We haven't even given Kam Chancellor to announce his intent to holdout of training camp yet, however with the draft over now feels about as right a time as any to start diagnosing the state of the NFC West.

There has been plenty of new throughout the division, Chip Kelly is bringing his brand of football to the Bay Area, which paired with Colin Kaepernick will either be a smashing success or train wreck. Either way, it should make for an entertaining 17 weeks.

Further south, Los Angeles has a team again with the Rams moving to town. Although the facts remain that Jeff Fisher, the king of mediocre, is still at the helm. And despite bringing in 2016's first overall pick to start under center, they still don't have a quarterback. This year was a weak draft for quarterbacks, therefore just because Jared Goff was the best, doesn't mean he's the answer. Sounds like a perfect match, a mediocre top quarterback with a mediocre coach.

Niether the 49ers nor Rams should be thought of as a viable competition for the division title. That leaves the Cardinals and Seahawks. The Cardinals of course won last year, relegating the Seahawks to wild card status for the first time since 2012. Both teams return many of their core players, with Seattle losing left tackle Russell Okung to the Broncos in free agency. Offensive line woes are a common theme for both squads, while we all know about how painful it can be to watch Seattle try and pass block, in Arizona they're not touting their unit either.

While they are not as porous as the Seahawks, what they do lack is depth. They're strong on the left side with Jared Veldheer and Mike Iupati, and they seem pretty set on the right side as well. Bobby Massie is no longer with the team, leaving an opening at right guard. 

They bring in a couple stud pass rushers with high risk, high reward pick in Robert Nkemdiche and Chandler Jones via a trade with New England. Bruce Arians loves to blitz, but now with a couple more weapons Arians has to salivating at the thought of the types of packages he can draw up.

Seattle is stacked pretty much everywhere except along their offensive line. Even with an objectively below average line, Thomas Rawls was able to put up borderline video game numbers last season before breaking his ankle. The big question is if he can come back and perform anywhere near his output last year.

Final prediction: Carson Palmer starts to show his age and starts to fall apart physically, leaving the door open just enough for the youthful Seahawks to retake their claim to the NFC West throne. More a hope rather than a prediction.

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