The NFC West is shaping up to be wide-open this year.  How will it end up?  Let’s take a look for the late June versions of the teams.

1. Arizona Cardinals – overlooked in their magically Super Bowl run and near Super Bowl win was the fact that the Cardinals went 9-7 and looked terrible in a lot of their losses.  They won’t sneak up on anyone this year. Prediction: 9-7

2. Seattle Seahawks – Injury-prone last year, the team gets younger on defense, but stays the same on offense.  Matt Hassleback needs to stay on the field for them to have a winning season.  He won’t stay on the field for the whole year, but do enough.  Prediction 8-8

3. St. Louis Rams – The Rams are on the way back, but not all the way back yet.  Prediction 8-8.

4. San Francisco 49ers – No quarterback is a problem for the 9ers.  They won’t be able to outplay or surprise anyone.  But, they will not embarass themselves for ultra-motivator Mike Singletary.  Prediction 7-9.

Parody all around in the NFC West.  It would go a lot of ways.  It should be a great season.