Surveying the West: All-Access NFC West, August 20 Edition

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

Week No. 2 of the preseason wraps up tonight as the Eagles travel to take on the Patriots at 8 p.m. ET.

Arizona Cardinals

In Friday night's win over the Oakland Raiders, Cardinals left tackle Levi Brown tore his triceps muscle and now faces season-ending surgery, according to a report from ABC15.com.

Tariq Lee of the TusconCitizen.com touches on Justin Bethel's strong special teams performance and his quick jump to the NFL. 

Brian McIntyre of NFL.com quickly breaks down Ryan Williams 2012 debut.

San Francisco 49ers

Vincent Frank of Bleacher Report talks about how keeping Alex Smith upright is key to Alex Smith's success in 2012.

According to Michael C. Jones of Yahoo, the 49ers backfield escaped serious injury as Brandon Jacobs and LaMichael James should be ready to go in time for the season opener.

Cam Inman of the MercuryNews.com goes into detail about Jim Harbaugh's displeasure with Saturday night's officiating.

Seattle Seahawks

Joey Rebbe of Bleacher Report tells us about the 10 things we learned from the Seahawks victory over the Broncos.

Eric Williams of the News Tribune gives his thoughts on Deon Butler's impressive training camp.

Keith Myers of the 12thManRising.com begs the question, was Russell Wilson ever a part of the Seattle Seahawks 3-way QB competition?

St. Louis Rams

R.B. Fallstrom of the Associated Press says Jeff Fisher is pleased with the progress his team made against Kansas City.

Steven Gerwel of Bleacher Report talks about the biggest winners and losers from Saturday night.

According to Dan O'Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Brian Quick played much bigger against the Chiefs than he did against the Colts.