The Arizona Cardinals lost five of their last seven 2024 NFL regular season games when things seemed to be going well early on.

The San Francisco 49ers may have been underrepresented on Bleacher Report’s NFC West All-Star Offense, with Christian McCaffrey notably left off. But on the defensive side of the ball, there’s much less to debate.

Leger Douzable Picking Cardinals To Win NFC West

All that change makes the Seahawks a difficult squad to project in 2025. Bleacher Report recently wrote an article outlining the teams most likely to finish last in their respective divisions this season. B/R has the Seahawks finishing fourth in the NFC West. That would represent a disastrous campaign.

The San Francisco 49ers had two obvious names to add to the NFC West All-Star offense but potentially two omissions as well

It’s also important to note that the injury-riddled 49ers finished last in the NFC West last year and the Rams finished first, which gives the 49ers a big edge in the NFL’s scheduling formula, which determines three opponents for each team.

The San Francisco 49ers need star running back Christian McCaffrey to be healthy for the entirety of this season to recapture the NFC West crown.

Carolina dealt Christian McCaffrey to the 49ers. He’s been a difference maker in San Francisco, and should have a say in who wins the NFC West in 2025.

The NFL tweeted a graphic of four QBs who have won one Super Bowl each: Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers Jalen Hurts and Russell Wilson. Of those four, who is the most likely to win their second Super Bowl this season?

The AFC West, much like the NFC North, was a gauntlet in 2024. The teams in the West have acted accordingly this offseason, with major changes and heavy investments littered across the landscape as these teams try to climb the mountain and seize home playoff games next winter.