. Now you don't have to read every report just keep an eye on the highlights and watch how the new players interact with the old players.

      With the preseason starting this next week every new player is trying their hardest because in just a month or less the lineup of each team will be finalized, so this is their shot at getting on the team. Players that are not the star players but the support players are just as important, if not more so, as the star players that get all the press.

      It does not matter how great your Quarterback is if he does not have the protection in the pocket to get the throws off. It also does not matter how great your Running Back or Wide Receiver is if they don't have the Blockers to get them through the line to begin with. What too many people forget is that it takes a complete football team to win and not just one or two “Star” players.

      History is full of examples of great players who never reached their full potential and their teams never reach the Superbowl because their teams could not give them the support they needed. So when you are doing your research don't just look at the star players, you need to find out if they have the support they need.

      For example if the best Pass Receiver in the League is on a team that has no other good Pass Receivers then every team in the League is going to cover him every time he is on the field. For a great Receiver to make the big plays there must be several other good Receivers on the same team so that the coverage will have to spread out. Same goes for a Running Back if he does not have the blockers and other threats for the defense to watch out for, then the defense will be all over him every time he takes the field and he will never be able to make the big plays he should.

      So remember in your research that even the greatest player needs a good team to support him and that no one player alone can win a game. It should also be noted that if the entire team depends too heavily on one or two players, then they play so much that the chances of them getting injured increases greatly. So you should really watch which team is the most well rounded team and not necessarily which team has the biggest Star Players when your placing your bets.