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Football Outsiders is doing a league-wide series of posts called "Red Flags," which take a look at the biggest remaining issue facing each team. Today's Insider post is on the NFC South and I'm break it up into four smaller posts to explore the red f...

A look at a key player from each NFC South team who needs to show something in offseason sessions: Atlanta Falcons: Drafted in the first round in 2009, Peria Jerry was supposed to be a dominant defensive tackle. That got thrown off track very qui...

Over the past few months, I spent a lot of time out at the Fired Football Coaches Association office in Tampa. That's where Jon Gruden works and that's where Gruden's QB Camp was filmed. My assignment was to help Gruden write scouting reports on a...

There's a lot of angst in Tampa Bay about the Buccaneers letting Michael Bennett and Roy Miller walk away from a defensive line that helped the team rank No. 1 in run defense last season as free agents. But those same concerns aren't nearly as gre...

Who is one potential breakout player for each NFC South team in 2013? Atlanta Falcons: Receiver Harry Douglas already is established as the third receiver, but the team feels he has big-play potential that hasn't been fully utilized in the past. W...

Let's take a look at the morning headlines from around the NFC South: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS The team has signed wide receiver Eric Page, who was in Denver's camp last year before being released with an injury settlement. Tampa Bay has focused on...

It's time for the Atlanta Falcons' Class of 2008 to move on past graduate school and get the most advanced of degrees. Almost a year ago, I wrote a column about how the members of that draft class were headed for a crucial season that could define...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers should know more about the future of defensive end Da'Quan Bowers on Thursday. Bowers has a hearing related to the felony charges he faces for carrying a gun into a New York airport. Bowers' attorney previously told The Ta...

Let's take a run through some odds and ends from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS The Bucs have made a lot of minor moves lately, and Stephen Holder writes that they're building depth and competition. The added depth is particularly im...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to show they're serious about having competition at just about every position. The latest example of that came Tuesday. The Bucs have signed veteran kicker Nate Kaeding, according to the Tampa Tribune's Roy Cummin...

Football is a game of yards, but the Atlanta Falcons are making it all about miles this offseason. With the addition of defensive end Osi Umenyiora, the Falcons continued their trend of trading in high-mile luxury editions for similar mode...

Let's take a quick run through the morning headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Atlanta defensive coaching staff recently spent time with Clemson's coaching staff to get some ideas on how to better deal with the read option. ...

A look at whether each NFC South team has been a winner or a loser in free agency: Atlanta Falcons: The process is far from over, but the Falcons are winners so far. They made a significant upgrade to their running game by signing Steven Jackson t...

Da'Quan Bowers has 4.5 sacks in his first two NFL seasons, but coach Greg Schiano is expecting much more in 2013. Speaking to the media at the NFL owners meeting Wednesday, Schiano said he expects Bowers to reach double digits in sacks. "He has...

Let's take a quick trip through some headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Another step toward a new downtown stadium could come Monday afternoon. Atlanta City Council may vote on a hotel tax that would help finance stadium const...

Let's take a look at some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Even after bringing in running back Steven Jackson and re-signing most of their own free agents, D. Orlando Ledbetter writes that the Falcons still have some hole...