NFL Season Preview: South

NFC South

Saints (2010: 11-5) (Proj. 11-5)- I’m kind of only saying they’ll be good because ESPN thinks they’ll be good. Drew Brees is a top 5 QB and the Saints have a dynamic running game. Their defense is suspect, but that hasn’t been too big a problem for them pver the past couple of years. Losing to the Seahawks was pretty embarrassing though

Falcons (2010: 13-3) (Proj. 10-6)- For the Falcons it’s all about getting pressure on the Quarterback. Fans can be heard yelling at their games: “Pressure the Quarterback FalcoNs”. That, and their new and improved receiving core should help get the Falcons back to the playoffs after an amazing year in 2010

Bucs (2010: 10-6) (Proj. 8-8)- Apparently Josh Freeman is really good. Maybe he’ll be a breakout star and the Bucs and Falcons can switch places. I wouldn’t be surprised

Panthers (2010: 2-14) (Proj. 2-14)- How does the team with the worst record in the league the previous year, get stuck with the #1 hardest schedule? There’s no reason to believe they will be any good this year and luckily for all the 3-13 teams, they won’t be taking Andrew Luck, but maybe they’ll regret it in five years. Or maybe Cam Newton will be Michael Vick 2.0