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Take deep breath before anointing 49ers' savior

Mike Sando, NFC West

...preseason, combining for seven touchdowns and three interceptions. Gradkowski ranked second among preseason passers in 2007. David Carr and Dan Orlovsky ranked among the top three preseason passers last season. We're analyzing these...

Blog | September 02, 2009

Around the NFC West: Free advice for Rams

Mike Sando, NFC West

...Peyton Manning. Tim Couch is out of football. Michael Vick is behind bars. [Alex] Smith and David Carr have become back-ups, for now at least. [JaMarcus] Russell is unproven. Carson Palmer started off...

Blog | April 14, 2009

Around the NFC West: 49ers move on

Mike Sando, NFC West

...at potential free agents for Spagnuolo and the Rams to consider this offseason. Lito Sheppard and David Carr are on the list

Blog | January 20, 2009

QB instability hangs over NFC West

Mike Sando, NFC West

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Quarterback situations are supposed to settle out during the course of an NFL season. The opposite is happening in th...

Blog | November 05, 2008

Mailbag: Another vote for Martz

Mike Sando, NFC West

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Christopher from parts unknown writes: Alex Smith who? There is no doubt that offensive coordinator, Mike Martz, has b...

Blog | September 28, 2008

Mailbag: Hawks fan takes Sando to woodshed

Mike Sando, NFC West

...years aback, and Jim Plunkett years ago. But some quarterbacks never recover from a poor start. David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Cade McNown, Ryan Leaf, Jim Druckenmiller, Heath Shuler...

Blog | August 30, 2008

Smith caught in 49ers' conflicted priorities

Mike Sando, NFC West

...their coaches pay the price. Tim Couch's struggles in Cleveland helped bring down Chris Palmer. David Carr's problems in Houston doomed Dom Capers. Eli Manning's improvement last season keyed a playoff...

Blog | August 20, 2008

Around the NFC West: How 49ers' Nolan wins

Mike Sando, NFC West

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle compares 49ers coach Mike Nolan to a guy "being given a wedgie by a crane ope...

Blog | August 03, 2008

Sunday morning mailbag, Alex Smith edition

Mike Sando, NFC West

...him because he was a first overall pick. Replace the word Alex Smith with the word David Carr in the above paragraph, and it still remains true. Give me one good reason why i...

Blog | July 27, 2008

Pool of quality QBs extremely shallow

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

If every team could have a Peyton Manning or Tom Brady-type quarterback, there would be no complaints. But with an expanding league and lack of proven free agents, the pool of quality quarterbacks is shrinking, writes Mike Sando.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2008

In young QB market, Cutler hot, Eli Manning not

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

Among 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, 2007

Observation deck: Giants fading again?

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

The Giants' 41-17 loss to the Vikings will almost surely revive old questions about New York's ability to finish a season on a positive note, writes Mike Sando.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2007

Flag these guys down when there's a penalty on the play

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

Who are the most penalized players in the NFL? With the help of ESPN researchers, Mike Sando starts naming names of the players who fill the laundry baskets -- and even some of those who don't.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2007

Who's the best of the inferior NFC bunch?

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

Who will get the privilege of losing to either Indy or New England in Super Bowl XLII? Mike Sando sizes up the 12-best teams in the highly mediocre NFC.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2007

Schaub making Texans look good

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

Quarterbacks who take a lot of hits won't last, even if they aren't getting sacked every time, Mike Sando writes.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2007