Why Seahawks are 'still the team to beat' in NFC West
Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Justin Walters are joined by Seattle Seahawks beat reporter Corbin Smith to explain why he still thinks the Seattle Seahawks should be the favorites to win the NFC West. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV .
Video Transcript
You know, everybody's gonna look at the Rams with the additions that they made, and I think they are a better football team, obviously, with Miles Garrett.
If Aaron Donald comes back, that's gonna be a really fun storyline, although I'm already getting quite fatigued by that.
But I think the Seahawks are still the team to beat in that division.
They were a year ahead of schedule last year.
They still are an incredibly young roster for the most part, and Sam Darnold, I think, has still got his best football ahead of him at quarterback.
They've got a boatload of talent at his disposal on the skill positions.
They have all five starting offensive linemen returning.
They're 27 and under.
I think this is the best O line they've had since Walter Jones was still roaming on the field.
They've got an, an elite defense.
I, I still think they're the team to beat in that division, even with the moves the Rams made.
But, that is gonna be an incredible That's gonna be a spectacle seeing those two teams play two of the last three weeks in the regular season.
You know the NFL did that on purpose.
