2015 NFL Predictions: NFC South in-depth preview

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Dec 14, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) catches a touchdown as Carolina Panthers free safety Tre Boston (33) and cornerback Josh Norman (24) defend in the first quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) catches a touchdown as Carolina Panthers free safety Tre Boston (33) and cornerback Josh Norman (24) defend in the first quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

The NFC South was simply terrible last year, which did still make it quite interesting. The question will be what team, if any, will be able to turn it around and actually have a good year. A lot of people expected the Bucs to have a good year last year, but they were extremely disappointing. Can Winston bring the turnaround?

The Falcons have a new coach in Dan Quinn. Can he turn around the Falcons defense, which was the major issue for them last season? The Saints had quite an interesting offseason, trading away their best offensive target in Jimmy Graham. They seem to be changing philosophies when it comes to their offense, will it be effective?

For the other posts in this 2015 NFL Predictions series:

AFC East Season Predictions

AFC North Season Predictions

AFC South Season Predictions

AFC West Season Predictions

NFC East Season Predictions

NFC North Season Predictions

The Panthers were the team that ended up winning the division last year with a 7-8-1 record. They really did play good football toward the end of the season, but weren’t able to play that over the whole season. After staying surprisingly quiet in free agency, will they be able to continue their late success? Those are things I will try to predict.

In this post I will analyze both key additions and losses of personnel for each team and then also give my prediction for each teams season.  Obviously things can drastically change in-season due to injuries to key players, but these are my predictions for the teams as they currently are. So here we go:

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