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Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 2: The feud: I think the bad blood between the Panthers and Saints is much worse than people realize. And it's flowing mostly from the Panthers. There has been some reflection on how the Panthers felt the Saint...

The Atlanta Falcons may stay within the organization when they fill their vacancy at quarterbacks coach. Glenn Thomas is a leading candidate for that role, D. Orlando Ledbetter reports. It makes plenty of sense. Thomas, 34, has been an offensive q...

We held our Friday NFC South chat, and it was about as lively as any session we had during the regular season. Can't say that's surprising, because NFC South fans tend to be a loyal and dedicated bunch. Let's take a look at some of the highlights:...

As we told you Thursday night, Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has pulled out of Tampa Bay Buccaneers' search for a head coach. But that doesn't mean Tampa Bay's choice will come straight from a list of Mike Sherman, Marty Schot...

TAMPA, Fla. - Now that Raheem Morris is out as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, let's start taking a look at some of the possible replacements. BIG FISH Jeff Fisher: Will likely be the first person the Bucs call because he's the best coach av...

On the first Monday of the offseason in the NFC South, let's take a look at some headlines from across the division. As we wait for Carolina's Ron Rivera to fill out his coaching staff, you can scratch off the name of one guy who might have been o...

I am not saying this will happen, but I am saying it could. It's purely hypothetical at this point, but I'm going to say I wouldn't be totally surprised if the Carolina Panthers bring in a coach from the college ranks to replace John Fox, who will...

Let's start Thursday's series of team-by-team mailbags with the Carolina Panthers. Haile in Durham, NC writes: Do you think that Jimmy Clausen can prove his worth in before the season ends so that management will not fill compelled to draft Andrew...

The only interesting storyline for the Carolina Panthers this season is how it all ends. Here's my best guess: Even if the team keeps losing, owner Jerry Richardson will not pull the plug on John Fox and go with an interim coach. The only way t...

The Carolina Panthers are next in today's series of team-by-team mailbags. Christian in Denver writes: With Steve Smith back on the practice field and Matt Moore back under center don't you think that Jimmy Clausen was never really given a chance?...

Greg in Salisbury, NC writes: I have to agree with you. John Fox is probably gone after this year. I really hate to see that happen but sometimes change can be good. Can you tell us who you think the top possibilities would be to take over as Carolin...

A player, coach or issue that should be on your radar as training camp approaches. There's a chance some of you have never even heard of Rip Scherer. If you haven't, go ahead and put him on your radar. He's the quarterbacks coach for the Caroli...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The situation screamed for something dramatic, something climactic. On a third-and-long, John Fox fell back on the old draw play. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. Anything else would have been totally out of character for...

Getty Images The NFC South has three head coaches returning from last season, but which team has the best coaching staff? Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Free agency is still a few weeks away, b...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas The Panthers have added Rip Scherer as their quarterbacks coach. Scherer previously worked with Carolina offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson when the two were in Cleveland. Scherer replaces Mike McCoy, who, as f...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas A quick update on another NFC South matter before I get back to the Tampa Bay coaching situation. Carolina quarterbacks coach Mike McCoy will join the Denver Broncos, presumably as offensive coordinator, as repo...