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We should schedule a Michael Crabtree discussion periodically just to get the blood pumping. Linking to Matt Maiocco's piece from our latest "Around the NFC West" post got us talking Thursday morning. 2009 Draft: Crabtree and Top Eight WRs ...

Ed from Lake Arrowhead, Calif., thinks the St. Louis Rams have sufficient draft needs to stand pat at No. 6 and select a player that falls to them. He thinks there's no reason to panic if Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon is not available....

The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers showed interest in former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck last offseason. What might happen if Hasselbeck hits the market again in 2012? The question comes to mind while Tennessee Titan...

Facebook friend Jonathan makes a simple request of the San Francisco 49ers: get Mike Wallace. "How valuable could the 30th pick be?" he asks. This is the most enticing argument for chasing after a young, talented restricted free agent such as W...

Mel Kiper Jr. is back with his second 2012 NFL mock draft for the first round. We discussed the first one about a month ago, summarizing Kiper's thoughts and supplementing them with my own. This updated look works from Kiper's updated mock, be...

Mel Kiper's first mock draft for 2012 provides the foundation for discussing how NFC West teams might proceed this offseason. I'll conclude with a look at Kiper's plans for the St. Louis Rams, who hold the second choice. 2. St. Louis Rams: Jus...

NFL teams selected 34 wide receivers in the 2009 draft. Of those 34 players, the San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree finished the 2010 regular season ranked seventh in receptions, eighth in yards and sixth in touchdowns. The 49ers had reason ...

Rookie receiver Golden Tate has stood out as one of the stars at Seattle Seahawks camp. He's made more spectacular grabs than any other receiver, by most accounts, but his stats through two exhibition games barely register: three catches for 13 yards...

Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic says the Cardinals could be more motivated to trade Anquan Boldin as the receiver enters the final year of his contract. Somers: "A contract extension doesn't appear part of that plan. With a year to go until free ...

The Cardinals' LaRod Stephens-Howling, already basking in Stock Watch glory, is in the running for the NFL's rookie of the week award. The Titans' Kenny Britt might edge him out, though, after catching the game-winning touchdown pass against Arizo...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The chart compares mock drafts from four veteran NFC West beat reporters. The four -- Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Sensing the shortage of mock drafts this time of year, I joined ESPN.com's other divisional bloggers in putting together our own version. A confession: I sent Virginia tackle Eugene Monroe to the Rams at No. 2 ...