a very interesting division.
Rams won it. Last year,
took it all the way to the Super Bowl.
Let's take a look at the odds for the NFC West. I would
assume that the Rams are favored. Again they are not by
a whole bunch though. Yeah, 125 plus 125 the 49ers are
the second choice of plus 170. Got the Cardinals, their third
choice
plus 360 and then the Seahawks a distant fourth at plus 1500.
So let's start with the Rams here. 12 wins last year 10. 85
is the over-under. Yeah, I'm going to go under here.
Wow. Yeah, I'm going to go under. All right. I just took
a look at it and go
First off Super Bowl, hangover a little bit certainly,
can, is the thing?
They've lost some pieces to their football team where I go.
Yeah, they're not like Superstars, but hey, no Odell,
no Von Miller right off the bat. No Troy reader. At middle
linebacker,
you know, middle of their defense. I look at it and go.
Okay, there's a Shaun Robinson and Aaron Donald, but I don't
think there's incredible depth there. That scares me
right, you know, lost Darius Williams, who I thought, sir
pretty damn good. Turn lost him in free agency
so you know, no, I said Whitworth no Corbett, who they
lost to the the Panthers.
I just look at it and go. Yeah, I think there's guys,
you know, that they lost that were good players that rounded
out their roster that made them a little bit better than we
give them credit for
and that's where I just I come to it and go. Yeah, I just
between that Stafford, not being able to practice all
offseason, having the bullseye of being The Super Bowl team,
every time you come into town,
you know, I think between all that, that's where I just go
again. I'm not full disclosure, I'm picking them to go to
the playoffs, but I'm picking under. I think this is a 10 and
7 9,
and 8 type of football team.
And you know, let me just say, I know I wrote something about
their schedule, you know,
got to play the 49ers to of their first seven games 49ers.
Got their number was, we know,
you know,
we know the bills are good to start Week 1.
Yeah, it just it again, their team is good, but
they got some tough games, they do play in the AFC West ain't
easy either. So I'm going to go with a little bit of a Down
Year from that standpoint of the Stafford thing is worrying,
right? Although, when he has thrown his throne pretty well,
he's
got a pretty good. They are managing it. And if he can't
last the whole year, like a lot of teams, right? At
the starting quarterback is not there at the end of the year,
they have issues but the 49ers
who knows who's going to be the starting quarterback at the end
of the year. For them, they are 10.5. Is there over under? They
had a very good Last year, but only won 10 games last year
getting into the playoffs as the number six seed. So 10.5
for the team that has the number one roster, excluding
quarterbacks in the mind of Kristin. Yeah, number two, in
the mind of almond Farid. Yeah. Right.
And the 49ers and the ramps of this point are two teams that
I always look at and go. They don't need super star
quarterbacks to be good. I mean, we've seen that the Rams
went to the Super Bowl with Jared Goff,
right? The 49ers, you know, Jimmy Garoppolo topped. 20
quarterback been to the Super Bowl in the NFC champion. So
I don't go all
quarterback question,
there are definitely screwed and then especially not with
what you said. The roster is ridiculous. It's ridonkulous.
It is across the board. The only position you look at and
go oh that's not impressive as corner
and they're a team that doesn't really
put a lot of pressure on their Corners anyway. So they don't
expect you to be island man-to-man and I think they
even got a little bit better in that area. Wench are various
word is back and healthy.
But at the very least, again. Yes, I have
faith in Shanahan for sure.
Trey Lance is a question, we get that.
But as you heard me say before
the Shannon tricks are going to be out early and
when they play the first three games of this year, there's no
doubt. They're the best team on the field. There's no doubt
the Bears, the Seahawks in the Broncos,
they are the best team on the field. Doesn't mean their
quarterbacks the best, but their best team on the field.
So
I just look at that.
And And I could see them getting off to an incredible
start. I can really see them being five in one after
the first six games. But what if there would have Trey Lancer
struggling and those games where they're supposed to eat?
Sure.
It's slip up and you get into the tough game. That's all.
We're gonna tough games and that's for Jimmy G and the fact
that they got him is going to come in and save their ass. For
sure.
You know, again, like we said, they don't, they don't need
the quarterback to be a superstar. They just needed to be good and
not the game up. There are literally in that category,
right? Yeah, and we've seen that they've won. Other games,
Jimmy Garoppolo we go. He didn't really do anything but
he didn't stop goodbye him and he made one or two throws and
it's all he had to do
and a good from there.
So yeah, I just look at them as a team kind of on a mission and
yeah, maybe I'm overselling it a little bit but I think
between their roster.
The way the year ended last year
you know, Shanahan that group out there, I love D'Amico
Ryan's, ADI coordinator, I think their own lines better.
I think they're Dean lines going to be better.
