Either the Bucs or Panthers manage to fumble their way into winning the division then proceed to lose in a heart breaking fashion in the playoffs, divisional round at most.
As much as I want it to be the Falcs, there's just no way I can say with a straight face that a team with our QB room can win big this year, it's just too big of a question mark. Even if the other positions look amazing (best defense since I can remember, top 3 RB in the league, healthy WR room now that Drake isn't completely alone) the QB is the heart of a team, and lungs and livers aren't really worth shit if the heart itself isn't beating. Hope I'm wrong though, I want Tua or Penix to work, but I can't hang actual predictions on hope.
If I had to put money on it, I'd bet the Panthers to take it this year. Now that Bryce has fresh O-line and a new stud WR to compliment Tet, the only thing that would stop them from winning is Bryce unraveling personally.
As much as I want it to be the Falcs, there's just no way I can say with a straight face that a team with our QB room can win big this year, it's just too big of a question mark. Even if the other positions look amazing (best defense since I can remember, top 3 RB in the league, healthy WR room now that Drake isn't completely alone) the QB is the heart of a team, and lungs and livers aren't really worth shit if the heart itself isn't beating. Hope I'm wrong though, I want Tua or Penix to work, but I can't hang actual predictions on hope.
If I had to put money on it, I'd bet the Panthers to take it this year. Now that Bryce has fresh O-line and a new stud WR to compliment Tet, the only thing that would stop them from winning is Bryce unraveling personally.
I think I understand the vision, I explained it on this post, regardless I don't like the pickup but I'm a least glad we got him on the vet minimum. After how Kirko fleeced us I'd blow my brains out if we overpaid for a washed QB again
NFC South market resident here. It'll be Bucs or Saints with a .500ish record. A true battle for the bottom as usual. I think the real question is who will have the worst record in the NFC East. I'm going Giants.
The Jags looked like a way more complete team by the end of the season, absolutely pantsed the #2 AFC team in their own stadium, at elevation, and don't have a gigantic question mark looming over their franchise QB's head.
Sure, Trevor Lawrence is this generation's Dalton Line QB, where he sets the level of play where being worse means the team needs to keep looking for a long-term solution, but he didn't singlehandedly cost his defense a playoff run unlike SOMEBODY taking snaps in Houston.
