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NFC South Offseason Questions

By Eric Robinson

Nov 3, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) catches the ball over Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves (28) for a touchdown during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. Atlanta Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43-28. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 3, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) catches the ball over Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves (28) for a touchdown during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. Atlanta Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43-28. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 16, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) runs with the ball past New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) to score a touchdown during the fourth quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints won 41-38. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) runs with the ball past New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) to score a touchdown during the fourth quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Saints won 41-38. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Time to place some attention on one of the more talented divisions in the NFL today, the NFC South. Here are their key offseason questions.

The NFC South. A division in 2016 that held three of the top 12 leaders in passing yards, the league’s leading sacker, the top two teams in passing yards per game, four players with six rushing touchdowns or more, nine players selected to the Pro Bowl, the league’s MVP, well as the NFC representative in Super Bowl LI.

So it’s a division that holds plenty of talent and represented the NFC in the Super Bowl in back to back Super Bowls. Granted, both the Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons were handed losses in the ultimate game the last two seasons. Both also have been the sources of the last two NFL MVPs in quarterbacks Cam Newton of Carolina (2015) and Matt Ryan of Atlanta (2016).

Down in the bayou, the Saints are looking to overcome the 7-9 plateau that has hindered them the last three seasons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are building a team that may be on the cusp of their first playoff appearance since 2007. While we are knee deep within the NFL offseason, let’s pose a key question for each team in the NFC South.

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