Mike Sando's MVP Watch
Mike Sando, NFC WestBrett Favre assumes the top spot on the MVP Watch list after turning a good team into a...
Blog | November 25, 2009Around the NFC West: Starting Leinart?
Mike Sando, NFC WestKent Somers of the Arizona Republic says the Cardinals should start Matt Leinart against the Titans. Somers: "The most important reason is Warner's he...
Blog | November 25, 2009Power rankings: How the voters voted
Mike Sando, NFC WestESPN's Power Rankings might not be a two-team race at the top for long. "I'd put Minnesota at the top," said Rams safety Oshiomogho Atogwe, who wou...
Blog | November 24, 2009Vikings-Cardinals flexed to later start
Mike Sando, NFC West...previously scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET. The change allows NBC to bask in the Brett Favre ratings bonanza. It also reflects the Cardinals' increased relevance
Blog | November 24, 2009Around the NFC West: Salvaging Seahawks
Mike Sando, NFC West...it was beaten 35-9 by the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome." Also from O'Neil: Brett Favre is pretty good. Coach Jim Mora: "The guy is remarkable, but we have to play better...
Blog | November 23, 2009Wrap-up: Vikings 35, Seahawks 9
Mike Sando, NFC West...at Minnesota was never a realistic expectation, but losing badly enough for the Vikings to replace Brett Favre with Tarvaris Jackson while the third quarter was still ongoing? That has to be a little...
Blog | November 22, 2009Harvin exploits Seahawks from slot
Mike Sando, NFC West...Challenge lineup after the Seahawks named slot corner Josh Wilson inactive might be working out OK. Brett Favre found Harvin isolated against linebacker David Hawthorne, exploiting the mismatch for a second-quarter touchdown pass...
Blog | November 22, 2009Around the NFC West: Crabtree's concern
Mike Sando, NFC WestJohn Crumpacker of the San Francisco Chronicle says 49ers rookie Michael Crabtree thinks more about the passes he has dropped than the ones he has cau...
Blog | November 22, 2009Around the NFC West: 49ers vs. Packers
Mike Sando, NFC West...strengths and weaknesses of that offense. Tampa Bay was different than Dallas. Minnesota, obviously with [QB Brett] Favre, was different than [QB Tony] Romo with Dallas. The Rams were different than all of those...
Blog | November 19, 2009Mike Sando's MVP Watch
Mike Sando, NFC WestMeasuring Peyton Manning's value can be easy. Take one look at his contract. It's counting more than $21 million against the team's salary cap this...
Blog | November 18, 2009Quick look at early Pro Bowl balloting
Mike Sando, NFC West...while ranking fifth among all players from the conference. Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Adrian Peterson and Brett Favre are ahead of him. No quarterback from the NFC West ranks among the top five. The...
Blog | November 17, 2009Singletary: 'It's the next game on the schedule'
Mike Sando, NFC West...media obligations. The 49ers' most difficult defeat of the season -- at Minnesota in Week 3, when Brett Favre's heroics in the final seconds gave the Vikings a 27-24 victory -- produced the type...
Blog | November 12, 2009Mike Sando's MVP Watch
Mike Sando, NFC West...without winning at least 62.5 percent of their games (Barry Sanders shared MVP honors with Brett Favre that season). Quarterbacks have won seven of the last nine MVP awards playing for teams that...
Blog | November 11, 2009Final Word: NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC West...dominate. The 49ers have faced a steady stream of dynamic quarterbacks this season. Warner, Matt Hasselbeck, Brett Favre, Matt Schaub and Peyton Manning have combined to throw five touchdown passes in five total games...
Blog | November 06, 2009Sounding off: NFC West on the airwaves
Mike Sando, NFC West...Seahawks' problems 710ESPN Seattle: columnist Jerry Brewer 710ESPN Seattle: John Clayton 1000ESPN Chicago: Mike Holmgren (on Brett Favre) KJR950 Seattle: linebacker David Hawthorne KJR950 Seattle: Nate Burleson, Deion Branch, T.J. Houshmandzadeh KJR950 Seattle...
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