On The Rise

With the draft coming next week I decided to write about teams already looking better going into next season. Understandably the draft may change this list a bit but hey let's get into this people.

Team one that in my opinion has gotten better quickly and is in a great place to succeed are the Seattle Seahawks. Last season though it went unnoticed because of the 49ers winning so many games early on and clinching the division earlier as well. Period point blank they went 9-7 last year without any kind of deep threat. Sidney Rice can be that guy with someone to get the ball down the field accurately. The emergence of Marshawn Lynch will make this easier. And honestly we might not know much about Matt Flynn but I have faith he's a more accurate QB than Tavaris Jackson. Take into account they are getting there whole defense back and the addition of Jason Jones. Could spell trouble for NFC West this year.

Another NFC team I'm thinking will improve drastically are The Vikings. When they drafted Christian Ponder lase season many questioned it. Me being one of those people. Ponder not only delivered I think with Adrian Peterson healthy he will be more effective. When they drafted him they also got him a new best friend and favorite target in rookie TE Kyle Rudolph. He will be a factor this season. And if Harvin ever stays healthy he'll be the bug okay threat needed to compliment a solid running team with a great front 7 and the ability to stretch the field. Look for them to get a couple wins over some division opponents they're not expected to beat. Like every team in that division.

I'm not trying to jump on the bandwagon at all but my next team's drafting one of the two "Once In A Generation" QB's. This team us the Washington Redskins. Without a marquee QB they were able to.compete with the division that eventually produced this years Super Bowl champs. The O-line has gotten better over these last two seasons and their defense is underrated to say the least. With a whole season from Helu or Royster this team makes the playoffs. Brian Orapko and rookie Ryan Kerrigan were monsters off the edge last year. If they ever played with a lead it would've been even more scary. With RG3 I suspect the offense will move the ball. Shannahans system gets to where we remember it was every where else he's been. Consistent and effective.