The free agent frenzy has taken place in the NFL and many teams that were once football powerhouses are finding out that the fun times can’t last forever, while other teams aim to rise to the top.
Chris Deremer
The Seattle Seahawks are maybe the biggest representation of going from first to worse. The legion of boom is finally broken up with Seattle cutting two of their cornerbacks, one being the shutdown star Richard Sherman.
Not only did Sherman get cut, but the Seahawks also decided to trade away their star defensive end Michael Bennett. The legion of boom is no more in Seattle and it looks like the Seahawks are all in with building around quarterback Russell Wilson. They better start building fast if they want to compete in a dominant NFC West conference.
The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers look to be the future of the NFC West.
The Rams came out of no where last season, and with a key addition of star corners Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib, it looks like Los Angeles is building a dominant defense.
The 49ers picked up Richard Sherman, who is looking to get revenge over the team from up north. As well as giving star quarterback Jimmy Garopollo weapons to build around with, general manager John Lynch is bringing the 49ers back from the dead and hoping for a postseason run this coming season.
The NFL landscape is changing, and that was shown when the Philadelphia Eagles finally won a Super Bowl in February. Teams are becoming stronger, and divisions that once seemed weak are now stronger than ever.
The AFC south division now looks to be the best division in the AFC conference. The Jacksonville Jaguars almost made the Super Bowl this past season and have added more depth on the offensive side of the ball to help quarterback Blake Bortles. The Tennessee Titans have added on to their defense, and the Houston Texans just added possibly the best safety in the game today with Tyrann Mathieu.
The New England Patriots have been the dynasty of the NFL for the 15 years, but it is now looking to change with the rest of the NFL loading up talent to take down the mighty organization.
The NFL is on an upward swing, parody in the league is changing and that means more competitive football action.
August can’t come soon enough.
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