The question this offseason was "how do we beat the Niners." The moves conducted in the offseason have all been focused on that one question. Reason is, our defense is spectacularly bad against the run and especially the pistol formation.
Answer that question and victory against the other teams will sort itself out. Figure out how to stop the run and you beat Minnesota. Figure out how to stop the run and you beat Seattle. Figure out how to stop the run and you beat SF.
Other caveats to that theory:
1. Rodgers simply MUST be protected...PERIOD. TT has been a failure at rebuilding our O-line. It started with not adequately replacing Wahle/Rivera, (Whittaker & Klemm anyone?), and continues in his failure to replace Clifton & Tauscher, (yes I respect Bulaga but he's not at Clifton/Tauscher's level yet).
2. Run game must become a threat.
3. Rodgers must get back in sync with his receivers. His timing was off last season and this caused him to overthrow/underthrow way too often.
4. Capers. Other than 2010, he has been a failure.
The team to beat is the Niners. Do that, and the other teams we're worried about will not be a factor. If this team's defense stops the run, and the offense returns to it's 2011 form, the Super Bowl will be won 2-3 more times.