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Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay and six-time NFL executive of the year Bill Polian singled out two NFC West teams when discussing what they liked and did not like in the 2013 NFL draft. The video features their thoughts. Separately, ESPN SportsNatio...

Good morning, NFC West (it's still morning here). I've had a chance to run through Mel Kiper Jr.'s 2013 NFL draft grades for the NFC West. As Mel notes, "Everybody knows you can't grade an NFL draft on performance the day it ends. You can't do it...

Our latest NFC West chat ended with a discussion on Mel Kiper Jr.'s recent success projecting first-round selections to the Arizona Cardinals. Turns out Mel did not have the Cardinals taking Michael Floyd at No. 13 in his final 2012 mock . Still, ...

Mel Kiper Jr.'s fourth mock draft for 2013 covers two rounds. After a look at projections for the San Francisco 49ers, we continue with the St. Louis Rams. First round 16. Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia Kiper's give: Danny Amendola will be...

Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest mock draft , this one spanning two rounds instead of the usual one, appeared while I was away. A quiet (so far) Saturday provides an opportunity to run through Kiper's projections for NFC West teams. As usual, I'll sample fr...

Mel Kiper Jr. is back with his second 2013 NFL mock draft for the first round. We'll run through the projected picks for NFC West teams, beginning in reverse order and working our way forward. I'll include snippets from Kiper's analysis, followed...

Mel Kiper Jr. has released his initial 2013 NFL mock draft for the first round. We discussed his St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks projections previously. We round out the conversation with a look at Kiper's thoughts for the 49e...

The San Francisco 49ers' NFC West rivals might as well start working on their divisional concession speeches. That is because the 49ers, after one good season, suddenly tower over the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams by just ...

Aldon Smith's 14-sack rookie season and Bruce Irvin's recent first-round selection have obscured another young NFC West pass-rusher with great potential. Not for long, perhaps. The St. Louis Rams' Robert Quinn, chosen 14th overall in 2011, show...

Good morning. The 2012 NFL draft flew by, I thought, and now it's time to pass along tentative, highly qualified assessments on how teams fared. ESPN's Chris Mortensen singled out the San Francisco 49ers for praise at the 1:50 mark of the video ab...

Seemingly out of nowhere, Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones has become a regular projection for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2012 NFL draft. I made the connection Monday, albeit after an admittedly far-fetched trade. Mel Kiper Jr. and Scout...

Mel Kiper Jr. is back with his fifth 2012 NFL mock draft for the first round. The San Francisco 49ers (Kevin Zeitler) and Arizona Cardinals (Melvin Ingram) were first up. The Seattle Seahawks, picking 12th, are next. 12. Seattle Seahawks: C...

Mel Kiper Jr. is back with his fifth and final 2012 NFL mock draft for the first round. We discussed the previous ones in some detail and will not miss this opportunity to dine on the possibilities, beginning with this look at the San Francisco 4...

Good morning. We're within one week of the 2012 NFL draft and there's much to discuss in the NFC West. We've got Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest mock draft variation , former San Francisco 49ers guard Chilo Rachal finding work in Chicago, the 49ers breakin...

A recent back-and-forth between ESPN's Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. regarding Texas A&M's Ryan Tannehill pointed to the educated guesswork that goes into evaluating quarterbacks for the NFL draft. Does anyone really know how these prospects w...

Exhale, NFC West head coaches. ESPN's Trent Dilfer, Mel Kiper Jr. and Chris Mortensen did not mention your names in the video above when discussing which coaches face the most pressure in 2012. I'll do the honors for them, ranking NFC West coac...