Clayton still calling NFC West horrible even though it had two representatives in the playoffs. I think the NFC West will be improved but he doesnt really seem to think so.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/column...ohn&id=2062105
This is how ESPN has the NFL ranked, they put the Rams 21 behind the likes of the Bengals,Lions,Packers,Jets, and Saints to mention a few.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking
I guess fans of NFC west teams are the only ones with high hopes for their teams. I mean to rank the Seahawks 13th and the Rams 21st just shows ESPN's distaste for the Rams. I could see them saying Seahawks 13th and Rams 14th or 15 but 21st come on. The Rams beat them 3 times last year and they havn't improved that much more than our Rams. I think this could be good for the Rams though. It looks like they are already being counted out. At least they have something to prove now that everyone is saying they wont be much better than last year.
Also there is an interesting article by Scouts Inc. about the Rams defense possibly being one of the most improved in the league.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2062081