Week 1: The NFC South dumpster fire(?) (1 Viewer)

[starbuck2907]

It looks like the entire NFC South took a dive. Only the Bucs have a win (vs the Falcons) and everyone else has a single loss.

Any thoughts on how the NFC South teams have played in general so far?

I thought we played much better in our first regular season game than we did in pre-season. I even thought the defense did decently for the first 2 and 1/2 quarters of the game. The thing that really bothered me was that Raider penalties seemed to really help us. If we had been playing a well-disciplined team, I don't know if we would have done as well. That's worrisome.

I only saw the Panther's game, and I wasn't blown away by them. Maybe Denver's D is still "that" good.

Is the entire division bad? Or, was week 1 just a rough week for the NFC South.

After week 1, what is your assessment of the NFC South and which team(s) is the most worrisome for us? I haven't had time to keep up with our competitors that much, so I'm looking for some outside input here.

We're still going to be division champs, right?

 

[Saints 318]

i wouldn't be surprise the Bucs come out at top. They been improving each year.

 

[SaintsFanInLA]

What I saw from our Offense and Defense early on gave me hope, but as of the 4th quarter I have resigned myself to temper all hope and settle in for another sub .500 season. Just disgusted at a blown opportunity. Drew Brees throws for 400+ yards, 4 TDs and we LOSE AT HOME. I truly TRULY hope that I am wrong.

Just utterly disgusted right now. Plus Breaux is out for a few weeks with a leg injury. SMDH.

 

[saintlyn8]

Most likely will be the Kittens, then the yucs then flip a coin between us and the clowns.

As much as it pains me to say kittens are still the best in our division.

 

[SouthernMissSaint]

Right now, our most worrisome team in the division is the New Orleans Saints. If our recent history shows us anything, we score a lot less on the road than at home, and we can't outscore any of our division on the road. Carolina is solid. Tampa has a mad genius in their new OC. Atlanta is only 2 victories for us. Maybe we go 3-3 if we steal one

 

[mountaineerdude]

Panthers will win the division followed by the Bucs and it will be a fight for the 3rd spot between us and the Falcons .... a Brady less, Gronk less Patriots went into Arizona and beat the Cardinals .... Sean Payton and company should feel ashamed ....

 

[TheSaints7]

Why is it dumpster fire? Atlanta and Ourselves are the only bad teams. Carolina lost by 1 point due to a missed field goal against The Super Bowl Champions but their D still looked solid. Tampa will surprise many people this year if Winston is consistent. So I personally wouldn't say it's a dumpster fire at all.

 

[LiterOCola]

Why is it dumpster fire? Atlanta and Ourselves are the only bad teams. Carolina lost by 1 point due to a missed field goal against The Super Bowl Champions but their D still looked solid. Tampa will surprise many people this year if Winston is consistent. So I personally wouldn't say it's a dumpster fire at all.

Atlanta and the Saints get another season of making our rivalry the only thing that matters while better teams play for playoff spots.