Based on our starting running back and backup running back rankings, this makes sense. McCaffrey is the top starting back in the division, assuming he has recovered fully from last season's injuries. Guerendo is the top backup, too. With the top starter and top backup, combined with probably the best running scheme in the league, this makes sense.

The Los Angeles Rams know this all too well after Saquon Barkley ran all over them in the NFC Divisional Round, and they hope that the upgrades they made this offseason will be enough to keep the NFC West crown away from the rest of the division.

Once a team gets expectations, the doubters will come out to question the legitimacy of the hype. The Arizona Cardinals have playoff aspirations for the first time in years, but Yahoo’s Frank Schwab wants to pump the brake on those talks.