PREVIEWING THE DIVISION

NFL.com's Adam Maya took a look around the NFC West to preview each team as training camps get started at the end of the month. Maya put out three notes for all four teams: Most important position battle, newcomer/player returning from injury to watch, and looming camp question.

Interestingly, Maya called safety Los Angeles' biggest position battle headed into camp — specifically between veteran Eric Weddle and rookie Taylor Rapp.

Via Maya, "Weddle and Rapp are different athletes yet have comparable player profiles in that they're instinctive, they take good angles and cover a lot of ground. They can also play either safety position. Weddle will almost certainly be the Day 1 starter, but Rapp could cut into the former All-Pro's workload depending on how well he picks up Wade Phillips' scheme."

Based on the offseason program, however, it seems more likely that Rapp could be worked into certain packages, which means he'd be on the field at the same time as Weddle.

Maya also names linebacker Clay Matthews newcomer/player returning from injury to watch, and says, "How big of a load can Todd Gurley carry?" Is the looming camp question.

JAMES JONES PREDICTED WHAT?

NFL Network's James Jones had a fairly pessimistic outlook for Los Angeles' upcoming season recently NFL Total Access. Fortunately, Rams radio color commentator Maurice Jones-Drew was there to help correct the record.