Surveying the West: All-Access NFC West, August 15 Edition

Hot off the press, links to all the fresh NFC West news!

Arizona Cardinals

Kent Somers of AZCentral.com catches up with Cardinals offensive coordinator Russ Grimm, who talks about the heat he has been under the past two seasons.

Clark Judge of CBSsports.com breaks down Arizona's quarterback battle and other positional battles as they head into Week 3 of the preseason.

Mike May of Bleacher Report keys in on the latest injury buzz surrounding camp.

San Francisco 49ers

According to Dylan DeSimone of Bleacher Report, the 49ers running backs earned an "A" grade for their performance over the Vikings.

Lead NFC West blogger Mike Sando talks about how San Francisco's offensive potential is pointing up.

Daniel Brown of MercuryNews.com explains why Colin Kaepernick is in the lead for the No. 2 quarterback job despite Scott Tolzien's strong performance.

Seattle Seahawks

Matt Flynn is set to start his second game in a row, as mentioned by Pete Carroll after yesterday's practice.

Thomas Holmes of Bleacher Report analyzes the Seahawks receivers and Carroll's approach to the position.

Sidney Rice finally sheds his no contact jersey and practices without it for the first time. There are some good quotes from Rice in Danny O'Neil's article.

St. Louis Rams

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that former first-round pick Jason Smith has been demoted to the second team offensive line.

R.B. Fallstorm of the Associated Press does a really nice job of explaining why head coach Jeff Fisher is not fazed by the poor start to the preseason.

David Heeb of Bleacher Report touches on the most frustrating aspects of the Rams' loss to the Colts.