http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. The San Francisco 49ers have fielded an effective, sometimes dominant defensive line recently, even without factoring outside linebacker Aldon Smith i...]]> April 17, 2013 12:00:00 PDT Eight hours in a New Orleans Convention Center ballroom Saturday wasn't enough for Bernie Miklasz and me, so we hung out some more over the phone this...]]> February 06, 2013 15:15:02 PST Five of 15 modern-era finalists for 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement have ties to teams currently in the NFC West. Their names are shade...]]> January 11, 2013 09:12:40 PST Chris Long didn't obsess over joining the double-digit sack club, but the milestone was important to him. The St. Louis Rams' defensive end finishe...]]> June 07, 2012 15:16:31 PDT INDIANAPOLIS -- Thirteen modern-era NFL players were finalists for enshrinement Saturday in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only one was named offen...]]> February 04, 2012 17:16:23 PST INDIANAPOLIS -- For retired defensive tackle Warren Sapp, the pounding Eli Manning withstood at San Francisco in the NFC title game proved the New Yor...]]> January 31, 2012 12:57:41 PST Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. ranks NFC West defensive lines in this Insider piece posted Monday. I've listed the teams alphabetically while offering...]]> April 04, 2011 11:28:06 PDT This is the second in a series of items revisiting relatively recent NFL trades involving first-round draft choices in the slots NFC West teams occupy...]]> March 14, 2011 07:45:55 PDT With the offseason in full swing, let's take a look at one major question facing each NFC West team as it begins preparations for the 2011 season: ...]]> February 14, 2011 10:00:55 PST DALLAS -- All defensive tackles were not created alike. That goes for the great ones, too. Some are mostly run-stuffers, coming off the field in pa...]]> February 02, 2011 16:15:53 PST Even Adrian Wilson was "shocked" to learn his 2010 season produced a Pro Bowl berth -- as a starter, no less. This was a down season for the Arizon...]]> January 25, 2011 15:23:29 PST ST. LOUIS -- Fred Robbins' sixth sack of the season Sunday gave the St. Louis Rams' veteran defensive tackle a career high at age 32. It also highl...]]> December 27, 2010 07:01:15 PST Charlie from Auburn, Calif., writes: I've seriously had it with the play calling Mike Singletary seems to have imposed first on Jimmy Raye and now Mi...]]> October 21, 2010 16:28:54 PDT Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood once urged the Rams to tap into more of their former players. The team, having already added former safety Nolan Crom...]]> June 02, 2010 10:42:55 PDT MIAMI -- Anyone advocating Jerry Rice as the greatest player in NFL history can bury the opposition in statistics. Rice averaged 1,145 yards receiv...]]> February 03, 2010 08:11:11 PST