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NFC WEST
1. Arizona Cardinals
Projected record: 9-7
BEST-CASE SCENARIO
A mature Matt Leinart looks a little more like Kurt Warner than critics expected, while the defense looks exactly as it always does.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO
Leinart doesn't even look like Leinart, while D collapses into the hole left by departed LB Karlos Dansby (109 tackles last season).
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2. Seattle Seahawks
Projected record: 7-9
BEST-CASE SCENARIO
New coach Pete Carroll jacks up the franchise with an influx of talent, especially rook S Earl Thomas.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO
Rookie LT Russell Okung fails to fortify a porous O-line, speeding QB Matt Hasselbeck's end, while the secondary shows it needs more than Thomas to make it whole.
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3. St. Louis Rams
Projected record: 6-10
BEST-CASE SCENARIO
QB Sam Bradford mimics Matt Ryan's first year: 3,440 yards, 61% completion rate. Better yet, DE Chris Long grows sick of being seventh-best on the team in stops.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO
Four words: a Steven Jackson injury. Because then the lack of a serviceable backup buries the O.
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4. San Francisco 49ers
Projected record: 6-10
BEST-CASE SCENARIO
Improving QB Alex Smith takes another big stride forward, and the Niners are happy to cash in on overall divisional mediocrity.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO
Smith and the Niners D -- which allowed 100 fewer points last season vs. 2008 -- forget all that they've learned.
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Anyways, does this nonsense even deserve a response?