Around the NFC West: Seahawks power rankings
Mike Sando, NFC West...he carries a "murse?" Matt Maiocco says the days of the 49ers fighting to create salary-cap space are over. Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Times' Danny O'Neil has Matt Hasselbeck...
Blog | June 24, 200949ers' Hill has bottom line on his side
Mike Sando, NFC West...the organization promised Alex Smith a chance to compete for the job in exchange for a reduced salary. The case for Hill is a simple one. San Francisco's record over the last two...
Blog | June 03, 2009Where NFC West teams remain vulnerable
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Previously: The draft and meaningful free-agent signings have passed. Trades remain possible, but less likely as t...
Blog | May 06, 2009NFC West draft analysis
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The St. Louis Rams had just selected Baylor offensive tackle Jason Smith with the second pick in the 2009 NFL draf...
Blog | April 26, 2009Mailbag: Emerging players in the NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC West...contract once they traded him. Seattle absorbed none of that. Seattle saves strictly the difference between base salaries and unpaid bonuses associated with his previous deal and his current deal. That total was $1.55...
Blog | April 03, 2009What Smith's new deal means for 49ers
Mike Sando, NFC West...player it made the first overall choice in the 2005 draft. Keeping Smith meant reducing his 2009 salary from more than $9 million. Now that a new deal is in place -- a two-year contract...
Blog | March 10, 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, 2009Hot Button: NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The top issues facing each team in the division: Arizona Cardinals Rob Tringali/G...
Blog | February 13, 2009What cap space means in NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC West...seen it mentioned before, but do you have any numbers on the NFC West teams and their salary cap space going into next season? Mike Sando: A month has passed since Marco dropped that question...
Blog | February 06, 2009QB instability hangs over NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Quarterback situations are supposed to settle out during the course of an NFL season. The opposite is happening in th...
Blog | November 05, 2008Windows hazy for Seahawks, others
Mike Sando, NFC West...as wide nor shut as tightly as they once did, and more teams enjoy access to them. Salary-cap mismanagement no longer derails the best teams the way it did after the Dallas Cowboys, Green...
Blog | October 29, 2008Smith caught in 49ers' conflicted priorities
Mike Sando, NFC West...as recently as March 3, when they signed quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan for the minimum allowable salary. O'Sullivan, scheduled to make his third consecutive exhibition start Thursday night, is playing under a one...
Blog | August 20, 2008Hill looking to make postseason performance the norm
Mike Sando, ESPN.comLeroy Hill has shown he has the talent to become the Seahawks' best linebacker. The only thing missing from his repertoire is consistency, writes Mike Sando.
Story | Conversation | August 22, 2008Nolan learning nuances in adjustment from coordinator to head coach
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe chic pick entering the 2007 season, the 49ers finished as also-rans again. Coach Mike Nolan still is learning how to fine-tune relationships while rebuilding the franchise, Mike Sando writes
Story | Conversation | April 11, 2008Mediocre market has allowed role players to cash in
Mike Sando, ESPN.comA lot of money has been spent in free agency, but most of it has gone to role players who don't appear to have large upsides, writes Mike Sando.
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