I just yeah I think they're going to be a pain in the ass
49ers. Maybe something to Prove this year, the Cardinals have
to prove that what they did last year was not a fluke. That
11 wins a great start last year,
and I feel bad for Kliff
Kingsbury. I hear everyone brings out that same graphic
all the times. When you look at all these starts and then they
fade at the end of the year, I'm like well what if he's
taking these average teams
and he's prepared them. So well in the offseason that they're
getting out, two great Stars. Isn't that good too? I think
there is something. She's got to that right answers.
Everybody by surprise with the way they play. Yeah, right. And
maybe by the end of the Year, everyone.
Catches up and maybe they weren't as good as we thought
because I don't think at the end of the year were ligo
the Cardinals. Underperform way. Like man, that maybe that's
what they were all season long. Yeah, just got here. Yeah,
great story. And so they want
11 games last year
8.5 is the over under
I'm going under
I'm going under, I think this is a seven and ten maybe eight
and nine type football team
won. No DeAndre Hopkins,
were putting it all in Marquise Hollywood brown
and black. I always blank on this kid's name lately. The
safety, the receiver, they took from Purdue Rondell more. Thank
you,
you know? So I'm not ready to be like, oh yeah, they're going
to take over games. I understand and philosophy.
We're going to spread the field and we got these fast guys and
do all that.
You know, to your point when you just made with Kliff
Kingsbury. Yeah, I think there's things they do early in
the year that catches teams by surprise a little bit they got
to learn to have
continued the tricks and surprise method. A little bit
later on in the year, I think teams get used to what they do
and they go we got them, we know what they do,
right? And I think they're another team that I look at
that.
I just think sneaky lost more players than people are realizing.
You know, I want to go who's the Blue Chip player on their
defensive line who JJ Watt and you're 13. I like
Did you water? We can stay healthy, but he's not like
a super. You're not teams are going. Hey, we're playing
the Cardinals. We got a double team
JJ. We gotta, we gotta, we gotta tear up the game plan and
figure this out. And at this point, you can assume 17
exactly, right? So, there's that aspect, right? Yes,
you know, I love Buddha Baker. Love Byron Murphy. Junior
corner is a still of a question mark. I think that's why you've
seen them make some moves,
right? But then I also go
the size in the middle of the defense,
lack of scares me.
You know, no chase Edmunds.
No Jordan Phillips know, Jordan Hicks in the middle
we're going all in on we got to make it work with Isaiah
Simmons and Zeb and Colin. So I'm going a little bit of
a Down year with the Cardinals. Okay. Under for the Cardinals
and and last thing
have you looked at their schedule? I'm sorry, we didn't
bring that up but their schedule is like they could
start the year and and b 1 and 4
not with cliff and out with clip that I won't be
there. Playing the worst team possible in week one,
the chiefs were just going on. Why?
Right at the Raiders, you know, hey, we'll see
that. That's a toss-up game how that goes,
but but it's not going to be easy. And now, you know that
give them the disadvantage, a little bit of you got to deal
with the new coaching staff and what Josh McDaniels is going to
do and all that. The Rams
I, you know again. Yeah. I think the Rams are better
Carolina at Carolina can be scary. Yeah, and then
the Eagles and week, five, you know, I could see them getting
off to a troubled start.
And then, you know, let alone, they got a few other. Stretches
there that I think are a little scary you know later on in
the year to when you just look at Ram's, Niners Chargers Patriots
and back-to-back weeks and then you get the Broncos
and then the Bucks
and then oh, okay the Falcons and then the end with the 49ers
where I can just
kind of see it may be falling apart at the end of the year
ahead. Add in the fact too that Kyler Murray does not need to
watch film as they took the
contract, right?
Could be a problem.
All right. One final team. Yeah. The Seahawks seven wins
last year with Offer a lot of games. Not all of them. Yeah,
a 5.5
is the over-under without him.
I'm going under here.
This is no, no doubt.
I'm going under and I don't see it with the Seattle.
Seattle is like one of those teams that just, it seems bad
baddest Vibes right now. Yeah, I mean
Geno Smith is going to be the starter but the competition is
still going on between the guy who just threw three of
the dumbest interceptions. I saw him preseason game number that
mean I don't even know what to think about that. Like I don't
even know why you say that
this point. Yeah and then
yeah you know as we always talk
show line, there's gonna be games where I'd worry. I worry
about them up front. Oh lime. Yeah, and I'm sitting there
going. Oh wow. They're really good. I like they're running
backs. We know the receivers are good
quarterback. A question.
I don't love their system.
Defensive line. Who's there to be scared of? I like Brooks in
the middle. Linebacker, really good. I like Jamal, Adams is
safety.
I like,
you know,
gosh, I'm bad with my name's today. I maybe I need to start
smoking weed more.
My the other safety from Texas. I'm killing me. Here we go. I'm
just like, I'm totally number six. Hold on a second.
Yeah, quandary dings. Thank you very much. Pete, went to save
the day.
I like him, but then the corners aren't, you know,
I don't love that. So I just go, where what's it going to do?
Where is it going to be? I just don't see it with them. So I'm
going under with the Seattle Seahawks.