Easy paths for 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks
Mike Sando, NFC WestNFC strength of schedule: Weeks 1 through 8 Team Opp. record Opp. win pct. Atlanta Falcons 30-19 .612 Detroit Lions 30-22 .588 San Francisco 49ers 30-22 .588 Arizona Cardinals...
Blog | November 05, 2009Seahawks' weakness: Running back
Mike Sando, NFC West...and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp had T.J. Duckett in their backfield when they all were Atlanta Falcons. Still, loyalty should go only so far. Scouts Inc.: Weaknesses • AFC: N | S | E | W...
Blog | June 09, 2009Predicting the 49ers' record
Mike Sando, NFC West...4: Sunday, Oct. 4, ST. LOUIS RAMS, 4:15 p.m. Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, ATLANTA FALCONS, 4:05 p.m. Week 6: BYE Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, at Houston Texans, 1...
Blog | April 15, 200949ers schedule analysis
Mike Sando, NFC West...4: Sunday, Oct. 4, ST. LOUIS RAMS, 4:15 p.m. Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, ATLANTA FALCONS, 4:05 p.m. Week 6: BYE Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, at Houston Texans, 1...
Blog | April 14, 2009NFC West schedules: 2009 strength projections
Mike Sando, NFC West...2. Carolina Panthers 151 104 1 .592 3. New England Patriots 151 105 0 .590 4. Atlanta Falcons 150 105 1 .588 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 148 107 1 .580 6. Buffalo Bills 146...
Blog | February 02, 2009Questions linger as Cardinals face playoffs
Mike Sando, NFC West...The Cardinals remain a bit of a mystery heading into their home playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild-card round Saturday. They probably weren't as good as their 7...
Blog | December 29, 2008Audibles: NFC West Week 17 preview
Mike Sando, NFC West...That's one area where the 49ers need to improve. St. Louis Rams (2-13) at Atlanta Falcons (10-5), 1 p.m. ET The Falcons can improve their playoff positioning with a victory...
Blog | December 26, 2008More starters, fewer victories for NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC West...York Jets 9-6 33 Baltimore Ravens 10-5 32 New York Giants 12-3 32 Atlanta Falcons 10-5 31 Carolina Panthers 11-4 29 I broke into Tim Graham's AFC East...
Blog | December 24, 2008High risks, high costs associated with high picks
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe draft always will be a guessing game to some extent, but with rookie salaries escalating sharply for top picks, NFL teams appear increasingly wary of picking early.
Story | Conversation | February 27, 2008Few recent combine stars have become productive NFL players
Mike Sando, ESPN.comESPN.com analyzed the 25 best combine performers in six key categories since 2000. The performances show how important -- and unimportant -- raw ability can be.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008Is Brady best ever? Not yet, but time is on his side
Mike Sando, ESPN.comWhile seven seasoned evaluators placed Tom Brady solidly in the top 10 quarterbacks of all time, Johnny Unitas consistently ranked higher than any other QB, Mike Sando writes.
Story | Conversation | January 23, 2008In the playoffs, the only guarantee is that there is none
Mike Sando, ESPN.comA strong playoff team needs to run the ball well and be able to stop the run -- or does it? Mike Sando measures that "truth" and others against recent NFL playoff teams to get a handle on the postseason.
Story | Conversation | January 02, 2008'07 Dolphins have plenty of company in recent football futility
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe Dolphins still might become only the 12th team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to finish a full season with fewer than two victories. There are colorful stories behind the Excruciating Eleven.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2007In young QB market, Cutler hot, Eli Manning not
Mike Sando, ESPN.comAmong a group of 11 young quarterbacks, Denver's Jay Cutler is most likely to join Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in the very elite class, Mike Sando writes.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2007Where NFC West teams remain vulnerable
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Previously: The draft and meaningful free-agent signings have passed. Trades remain possible, but less likely as t...
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