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How does each NFC West team look at running back, and what still needs to be done? Arizona Cardinals: This is a transitional year at the position for Arizona. Free-agent addition Rashard Mendenhall gets a shot to revive his career following a disa...

Much thanks to @groomoo for delicately suggesting we take a more detailed look at the recently published average ages for projected NFL starters. 2013 Starter Age Rankings (Offense) Rank Team Avg. 1 Saints 28.95 2 T...

Around the NFC West: May 14, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Rounding up Monday news Urban: Dansby will wear jersey No. 55 Weinfuss: Front-office staffing moves St. Louis Rams Thomas: Tryout guys, safety opti...

The rookie wage scale and overall salary structure should increasingly make the NFL a young man's game, all else equal. Youth will be served during rookie minicamps beginning Friday, for sure. With that in mind, I've gone through NFC West roste...

NFC West teams loaded up on halfbacks (as opposed to pure fullbacks) during the recently completed 2013 NFL draft. The division selected six of them, two more than any other division selected. 2013 NFL Draft: Halfbacks by Round Range ...

Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com, is back with post-draft thoughts regarding the recently published NFC West positional rankings. We won't cover every position. Some haven't changed enough. But with the four NFC West teams combining to draf...

The San Francisco 49ers reached the Super Bowl last season without requiring much from their 2012 draft class. They remain in position to bring along prospects slowly and that is reflected in two draft selections through four rounds in 2013. Secon...

Quarterbacks give way to running backs as Matt Williamson and I discuss the NFC West positional rankings Williamson provided in his role as scout for ESPN.com. Those rankings are available in the chart at right. Matt ranks the Seattle Seahawks...

In ESPN The Magazine, Ryan McGee writes that until his gruesome knee injury, Marcus Lattimore was a first-round lock. Now teams want to know: Can he beat the odds and return to form?

Happy Friday. Arizona is looking for a few good tight ends. Arizona State LB Carl Bradford is coping with a heavy loss this spring. Ten questions for California coach Sonny Dykes. Colorado has a long way to go on its D-line, but things are ...

2012 Zone Read + Option + Option Pitch Tm. Plays Pct. total plays CAR 147 14.9 WAS 129 13.0 SEA 55 5.6 SF 44 4.5 NYJ 32 3.1 MIA 11 1.1 BUF 10 1.0 BAL 6 0.6 ...

This was about the time last offseason when the San Francisco 49ers added running back Brandon Jacobs in free agency. Around the NFC West: March 26, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Arians' likes and dislikes Urban: Thought...

Assessing potential NFC West landing spots for receiver Percy Harvin in case the Minnesota Vikings trade him amid a lingering contract dispute: Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals appear set at wide receiver with Larry Fitzgerald, 2012 first-round ...

Most Yards Rushing/Receiving Since 2004 Rk. Player Touches Yds. 1 S.Jackson 2,802 13,459 2 L.Tomlinson 2,536 12,311 3 F.Gore 2,226 11,470 4 R.Wayne 827 11,159 5 L.Fitzgerald 780 ...

NFL teams spent Sunday watching running backs and wide receivers work out at the NFL scouting combine. As always, teams are looking for players with big-play ability. But what is a big play? In my experience, NFL teams tend to see them as runs ...

At his best, Beanie Wells can be a big, physical runner with a wicked stiff-arm and a strong nose for the end zone. Wells was not at his best last season. The Arizona Cardinals running back had 88 carries for 234 yards and five touchdowns in ei...