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A look at the NFC West's best and worst from the past five NFL drafts, one team at a time. Seattle Seahawks Best choice: Russell Wilson, QB, 2012 third round. Wilson went from springtime curiosity to surprise opening-day starter to Pro Bowl qua...

NEW ORLEANS -- Quarterbacks are supposed to earn their money on third down. Some aren't willing to wait that long. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick took note of this after his team lost to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game...

Michael Vick, arguably the most feared rushing quarterback in NFL history, has run with the ball 828 times over 12 seasons, counting playoffs. Three of those 828 rushes gained at least 50 yards. Most 50-plus-yard runs, Weeks 1-19 Rank ...

Russell Wilson has won over Mike & Mike , inspired a look into his baseball past and convinced some that being the last rookie standing in the playoffs makes him the best one. Not bad for a guy coming off arguably his worst game since Week 7. ...

Every team in the NFC West has been starting a quarterback drafted since 2010 in recent weeks. The trend will likely continue unless Kevin Kolb returns from injury and gets the start for Arizona against Seattle. I've put together a chart showin...

When healthy, Calais Campbell is arguably the best player on the Arizona Cardinals' defense. Campbell is not healthy. A calf injury will prevent him from playing Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. David Carter gets the start instead. This is o...

The San Francisco 49ers' passing offense faces a special challenge against Charles Tillman, Tim Jennings and the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Tillman and Jennings have led a Bears secondary that has feasted on opponents, especially on perimeter ...

Starting 16 consecutive games in one season can be tough enough for NFL quarterbacks. Stacking multiple 16-start seasons atop one another requires durability and, of course, the ability to hold the job on merit. Alex Smith Starts by Season ...

An NFL quarterback standing 3 feet tall surely would be at heightened risk for having passes batted down. Russell Wilson stands much taller than that, ESPN's Trey Wingo notes during a height-related conversation with Tim Hasselbeck and Jerry Rice ...

NFL quarterbacks play in different systems with different coaches under different circumstances. Some are going to suffer additional turnovers for reasons beyond their control. Alex Smith would know this better than most quarterbacks after chan...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 2: Cards' defense to the test: Arizona's defense is coming off a dominant performance against Seattle. The Patriots present a different challenge at quarterback and with their personnel packages featuring two t...

The first four NFL quarterbacks drafted in 2012 have already won starting jobs as rookies. Seattle's Russell Wilson, third-round choice from Wisconsin, has a chance to make it five of the top six. He'll get a chance to work with recently cleared r...

Thoughts after noting that the San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick has gone from undisputed No. 2 quarterback as a rookie in 2011 to fighting for the role on equal footing with two others: Going from second to third on the depth chart would loo...

ESPN's Trent Dilfer played for the Seattle Seahawks years ago, but he had serious questions about them last offseason. Dilfer criticized their 2011 draft class, specifically the decision to draft offensive lineman James Carpenter over quarterback ...

Similarities between Matt Flynn and Matt Hasselbeck border on eery. Flynn, like Hasselbeck in 2001, came to the Seattle Seahawks from the Green Bay Packers. Both were reunited in Seattle with personnel people they knew in Green Bay (John Schneider...

Forget about Alex Smith paying a free-agent visit to the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks' contract agreement with Matt Flynn, announced by the team, largely solves the team's quarterback search for at least the 2012 season. The pressure to draft a ...