Ever since the Seahawks moved from the AFC to form the new NFC West Andre Johnson Jersey , they've dominated the division. Since 2002, Seattle has won eight titles, includingthree of the past four.After settling for a wild-card playoff trip in 2015, the Seahawksflew back to the top over the Cardinals, winning the West by three games despite justa 10-5-1 record. Some see Seattleas having a closing championship window because of defensive age and injury, but others can see itsbigger offensive upside.Here's how the Seahawksstack up against the current division competition.MORE PICKS:AFC East | West | North | SouthNFC East | West |North | SouthNFC West: 2017 predictionsArizona CardinalsThe Cardinals have a ton of talent, but they are closer to last year's7-8-1 model than the one that went 13-3 to take the division two seasons ago.Age has crept up to them at quarterback, balancing out the boundle s youth of David Johnson at running back. Defensively, they have core pieces such as Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu, but just enough peccadillos to not be as good overall as the Seahawks.MORE: Meet Cardinals''secret superstar'Los Angeles RamsThe Jeff Fisher era ends as theSean McVay tenure begins. The good news Chester Rogers Jersey is the new wunderkind coach put wily old Wade Phillips in charge of the Aaron Donald-powered defense. The bad news isMcVay willneed to do a lot of heavy lifting with Jared Goff to get the offense on track.There's continued pre sure to win a lot of ugly, low-scoring games, which won't work with the combined defensive strengths and offensive skills of Seattle and Arizona. Los Angeles looks much like the same team it was 2016 Trent Richardson Jersey , only with a ma sive transition and a brighter outlook for 2018.MORE: Rams go Hollywood with McVay hireSan Francisco 49ersKyle Shanahan and John Lynchboth are smart enough to know their rebuilding effort won't have overnight succe s. The stockpile of young talent for later is more important than forcing the i suenow, when it would take a miracle to fly close to the Seahawks and Cardinals' airspace in the short term.The big changes includea stopgap QB (Brian Hoyer) and newly-schemed D, meaning patience and clean-up are the watchwords in San Francisco.MORE: Breaking down new-look49ersSeattle SeahawksThe Seahawks were stuck on 10 wins the past two seasons because they were a mediocre-to-bad team in the first month and a half. They got healthy and revved up just in time to make the playoffseach time, but by then, it cost them a shot at home-field advantage, sealing their fates in the divisional round.Beyond a Week 1 trip to Green Bay, the opening stretch is a lot more favorable this season. Ru Malik Hooker Jersey sell Wilson no longer has the nicks that plagued him for most of 2016, and both the running game and defense gotdeeper. These Seahawks are more in line with their NFC-champion identity from 2013 and '14 than the sliding underachievers of2015 and '16.MORE: New-look Seahawks' offenseNFC West: 2017 picks1. Seattle Seahawks (13-3)2. Arizona Cardinals (8-8)3. Los Angeles Rams (4-12)4. San Francisco 49ers (2-14 Men's Marshall Faulk Royal Jersey )The Seahawks not only stay on their perch, but a more favorable schedule including the AFC South and NFC East can provide the springboard back to a No. 1 seed. The Cardinals will be a tad better, but the Rams and 49ers will need to tread water near the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.Seattle ismost responsible for keeping things status quo as it beats on its division foes a little more.
