We Might Be In the NFL's Toughest Division

[bleys]

Ray Edwards is about 2 years from retirement...

[caddieman]

Well, that DE is likely to be Ray Edwards, which, while an upgrade, isn't exactly going to replace Abraham.

Grimes was like a seventeenth alternate and you should know from years of watching Vick make the pro bowl it doesn't mean much.

and if the justification for Jones is that he'd start for the Panthers then maybe you should have saved money and signed David Terrell.

LOL! Ray will play the other side of Abraham

Grimes is a baller(and you know it)

Jones would be #1 on at least 70% of NFL teams.

White, Jones, Jenkins, Gonzo and Turner in the Backfield.........1st and Goal from the 5.....................now that scary!;)

[Razzy]

Along with the NFC East and AFC East and South, you could easily make the case that the NFC South has been the most competitive division in the last decade.

I think we're in for a good football year. The talent level of teams in the NFL is closer than I've ever seen.

[Fiz]

LOL! Ray will play the other side of Abraham

Abraham is 33 and is only a year off of vanishing for an entire season. A reasonable fan should recognize that it's time to replace him through free agency. it's not like they can do it through the draft now unless the do something they've never done on D-Line talent and luck out.

Ray Edwards is not a replacement for John Abraham 2 years from now, and the Falcons are going to have to overpay for him since everyone in the world knows it's their most pressing need.

Grimes is a baller(and you know it)

Grimes is the most athletic guy on any field he steps on to but he's four feet tall. on top of that Robinson is an imposter, nowhere near what he's worth, and should probably be a number 2.

Jones would be #1 on at least 70% of NFL teams.

no he would not.

White, Jones, Jenkins, Gonzo and Turner in the Backfield.........1st and Goal from the 5.....................now that scary!;)

not when they're down 28 in the fourth quarter.

also falcons fans seem to be taking for granted the adjustment period for wide receivers, especially confusing considering Roddy White was nearly cut in 2007 because of his lack of development.

[Swarly]

can't see the Falcons replicating their success this year. might make the playoffs but it wouldn't surprise me if they went 8-8/9-7 and missed. not buying into the Bucs hype either, even though I really like Freeman. can never count out the Saints though because of great coaching and Brees.

[panthers55]

I believe their best defense was their offense. They were able to control the clock and have long sustaining drives, keeping a higher TOP. That is why their defense ranked so high. The holes showed in the playoff loss, their offense couldnt stay on the field and their defense couldnt stop the Packers. Offense is good enough to win the SB, but they will need numerous breaks on defense like the Saints did a couple years back, almost gift wrapped wins.

Yes sometimes the best defense is a great offense. Still you can't really look at the Green Bay playoff game as that definitive of their defense. When Rodgers is on, no one can stop him and he was on, that game. Philly made the mistake of getting rid of McDermott after Green Bay embarrassed them the week before. If they had waited until the Atlanta game, they might have seen that Rodgers was great in the playoffs for the most part in 2010.

[propagandamachine]

Rivera Brings a certain nastiness that i LOVE.

And we are the toughest division in the NFL - And i want Cam Newton thrown in with the sharks as quickly as possible. Get whats his name again out of here and trade him out. Let him go develop somewhere else - Yes Clausen you cost me one sundays too many bro. Cant forgive you for that.

I think Rivera will enjoy beating those pass happy teams into the dirt next year. If our D is not top 5 I will be shocked.

[Dpantherman]

NFC South has been good for a while, it just needed the Saints to win a superbowl to get the media to get off of the NFC East's nutsack