The NFC South Blog

  1. Panthers vs Falcons: No One Player to Blame, Carolina Loss a Team Effort

    Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera was the first to stand up and take responsibility for the crushing 30-28 loss Carolina endured in Atlanta on Sunday...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 1,154 reads 7 comments

  2. Panthers vs Falcons: Atlanta's Last-Minute Victory a "Wake-Up Call"

    Of the 75 plays, the average that every NFL team plays on offense, none were more exciting Sunday than the final six for the Atlanta Falcons ...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 2,380 reads 26 comments

  3. Redskins vs. Buccaneers: Drawing Up a Game Plan for Tampa Bay

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look up from a two-game hole in the NFC South, but have bigger problems to address. The Bucs are having trouble moving the football...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 1,002 reads 10 comments

  4. Chris Ivory Is Angry at His Lack of Playing Time and More NFC South News

    New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory is healthy and ready to show that he's back to 2010 form when he was the team's leading rusher with 716 yards on 137 carries...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 2,833 reads 12 comments

  5. Panthers vs. Falcons: Drawing Up a Game Plan for Carolina

    How much of a shot do the Carolina Panthers have at beating the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in the Georgia Dome? Oddsmakers aren ’t looking too favorably on the Panthers—only three teams are bigger underdogs...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 1,491 reads 5 comments

  6. Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman Needs to Be Unleashed, and More NFC South News

    Which is the real Josh Freeman , the 2010 version that threw 25 touchdown passes and only six interceptions or the 2011 version that threw 16 touchdowns and 22 picks? That was the ...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 690 reads 1 comments

  7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Carl Nicks Wants More Reps for LeGarrette Blount

    Prior to this year’s NFL draft, LeGarrette Blount told Will Brinson of CBS Sports he wouldn ’t like it if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Trent Richardson with the team’s first pick in the draft...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 2,685 reads 15 comments

  8. Cam Newton, Steve Smith Quarrel on the Sidelines, and More NFC South News

    There may be some bad blood between quarterback Cam Newton and wide receiver Steve Smith after Thursday night's heated conversation on the sideline, and more importantly, Smith's talking about it with the media on Friday...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 2,026 reads 0 comments

  9. Breaking Down How the New Orleans Saints Can Still Salvage 2012 Season

    The New Orleans Saints tumultuous summer didn’t end once the regular season began. In fact, one of the most treacherous offseasons in team history has bled over into Weeks 1, 2 and 3...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 6,197 reads 47 comments

  10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Will Scramble for Answers with Adrian Clayborn on IR

    Playing on the defensive line for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers doesn ’t offer a lot of job security. It’s possibly even a cursed position group...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 694 reads 3 comments

  11. New Orleans Saints Have Small Shot at Making Playoffs, and More NFC South News

    New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees still has hope for the season, even those his team sits in the basement of the NFC South at 0-3. "We believe," said Brees in his post-game press conference seen on the Times-Picayune ...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 604 reads 0 comments

  12. Falcons vs. Chargers: Atlanta Spanks San Diego, Improving All Around

    The theme for the 2012 season for the Atlanta Falcons has been improvement. And it goes a lot further than a 3-0 start that the team hasn ’t enjoyed since 2004...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 813 reads 1 comments

  13. Buccaneers at Cowboys: Tampa Bay Sputters Offensively, Falls to 1-2

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers seem to be troubled by split-personality disorder. Experts in the field call it dissociative identity disorder, when a person has two distinct identities or personality traits...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 758 reads 12 comments

  14. Chiefs vs Saints: Punchless Offense, Helpless Defense, New Orleans Falls to 0-3

    The New Orleans Saints are in big, big trouble. It’s bad enough that with the Saints' overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, they are now 0-3 on the 2012 season...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 850 reads 13 comments

  15. Several Tampa Bay Players Come to Work on Their Day Off, and More NFC South News

    What's the first thing you want to see when an NFL franchise is trying to pick itself up and rebuild after a 4-12 season rocked the team to its foundation? It's important to win ...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 508 reads 2 comments

  16. Giants vs Panthers: Mistakes Show Cam Newton Is Regressing as an NFL Quarterback

    Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton likes to think of himself as the Man of Steel, as he playfully opens the invisible shirt over his jersey on each scoring play to reveal the Superman "S" on his chest...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 9,859 reads 99 comments

  17. Bucs vs Cowboys: Sketching out a Gameplan for Tampa Bay

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense has given up 813 passing yards through two games. There’s a cry for help there. Everyone can hear it. Cam Newton attacked the Buccaneers secondary and came away with 303 yards passing in Week 1...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 957 reads 5 comments

  18. New Orleans Passing Attack Not as Healthy as Stats Show, and More NFC South News

    Nakia Hogan of the Times-Picayune thinks nothing is wrong with the New Orleans passing game, at least not on paper...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 370 reads 1 comments

  19. Giants vs. Panthers: Sketching out a Game Plan for Carolina

    No one's sure which 1-1 team will show up on either sideline Thursday night as both the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers have had moments of grand excitement and utter failure...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 1,226 reads 10 comments

  20. Panthers Shine When Newton Runs Well and Gets Help, and More NFC South News

    Cam Newton ran the ball five times for four yards in Carolina's Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay. When the Panthers beat the Saints in Week 2, Newton had 71 yards on 14 carries...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 169 reads 0 comments

  21. How Dynamic Falcons Defense Confused the Hell Out of Peyton Manning

    Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was supposed to find the weakness in the Atlanta Falcons secondary Monday night and pick it apart...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 1,831 reads 0 comments

  22. Captain Munnerlyn Unhappy with Reduced Role, and More NFC South News

    Carolina Panthers cornerback Captain Munnerlyn is not happy with sharing his starting role. He's saying all the right things to the media, but he's not happy in the least. “It’s hard to say I’m good with it...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 595 reads 0 comments

  23. Broncos vs Falcons: Nolan's Aggressive Style Driving Factor in Atlanta's Success

    The Atlanta Falcons made some pretty big moves prior to the 2012 season, including a pre -draft trade for former Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 1,857 reads 13 comments

  24. Why Are the New Orleans Saints in a Tailspin, and How Can They Get out of It?

    With the Saints' loss Sunday to the Carolina Panthers , New Orleans drops to 0-2 on the season, the first time that’s happened since 2007...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 3,414 reads 12 comments

  25. Greg Schiano Makes Rookie Mistake with Sketchy Call, and More NFC South News

    New Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano is taking a bunch of heat for the final play of Sunday's game against the New York Giants where his defense took a shot at Giants quarterback Eli Manning in the victory formation...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 8 months ago 602 reads 3 comments