{"id":12092,"date":"2005-02-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=12092"},"modified":"2016-05-26T17:35:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:35:03","slug":"team-needs-nfc-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Needs &#8211; NFC West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the next installment of our Team Needs for the 2005 Draft section. The Seahawks, Rams, 49ers and Cardinals have over $60 million in available cap space between the four of them. And with San Francisco also possessing the first overall selection in the draft, the NFC West is sure to impact the NFL&#8217;s offseason in a big way. Check out our Team Needs page in the Draft section to see what all of them will be looking for. Complete with a 2004 summary, positional needs, free agent status, and official draft picks, we&#8217;re sure you&#8217;ll find everything you need on each team.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8212; TexasHog<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Frank Hastings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the next installment of our Team Needs for the 2005 Draft section. The Seahawks, Rams, 49ers and Cardinals have over $60 million in available cap space between the four of them. And with San Francisco also possessing the first overall selection in the draft, the NFC West is sure to impact the NFL&#8217;s &#8230; <a title=\"Team Needs &#8211; NFC West\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Team Needs &#8211; NFC West\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl-draft"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Team Needs - NFC West | The-Hogs.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Team Needs - NFC West | The-Hogs.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here is the next installment of our Team Needs for the 2005 Draft section. The Seahawks, Rams, 49ers and Cardinals have over $60 million in available cap space between the four of them. And with San Francisco also possessing the first overall selection in the draft, the NFC West is sure to impact the NFL&#8217;s ... Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The-Hogs.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/the-hogs.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2005-02-22T04:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-05-26T21:35:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/washington-commanders-helmet.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Frank Hastings\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TheHogsdotNetv2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TheHogsdotNetv2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Frank Hastings\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Frank Hastings\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c5f21e6264c618d6b0a5a2c133d42903\"},\"headline\":\"Team Needs &#8211; NFC West\",\"datePublished\":\"2005-02-22T04:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-05-26T21:35:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":131,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"NFL Draft\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/\",\"name\":\"Team Needs - NFC West | The-Hogs.net\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2005-02-22T04:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-05-26T21:35:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/2005\\\/02\\\/22\\\/team-needs-nfc-west\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blogs Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NFL Draft\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/category\\\/nfl-draft\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Team Needs &#8211; NFC West\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/\",\"name\":\"The-Hogs.net\",\"description\":\"Washington Football: From The Hogs to the Commanders \u2013 News, History, and Legacy\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"THN\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The-Hogs\",\"alternateName\":\"THN\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/ralphie2021.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/ralphie2021.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"The-Hogs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/the-hogs.net\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/TheHogsdotNetv2\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c5f21e6264c618d6b0a5a2c133d42903\",\"name\":\"Frank Hastings\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/the-hogs.net\\\/blogs\\\/author\\\/frank-hastings\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Team Needs - NFC West | The-Hogs.net","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Team Needs - NFC West | The-Hogs.net","og_description":"Here is the next installment of our Team Needs for the 2005 Draft section. The Seahawks, Rams, 49ers and Cardinals have over $60 million in available cap space between the four of them. And with San Francisco also possessing the first overall selection in the draft, the NFC West is sure to impact the NFL&#8217;s ... Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/","og_site_name":"The-Hogs.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/the-hogs.net","article_published_time":"2005-02-22T04:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-05-26T21:35:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/washington-commanders-helmet.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Frank Hastings","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TheHogsdotNetv2","twitter_site":"@TheHogsdotNetv2","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Frank Hastings","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/"},"author":{"name":"Frank Hastings","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/c5f21e6264c618d6b0a5a2c133d42903"},"headline":"Team Needs &#8211; NFC West","datePublished":"2005-02-22T04:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2016-05-26T21:35:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/"},"wordCount":131,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#organization"},"articleSection":["NFL Draft"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/","url":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/","name":"Team Needs - NFC West | The-Hogs.net","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#website"},"datePublished":"2005-02-22T04:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2016-05-26T21:35:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/02\/22\/team-needs-nfc-west\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blogs Home","item":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NFL Draft","item":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/category\/nfl-draft\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Team Needs &#8211; NFC West"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#website","url":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/","name":"The-Hogs.net","description":"Washington Football: From The Hogs to the Commanders \u2013 News, History, and Legacy","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#organization"},"alternateName":"THN","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#organization","name":"The-Hogs","alternateName":"THN","url":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ralphie2021.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ralphie2021.png","width":400,"height":300,"caption":"The-Hogs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/the-hogs.net","https:\/\/x.com\/TheHogsdotNetv2"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/#\/schema\/person\/c5f21e6264c618d6b0a5a2c133d42903","name":"Frank Hastings","sameAs":["https:\/\/the-hogs.net"],"url":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/author\/frank-hastings\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}