When Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke took over in San Francisco, the organization was in desperate need of big-play ability at the wide receiver position. In 2010, former 49ers head coach Mike Singletary fielded Michael Crabtree, Josh Morgan, Ted Ginn and Dominique Zeigler on a weekly basis.

This four-man rotation led to one of the NFL’s worst passing attacks. At the end of the 2010 NFL season, the Niners were at the bottom of the league in terms of completion percentage, first downs through the air and quarterback rating.

Not a single wide receiver on the roster that year had more than 55 catches and 741 yards receiving. Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis led the 49ers in every single receiving category including receptions, yards and touchdowns.

The subpar play didn’t sit well with Harbaugh and Baalke. So they made it a point during the 2011 offseason to add new players to the mix while coaching up the group of wideouts who had held roster spots previously. 

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There is a new coach and new excitement in Arizona. But will any of the Cardinal players respond and have a breakout season in 2013?

After six years in the desert, the Arizona Cardinals decided it was time to move on from head coach Ken Whisenhunt. With Whisenhunt at the helm, the organization had seen its fair share of ups and downs. 

He led them to the playoffs in back-to-back years and even managed to reach the Super Bowl in 2008. However, Whisenhunt was never able to field a team that was considered to be a playoff contender after Kurt Warner retired.

Warner’s retirement and Whisenhunt’s inability to find a proper replacement ultimately led to his demise. That, in turn, made room for the hiring of former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. 

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When Jeff Fisher and Les Snead took over in St. Louis, expectations immediately shot through the roof. The hiring of two well respected names throughout league circles brought about immense hope to an organization that desperately needed it. 

After only one season, fans could see the light at the end of the tunnel. They saw a much better product being put on the field week in and week out. They saw more consistent play as the season went on, and most importantly they learned to trust the people who were put in charge of football decisions.

That wasn't necessarily the case in years past. Very few onlookers trusted Mike Martz, Scott Linehan and Steve Spagnuolo.

After a 7-8-1 record in 2012, expectations have been heightened yet again for the 2013 season. Here are six players the Rams are counting on to break out in 2013. 

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Some NFL hopefuls go undrafted for numerous reasons. They may be small-school products, they may have injury pasts that scare off teams or they may not be draftable based on character concerns. Whatever the reason is, teams wait until after the draft to bring them in as priority free agents. 

However, it seems like at least one player every year makes a team as an undrafted free agent. After high roster turnover during the offseason, the St. Louis Rams may be looking for more priority free agents to bring their roster numbers up compared to other NFL organizations.

Let's take a look at the 16 (so far) undrafted free agents the Rams have officially signed to future contracts.

*All signing information is provided by Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Some NFL hopefuls go undrafted for numerous reasons. They may be small-school products, they may have injury pasts that scare off teams or they may not be draftable based on character concerns. Whatever the reason is, teams wait until after the draft to bring them in as priority free agents. 

However, it seems like at least one player every year makes a team as an undrafted free agent. After a poor season in 2012, the Arizona Cardinals may be looking for more priority free agents compared to other NFL organizations.

Let's take a look at the three (so far) undrafted free agents the Cardinals have officially signed to future contracts.

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Some NFL hopefuls go undrafted for numerous reasons. They may be small school products, they may have injury pasts that scare teams off, or they may not be draftable based on character concerns. Whatever the reason is, teams wait until after the draft to bring them in as priority free agents. 

However, it seems like at least one player every year makes a team's squad as an undrafted free agent. The Seattle Seahawks don't have a lot of glaring holes on either side of the ball, yet they may have room for one of the nine players they signed to future contracts.

Let's take a look at whom John Schneider and Pete Carroll signed after the draft concluded.

*All signing information is provided by Pro Football Talk.

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Some NFL hopefuls go undrafted for numerous reasons. They may be small school products, they may have injury pasts that scare teams off, or they may not be draftable based on character concerns. Whatever the reason is, teams wait until after the draft to bring them in as priority free agents. 

However, it seems like at least one player every year makes a teams squad as an undrafted free agent. Yet a team like the 49ers are so talent rich, an undrafted free agent could have a hard time finding a landing spot on the 53-man roster. 

Let's take a look at the nine undrafted free agents the San Francisco 49ers have signed to future contracts. 

*All signing information is provided by Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com

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The much anticipated 2013 regular-season schedule was just released for the Arizona Cardinals and the 31 other NFL organizations.

Even though the Cardinals' regular season opponents have been known since January, the dates, times and network coverages were released yesterday at 8 p.m. ET.

Here is a complete look at the 2013 schedule, with game-by-game predictions, information and analysis.

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