Jim Harbaugh's decision to start Colin Kaepernick paid off handsomely. If Harbaugh can parlay that decision-making success into free agency and then the draft -- where the 49ers have a league-high 15 picks -- San Francisco should be the prohibitive favorite to win the NFC for the second year in a row. ...more

For a team in need of a game-changing, playmaker at wide receiver, there could be several opportunities in free agency such as Mike Wallace, Dwayne Bowe and Greg Jennings among others. None of the receivers, however, come without a good deal of risk. It could place a number of GMs in a difficult conundrum as they look to balance salary-cap considerations and a relative lack of talent in the Draft. ...more