ESPN predictions for NFC South

[ladypanther]

 

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Who will win the NFC South?

Bowen: Panthers. Opposing teams still won't have an answer for Cam Newton, and the Panthers' defensive front-seven will continue to create chaos in the South. It's the Panthers -- again.

Clayton: Panthers. The Falcons might be the Panthers' biggest challengers, but Carolina has the best roster. Plus, Newton continues to grow as the best young quarterback in the league.

Sando: Panthers. The NFC South is stacked at QB with Jameis Winston's emergence, but Carolina is the only team from the division with a defense worth trusting.

Schatz: Panthers. Their defense will not be as good as it was last year, but it will be far superior to the other three defenses in the division. Plus, there's Cam Newton.

Yates: Panthers. I think there's a decent chance that Carolina regresses by two or three wins this season, but the Panthers are still a superior overall team to last year's Super Bowl runner-up squad. This roster is loaded.

 

http://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/17436662/nfl-insiders-predict-which-teams-playoff-bound

I especially liked what Yates said.

[bLACKpANTHER]

hey, all it took was a 15-1 season for the talking heads to pick someone other than Drew Brees and the Saints every year..

[Snake]

Totally wish they would have picked the Saints. 

[Khyber53]

Can't argue with their predictions much. Rivera and Gettleman have righted the ship and built something to last. Atlanta's just sank, the Bucs are rebuilding (but doing it well finally) and the Saints are being dragged down to Davy Jones' locker by the huge contracts they paid out to get to the top.

Unless Tampa really makes a big leap forward, I'd think we've got a couple more years ahead of us without a real division challenger.

[amcoolio]

Tampa and New Orleans have two of the worst defenses in the league, and Atlanta's offense will greatly regress this year. Its a pretty easy NFC South division win, just hope we stay healthy for the playoffs.