Surveying the West: All-Access NFC West, August 24 Edition

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

On Friday night, there is a whole slate of preseason Week 3 action. The NFC West features one game, as Seattle travels to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs at 8 p.m. ET.

Arizona Cardinals

Tyler Nickel of Desert Dirt breaks down the Cardinals quarterback situation with a pretty grim outlook. 

Mike May of Bleacher Report gives us his opinion on who the Cardinals' biggest winners and losers were from Thursday night's game. 

Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic gives us a recap of the Cardinals' ugly 32-27 loss. 

San Francisco 49ers

Alvin Cadman of Bleacher Report asks the question, were the 2011 49ers one-hit wonders?

According to 49ers beat writer Cam Inman (h/t Pro Football Talk), Colin Kaepernick has officially been named the No. 2 quarterback.

A really good read here by Kevin Lynch of SFGate.com. He touches on Patrick Willis and Navarro Bowman's friendship off the field.

Seattle Seahawks

Travis Wakeman of Bleacher Report tries to convince us that the Seahawks defense is a top-five fantasy option. 

Simon Samano of USA Today writes that T.O.'s tenure in Seattle could be coming to an end quickly. 

Dave Skretta of the Associated Press previews Friday night's matchup at Arrowhead. 

St. Louis Rams

The Associated Press (via the Springfield News-Leader) reports on Vernon Gholston and his attempt to make the Rams' opening-day roster.

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch takes a look at the Rams' injury situation and players availability for Saturday night's game. 

Mack Rosenberg of Bleacher Report analyzes whether Steve Smith can revive his career with the Rams.

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