NFC West prediction: Seattle Seahawks, not Arizona Cardinals, worst team in division
We've seen a lot of odds and win predictions for teams in the NFC West since the NFL schedule came out last week and most of them have the Arizona Cardinals with the worst odds to win the division and the lowest win prediction.
But not all.
One national radio host thinks it will be the Seattle Seahawks, not the Cardinals, with the worst record in the NFC West this season.
The host, FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd, made his predictions for the conference with Seattle Sports' Brock and Salk on Monday, raving about Arizona QB Kyler Murray and the Cardinals' 2024 NFL Draft class.
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What Colin Cowherd said about Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks
“I think Kyler is a really special player, when he has time (to throw),” Cowherd said. “I liked what I saw out of (the Cardinals) last year. I thought they had a very, very strong draft. Outside of the receiver Harrison, it wasn’t a lot of what you would think of as high-profile players, but a lot of really key players for them to fill in some holes."
He continued: "I don’t know what to make of Seattle. I have more questions than answers. Could they have a young Sean McVay as a defensive head coach (in head coach Mike Macdonald)? Don’t love defensive coaches, but you can win with them, too. … There’s a lot of unknowns. I also think it’s sort of a transition year at quarterback. The sport is getting more quarterback-centric and more offensive coach-centric. The last several years, the final four coaches (in the playoffs) are all (offensive coaches). The league, the rules, everything is geared toward that."
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What NFC West odds say about Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks
Interestingly, Arizona comes in last in FanDuel Sportsbook's odds to win the NFC West, at +1200, with Seattle at +750, the Los Angeles Rams at +330 and the San Francisco 49ers at -195.
FanDuel puts the Seahawks' over/under win total at 7.5 games in the upcoming season. It has the Cardinals' win total at 6.5 games.
The Cardinals went 4-13 last season, while the Seahawks were 9-8. The Rams were 10-7 and the 49ers were 12-5.
Arizona also went 4-13 in 2022, with the Rams going 5-12, the Seahawks going 9-8 and the 49ers going 13-4.
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More comments from Colin Cowherd on Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks
Cowherd thinks the Cardinals could surpass the Seahawks this season to get out of the NFC West basement.
“If it’s a coin flip with Seattle and Arizona. I’ll just go with Kyler, because I’ve watched Kyler go up against (Rams coach Sean) McVay and I’ve watched Kyler go up against San Francisco and give them problems,” he said on Brock and Salk. “I think (the Seahawks) will be capable. I think they could win nine to 10 games potentially. But I think the NFC is much stronger today than two years ago. … This coach (Macdonald) could change things. He’s younger. I thought it was time to move off Pete (Carroll), but I just don’t know a lot about Seattle. Now, by mid-October, I could feel differently.”
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