WhoDat

As most of you probably already know, just about every expert has picked the Bucs to win the "mostly soft" NFC South. That very well could happen. Tampa certainly has the tools to be a real contender... on paper.

Unfortunately for Tampa, it looks to me like more of the same from them. Their offense will definitely be improved by year-end. However, their defense looks like it may be past its prime - it could very well give up the ground that its offense makes up.

On the flip side, our beloved Saints look like they may just be different than every other Saints team ever. Why, you ask; because they won at least one game when it mattered. That's something I can't remember any other Saints team ever doing on its own (i.e. "Hakim dropped the ball!").

Most upsetting for all NFC South teams though is the fact that the Falcons looked very good in their opener against Green Bay. To go to Favre's house, push that team to the limit, and lose in the waning seconds of a game impressed me. 31 points out of that offense in week one - yikes. Vick is going to be scary by mid-season, as if he wasn't already.

The bottom line? The first ever NFC South crown could be a race between the Saints and Falcons, with the vaunted Bucs finishing third.