NFL Preview, NFC South
Holy crap! It's football in less than a month! You know what that means? That's right! It's time to lose most of my baseball fan readers by doing a whole lot of preview posts! 9 of them, to be exact! With even more exclamation points! ! !!!!!
There is really no better way to honor the beginning of college football season than to look at the NFC South, I think. Or something.
New Orleans Saints: I would really love to shake things up in this division and put someone else on top, because I'm not as in love with the Saints as many people are. The "doing it for the victims of Katrina: feeling has ebbed. They would easily drop out of the top spot, however the rest of the division is painfully mediocre. Their receiving corps is led by a second year, 7th r
ound draft pick and a running back. They have the quarterback to get the ball there in Drew Brees, but not the targets. Their running game is dependent on Deuce McCallister, because if they can't get things going between the tackles, they won't get it going around the ends with Reggie Bush. The defense also isn't the top flight unit most premier teams have. The squad is flawed, to be sure, but not nearly as flawed as the other teams in the division.
Carolina Panthers: The sooner Carolina figures out their quarterback situation the better. If Jake Delhomme figures out that he still has at least two great receiving options, as well as three running backs in Deangelo Williams, Deshaun Foster and even Nick Goings that are capable of breaking off big gains every once and a while, all the better for the offense to mix things up. If he doesn't, and he didn't last year, maybe David Carr will step in. If he isn't permanently scarred from his time in Houston, and that's a big if, Carr could definitely lead this offense. The defense is above average, but there are still a lot of holes, like in the linebacking corps, for example, and that will bite them in the butt, especially against the Saints.
Atlanta Falcons: Did you hear? The Falcons have some quarterback problems, as they are starting Joey Harrington who people have no faith in, despite the fact that he's been surrounded by total crap his entire career. Why are they starting Harrington when the world so clearly hates that option? Well, again, in case you hadn't heard, the Falcons previous starter, Mike Vick is going to be out for 2-5 years, depending on a judges ruling. People seem to think this will completely sink the Falcons, but I'm not sure why. They've always been a running team and still have two pretty good backs in Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood. Their receiving corps got a little better with the addition of Joe Horn. No no, the thing that will sink the Falcons is the atrocious defense.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Now here is a team that wishes they had Joey Harrington. Or they will after Jeff Garcia realizes he can't play with a terrible team and reverts back to Cleveland Browns Garcia. John Gruden should begin preparing his resume. The Bucs had a good run.
The Saints will make the playoffs, the Panthers may nab a wild card spot if they can sort their QB situation out. They all start playing in a week!
There is really no better way to honor the beginning of college football season than to look at the NFC South, I think. Or something.
New Orleans Saints: I would really love to shake things up in this division and put someone else on top, because I'm not as in love with the Saints as many people are. The "doing it for the victims of Katrina: feeling has ebbed. They would easily drop out of the top spot, however the rest of the division is painfully mediocre. Their receiving corps is led by a second year, 7th r
ound draft pick and a running back. They have the quarterback to get the ball there in Drew Brees, but not the targets. Their running game is dependent on Deuce McCallister, because if they can't get things going between the tackles, they won't get it going around the ends with Reggie Bush. The defense also isn't the top flight unit most premier teams have. The squad is flawed, to be sure, but not nearly as flawed as the other teams in the division.Carolina Panthers: The sooner Carolina figures out their quarterback situation the better. If Jake Delhomme figures out that he still has at least two great receiving options, as well as three running backs in Deangelo Williams, Deshaun Foster and even Nick Goings that are capable of breaking off big gains every once and a while, all the better for the offense to mix things up. If he doesn't, and he didn't last year, maybe David Carr will step in. If he isn't permanently scarred from his time in Houston, and that's a big if, Carr could definitely lead this offense. The defense is above average, but there are still a lot of holes, like in the linebacking corps, for example, and that will bite them in the butt, especially against the Saints.
Atlanta Falcons: Did you hear? The Falcons have some quarterback problems, as they are starting Joey Harrington who people have no faith in, despite the fact that he's been surrounded by total crap his entire career. Why are they starting Harrington when the world so clearly hates that option? Well, again, in case you hadn't heard, the Falcons previous starter, Mike Vick is going to be out for 2-5 years, depending on a judges ruling. People seem to think this will completely sink the Falcons, but I'm not sure why. They've always been a running team and still have two pretty good backs in Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood. Their receiving corps got a little better with the addition of Joe Horn. No no, the thing that will sink the Falcons is the atrocious defense.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Now here is a team that wishes they had Joey Harrington. Or they will after Jeff Garcia realizes he can't play with a terrible team and reverts back to Cleveland Browns Garcia. John Gruden should begin preparing his resume. The Bucs had a good run.
The Saints will make the playoffs, the Panthers may nab a wild card spot if they can sort their QB situation out. They all start playing in a week!
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