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Am I being a homer here or just realistic. Obviously it looks like Atlanta is about to go into rebuild mode and Carolina possibly as well, unless they believe Baker or Jimmy are the answers. Tampa Bay still has Tommy Boy but with an aged roster and a questionable offensive line. Is it unrealistic to think we are the best team in this division by bringing back Winston and not unloading any picks to do so and getting this far under the cap?

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No......#2 in my book, but in no way #1. TB w/ TB is still numero uno.

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I'm buying it. We've got the best defense in the division. We have the best WR in the division returning to play. We own Brady.

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I'd say we are 1a and 1b with Tampa. We've owned Tommy boy the past 2 years and pretty much his career. He was gifted that playoff win 2 years ago. I think we are the better team on paper. They still have holes and no starting RB at this point.

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You'd buy the paper sack before you knew what was in it. That's what fanboys do.

:rolleyes:

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And no guards since marpet retired and cappa left

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Tampa has 19 UFA's. Notable names in Gronk, Suh, Fournette, JPP etc.

They'll definitely look like a different team in 2022. Possibly a step backwards.

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Even if, having a QB like Brady will mask some of the loss. I've heard Gronk is coming back. I expect it won't be as bad in Tampa as we'd like. We're #2 is my take.

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Who knows? It's the NFC South.

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As each week passes I'm liking our chances more and more. I'll have to admit gonna miss ole Matty Ice things won't be the same in the South. One could say Matty never quit even behind 36 points with 5 minutes on the clock he would still run the 2 minute drill.

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Bingo, my good man. Regular season supremacy over Tommy has equated to what? Until proven otherwise this is where it is. Now, of course I hope I’m wrong…..but this is how I see it right now.

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Let's see how we finish free agency and how we do in the draft. Then hopefully I'll be able to say that we're #1 in the NFC South. Brady and the Bucs aren't young bucks anymore. The decline could be sharp this year. Carolina and Atlanta are again still less than respectable and show very little opposition this year.

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Well, our D does have Brady & Bruce's number. Put it this way no one in our division scares me. Just got to be healthy when it counts and avoid Covid crippling games.

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There will be no more Covid crippling games. NFL has released all Covid mandates and procedures, including testing. As far as the NFL is concerned, Covid is now endemic. They, like everyone else, is just learning how to live with it.

SFIAH

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Brady coming back after his celebratory retirement is bad Karma.
Tom Terrific just might be making a terrible mistake coming back to the well he already polluted.

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https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs...med-head-coach
https://t.co/yRVeSxiFOe

Well, this changes things a bit. No more "No risk it, no biscuit?" and possibly a shift from focus on Offense to Defense?

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That just improved their team. Do not doubt that Brady had something to do with Arians being replaced.

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Equated to TB getting so pissed he told DA to Go F***K Himself, then get fined for smashing an I Pad. Good Stuff!!

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That is one of those priceless memories that always makes me smile.

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Does this shift improve the Saints' chance for the NFC South crown this year?

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It shifts it from 95% to 99%. ;)

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I think with the exception of Tampa the NFC South is as up in the air than it’s ever been. Our division looks so bad Brady decided to unretire just so he could be reminded what it was like in the good old days when he had zero competition within the division. What a ***** right? Payton stays and no way in hell does he risk his ass chasing another ring. His ego is telling him there’s no way in hell he’s losing the division. I for one can’t wait for our defense to show him why he should have stayed home.