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Greg Cosell's Podcast: Cardinals, Seahawks to battle for NFC West

Russell Wilson played very well in 2015 (AP)
Russell Wilson played very well in 2015 (AP)

This offseason, Greg Cosell and Frank Schwab will explore key questions for each of the 32 NFL teams in "The Shutdown" podcast, going team-by-team for each division over eight episodes.

Links to previous division preview podcasts are at the end of this post.

The NFC West this season should have two of the best teams in the NFL. The Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals will wage a very interesting battle for the division crown.

There are some changes for each team that bear watching. In Arizona, the defense added Chandler Jones, the type of pass rusher the Cardinals haven't had in a few years. Seattle will begin life after Marshawn Lynch retired, which might bring about some changes in their offensive identity.

The other two teams in the division are intriguing as well. The Los Angeles Rams added a new quarterback, Jared Goff, who should improve the offense over time. And the San Francisco 49ers have a quarterback battle to watch between Blaine Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick. We discuss all that and more in this episode of "The Shutdown" podcast:

Previous division preview podcasts:

NFC East

AFC East

NFC North

AFC North

NFC South

AFC South

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NFL analyst and NFL Films senior producer Greg Cosell watches as much NFL game film as anyone. Throughout the season, Cosell will join Shutdown Corner to share his observations on the teams, schemes and personnel from around the league.