Last Season : 13 - 3
Drafted Players
1st Round - Julio Jones WR
3rd Round - Akeem Dent LB
5th Round - Jacquizz Rodgers RB
6th Round - Matt Boscher K
7th Round - Andrew Jackson OL
7th Round - Cliff Matthews DL
Players in
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| Ray Edwards |
Ray Edwards DL
Kelvin Hayden CB
James Sanders S
Players out
Jerious Norwood RB
Michael Jenkins WR
Michael Koenen P
Harvey Dahl OG
Jamaal Anderson DL
Emmanuel Stephans DL
Erik Coleman S
The Falcons had a great year last year, losing just 3 games, getting themselves a bye in week one of the playoffs. They did run into Green Bay in the divisional round though, and got dumped out. The Falcons still clearly believe that they are very close to a Superbowl win, as was illustrated by them on draft day. They traded basically their whole draft, to select WR Julio Jones in the 1st round. Jones, on the opposite side to Roddy White should be a scary sight for opposing defences. With these 2 and TE Tony Gonzalez, QB Matt Ryan has some very good targets. The run game should still be strong thanks to RB Michael Turner and look out for the rookie RB Jacquizz Rodgers, he is a big play waiting to happen.
On the defensive side of the ball, they bought in DL Ray Edwards, who will get pressure on opposing QB's. They also got CB Kelvin Hayden, who will hope to make the most of panicking QB's, throwing the ball away with Edwards bearing down. I think that they will win a lot of games once again, and I also think that they will win this division.
Last Season : 2 - 14
Drafted Players
1st Round - Cam Newton QB
3rd Round - Terrell McClain DL
3rd Round - Sione Fua DL
4th Round - Brandon Hogan DB
5th Round - Kealoha Pilares WR
6th Round - Lawrence Wilson LB
6th Round - Zachary Williams OL
7th Round - Lee Ziemba OL
Players in
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| Gregg Olsen |
Chris Massey FB
Seyi Ajirotutu WR
Legedu Naanee WR
Greg Olsen TE
Ben Hartstock TE
Jeremy Shockey TE
Olindo Mare K
Geoff Hangartner C
Max Jean-Gilles OG
Ron Edwards DL
George Selvie DL
Omar Gaither LB
Darius Butler CB
Chevis Jackson CB
Josh Thomas CB
Michael Greco S
Stevie Brown S
Players out
Matt Moore QB
Tony Fiammetta FB
Jeff King TE
John Casey K
Tyler Brayton DL
Derek Landri DL
Richard Marshall CB
Gerald Alexander S
The Panthers of course, had a shocking year last year, winning just 2 games. Because of this record, they had the 1st pick in the draft, and went for QB Cam Newton. Newton is a mobile QB, but has many questions that he needs to answer about his throwing accuracy. Newton will be the starter this year, and I believe that they need him to have an outstanding year for them to win many games. They bought in TE's Jeremy Shockey and Greg Olsen, to give Newton easy targets over the middle, and they may well become Newtons favorite targets.
On the defensive side of the ball, their are a lot of new faces, so it will be interesting to see how it will all come together. This is not a good formula for winning games though, a rookie QB and a new defence, so in this tough division, I expect them to really struggle again.
Last Season : 11 - 5
Drafted Players
1st Round - Cameron Jordan DE
1st Round - Mark Ingram RB
3rd Round - Martez Wilson LB
3rd Round - Johnny Patrick DB
7th Round - Greg Romeus DL
7th Round - Nate Bussey LB
Players in
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| Darren Sproles |
Darren Sproles RB
Korey Hall FB
John Gilmore TE
John Kasey K
Alex Barron OT
Olin Kreutz C
Aubrayo Franklin DL
Shaun Rodgers DL
Will Herring LB
Turk McBride LB
Fabian Washington CB
Paul Oliver S
Players out
Jeremy Shockey TE
Jacob Rodgers K
Jonathan Goodwin C
Remi Ayodele DL
Anthony Hargrove DL
Marvin Mitchell LB
Usama Young S
The Saints and the Falcons are seen as the class of this division, but with the Falcons finishing 2 games ahead of the Saints last year, the Saints needed to do something good during the offseason to keep up. During the 1st round of the draft, the Saints selected DE Cameron Jordan, and then traded back into the 1st round to take RB Mark Ingram. This was a clear intention that the Saints are going to put up a challenge. They also bought in RB Darren Sproles from the Chargers to spell Ingram, and that now looks like a formidable run game to put alongside QB Drew Brees and that amazing pass game.
On the defensive side of the ball the Saints really improved their DL. DT's Aubrayo Franklin and Shaun Rodgers will help to clog up the run, and 1st round selection Cameron Jordan will get pressure on the QB all day long. This defence has a reputation for turnovers, and if they create plenty next year, with that improved offence, then they will win a lot of games. I'm looking forward to seeing who will come out on top between the Saints and the Falcons in this very tough division.
Last Season : 10 - 6
Drafted Players
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| Adrian Clayborn |
2nd Round - Da'Quan Bowers DE
3rd Round - Mason Foster LB
4th Round - Luke Stocker TE
5th Round - Ahman Black S
6th Round - Allen Bradford RB
7th Round - Anthony Gaitor DB
7th Round - Daniel Hardy TE
Players in
Jonathan Crompton QB
Maurice Price WR
Jacob Rodgers K
Michael Koenen P
Zac Diles LB
Players out
Cadillac Williams RB
Maurice Stovell WR
Donovan Raiola OL
Al Woods DL
Barrett Ruud LB
The Buccaneers are a very talented, but very young team, who had a fantastic year last year. They managed to win 10 games, but unluckily for them, they play in the tough NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They have managed to keep hold of everybody that they wanted to for this year, so I expect that the extremely talented, young QB Josh Freeman, will again be able to score alot of points for the Buccs.
I'm very excited to see this young defence. Added to last years exciting DL are Adrian Clayborn (1st round pick) and Da'Quan Bowers. These 2 players are very talented, and much like the Lions, I would not want to be a QB when this line decides its coming after you. I believe this young team will improve, and win a lot of games again. But the question is, will they be able to make the playoffs? I believe they will finish 3rd in the division, but may still stand a very good chance of being a wildcard team.
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