Season 46 NFC West Preview
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SFL Season 46 NFC West Preview
San Francisco 49ers: Owner Amfish88 exits the Vikings and NFC North (thank goodness!!! haha) for the west coast and San Francisco 49ers. The Vikings under Coach Fish were one of the better teams of the Madden 22 cycle. The 49ers' roster is solid and includes a Club 99 offensive lineman in LT Trent Williams. With the much improved pass rush of Madden 23, a Club 99 member on the o-line is huge! Who will Williams be protecting at QB is the big question for Coach Fish. The odds on favorite is 2nd year pro Trey Lance. Lance has upside but hasn't been consistent. Jimmy G is more consistent but lacks that wow factor everyone wants a QB. There were trade rumors swirling around Jimmy G early in the pre-season, but talk has been quiet for a while now. No matter who lines up at QB, the 49ers have solid receiving threats all around. Deebo Samuel can do it all and is expected to line up all over the field. George Kittle looks poised to take over the title of best TE from Travis Kelce. Brandon Aiyuk is a better #2 than a lot of team's #1 WR. The defense is stout with Warner and Bosa leading a solid unit that should pressure opposing QBs and force plenty of turnovers. All of the teams in the West have new coaches for the Madden 23 cycle, but the 49ers look to be in the best position to win the division. Season 1 prediction: 13-4
Arizona Cardinals: Coach Tiger leaves sunny Jacksonville for sunny Arizona for the Madden 23 cycle. Tiger was building something special with the Jaguars, but the Madden 22 cycle ran out before he could get them to the promised land. Tiger will have less roster building to do in Arizona which should mean he can start stacking the Ws right out of the gate. As one of the longer-tenured SFL owners he should have an advantage this cycle. The suspension of star WR DeAndre Hopkins for the 1st 4 games of the season may slow him down to start the year, but there is plenty of talent to go around to pick up the slack. The offense is scary without Hopkins, but will be crazy good with him. JJ Watt leads the defense and while older, he still can bring the pressure. Forcing bad passes that will almost certainly be intercepted may be better than sacks. With Byron Murphy Jr at CB and Budda Baker at SS the picks should come in bunches. This team will go as far as Kyler Murray can carry them. He can keep plays alive with his legs which will be important with the improved pass rush. How well the Cards do in the 4 games without Hopkins will go along way in determining how their season goes. Season 1 prediction: 11-6
Los Angeles Rams: Coach Boo takes over the reigning NFL Champs for the Madden 23 cycle. The Rams did lose Von Miller in the offseason, but still have Club 99 member Aaron Donald. That alone could be enough to win 6-7 games. But the Rams also have 98 OVR Cooper Cupp and 98 OVR Jalen Ramsey. It's possible that the Rams will have 3 Club 99 players by week 4 of the SFL season!! Matthew Stafford has been reborn in LA and should be among the best QBs in the league again this season. Coach Boo joined the SFL late last cycle so his body of work is still a mystery. He definitely has the tools to compete right away with the Rams' stellar roster, but he'll have some stiff competition in the West. Without more game experience to evaluate it's hard to put Boo ahead of Coach Tiger and Fish in the West. Season 1 prediction: 9-8
Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks were the SFL Super Bowl 45 champions to close out the Madden 22 cycle. However, the team has a new coach and a huge problem at QB. Those two factors alone are enough to put the Madden 23 Seahawks at the bottom of the NFC West standings. That's not to say Coach Vex doesn't have some talent, because he certainly does. DK Metcalf is a WR that 31 other SFL teams would kill for. And Metcalf isn't even the highest rated WR on the team. 90 OVR Tyler Lockett holds that distinction and will make it hard for teams to focus solely on Metcalf. On defense, SS Jamal Adams is a beast and should force plenty of turnovers for the Hawks. That will help keep some of the pressure off of the offense. QB is where the team has to get better quickly. Coach Vex has already made some noise and put feelers out for a QB. Will he pull the trigger on a trade to try and compete right away, or will be look to the draft and go the rebuilding route? I guess we will find out soon. Season 1 prediction: 4-13