Green Bay Packers-The Pack were 13-3 a couple years ago but fell to 6-10 last season. However, 7 of those losses were by just 4 points or less. The defense didn't play up to expectations last season so they brought in Dom Capers to run the defense. His 3-4 defense is going to cause havoc and make last years 20th ranked defense a top 10 defense in 2009. Green Bay is going to win the NFC North with double digit wins this season.
Cincinnati Bengals-The Bengals were a mere 4-11-1 last year mainly because the offense scored more than 20 points just twice and was held to 10 points or less 7 times. However, a lot of their offensive woes can be attributed to Carson Palmer missing most of the season. Palmer will be back this season and joining him in the backfield will be Cedric Benson who came on strong at the end of the season. A defense that improved to 12th in the league under the tutelage of defensive coordinator Don Zimmer adds former USC standout LB Rey Maualuga and former GT star DE Michael Johnson. Cincinnati will be in the playoff mix late in the season and get 9 or 10 wins in 2009.
Seattle Seahawks-Seattle finished 4-12 in 2008 thanks in part to a rash of injuries including QB Matt Hasselbeck and almost all of their WR's. The Seahawks are going to be much healthier in 2009. New coach Jim Mora Jr. will be looking to prove that he shouldn't have been fired in Atlanta even after he took the Falcons to the NFC Championship Game in his first year. The passing game will be very much improved with the return of Hasselbeck, the addition of TJ Houshmandzadeh and drafting of WR Deon Butler(Penn State), and continued development of 2nd year stud TE John Carlson. The defense is going to be improved with the additions of DT Corey Redding and drafting of LB Aaron Curry(who will be the defensive rookie of the year). The Seahawks will win an extremely weak NFC West(Arizona won it last year with a 9-7 record)and have a winning season.
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