The NFC West contains a pair of teams people are placing among the top contenders to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks.
The other two teams in the division, the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams, have some question-marks, but also a high ceiling.
It makes sense that the NFC West is listed as the toughest division in football, but IF the Falcons can carry over the momentum of the second half of last season, how is the NFC South not placed in that discussion as well?
With the addition of Tom Brady to Tampa Bay, the NFC South could possess three teams with legitimate Super Bowl hopes.
ESPN recently simulated the entire NFL season and the NFC South had three teams above .500 (Falcons, Saints, and Bucs).
On Tuesday's show, John and Hugh discuss the NFC West and how they see that division breaking down.
The Falcons are definitely the Wild Card here, and the difficulty of the NFC South will be determined by if they are competing with the Bucs and Saints, or if they're closer to where the Panthers are.
