Tampa Bay Buccaneers BOUNCE BACK Possible in 2027, New Orleans Saints UP NEXT & Panthers Hit Needs

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The NFC South is one of the most interesting divisions in football, not because it is so supremely talent, but because it feels like any team could take the crown in 2027. That includes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who had a letdown 2025 that could turn into a bounce back in 2026. There are still questions, but the Bucs may have enough even with the retirement of Lavonte David at linebacker. The New Orleans Saints may be the team that is next up after a strong finish to last season. However, the Saints still have some key needs at very important positions. The Atlanta Falcons also have high expectations, but not as high as the dollar amount Bijan Robinson is about to get this offseason if the Falcons are smart. Regardless, the quarterback situation does temper those expectations some. Finally, the Carolina Panthers actually won the division last year and responded by hitting all of their key needs in free agency. The Panthers probably deserve more respect than they get.

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0:00.0	The NFC South is one of the most interesting divisions in football and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hoping to bounce back and take the division crown.
0:10.2	That and more on today's edition of Locked-on NFL.
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0:44.3	Like no one else, I am your host, the Madman, joined today by Locked-on NFL expert, The Brain, Luke Braun.
0:51.3	On today's show, we're going to do a little check-in with the NFC South,
0:55.8	which I think may not be one of the best divisions in football, but certainly one of the most
1:00.3	interesting divisions in football. We're going to talk about the Carolina Panthers, getting
1:05.1	no respect after the division title, why I think the New Orleans Saints are up next but we'll start
1:11.3	with a potential bounce back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before we dive in do
1:15.3	want to thank you for making the locked on NFL your first listen and thank you
1:18.8	for making the locked on podcast network the number one sports podcast network but
1:24.5	Luke looking at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, I initially looked at them this
1:31.1	offseason so far, and I said, I don't think that they've done enough to get back to
1:37.1	division winning status. They went eight and nine last year, couldn't handle the Carolina
1:42.4	Panthers at the end, get the job done.
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