[DrA]

I think they're the best team going into this season, and I think they're going to be good for a while, but if Wilson goes down, who's a big reason why that team is so good, and they have a couple of key injuries in the defensive line or secondary or offensive line, then all of a sudden that team loosens up quite a bit and you have a situation where a team that started out the season 6-1 is now 8-7 and on their third string quarterback. Green Bay last year after Rodgers went down is a good example of that sort of thing. Stuff like that happens to at least one powerhouse team every year, but experts and fans like to sweep those variables out of sight because it messes with this false sense of equilibrium they develop before the season starts. And if the 49ers are really good, and you have one of those wild card races where there's a division with three 10-5 teams in it, then Seattle could easily be the odd man out under the right circumstances. That applies to every other team in the league as well.