Least Questions = Division Title
June 23rd, 2026
Landfill talk!
Joe’s referring to the NFC South.
In classic NFC South fashion, the Panthers won the division with a losing record last season after losing to the Bucs in the season finale. That left most Bucs fans cheering for the Saints later that day to beat the Falcons. If that had happened, the Bucs would have been crowned division champs.
It didn’t happen.
New Orleans lost to Atlanta, which finished 8-9 and tied with Tampa Bay and Carolina. The Panthers backed into the playoffs.
Can you say, “loserville?”
Joe is glad someone else recognized how sad the Panthers defense was. Carolina ran out and signed accomplished studs, edge rusher Jaelen Phillips and inside linebacker Devin Lloyd in free agency, but CBS NFL gurus John Breech and Emory Hunt don’t think that’ll be enough for Carolina to fix its defense — and to overtake Tampa Bay in 2026.
Breech and Hunt picked the Bucs to win the NFC South last week on CBS Sports HQ. Hunt laid out how he believes the Bucs have the fewest question marks of any division team. He’s especially high on the addition of running back Kenneth Gainwell, and noted the Bucs have the best quarterback in the division and the most well-balanced roster.
Interesting that Hunt, a friend of Joe and a former college running back, thinks the NFC South will be a landfill no more. He predicts every team in the division will have a winning record, though it could be a four-way time at 9-8.