2015 Tampa Bay Predictions
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2015-16 NFL Season looking to start a new era. That era would be the one where No. 1 overall pick Jameis Winston starts to turn around the identity of this franchise for the better.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2015-16 NFL Season looking to start a new era. That era would be the one where No. 1 overall pick Jameis Winston starts to turn around the identity of this franchise for the better.
The Atlanta Falcons enter the 2015-16 NFL Season looking to continue redeeming themselves for the disappointment they’ve put on display the past few seasons. Although last year was hardly able to make up for failing to exceed recent expectations, it was a step in the right direction — a step that this franchise will look to build upon this year.
The Seattle Seahawks enter the 2015-16 NFL Season with yet another target on their backs. Not only have they been to back-to-back Super Bowls, but they are an incredibly balanced team with a defense that makes the world ‘elite’ seem like an understatement.
The New Orleans Saints enter the 2015-16 NFL Season looking to avenge a lackluster 7-9 campaign in an attempt to return to elite levels. They have the luxury of playing in a weak NFC South division, but here’s the catch: They’re aren’t just playing in a weak division; they’re part of the reason the division has become weak in recent seasons.
The St. Louis Rams enter the 2015-16 NFL Season with their heads held high, but it’s tough to imagine them forcing the likes of the Seattle Seahawks or Arizona Cardinals into a battle for the divisional crown by the time the regular season comes to a close.
The Arizona Cardinals enter the 2015-16 NFL Season looking to make up for a terrible finish to their 2014-15 campaign. Despite starting 9-1, this group went on to finish just 11-5. For those keeping track at home, that’s a 2-4 finish — a finish due to the loss of both Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton to the injury bug.
The San Francisco 49ers enter the 2015-16 NFL Season as the big losers of the offseason. The hope following the conclusion of 2014-15 was that an 8-8 season was going to be an anomaly of a down year, but there’s virtually no scenario where you can make the case a bounce-back year is in order for this group from the Bay Area.
The Carolina Panthers enter the 2015-16 NFL Season as back-to-back NFC South champions, yet that hardly makes them a favorite to do so a third time. This group took full advantage of a weak division last season, and it has a clear goal of improving upon a 7-8-1 record.
With Organized Team Activities (OTAs) kicking off this week for NFL teams, football fans are already starting to get the itch. The 2015 season should be a fascinating one from a parity standpoint, especially with the New England Patriots likely coming back to Earth some, with the loss of Darrelle Revis and Tom Brady’s suspension.
The story of the NFC North of late is Green Bay and everybody else. The Packers are the lone constant and the Bears swap coaches when they really swap quarterback’ the Vikings don’t know what’s going to happen with their best player – Adrian Peterson; and the Lions seem to never be able to get out of their own way.
The bulk of NFL free agency is behind us. So is the draft. And all schedules have been released for teams across the league. What does this mean? It’s time to look ahead to next season, as not much else will change between now and when the season kicks off in September.
The NFC East was once one of the elite divisions in football, but it has fallen on some hard times of late. That isn’t to say that the division hasn’t offered some exciting football, with the division winner settled in a head-to-head matchup on the final day of the regular season four of the last five times.
2014 NFC South Division Preview
The unpredictable NFC South looks to be a crapshoot again in 2014 – no team has repeated as champion in this division since 2002 – bad luck for Carolina who went 12-4 last year and claimed the crown. The Saints will be better and will be looking to knock off the Panthers who again have a solid lineup – top to bottom.
The St. Louis Rams enter the 2014-2015 season with more promise than they have had in a while. Sam Bradford should be healthy again in what is one final chance to win the St. Louis Rams fans over.
The question ahead of the San Francisco 49ers heading into the 2014-2015 season is a simple one. Are they good enough to beat the Seattle Seahawks within their own division. There is little doubt that the Niners are one of the two or three best teams in the NFC – it is just a matter of getting by the defending Super Bowl champs that will decide their fate.
The Arizona Cardinals were arguably the best story in the NFC last year – only eclipsed by the Kansas City Chiefs as the team that made the most drastic improvement. The addition of Head Coach Bruce Arians has completely changed the culture of this team and has made it one to be reckoned with – right off the bat.