Usually, the NFC South plays musical chairs with the standings as there is a different winner. And that trend broken last year but could very well continue into the 2015 season, depending the offseason. The difference in talent from first to last place isn’t that great and the last place team picks first in the draft.
The NFC South division winning Carolina Panthers went 7-8-1 but went to the playoffs so they pick 25th. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pick first, the Atlanta Falcons pick eighth and the New Orleans Saints pick 13th. Either one of those picks can be the difference between first and last place in this division so the rest of the offseason is that much more important.
Turn the page for a long at the NFC South’s offseason to date.
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