Drew Brees and the Saints look to rise from last place and take the division, as has been the case for all the last place teams the past few years. Will it work?
1. New Orleans Saints (11-5): The passing attack is too good, and the team finally learned not to rely on Reggie Bush to take them to the promised land. Look for another huge year from Brees, especially since Shockey and Colston are completely healthy. Also, their defense should actually be able to stop some teams this season. They keep the trend going and take the South.
2. Atlanta Falcons (9-7): I won't call it a sophomore slump for Matty Ice and his boys. The edition of Tony Gonzalez will help a whole lot in the passing game, but the team doesn't have a whole lot of gimme wins on the schedule. I think 9-7 is a safe bet, and they would be outside of Washington and Minnesota for those wild card spots.
3. Carolina Panthers (7-9): No one is going to be surprised by smash and dash this year. Everyone knows what the Panthers running game can do when healthy, and Johnathan Stewart has an Achilles injury that should nag at him all season. I don't have the faith in Delhomme to get the job done by himself anymore, so the Cardiac Cats go under .500 and start glancing at Bill Cowher.
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11 or 6-10): Tampa is in a rebuilding year. They got rid of their head coach, their QB and half their defense, drafted a young signal caller who won't be ready till at least Week 15 and are still trying to ride the Cadillac (Williams) to the promised land. It looks like a lean year for the Bucs.
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