NFC West 2015

And.....Here we go again folks!  The NFC West will once again be the premier conference to watch in the NFL, just as it was last year.  The aging Manning's and Brady era will continue to age and then fade away if those organizations don't start propagating new talent to take their place and lead these teams.  It's called Brand Management Destruction to build a brand around one player and not do the Due Diligence to find another source of branding to act as a supplement for their main effort, growing and collecting an audience so that when the day comes for Tom Brady to retire, the organization does not tank with his departure.

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Seattle Sea Chickens

The Seattle Sea Chickens had a great year last year, winning the Super Bowl, and driving home the idea that they had a program that was on the rise, except, so did the Houston Texans when they made their run for title in their rookie season, and then went flat for the next three years after.  In fact, it seems that most of the teams that win the Super Bowl either lose players, or the players themselves lose their hunger for the title the following year.  Hopefully for Seattle, their team does not go the same route as the Texans or the USC Trojans, as their coach Pete Carroll, who has shot the team into meteorite noteriety has been in this position before, and each of the teams he has coached to this level has fallen into the sphere of 5 year irrelevancy.


 
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San Francisco 49ers

Having had a better year last year than most teams, and beating the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the season, the 49ers, are on the rise.  Colin Kaepernick is back, Michael Crabtree is back, Aldon Smith and his brother from another mother Justin Smith are back, as well as Anquan Boldin, the trash talking receiver that mentally destroys his competition with thrashing output is back.    I have the 49ers winning the NFC West this year, but, having to fight Arizona and Seattle in nail biting, jaw clenching games of sheer brute force trauma.


Arizona Cardinals

Drew Stanton is preparing to lead a team that is an under ranked 11 seed in the race for the 2015 Super Bowl win.  The Arizona Cardinals have been making steady gains the past few years and are now in the position of being a variable opponent, with nobody having any idea if they are going to beat them or not.  With growth as a team comes a need for consistency, which is where you end up immediately after a decade of reorganization has taken place.  Now that the Arizona Cardinals are out of the NFL sandbox, there will be a much bigger focus on building a franchise of consistent high placement.  I look to the Arizona Cardinals to be the first team to draw first blood with the Seattle Seahawks, followed by the 49ers, and then Baltimore.

NFL Postseason: Superbowl

It's coming down to the moment we have all been waiting for, the NFL Superbowl.  The match up between the Ravens and the 49ers could be titled as "The Most Relevant Competition" for the beginning of this millennium.  Let's take a glance at the stats for each team.

Defense

49ers - The best run defense in the NFL, lead by Sopoaga, the Hammer Smith Brothers, and the Line backer QB killer Willis in the second row pose a tough small yardage gain for the Ravens.  I honestly don't believe that the Ravens will attempt many running plays, as they are not going to see a whole lot of positive gains through that method.

The second and third tier defense played by the 49ers is the achilles heel for the team, which is where Flacco will have to exploit, if he intends to make large gains in yardage.  The ten to fifteen yard gains is where I see him going the most, with short post passing his most used play during the game.  The disadvantage for this offense for the Ravens will come down to the play of the left guard position, as Aldon and Brian Smith work that side to gain access to the QB.  Once access is granted, the flood gates of pain will force Flacco to shift his passing to the right side and middle areas of the field, limiting his attack plan, and opening up the possibilities for interception.

Ravens - The defense of the Ravens closely matches the 49ers for the run game, led by Ray Lewis in the line backer position, cutting short long run gains down to 5-7 yards a play.  The problem that the Ravens will have to deal with is the multi-prong attack formation that the 49ers use with Gore and James rotating the RB position, each with a unique ability to puncture the front line of the Ravens.

The second and third tier of defense for the Ravens poses a problem for the 49ers, as the Ravens will undoubtedly go with a zone defense, due to the competencies of the 49ers wide outs posing a short and long yardage ability.

This game will be won by the offense, but the victory will be defined by the defense of both teams. 

Offense

49ers - The 49ers offense consists of a "hit you everywhere" type of play.  Leading the wide outs is Moss, who has the most experience with Superbowl appearances, as well as the mentor ability and influence on Crabtree.  If the 49ers are to beat the Ravens through shear brute force offensive play, it will take a sidelines to sidelines methodology with equal amount of ground and pound from the RB's couples with short yardage to Crabtree, and Long yardage from Moss.

Ravens - Good luck

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NFL Post Season Matchups: Redskins vs. Seahawks

Seattle vs. Washington

Seattle and Washington are both being led by Rookie QB's, but the supporting cast is far different.  Washington, I feel has the advantage by having all the right veterans in all the right places for success.  Seattle, led by Wilson has motivation and Pete Carroll, who, after leaving USC, has everything to gain, and nothing left to lose, by winning.  I expect to see Washington play a tactically correct game, and Seattle leave it all on the field, making a great game come forth, but with Washington the victor.

The second half is on the horizon with Washington leading by one point.  Key areas that will be addressed have to include that RGIII is still injured, and now Hauschka fro Seattle is too.  Impact, RGIII is injured and may have to alternate snaps with Cousins, who has proved that he is effective as a backup.  Hauschka on the other side, and with Seattle, isn't so lucky, with his backup having not been involved in the season, other than as holdier, due to the fact that kickers don't normally get injured, or can go years without one.

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Due to a lack of mobility by RGIII, the receivers have to break free, and I would suggest a short yardage, 12 yards per play offense for the Redskins.

On the Seattle side of things, Russell Wilson's mobility needs to be exercised more in order to keep the Washington secondary in check, forcing them to stay close to the line.

NFL Post Season Matchups: Colts vs. Ravens

While I like to see the wild card games, the most interesting matchups between NFL teams comes before the playoffs.

Indianapolis vs. Baltimore

Ray Lewis is back and the Baltimore Ravens now have something to be motivated by and play for.  The news that this will be the last season for Lewis may mean that the Ravens want to send him off with a Superbowl.  Injuries and motivation are common with Baltimore as well as a slackening of the small details as the season progresses.  Andrew Luck and the Colts, however, are the opposite.  As the postseason heats up, so do the Colts, aided by the hottest rookie QB and the return of Chuck Pagano, the Colts are expected to be sluggish in the first half, and then explode in the second half.  For Indianapolis to seal the deal, the whole team concept has to come to bear with defense creating turnovers, and the offense turning small yards into large yardage gains.

At three minutes left in the game, it is very apparent that Andrew Luck came to play, but his receivers came to drop.  Thrown to multiple receivers, and out of five tosses, four are either dropped, or hit in the hands for incomplete passes.

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