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It's been the conventional wisdom that the NFC West was going to be the toughest division in the NFL this season and I'm beginning to think that's one of those big assumptions to start a season that proves out wrong.
Seattle... will be beastly. I just don't see anyway they take a step back, barring an injury to Russell Wilson.
San Francisco.. are they still good? Trouble on the offensive line.. and that defense is *not* the same. The fighting between Harbaugh and the front office is the kind of stuff that starts to poison a roster.
Cardinals... Lost two middle linebackers and their second best defensive lineman. That's gotta hurt.
The Rams lost Sam Bradford.. but, I actually think they're in a great position to leapfrog SF and AZ.... maybe a 10-6 record. Young, developing defense and the potential for a really good run game and some potentially greatly improved targets (Britt, Quick.. eventually Bailey) in the pass game.
"Potential" is, of course, a dirty word. We'll see if they can live up to it.
But.. .to my original point... I don't think the division will be looked at as the toughest in the NFL when the season ends. Gut feeling.
Seattle... will be beastly. I just don't see anyway they take a step back, barring an injury to Russell Wilson.
San Francisco.. are they still good? Trouble on the offensive line.. and that defense is *not* the same. The fighting between Harbaugh and the front office is the kind of stuff that starts to poison a roster.
Cardinals... Lost two middle linebackers and their second best defensive lineman. That's gotta hurt.
The Rams lost Sam Bradford.. but, I actually think they're in a great position to leapfrog SF and AZ.... maybe a 10-6 record. Young, developing defense and the potential for a really good run game and some potentially greatly improved targets (Britt, Quick.. eventually Bailey) in the pass game.
"Potential" is, of course, a dirty word. We'll see if they can live up to it.
But.. .to my original point... I don't think the division will be looked at as the toughest in the NFL when the season ends. Gut feeling.