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The 2019
season officially begins on Thursday with the Hall of Fame game. The Los
Angeles Rams won’t get started until two weeks later, but football season is
nearing. The Rams are coming off of back-to-back NFC West titles. No team has
won the division more than two times in a row since the Seattle Seahawks won
the division in four straight years from 2004-07.
All
season long the DTR Staff will take part in polls. Similar to the DTR Top-10, every
writer will submit a poll that will be taken into account for the overall more
extensive poll. 15 writers participated in this latest poll, meaning it should
be a good one. This next one will be our Preseason All-NFC West.
First Team Offense (First Place Votes)
QB
– Russell Wilson – SEA (12)
RB – Todd Gurley – LAR (13)
RB – David Johnson – ARI (2)
WR – Robert Woods – LAR (8)
WR – Brandin Cooks – LAR (6)
TE – George Kittle – SF (15)
LT – Andrew Whitworth – LAR (15)
LG – Laken Tomlinson – SEA (6)
C – Justin Britt – SEA (8)
RT – Rob Havenstein – LAR (10)
RG – Austin Blythe – LAR (9)
RB – Todd Gurley – LAR (13)
RB – David Johnson – ARI (2)
WR – Robert Woods – LAR (8)
WR – Brandin Cooks – LAR (6)
TE – George Kittle – SF (15)
LT – Andrew Whitworth – LAR (15)
LG – Laken Tomlinson – SEA (6)
C – Justin Britt – SEA (8)
RT – Rob Havenstein – LAR (10)
RG – Austin Blythe – LAR (9)
Of
the 11 positions on offense, the Los Angeles Rams dominated the
first-team of the NFC West offense with seven players. Our voters don’t have a
problem with Gurley’s injury and believe he’ll pick up where he left off. Woods
and Cooks remain the best wide receiver division in the division.
Second Team Offense (First Place Votes)
QB
– Jared Goff – LAR (3)
RB – Chris Carson – SEA
RB – Tevin Coleman – SF
WR – Tyler Lockett – SEA
WR – Larry Fitzgerald – ARI (1)
TE – Gerald Everett – LAR
LT – Joe Staley – SF
LG – Mike Iupati – SEA (6)
C – Weston Richburg – SF (6)
RT – Mike McGlinchey – SF(5)
RG – DJ Fluker – SEA (4)
RB – Chris Carson – SEA
RB – Tevin Coleman – SF
WR – Tyler Lockett – SEA
WR – Larry Fitzgerald – ARI (1)
TE – Gerald Everett – LAR
LT – Joe Staley – SF
LG – Mike Iupati – SEA (6)
C – Weston Richburg – SF (6)
RT – Mike McGlinchey – SF(5)
RG – DJ Fluker – SEA (4)
Goff
received three first-place votes, but it wasn’t quite enough to surpass Wilson.
Everett makes the second team as well.
Others Receiving Votes
QB – None
RB – Jerick McKinnon – SF
WR – Christian Kirk – ARI
WR – Cooper Kupp – LAR
WR – Dante Pettis – SF
WR – DK Metcalf – SEA
WR – Deebo Samuel – SF
TE – Tyler Higbee – LAR
TE – Ricky Seals-Jones – ARI
TE – Will Dissly – SEA
TE – Charles Clay – ARI
TE – Caleb Wilson – ARI
LT – Duane Brown – SEA
LG – Joseph Noteboom – LAR (3)
LG – Justin Pugh – ARI
C – Brian Allen – LAR
C – Mason Cole – ARI
RT – Marcus Gilbert – ARI
RG – Mike Person – SF
RB – Jerick McKinnon – SF
WR – Christian Kirk – ARI
WR – Cooper Kupp – LAR
WR – Dante Pettis – SF
WR – DK Metcalf – SEA
WR – Deebo Samuel – SF
TE – Tyler Higbee – LAR
TE – Ricky Seals-Jones – ARI
TE – Will Dissly – SEA
TE – Charles Clay – ARI
TE – Caleb Wilson – ARI
LT – Duane Brown – SEA
LG – Joseph Noteboom – LAR (3)
LG – Justin Pugh – ARI
C – Brian Allen – LAR
C – Mason Cole – ARI
RT – Marcus Gilbert – ARI
RG – Mike Person – SF
First Team Defense (First Place Votes)
DL
– Aaron Donald – LAR (15)
DL – DeForest Buckner – SF
EDGE – Chandler Jones – ARI (13)
EDGE – Dee Ford – SF
LB – Bobby Wagner – SEA (15)
LB – KJ Wright – SEA
LB – Cory Littleton – LAR
CB – Patrick Peterson – ARI (11)
CB – Marcus Peters – LAR (4)
S – John Johnson III – LAR (13)
S – Eric Weddle – LAR (1)
DL – DeForest Buckner – SF
EDGE – Chandler Jones – ARI (13)
EDGE – Dee Ford – SF
LB – Bobby Wagner – SEA (15)
LB – KJ Wright – SEA
LB – Cory Littleton – LAR
CB – Patrick Peterson – ARI (11)
CB – Marcus Peters – LAR (4)
S – John Johnson III – LAR (13)
S – Eric Weddle – LAR (1)
As
should be no surprise, Donald and Wagner dominate the first-place votes and
take them unanimously. The Rams lead again on the first-team with five players.
Johnson III and Weddle are the best safety duo in the division according to our
voters.
Second Team Defense (First Place Votes)
DL
– Michael Brockers – LAR
DL – Jarran Reed – SEA
EDGE – Nick Bosa – SF (2)
EDGE – Dante Fowler Jr. – LAR
LB – Kwon Alexander – SF
LB – Fred Warner – SF
LB – Mychal Kendricks – SEA
CB – Richard Sherman – SF
CB – Aqib Talib – LAR
S – Budda Baker (1) – ARI
S – Bradley McDougald – SEA
DL – Jarran Reed – SEA
EDGE – Nick Bosa – SF (2)
EDGE – Dante Fowler Jr. – LAR
LB – Kwon Alexander – SF
LB – Fred Warner – SF
LB – Mychal Kendricks – SEA
CB – Richard Sherman – SF
CB – Aqib Talib – LAR
S – Budda Baker (1) – ARI
S – Bradley McDougald – SEA
Brockers,
Fowler, and Talib represent the Rams on the second team. Warner proves to be
the young up-and-coming linebacker in the division.
Others Receiving Votes
DL – Poona Ford –
SEA
DL – LJ Collier – SEA
DL – John Franklin-Myers – LAR
EDGE – Ziggy Ansah – SEA
LB – Deone Bucannon – ARI
LB – Jordan Hicks – ARI
CB – Nickell Robey-Coleman – LAR
CB – Byron Murphy – ARI
CB – Shaq Griffin – SEA
S – Jimmie Ward – SF
S – DJ Swearinger – ARI
DL – LJ Collier – SEA
DL – John Franklin-Myers – LAR
EDGE – Ziggy Ansah – SEA
LB – Deone Bucannon – ARI
LB – Jordan Hicks – ARI
CB – Nickell Robey-Coleman – LAR
CB – Byron Murphy – ARI
CB – Shaq Griffin – SEA
S – Jimmie Ward – SF
S – DJ Swearinger – ARI
First Team Special Teams (First Place Votes)
There
are no arguments here. Zuerlein and Hecker are two of the best in the division
and the NFL.
