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Good morning, NFC West. We're going to dive into this first week following offseason programs with playoff predictions from ESPN analyst Mark Schlereth.

Why exactly do we spend so much time discussing NFL finances and the salaries that teams pay their players? So that we can preview events like Monday's decision by the Green Bay Packers to release linebacker Desmond Bishop , as reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Green Bay Press-Gazette .

Even though it is unknown how much longer Washington Redskins inside linebacker London Fletcher will be able to suit up to play the game he loves, the team needs one more season out of him if they want to make some noise in 2013.

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey still tops all National League players in voting for the 2013 All-Star Game.

Everybody knows that the Rams don't get a lot of media attention and you don't see many Rams players making headlines or starring in any commercials.

The Arizona Cardinals completed mini-camp and have recessed until training camp opens next month.

The San Francisco 49ers don't take the top spot in the defensive line rankings within the NFC West.

John "Moon" Mullin wrote a few comments about the direction of the franchise, and Lance Briggs spoke about Brian Urlacher during an ESPN luncheon.

Dec 30, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the second quarter at the Metrodome.

Last weeks poll question on The Landry Hat was about whether or not Tony Romo was worthy of being enshrined in Canton.

A solar-powered plane nearing the finale of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, with only a last leg to New York remaining.

Nov 18, 2012; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams wide receiver Austin Pettis catches pass against the New York Jets during the first half at the Edward Jones Dome.

The Minnesota Vikings have had a revolving door at quarterback for quite a few years.

Russell Wilson was a man on a mission in 2013. Besides having a stellar rookie season statistics-wise, the former Wisconsin Badgers quarterback led the Seattle Seahawks to a playoff win, just a couple away from a Super Bowl appearance.

Tim Twentyman looks at second-year players for the Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings who are poised for a breakout season in 2013 The four teams in the NFC North drafted 32 combined players in the 2012 NFL Draft.

They say a change of scenery is all that is needed to help jump-start a struggling career.

Time for a look at some team-by-team highlights from Friday's NFC South chat: ATLANTA FALCONS Bobby G : I expected after Clabo's official June 1st exit that Atlanta would have made one last move, has Ryan's contract moved to a higher priority from three weesk ago ? Pat Yasinskas: Still think you could see something with Richard Seymour .

A day after St. Louis' Cortland Finnegan got riled up about ex-teammate Craig Dahl, Seattle's Brandon Browner said he wouldn't mind putting his hands around Jim Harbaugh's neck.

Jose Fernandez struck out a career-high 10 batters and Giancarlo Stanton went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI as the Miami Marlins held on for a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game set.

The 49ers have two of the best outside linebackers in the NFL. How does the rest of the NFC West stack up? With two positions left to rank, I've probably reached the two most controversial outside of the quarterback position: outside linebacker and defensive line.