MrNathanDrake
In the Starting Line-Up
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2009
- Messages
- 2,898
- Reaction score
- 1,703
I think it's pretty much between: Seahawks, 49ers, Saints
But you never know. These teams aren't elite but could still be dangerous: Eagles, Giants, Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Packers, Bears.
I still see one of the first 3 teams making it out of the NFC. The Seahawks and 49ers may both regress a little bit.
The Saints actually improved over the off-season. They adding a fast, dynamic rookie WR Brandin Cooks in the draft. He's going to do a lot of damage in that Saints offense. They also added one of the better Safeties in the league in Jarius Byrd. Champ Bailey is over the hill but brings a lot of veteran leadership to that team.
Seahawks lost a lot of depth. Specifically at WR, DL, and CB.
Key Departures: Golden Tate, Red Bryant, Chris Clemons, Brandon Browner, Walter Thurmond, Sidney Rice.
All those players they lost and they really didn't add any pieces. They spent all their money re-signing players that were already on the team.
49ers are a bit of a different story. They didn't lose too many key players, nor did they add any key players. They replaced Donte Whitener with Antoine Bethea. Not a huge downgrade. They added Stevie Johnson. Their depth at CB took a bit of a hit with Eric Wright, Carlos Rogers, Tarell Brown, all no longer on the team.
The biggest problem for the 49ers is their window looks to be closing. Justin Smith will be 35 years old soon. Anquan Boldin will be 34 soon. Frank Gore is on the wrong side of 30. Vernon Davis is 30. Ahmad Brooks is 30. Navarro Bowman is coming off a bad knee injury and will miss time. Aldon Smith is facing suspension and will miss a lot of time.
Who do you think will win the NFC this year?
But you never know. These teams aren't elite but could still be dangerous: Eagles, Giants, Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Packers, Bears.
I still see one of the first 3 teams making it out of the NFC. The Seahawks and 49ers may both regress a little bit.
The Saints actually improved over the off-season. They adding a fast, dynamic rookie WR Brandin Cooks in the draft. He's going to do a lot of damage in that Saints offense. They also added one of the better Safeties in the league in Jarius Byrd. Champ Bailey is over the hill but brings a lot of veteran leadership to that team.
Seahawks lost a lot of depth. Specifically at WR, DL, and CB.
Key Departures: Golden Tate, Red Bryant, Chris Clemons, Brandon Browner, Walter Thurmond, Sidney Rice.
All those players they lost and they really didn't add any pieces. They spent all their money re-signing players that were already on the team.
49ers are a bit of a different story. They didn't lose too many key players, nor did they add any key players. They replaced Donte Whitener with Antoine Bethea. Not a huge downgrade. They added Stevie Johnson. Their depth at CB took a bit of a hit with Eric Wright, Carlos Rogers, Tarell Brown, all no longer on the team.
The biggest problem for the 49ers is their window looks to be closing. Justin Smith will be 35 years old soon. Anquan Boldin will be 34 soon. Frank Gore is on the wrong side of 30. Vernon Davis is 30. Ahmad Brooks is 30. Navarro Bowman is coming off a bad knee injury and will miss time. Aldon Smith is facing suspension and will miss a lot of time.
Who do you think will win the NFC this year?