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23. San Francisco Giants
Win average: 77.6 (Last: 82.2, 18th)
In the playoffs: 16.9% (Last: 37.0%)
Champions: 0.1% (Last 0.8%)
Expected: Step forward after an active winner.
So far: Acquisitions have mostly started slow.
The Giants' start has been a disappointment, with a sub-.500 mark that could be even worse given San Francisco's run differential. The offseason splurge has not yet paid off. Jordan Hicks has been good in the rotation, but after him, the Giants' second-best newcomer has been defensive wizard shortstop Nick Ahmed, who signed on a minor league deal. The splashy pickups -- Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, Blake Snell and Jung Hoo Lee -- have all struggled to varying degrees. Snell has an ERA stuck at 11.57 while he recovers from an adductor injury. Seven of Frisco's nine regulars have OBPs under .300.
1) San Francisco 49ers: They’re still the most complete team in the conference. And if they hit on first-round receiver Ricky Pearsall, who’s older and more NFL-ready than a lot of his peers, and Brock Purdy takes another step, look out. Health, to me, is really the only question because it’s the one thing that can take down any team.
2) Detroit Lions: Yeah, it’s chalky to put last season’s conference finalists first and second. But so many of Detroit’s top players are still ascending—Aidan Hutchinson, Brian Branch, Jack Campbell, Penei Sewell, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs, just to name a few—and the staff, incredibly, returns intact. It’s hard not to see a heck of an encore to last year’s breakthrough for Dan Campbell’s crew.
3) Philadelphia Eagles: The team needs young guys to step up on the lines of scrimmage, with bedrocks Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox retired. A lot rides on guys such as Cam Jurgens, Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter living up to their potential. There are also two new coordinators. But the ceiling here is still sky-high.
4) Los Angeles Rams: The loss of Aaron Donald makes me a little nervous about putting Los Angeles this high. Obviously, that’s no small loss. Still, Sean McVay guided a team undergoing an extensive cap reset (carrying $75 million in dead money) to the playoffs, and guys such as Puka Nacua, Byron Young, Kobie Turner and Kyren Williams should only get better. I love Jared Verse and Braden Fiske coming aboard, too.
5) Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love made a major leap late in the year, and I think you can take his trajectory and—without calling him Aaron Rodgers—compare it favorably to Rodgers in 2008 and ’09. Also, I love the young skill group that’s going to grow up with him, and defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley will supercharge a talented defense. The big question lingering from there, then, will be how things shake out along the offensive line.
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