NFC South Morning Jog: Bucs Still Not Pass-First in 2012

Each morning, I like to start the day off with a workout—usually a morning jog. I can clear my head, plan my day and think about what's going on around the NFC South.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New head coach Greg Schiano might admit that the NFL is pass-happy, but he might not follow suit with his offensive scheme. Stephen Holder thinks what you should expect out of the Buccaneers 2012 offense is "49ers and Ravens more than Patriots and Packers: run first with a successful but selective passing game."

Warren Sapp's reported $115,881 monthly salary (don't grab for your calculator, it's $1.39 million per year) isn't enough to keep him out of financial trouble. Sapp filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to the Associated Press.

Atlanta Falcons

I was asked in last week's mailbag if I expected new Falcons offense coordinator Dirk Koetter to get more out of quarterback Matt Ryan that former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey did. I still don't know the answer, and won't until I see how the offense looks in OTAs and camp. Daniel Cox, however, does a good job of predicting what Koetter's blueprint might look like.

Aaron Wilson reported on Saturday that Delaware All-American offensive lineman Gino Gradkowski has a scheduled visit to Atlanta in the coming weeks.

New Orleans Saints

Then Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner—who you'll remember was targeted during the Saints bounty program—posted to Twitter that he felt Gregg Williams deserved a second chance.

I'm absolutely positive we're not done talking about Sean Pamphilon yet. In fact, Jeff Duncan wrote a great piece Sunday that brought up some interesting things to think about the Pamphilon-Gleason-Williams-Saints debacle.

Carolina Panthers

If your interested in seeing how linebacker Jon Beason is progressing from his September surgery to repair a torn Achilles' tendon, take a gander at this. [Video]

Sammy Brown looks at the idea of Carolina swapping picks with Philadelphia and trading down to pick No. 15.

NFC South

Elliot Harrison released his top 12 games to look forward to in the 2012 campaign. Three of those 12 games involved NFC South teams.