I too think it's a 3 team race, however i'm not quite convinced about SF as i was a few months ago.. Where SEA and STL obviously got stronger in the offseason, i don't see where SF did really.. They have huge question marks at WR and the denfensive backfield, is JS healthy, and if so will he be as effective.. If not will Aldon be as effective..
they're experimenting with VD and the WR position, it's never a good thing when you have to move your star TE to WR, is it?
Gore is older, where they have a great stable of backs, gore is the one that's killed us for the last 2 years.
Kap, great talent, passionate about the game and is a good student of the game, i think all this offseason crap will fade away when the season starts. I feel the on field stuff, slow reads, getting the play called on time will come with experience. I think he'll do just fine...
I watched NFL Sound effects last night of the SB, great competitors on that team, but you can rattle their cage if you come out and punch them in the face like BAL did. I'll give it to them and especially PW, they don't ever stop fighting..
Just on the situation with their WR's and DB's alone i give us the edge, and i think they're going to have a problem with STL as well> purely speculation though..