THE NFC WEST: featuring three of the better teams in football. Along with one dysfunctional mess.
Just a sentence or two write up will suffice. I'm not trying to do an entire scouting report or essay on this.
(1) LA RAMS (9-4)
Stafford finally looked great on national TV after having some embarrassing performances previously. ODB gives them an added dimension that might be enough to push them back into being the favorites to take the conference.
(2) AZ CARDINALS (10-3)
Kyler had 2 bad interceptions like he was Jimmy G not seeing the underneath defenders. Kliff could've kicked two fieldgoals instead of going for it on 4th down, costing his team a potential 6 points earlier in the game. D-Hop dropped a ball on one of those 4th down attempts. They made too many mistakes to win this game.
(3) SF 49ERS (7-6)
The referees swung the game massively in the Niners favor by calling a taunting penalty at the end of the 1st half giving them a cheap TD to end said first half. For all the whining I heard last week from that fanbase about the officiating, I am sure they will be apologizing in taking away a win from Cinny given how classy they are. I think they make the playoffs in an overall mediocre NFC, but they won't do anything when they get there.
(4) SEA SEAHAWKS (5-8)
They played the Texans with a backup rookie QB. They looked like a minor league organization, yet kept it close most of the game until Seattle blew it open in the 4th. Wilson looks mostly right, I counted only 1 throw getting away from him. That number has decreased every week since coming back from injury.
It's become painfully clear to me that DK is a run after the catch receiver not a go up and get it receiver. The Seahawks need to use him properly. They need to move DK around and get the ball into his hands early and often, similarly to how SF uses Deebo.
Fun Fact: A Seahawks runningback hadn't rushed for that many yards (139) since Thomas Rawls in 2015. For Pete wanting to be a running team I found that number to be pretty shocking.
Just a sentence or two write up will suffice. I'm not trying to do an entire scouting report or essay on this.
(1) LA RAMS (9-4)
Stafford finally looked great on national TV after having some embarrassing performances previously. ODB gives them an added dimension that might be enough to push them back into being the favorites to take the conference.
(2) AZ CARDINALS (10-3)
Kyler had 2 bad interceptions like he was Jimmy G not seeing the underneath defenders. Kliff could've kicked two fieldgoals instead of going for it on 4th down, costing his team a potential 6 points earlier in the game. D-Hop dropped a ball on one of those 4th down attempts. They made too many mistakes to win this game.
(3) SF 49ERS (7-6)
The referees swung the game massively in the Niners favor by calling a taunting penalty at the end of the 1st half giving them a cheap TD to end said first half. For all the whining I heard last week from that fanbase about the officiating, I am sure they will be apologizing in taking away a win from Cinny given how classy they are. I think they make the playoffs in an overall mediocre NFC, but they won't do anything when they get there.
(4) SEA SEAHAWKS (5-8)
They played the Texans with a backup rookie QB. They looked like a minor league organization, yet kept it close most of the game until Seattle blew it open in the 4th. Wilson looks mostly right, I counted only 1 throw getting away from him. That number has decreased every week since coming back from injury.
It's become painfully clear to me that DK is a run after the catch receiver not a go up and get it receiver. The Seahawks need to use him properly. They need to move DK around and get the ball into his hands early and often, similarly to how SF uses Deebo.
Fun Fact: A Seahawks runningback hadn't rushed for that many yards (139) since Thomas Rawls in 2015. For Pete wanting to be a running team I found that number to be pretty shocking.