Division opponents thread: Bucs, Falcons Saints news

[Captain Morgan]

Vegas has released betting odds for team wins.

They see the Falcons taking the division, 10.5 wins is the betting line.

Bucs at 8.5, Saints at 7.5 and Panthers at 4.5, tied for worst the Patriots.  Hey, we'll probably have a top 3 pick next year.

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chiefs-ravens-49ers-favored-to-have-nfls-best-records-with-win-totals-set-at-11-5

[Jon Snow]

19 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

Vegas has released betting odds for team wins.

They see the Falcons taking the division, 10.5 wins is the betting line.

Bucs at 8.5, Saints at 7.5 and Panthers at 4.5, tied for worst the Patriots.  Hey, we'll probably have a top 3 pick next year.

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chiefs-ravens-49ers-favored-to-have-nfls-best-records-with-win-totals-set-at-11-5

It's almost certain to be in the top 5 picks.  Those are the safe bets and how it will ultimately play out. This team has a long way to go to be a serious threat to anyone anytime soon. 

[Captain Morgan]

Baker got a good deal.  I'm happy.  I think.

 

 

Here are the details from some of the recently agreed-upon contracts around the NFC:

• Baker Mayfield, QB (Buccaneers). Three years, $100MM. Of the $50MM in Mayfield guarantees, $40MM is fully guaranteed. The other $10MM will shift from an injury guarantee to a full guarantee on Day 5 of the 2025 league year. Mayfield can also earn $5MM per year via incentives, Fox Sports’ Greg Auman notes. Half of those are stat-based incentives. If Mayfield finishes in the top 10 in the NFL (or top five in the NFC) in passer rating, TD passes, yards, yards per attempt or completion percentage in any of the three years, he would earn $500K per category, Auman adds. The other $2.5MM per year comes through playoff incentives. Mayfield would earn $500K for a Bucs wild-card win, $750K for a divisional-round conquest and $500K for an NFC championship game win. If the Bucs are to win a Super Bowl with Mayfield at the helm, he would collect another $750K.

 

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2024/04/nfc-contract-details-buccaneers-mayfield-eagles-sweat-parker-rams-garoppolo-saints

[Captain Morgan]

Falcons Expected To Face More Significant Tampering Punishment Than Eagles

11:39am: The NFL will not conclude its tampering investigation this week, per a league announcement. That will mean any punishment the Falcons or Eagles face would not take effect until the 2025 draft. Should a penalty come down, both NFC teams will have more time to prepare.

Some around the NFL expect the Falcons to face more severe tampering punishment compared to the Eagles, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter. Punishment for the Falcons’ alleged tampering with Cousins is expected to involve Atlanta’s draft. 

https://www.profootballrumors.com/  

[JawnyBlaze]

Yea Falcons should (and hopefully will) get slammed hard for this tampering business. But even without that, Kirk Cousins is solid but the team still isn’t good. Their O is super overhyped based on college production. The RB they got last year looks good but he’s no Barkley or CMC. Their young WR and TE are dookie no matter how much people wanna hype them based on their college days. (And by dookie I mean compared to expectations. They’re mid, objectively). 

Edited April 23 by JawnyBlaze

[Captain Morgan]

Saints OL Hurst just retired.  Their board now saying they have 3 holes on their once mighty line.  They all agree Penning was a bust as well.

[Jon Snow]

3 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

Saints OL Hurst just retired.  Their board now saying they have 3 holes on their once mighty line.  They all agree Penning was a bust as well.

I'm guessing they will be drafting some offensive line help this time around. 

[bythenbrs]

3 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

Saints OL Hurst just retired.  Their board now saying they have 3 holes on their once mighty line.  They all agree Penning was a bust as well.

“How the mighty have fallen… “

[Captain Morgan]

former Saints LT Peat signing with the Raidahs.  He was a first round pick and performed well when moved to LT in the middle of last season.  Some saints posters on their board say he saved their season with that move.

Saints still owe him over 13 mill

The left side of their OL is in bad shape.  Very bad shape

 

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2024/05/raiders-ol-andrus-peat-agree-to-deal

Edited May 7 by Captain Morgan

[pantherj]

Yeah the NFCS should be pure trash, so expect the Bucs to win the south again. If Young doesn't improve leaps and bounds then I wouldn't expect the Panthers to come in anywhere but dead last. Having said that, I am loving the Saints o-line situation. They can suffer with us. 

[Shotgun]

This division is such trash, any team that finishes with less than 8 wins needs a new QB and coach.

[CPF4LIFE]

52 minutes ago, Shotgun said:

This division is such trash, any team that finishes with less than 8 wins needs a new QB and coach.

I think its frustrating that Bryce technically never had a good game against any team in the division. 

[RumHam]

the saints will still be someone on espn's pick to go to the super bowl and i will roast them on X

[Gapanthersfan]

NFC south has been the most difficult division to forecast year in and year out. The Drew Brees lead Saints were the most consistent bet but besides him, you can’t say that for any other team.

I know it can be said league wide, but in the  South, when they’re hot, they’re HOT, and beat the piss out of the rest of the NFL. 2002 Bucs, 2003 Panthers, Brees led Saints, Brady led Bucs, 2015 Panthers, 2016 Birds, etc. 

Problem being is it being so hit and miss, and almost always driven by momentum, and history. 

Panthers do not win in Atlanta. 
Panthers love going to Tampa

 Birds hate going to swamp town 

since 2002, the NFC has been represented 6 times by South teams in the SB, won 3 of them, really should of been all 6 times but that’s another argument.