Mailbag: Flip side to Hawthorne's success
Mike Sando, NFC WestRyan from Seattle writes: Hey, Sando, guess who is 13th in the league for solo tackles? That's right, David Hawthorne, backup middle linebacker for th...
Blog | November 27, 2009Around the NFC West: More Crabtree drama
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat says the 49ers denied Deion Sanders' claim that two teams reached...
Blog | September 05, 2009Double Coverage: Raiders or 49ers in 2009?
Mike Sando, NFC West...nbsp; Getty Images Oakland and San Francisco have fallen on hard times recently. Who is more likely to be successful this season: Darren McFadden and the Raiders or Patrick Willis' 49ers...
Blog | August 19, 2009Warner's future hangs in the balance
Mike Sando, NFC WestChris Morrison/US Presswire Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner has said he wants to return to Arizona, but...
Blog | February 23, 2009Bust factor hangs over receiver decisions
Mike Sando, NFC WestGetty Images Former first-round picks David Terrell, Charles Rogers and Donte' Stallworth haven't...
Blog | February 21, 2009NFC West schedules: 2009 strength projections
Mike Sando, NFC West...17. San Diego Chargers 123 131 2 .484 19. Denver Broncos 122 132 2 .480 19. Oakland Raiders 122 132 2 .480 21. Detroit Lions 119 136 1 .467 22. Cincinnati Bengals 119 137...
Blog | February 02, 2009Rams, Seahawks drafting among top four
Mike Sando, NFC West...Louis Rams 3. Kansas City Chiefs 4. Seattle Seahawks 5. Cleveland Browns 6. Cincinnati Bengals 7. Oakland Raiders 8. Jacksonville Jaguars 9. Green Bay Packers The NFL is expected to release the remaining known...
Blog | December 28, 2008More starters, fewer victories for NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC West...Orleans Saints 8-7 42 St. Louis Rams 2-13 41 Denver Broncos 8-7 41 Oakland Raiders 4-11 40 Jacksonville Jaguars 5-10 40 Buffalo Bills 7-8 39 San Francisco 49ers...
Blog | December 24, 2008Quick look at current 2009 draft order
Mike Sando, NFC West...Bush (Saints), Ronnie Brown (Dolphins) and Robert Gallery (Raiders). 3. Kansas City (2-12) 4. Cincinnati (2...Cadillac Williams (Bucs) and Sean Taylor (Redskins). 6. Oakland (3-11) 7. Cleveland (4-9) 8. San...
Blog | December 15, 2008Power rankings revisited: Week 11
Mike Sando, NFC West...ranked teams defeating higher-ranked teams: (28) Oakland 20, (4) Cincinnati 17. And to think, I almost started Carson Palmer in the NFC West Gridiron Challenge. The Raiders have allowed only eight touchdown passes all...
Blog | November 23, 2009Power rankings revisited: Week 7
Mike Sando, NFC WestRank Team 1 IND 1 1 2 2 2 NO 2 3 1 1 3 MIN 3 2 3 3 4 DEN 4 4 7 4 ...
Blog | October 26, 2009Power rankings revisited: Week 4
Mike Sando, NFC West...Nice work in particular from the Raiders and Rams. No wonder Los Angeles hasn't rallied to bring back the NFL. Doing 120 in the southbound lane: Oakland, Tennessee, Buffalo and Seattle. Northbound in...
Blog | October 05, 2009Mailbag: Frugal team hoping to relocate?
Mike Sando, NFC West...To answer your questions, relocation rules require three-fourths of owners to approve a move, but the Raiders succeeded in relocating without such approval. Also, the Rams have been relatively tight on cap room for...
Blog | October 03, 2009Rough wakeup calls await 49ers, NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC West...2-15 6-15 4-8 10-23 Raiders 0-0 7-15 7-15 3-8...facing kickoffs at 10 a.m. local time -- Oakland, San Diego, Seattle and Arizona -- are a combined...
Blog | September 23, 2009Seahawks reunited with Super Bowl XL ref
Mike Sando, NFC West...calls were correct. Walt Coleman still hasn't worked a Raiders game since invoking the tuck rule during the Patriots' playoff victory over Oakland on Jan. 19, 2002. Before last season, Ed Hochuli hadn...
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