NFC West News

May 14, 2013; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald looks on during organized team activities at the Cardinals Training Facility.

Prior to the draft, conventional wisdom said that the Cardinals were in desperate need of more edge-rushing firepower, but they had even more desperate needs along the offensive line.

Brandon McCarthy set the bar high his last time out, so the Arizona Diamondbacks should expect nothing less than another strong outing Friday in the opener of a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres at Chase Field.

In case you haven't heard, the NFC West has had some minor or not so minor troubles the past couple of weeks, both on the field and off the field.

The title "Greatest Comeback Victory in Each NFL Team's History" would seem to strongly insist that we are referring to each club's largest deficit in a game overcome to win.

Even from a surface level vantage point, it's readily apparent that the San Francisco 49ers 2013 draft class is abundantly more talented than its 2012 counterpart.

Ricardo Lockette already is Colin Kaepernick's favorite target -- at least when it comes to getting home-schooled in NFL terminology while sharing a house 21 2 miles from the 49ers facility.

The San Francisco 49ers have a deep, talented roster, but if a single positional group is going to be singled out as particularly vulnerable, it's at wide receiver.

Mario Manningham paused from his own injury rehabilitation Thursday to rally 49ers teammates in the wake of Michael Crabtree's Achilles tear.

December 2, 2012; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree is pushed out of bounds by St.

He was targeted 127 times, and his receptions produced 57 first downs. The receiver who came in second in both categories- Vernon Davis -accumulated less than half those amounts Without his favorite target , Colin Kaepernick will have to find answers in the 49ers' remixed receiving corps.

One of the greatest things about the world of football is that the best players find a way to improve on a yearly basis and do it right in front of our eyes.

4. Does Crabtree's injury affect the 49ers' Super Bowl chances? No, because of Kenny Britt.

The St. Louis Rams hoped 2012 fifth-round draft choice Rokevious Watkins would compete for a starting job at guard last season.

In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree jumps over Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman during the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco.

May 10, 2013; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and defensive backs coach Nick Rapone look on during Rookie Minicamp at the Cardinals Training Facility.

Bruce Arians' complaints about the Arizona Cardinals' wide receivers made headlines Tuesday .

The San Francisco 49ers lost in the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history last season, but that loss to the Baltimore Ravens highlighted how far the NFC West powerhouse has come in the last two years.

Patton was a fourth-round selection out of Louisiana Tech. He is the sixth of the team's 11 draft picks to sign.

To anyone that has ever regaled the idea of a player-led football team, the San Francisco 49ers are the closest thing since a Jon Gruden-led Buccaneers team in the early 2000-decade . Despite their wild, nothing-to-lose style of play, the 49ers easily flaunt, pound-for-pound, one of the best rosters in the league.