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The Arizona Cardinals addressed primary needs at receiver and offensive tackle in the NFL draft last month. They did not address every need, however. Arizona was the only team not to use at least one draft choice for a defensive lineman or linebac...

A word for those curious about comment functionality on the blog lately: Changes made to some of the commenting infrastructure could require users to log out and then log back into ESPN.com. This did not resolve the issue for me, and I've passed alon...

The recently activated 2012 NFL Draft Machine lets us quickly play around with various mock scenarios. The other eight divisional bloggers and I are working on one for publication Monday. I'm picking for the NFC West teams and couldn't help but...

Tight end John Carlson's five-year contract agreement with the Minnesota Vikings leaves Seattle with three remaining draft choices from the Mike Holmgren era. Red Bryant, Brandon Mebane and Ben Obomanu are the survivors. The NFC North now outra...

Thoughts on where NFC West players ranked for 2011 in yards per pass target: The players ranked second through seventh included four first-round picks and a second-rounder. The player ranked first, rookie Doug Baldwin, was not drafted. Think how ...

Arizona: It's looking like John Skelton will remain the Cardinals' starting quarterback while Kevin Kolb continues to work through concussion-related symptoms. Kolb is practicing on a limited basis. Skelton was the player Cardinals officials made ava...

The Arizona Cardinals lost three consecutive games by a total of eight points earlier this season. They have now won four in a row by a combined 14 points, with two of the most lopsided outcomes stemming from 19-13 and 20-17 victories in overtime. ...

The Seattle Seahawks lost their leading receiver from 2010 to a serious injury Sunday without dramatically affecting their ability to win. The broken ankle Mike Williams suffered during a 38-14 victory over the Chicago Bears would have been devast...

Thoughts on the Seattle Seahawks during their 38-14 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Week 15: What it means: The Seahawks (7-7) kept themselves alive in the NFC playoff picture through a mix of big-play defense and special teams,...

Players catching shorter passes -- running backs, slot receivers and some tight ends -- tend to gain more yards after the catch than those running deeper routes. That is one point to keep in mind when reading through the chart ranking NFC West pla...

Arizona: Quarterback Kevin Kolb took all the first-team reps in practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering toe/foot injuries against Baltimore one month ago. That puts Kolb on course to start against Dallas. Running back Beanie Wells was l...

Initial thoughts on the Seattle Seahawks' decision to place receiver Sidney Rice on injured reserve Wednesday: Durability concerns were valid. The Minnesota Vikings wanted to re-sign Rice, but they had concerns about the receiver's ability to sta...

The Seattle Seahawks will place receiver Sidney Rice on season-ending injured reserve after he suffered his second concussion in less than a month last Sunday, coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday.

Sidney Rice will miss the Seahawks' game against the Eagles on Thursday night.

The Seattle Seahawks caught the ball exceptionally well during training camp and into the regular season. 2011 NFC West Dropped Passes Team Wk. 1-6 Wk. 7-12 All Rams 13 9 22 49ers 10 9 19 Seahawks 3...

Those watching the Seattle Seahawks this season know quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has been most successful when targeting Sidney Rice and Doug Baldwin. Rice and Baldwin have been the best wide receivers on the team. In looking at the chart, it'...