Phil Heath is a monster, with an incredible physique, and I guarantee that he will win the Olympia, just not this year. There is no way he will walk in and leave with the Sandow his first year.
Jay will instantly start the competition with an advantage. It's harder to lose the title Mr. Olympia then it is to win it. Look at Arnold, Haney, Yates, Coleman, and now Cutler. They all had years where they clearly did not have the best physique on stage, but because of politics and for whatever other reasons, they retained their title another year. Cutler's physique sucks, and it's not because I simply don't like the mass monsters. Yates is my favorite bodybuilder of all time and he was one of the first mass monsters, so I am really hoping we will have a new Mr. Olympia this year.
Victor definitely deserved to win last year, but as we all know he didn't. I believe if Victor hadn't gotten hurt earlier this year then he would have easily been able to come in and take the Sandow. The IFBB has heard a lot about how Cutler shouldn't have beaten Victor last year and I don't believe they would have made the same mistake this year, unless Cutler clearly brought a better package this year. So, it will be interesting to see how far Victor's injury has set him back this year. Does anyone know his current status as far as his injury?