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NEW ORLEANS -- ESPN's Trent Dilfer and Mark Schlereth break down the San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick, Justin Smith and more in the video analysis above. They also touch on Joe Flacco and Anquan Boldin. Enjoy....

Passing along: Chris Mortensen's thoughts on the Rob Ryan hiring in St. Louis, Trent Dilfer's take on how Joe Flacco should attack the San Francisco 49ers' defense, and Herm Edwards' thoughts on New Orleans' firing of former Rams coach Steve Spagnuol...

ATLANTA -- ESPN recently made available analyst Trent Dilfer for a media session focusing on the AFC and NFC championship games. I've made available below some of Dilfer's comments relating to the San Francisco 49ers-Atlanta Falcons matchup Sunday...

The way Aldon Smith was playing Monday night at Candlestick Park, it's a wonder the San Francisco 49ers' outside linebacker didn't sack Trent Dilfer and Steve Young right there on the ESPN set, for good measure. Smith's huge game against the Bears...

The latest NFL programming note from ESPN stood out for its heavy dosage of NFC West coverage: "Sunday NFL Countdown" features Trent Dilfer's look at the "different paths" Vernon Davis and Mike Singletary have taken since Singletary sent Davis to...

ESPN's Merril Hoge cites a lack of confidence for Kevin Kolb's inability to beat out John Skelton in the Arizona Cardinals' quarterback race. Confidence appears innate for some. In this case, Kolb has had a tough time adjusting to the Cardinal...

A year ago, when the San Francisco 49ers were approaching training camp, ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer told me he suspected Alex Smith would be the best quarterback in the NFC West for 2011. The thought caught me a bit off-guard. Sam Bradford seemed t...

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 ...

Figuring out who makes the personnel decisions for the Arizona Cardinals isn't easy. More than any team in the NFC West, the Cardinals seem to take a group approach involving general manager Rod Graves, coach Ken Whisenhunt, president Michael Bidw...

Moderately accomplished quarterbacks are more likely than great ones to mentor a young prospect, in my view. They have less to lose. The "Outside the Lines" video above provides fresh and archived interviews with NFC West alums Joe Montana, Ste...

ESPN's Trent Dilfer played for the Seattle Seahawks years ago, but he had serious questions about them last offseason. Dilfer criticized their 2011 draft class, specifically the decision to draft offensive lineman James Carpenter over quarterback ...

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...

Tying up loose ends on a Tuesday that began with the NFL and Nike unveiling new uniforms for the 2012 season: Paul Lukas' column affirms that Seattle was the only team to completely redesign its uniforms. But he notes that pants for the San Franc...

Trent Dilfer, Mel Kiper Jr. and Chris Mortensen spent about three minutes discussing Matt Flynn in some detail last week. I didn't see their conversation until recently and wanted to pass it along in case you also missed it. They think Flynn wi...

You might have noticed that ESPN's Skip Bayless occasionally invites debate by taking hard stands on issues relating to sports. His position recently: Jim Harbaugh deserves 100 percent of the credit for the San Francisco 49ers' improvement from 6-...

Kevin Kolb will emerge from the 2011 NFL season with an incomplete grade, whether or not he plays for the Arizona Cardinals in their Week 17 game against Seattle. The reviews have been mostly negative. Kolb was the starter when the Cardinals were ...