How Lane Johnson’s Retirement Will Affect the Eagles and More Questions for Week 5

PelisseroBill's Rams. We've got plenty of time to talk about that because that's not until Monday night. But game of the week, in my mind, 49ers at Seahawks, it's not close. You talk to people within the league. A lot of people think the 49ers are the best team they've seen. It's just the question of, you know, frankly, the durability of a team that's got the oldest roster in the NFL.

PelisseroEveryone looks younger. George Kittle looks younger.

PelisseroDeebo Samuel looks younger. This is what you're hoping to see, especially on the offensive side. I mean, this could be. There's other good teams. Obviously, the Rams have to be in that conversation. Whoever comes out of the NC North has to be in that conversation. But if you had a 49ers Seahawks -NSU championship game, I don't think anybody would be surprised.

PelisseroAnd it feels like, I mean, this is one of those clashes. You go back to the first Seahawks, mini dynasty, let's call it that. They won the NFC two years in a row, but it was always those two teams there at the end. And you might be getting a little preview of what you're seeing in January this weekend.

PelisseroAnd

Kapadiayou know, Kyle Shanahan's looking at that playoff game last year, being like, come on, I didn't have anybody in that game. Everybody could praise Mike McDonald and the Seahawks won the Super Bowl. But if we were healthy, I mean, how often, as he probably said in his career, if we were healthy at the right time, he would already have a ring.

Kapadiahe might have multiple rings. So, you know, I mentioned Ben Johnson, I think has probably done the best coaching job this year. Kyle Shanahan's right there. I mean, that team, I was very concerned with the way their summer went and the injuries and the age on the roster. And they just look legit every single week.