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Locker Room Report: NFC South

Pat Yasinskas, ESPN.com

The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers were playoff teams in '08, but they're preparing for more this season, Pat Yasinskas writes.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2009

Programming notes for the week ahead

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...to finish fourth in the NFC South. The Falcons wound up winning 11 games and making the playoffs. Predictions also can be dangerous, even when you're right. Last year, when just about every...

Blog | August 24, 2009

Mailbag: Tampa Bay Buccaneers edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Time for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in our series of team-by-team mailbags. Side note to Atlanta fans: The Falco...

Blog | August 09, 2009

Around the NFC South: Gramatica giving back

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...9th and 7th wards and Gert Town. Saints fans are beaming with excitement, and dreaming of a playoff run in 2009. Tampa Bay Buccaneers The team's official Web site talks numbers, rankings and...

Blog | July 13, 2009

Mailbag: Tampa Bay Buccaneers edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...fan through the highs and lows. But, do you think the bucs are ready to be a playoff team as early as this upcoming season; or should we expect a few years for the new...

Blog | May 12, 2009

Saints schedule analysis

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...the last two seasons and that's part of why they haven't made the playoffs either year. But the door is open for a fast start this time around. The Saints open...

Blog | April 14, 2009

Panthers schedule analysis

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...schedule sorts out, it doesn't look any easier. The Panthers open against a pair of playoff teams (Philadelphia and Atlanta) and it's hard to look at the schedule and find any...

Blog | April 14, 2009

Clayton ready to block out the last four seasons

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...town after the Bucs lost their last four games to finish 9-7 and out of the playoffs. Free agency and a fresh start seemed to be the only way for Clayton to revive a...

Blog | April 03, 2009

Mailbag: Tampa Bay Buccaneers edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas All right, after getting through mailbags for the Saints and Falcons, it's time to get back to the NFC Sout...

Blog | March 17, 2009

Carolina wins NFC South -- again

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...Bay Buccaneers finished just above the middle of the pack. They went 9-7 and missed the playoffs. But they ranked 54th overall and 15th among NFL teams. A 98.3 capacity rate and a...

Blog | March 10, 2009

Morris has set himself up for success

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...as his defensive coordinator and the duo made the NFL's worst franchise into an annual playoff contender. "I think Raheem is jumping all over this opportunity," Bates said. "He'...

Blog | February 19, 2009

Football in Tampa Bay hasn't always been pretty

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas TAMPA, Fla. -- There obviously isn't an NFC South team in this Super Bowl, but the fact the game is being ...

Blog | January 26, 2009

A Dungy story you may not have heard

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas TAMPA, Fla. -- Forget for a second the Super Bowl victory and all the great players he coached. If you want to ...

Blog | January 12, 2009

Mailbag: Tampa Bay edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...not looking for a new Head Coach. Tony Dungy was fired for getting his team to the playoff's each year. Let's face it Gruden won with Tony's player. He happen to be...

Blog | December 31, 2008

Rapid Reaction: Raiders 31, Buccaneers 24

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Maybe missing the playoffs was the best thing that could happen for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the long term. You...

Blog | December 28, 2008