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Andrew from Hong Kong leads off the mailbag with a question about the San Francisco 49ers' potential interest in Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Johnson. Andrew cites Johnson's connections to 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh in asking whether San Franc...

Chris from Houston writes: What free-agent quarterbacks do you expect Arizona to be looking at this offseason? I know of Marc Bulger, but who else is there for them to even consider that wouldn't require a trade? Thanks! Love the blog! Thanks for hel...

Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com says the 49ers face a tough matchup against the Chargers on Thursday night. Maiocco on the matchup between 49ers left tackle Barry Sims and Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips: "Sims will make his fifth start after takin...

NEW ORLEANS -- The head coach, Pete Carroll, stood in his skivvies at his quarterback's locker, engaging Matt Hasselbeck in discussion. Their conversation following the Seattle Seahawks' 34-19 defeat at New Orleans proved revealing in ways unrelat...

Roster turnover is a leading topic for discussion in Seattle following the release of T.J. Houshmandzadeh in particular. I've addressed the subject in depth across the division -- first May 26 and again July 30 -- and it's worth another look now t...

Facebook friend E.J. reached out with a question about Matt Leinart's light workload against the Tennessee Titans on Monday night. "When Kurt Warner was the starter," he wrote, "I always thought Leinart should play every snap of the preseason (whe...

The earlier item quantifying NFL roster turnover since last season ranks the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals among the three teams with the most changes. Some of the research used for that project shows up in the latest version of the anabo...

Unrestricted free agency has come and gone for the NFL in 2010 after no teams made qualifying offers to the more than 100 unsigned UFAs by June 1. The following former UFAs from NFC West teams remain free agents able to sign with any team that wil...

Bad teams aren't the only ones churning their rosters during the offseason. The defending NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals have parted with 15 of the 53 players on their Week 17 roster from last season. Only the rebuilding Seahawks have parted ...

We spent the last few days focusing on which players NFC West teams drafted. Sometimes it's helpful to consider which players teams did not draft (no team in the division drafted a punter, kicker or snapper, but that was expected). A closer loo...

The moves teams make before the draft can better define their needs during the draft. Once the draft is finished, we'll have a better idea which positions teams still might target by adding undrafted free agents. I'll start with a look at position...

Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat says the 49ers could be more likely to draft C.J. Spiller, among others, since Scot McCloughan's departure as general manager. The same could be true for USC safety Taylor Mays. Maiocco: "Word was that ...

Jeff from Waco, Texas writes: Would you see a Donovan McNabb trade involving the Niners as similar to the Cardinals getting Kurt Warner? It was successful for a few years, but wasn't a dynasty builder. As a Niners fan, I would rather hope that Ale...

The division that produced Joe Montana, Steve Young and Kurt Warner finds itself fawning over Charlie Whitehurst. Such is the state of quarterbacking in the NFC West, where even A.J. Feeley and David Carr have a chance to start in 2010. It's st...

The Cardinals remain the only NFC West team to re-sign any of their unrestricted free agents this offseason. That is mostly by design. Twenty-seven of 31 remaining unrestricted free agents from NFC West teams are at least 30 years old. Two are ...

Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Rams should draft Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford. Miklasz: "Bradford has accuracy, he's a winner, he scored high on the intelligence test and by all accounts is a high-character individual. ...