NFC West Predictions

1 Seattle Seahawks
This will be coach Mike Holmgren's best team in Sea-town but they're such an enigma. QB Matt Hasselback will continue to become one of the best passers in the league. Of course, RB Shaun Alexander is a fantasy player's best friend. Expect him to lead the NFL in touchdowns. He could easily score 5 in one game!

2 St. Louis Rams
Rams are going in some other direction than they have in the past. It hinge on whether rookie RB Stephen Jackson develops into anything special. QB Marc Bulger is going to get coach Mike Martz fired.

3 Arizona Cardinals
I would hope that new coach Dennis Green can work some magic in the desert. He will only because they actually play with toughness and thus be a normal bad team with just below-standard personnel.

4 San Francisco 49ers
Poor Niners. Their decades of dominance are officially over. But, I don't think they're going to embarrass the City by the Bay. LB Julian Petersen will still lead of strong and quick defense. That should be enough to steal a game versus the Rams and definitely the Cards. Five wins. Erickson's gone.