The NFC South division has recently been dominated by the New Orleans Saints and despite a Hall of Fame quarterback joining the party, oddsmakers still have the Saints as odds-on favorites to win the division for the fourth year in a row.. Those games could make a big difference.The Bears burst onto the scene last year after trading for Khalil Mack. The Carolina Panthers went 7-9 in the 2018 season, finishing third in the NFC South and not making the playoffs.
Yes, Christian McCaffrey is a monster when running the football. It’s tough to imagine the Saints will want to run him as much as they did Ingram.If the running game suffers, the Saints defense becomes much more one-dimensional. He’s also an incredibly gifted pass defender.Kuechly’s big enough to cover tight ends and athletic enough to cover receivers. 2019 is a new season though and anything can happen. The Falcons have had the top player just once so far in our 2019 NFC South positional rankings, which has included quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end.Today, we’re going to take a different approach, giving you our ideal starting five offensive linemen made up exclusively of NFC South … Many write it off because they believe he’ll never top 2015 – when he threw for almost 4,000 yards and had 35 touchdown passes compared to just 10 interceptions.For comparison, Newton threw just 24 touchdowns compared to 13 interceptions in 2018. He can plug up holes and is one of the surest tacklers in all of football. There’s a reason he’s been considered the best linebacker in football for quite a while now. That just puts more pressure on 40-year-old Drew Brees to continue performing at such a ridiculously high level.The Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints have a few different opponents on their 2019 schedules. Pro Football Network LLC. Partner of iOne Digital / Cassius Network. They’ll also steal them a win or two when the offense is struggling.As mentioned before, one or two wins could be the difference between first and second place.Copyright © ClutchPoints. Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints won the division with a 13-3 record. There is no debating that the top defensive end spot in the NFC South belongs to Cameron Jordan. © Copyright 2019. Yes, Cam Newton’s one of the best running quarterbacks the NFL has seen in a long time. Last season was a disaster for the Falcons. The NFC South might be the strongest division in football with arguably three Super Bowl contenders in 2019. It’s also proof that he’s improving his accuracy and that the passing game with McCaffrey is helping.McCaffrey meanwhile, ran for over 1,000 yards and scored seven touchdowns on the ground last season. The Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons have made improvements offensively that can get them back to the Super Bowl. The New Orleans Saints remain a Super Bowl favorite. The Saints have been the winningest team within the division. Since the inception of the division over 17 seasons ago, it has sent all four of its teams to the Super Bowl, and produced two Super Bowl champions. Newton’s 67.9 percent is 6.2 percent higher than his previous career-best. Poe and Short can both stop the run while also disrupting the quarterback.Irvin is streaky but can cause a lot of problems for an offense, and Addison is only getting better with age. He has combined for 28 sacks over the last two seasons and is also stout as a run defender. They now have one of the most frightening defenses in football and are the perfect opponent to slow down the Saints.There are only a few differences like that on the schedule. That’s what made the duo of Ingram and Kamara so deadly. At least a little?Even if that doesn’t happen though, the New Orleans Saints now have a hole at running back without Mark Ingram. No, that’s not all those two can do.Newton’s passing tends to get overlooked. We’ve already given you our NFC South rankings for both the quarterback and running back positions as we towards the 2019 NFL season.. Today, it’s all about the wide receivers. Murray is a similar runner to Ingram, but hasn’t produced the same recently. The Payton/Brees team did it again, their New Orleans Saints finishing 13-3 and in first place of the NFC South in 2019 and for the third season in a row they played football in January, though they didn’t get far in the playoffs, losing to the Minnesota Vikings 20-26 in an exciting overtime game. If Howard can stay healthy for all of 2019, he could join the top tier of tight ends with The third-round pick in 2014 has been a godsend for the Carolina Panthers on a volatile offensive line. On January 7, 2018, two NFC South teams (the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints) met in the NFL playoffs for the first time since the division's creation in 2002. NFC South 2019 NFL Draft Grades By: David Latham, Managing Editor | April 28, 2019 April 29, 2019 The most anticipated part of the off-season is officially in the rearview mirror, as the 2019 NFL Draft has officially passed. They could help lead them to a few extra wins in 2019, and help steal the NFC South.I’m not saying it will happen – at some point Drew Brees needs to start declining though right?