The Eagles didn't put together a Dream Team 2.0 over the past few weeks -- that's probably a good thing -- but they did piece together some quality players on reasonable deals that can help them become a more complete team. Obviously, there are still needs to be addressed, potentially through the NFL draft, but overall, oddsmakers liked what Howie and Chip did to improve their team.
Linesmakers had the Eagles as one of the three teams to improve their chances of a Super Bowl victory the most after the initial free agent signings:
“Unless a quarterback or star running back moves teams, it is pretty rare that one player in the NFL will have a big impact on Super Bowl odds, but we have seen some slight movement since free agency began. The Green Bay Packers have seen some money over the last week, getting Peppers no doubt contributed to that, and have gone from 16-1 to 10-1. Meanwhile the Denver Broncos who have bolstered up their defense a touch have also dropped from 8-1 to 7-1, but are not seeing any backing by our bettors. The Eagles would be the other team that has moved from 25-1 to 18-1 as a result of them being pretty active in the market through keeping their own free agents, trades, and free agent signings.”
Kevin Bradley, Sports Book Manager, Bovada.lv
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And the full list below. As you'll see, there are only five teams in the NFL with better odds than your Philadelphia Eagles.
Odds to win the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX
Odds on 2/3/14 Current Odds (3/18/14)
Seattle Seahawks 9/2 6/1
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Denver Broncos 8/1 7/1
San Francisco 49ers 15/2 15/2
New England Patriots 14/1 9/1
Green Bay Packers 16/1 10/1
Philadelphia Eagles 25/1 18/1
Indianapolis Colts 28/1 20/1
New Orleans Saints 18/1 22/1
Carolina Panthers 25/1 25/1
Chicago Bears 25/1 28/1
Arizona Cardinals 33/1 33/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1 33/1
Baltimore Ravens 40/1 33/1
Cincinnati Bengals 25/1 33/1
Houston Texans 40/1 33/1
Kansas City Chiefs 28/1 33/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 33/1 33/1
San Diego Chargers 33/1 33/1
Dallas Cowboys 33/1 40/1
Detroit Lions 33/1 40/1
New York Giants 33/1 40/1
St. Louis Rams 40/1 40/1
Cleveland Browns 66/1 50/1
Miami Dolphins 50/1 50/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 50/1 50/1
Washington Redskins 40/1 50/1
Minnesota Vikings 75/1 66/1
New York Jets 50/1 66/1
Buffalo Bills 75/1 75/1
Tennessee Titans 50/1 75/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1 100/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 100/1 150/1