Fanspeak's NFC South Blog

  Part four of our 2015 NFL Draft review wraps up our trip to the NFL’s southland. This time we look at the NFC’s Southern Division. In what was probably the most underwhelming division in 2014, the draft could make the division more competitive in 2015. Here are this years best draft picks for the … More »

Part four of this year’s NFL Draft preview keeps us in the NFL’s southland. Only this time we switch to the NFC South. This was one of the more lopsided divisions in the league last season. So everyone across the board can use some improvement. Here is how the division could look after this year’s draft….. … More »

In part four of this eight part divisional series we continue our trip to the NFL’s dirty south. My previous story talked about the recent goings on the AFC South. Now, we switch over to the NFC’s Southern Division. To say it was an awkward year for the division would be an understatement. Every team … More »

By Guest Writer Denise G.: On December 21 at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay head coach Lovie Smith shook hands with General Martin E. Dempsey of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after watching an emotional reunion between a local soldier and his family. When Smith’s team went out onto the field, they lost to the … More »

Not a single stadium in the NFC South boasts a bad in-game experience. With favorable climates year-round and two weather-proof, raucous domes, every game is worth the price of your ScoreBig.com ticket! Home to the Atlanta Falcons, the Georgia Dome sports one of the best home field advantages in football. It’s got a sleek and … More »

The AFC South is a strong division for quarterback play. Three of them can lay claim to being amongst the best in league, and one of those three is a Super Bowl champion and certain first ballot Hall of Famer. Want to watch any of them sling passes live? You easily can – by scoring … More »

The NFC South is all about parity this season. No one team in the league is head-and-shoulders above the rest. We’re nearly two-thirds through the season and the division is still wide open and up for grabs. There’s talent across all four rosters; here are five names you absolutely should see live by saving on … More »

By Guest Writer Steve Garfunkel: The Atlanta Falcons are set to begin their new season featured on HBO’s hit documentary series Hard Knocks later this summer. Last year though, it was quarterback Matt Ryan who was receiving hard knocks from opposing defenses. In the 2013 season he was hit 100 times and sacked 44 times … More »

By Guest Writer Steve Garfunkel: Jimmy Graham is causing a whole lot of offseason headaches for himself and his team with his current grievance with the New Orleans Saints to determine his salary. The issue of deciding whether or not he should be franchise tagged as a tight end or wide receiver has been hotly … More »

By Guest Writer Steve Garfunkel: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers possessed six total picks in the 2014 NFL Draft. All of them were used to draft a player on the offensive side of the ball. They were also a team that finished at the bottom of the NFC South last season, tied with the Atlanta Falcons … More »

By Guest Writer Steve Garfunkel: With the Carolina Panthers’ division championship in 2013, all of the NFC South Division teams now have 3 titles each. In fact, since its creation in 2002, there has never been a repeat regular season champion. Could 2014 be the year that the Panthers pull off the first back-to-back feat … More »

NFL Draft Grades are in…           ATLANTA FALCONS: Round 1, Pick 6 (6)           Jake Matthews OT          Texas A&M         Grade:  A+   Round 2, Pick 5 (37)         Ra’Shede Hageman         DT           Minnesota          Grade:  A-   Round 3, Pick 4 (68)         Dezmen Southward        FS           Wisconsin            Grade:  C+                 Round 4, Pick 3 (103)      Devonta … More »