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The ESPN Blog Network mock draft is coming next week and I've got some good ideas of what I plan to do for all four teams. But this isn't like the 2011 draft when I knew weeks in advance that I'd be taking Cam Newton for the Carolina Panthers at N...

The 2012 NFL draft won't be remembered as the flashiest in NFC South history. That honor belongs to the 2011 draft -- probably forever. It's tough to top a draft in which quarterback Cam Newton went No. 1 to Carolina, Atlanta traded up for receive...

Take a look at this Insider post by Mel Kiper in which he revisits the 2011 draft and gives updated grades for each team. After the draft, Kiper gave the Carolina Panthers a C. Now, he's giving them an A-. That sounds pretty accurate because No. 1...

As three division teams were winning 10 or more games last season, we often discussed the possibility that the NFC South is the best division in the NFL. That topic is always going to be open for debate. But here's one thing I think we can say wit...

Each Thursday leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-30), the ESPN.com NFL blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: Draft philosophy. Atlanta Falcons General manager Thomas Dimitroff and coac...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are currently holding eight picks in the 2011 draft. Here's the rundown. Round/Overall pick number 1 -- 20 2 -- 51 3 -- 84 4 -- 116 5 -- 151 6 -- 187 (from Kansas City) 7 -- 221 7 -- 237 (compensatory) ...

As we've been looking ahead to the 2011 draft, we've mentioned several times that there's a decent chance the Atlanta Falcons could be looking to add some help at wide receiver. But let's look a little more closely at why the Falcons need help and...

If you didn't catch Thursday's column on how the 2011 draft could be heavy on defensive ends, you still can see the entire piece here. We talked about how the Saints, Buccaneers and Falcons each could be in the market for a defensive end early in the...

Each Thursday leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-30), the ESPN.com NFL blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: draft rewind -- examining the past five drafts. Atlanta Falcons Best choice...

When the NFL holds its annual meeting in New Orleans next week, we are likely to find out the compensatory picks for the 2011 draft. This isn't likely to have big implications for the NFC South because the complicated system for determining picks ...

The debate about who is the best quarterback in the 2011 draft seems to be down to Auburn's Cam Newton and Missouri's Blaine Gabbert. It's relevant in the NFC South because the Carolina Panthers hold the first overall pick and could end up going with...

Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was Tampa Bay's first-round pick in the 2010 draft. He also might have a lot to say about what the Bucs do in the 2011 draft. It's common for NFL teams to get the input from key players when they're making key choices...

Since Washington's Jake Locker is widely considered the top quarterback prospect at the Senior Bowl and the Carolina Panthers are in the market for a quarterback and have the first pick in 2011 draft, you would think the two sides already are getting...

Conventional wisdom is that the Carolina Panthers will take a quarterback, defensive end or defensive tackle with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft. Since it is January, none of the NFC South teams are in the Super Bowl and we have no idea ...

Now that all the NFC South teams are out of the playoffs, it's time to start looking ahead. We'll be talking a lot in the coming months about the 2011 draft, mainly because that's the only thing we know for sure that will happen this offseason. We'll...

Now that the NFC South teams are all done playing in the postseason, we know exactly where they'll be picking in the 2011 draft. We previously knew the Carolina Panthers hold the No. 1 pick and the Buccaneers are No. 20. But, now that the Saints a...