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First-year Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians noted in March his plans to diversify Larry Fitzgerald's alignments in 2013. He speaks with some credibility on the subject after taking a similar approach with Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Way...

Tarvaris Jackson earned teammates' respect for his toughness during one season as the Seattle Seahawks' starting quarterback. Jackson had a good thing going with receiver Doug Baldwin in particular. 2010-12 QB Comparison QB Quinn ...

The last time Larry Fitzgerald learned a new offense, in 2007, he finished the season with 100 receptions for 1,409 yards and 10 touchdowns. Around the NFC West: June 5, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Fitz learns offense, WR de...

Around the NFC West: May 29, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Urban: Notes, analytics department St. Louis Rams Wagoner: DE Hayes happy to stay San Francisco 49ers Maiocco: RB James, scope for Staley Barrows:...

Count ESPN's Matthew Berry among those expecting a 2013 statistical rebound for Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. 2008-12 Fitzgerald Fantasy Points Season Fantasy Points Team Total QBR 2012 99 21.4 2...

The target percentages posted earlier are open to interpretation. Drop percentages are a little more straightforward. 2012 WR/TE Drops Per Target Rk. Tm. Targets Drop Pct. 3 SEA 305 10 3.3 16 ARI 506 24 ...

The San Francisco 49ers, though unusually healthy in recent seasons, had a hard time recovering from injuries to return specialist Ted Ginn Jr. and top defensive lineman Justin Smith over the past two seasons. Bill Barnwell drives home that point ...

Patrick Peterson should become the best cornerback in the NFC West and beyond. The talent is obviously there. Coaches and teammates rave about Peterson's commitment. "If we have this discussion in a year, he is top three in the league and if not, ...

The San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree was the only 1,100-yard receiver in the NFC West last season. He was the only 1,000-yard receiver, the only 900-yard receiver and the only 800-yard receiver. The breakthrough could have ramifications for t...

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...

The St. Louis Rams signed Jake Long and had two first-round NFL draft choices this year. The Seattle Seahawks added Percy Harvin, Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. The San Francisco 49ers added Anquan Boldin and three of the first 55 players selected ...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: wide receivers. NFC West teams drafted five of them: Tavon Austin (eighth overall pick) and Stedman Bailey (92nd) to the ...

The NFL does not crown division champs in April. Matt Williamson and I kept that in mind when breaking down his pre-draft positional rankings for NFC West teams. Williamson, who scouts the NFL for ESPN.com, wraps up the series with thoughts on whe...

The new contracts for Darrelle Revis in Tampa Bay and Kam Chancellor in Seattle will be interesting to analyze once the figures can be confirmed. Initial reports tend to focus on maximum payouts, which can be misleading. Sometimes the new money av...

Good morning, NFC West. We're down to three days before the 2013 NFL draft, but the veteran trade market has proved more compelling this offseason, in my view. Percy Harvin, Anquan Boldin and Carson Palmer were key additions here in the NFC West. ...

Percy Harvin and Anquan Boldin are new to the NFC West this offseason. Larry Fitzgerald remains the standard for wide receivers in the division, however, and his Arizona Cardinals own the NFC West's top wideouts overall. That is the way Matt Willi...