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Good morning, NFC West. We've got our regularly scheduled Thursday chat set to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Here is the link you'll need to participate. I'll be back in a bit with our usual look around the division. In the meantime, I had to laugh at Joe S...

Ronnie Brown, Cedric Benson, Cadillac Williams, J.J. Arrington and Eric Shelton were the running backs selected ahead of Frank Gore in the 2005 NFL draft. Around the NFC West: June 6, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Kitchens' em...

101ESPN St. Louis hosts Randy Karraker and D'Marco Farr followed up Tuesday regarding various NFC West subjects, including our recent look at the St. Louis Rams' search for explosive running plays. Percent Rushes Gaining 16+ Yards RB ...

A reach into the NFC West mailbag on this Memorial Day weekend brings us back to the No. 1 topic around here for the past week: receiver Michael Crabtree's recently torn Achilles' tendon and its impact on the San Francisco 49ers' offense. "One thi...

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...

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 ...