Let’s start with the obvious, while I try to summon the propriety to embarrassed about the grammar in the headline. The obvious in this case is that the NFC South is a farcical division this year. It’s probably the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ for the taking, but only because they have ‘talent’ and a ‘coaching staff’ which really makes them the outliers in this party. The Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers are the real heroes of the division because they refuse to take normal for an answer to absolutely any question.
All of that is to say that last night’s win by the Carolina Panthers neither ruined their draft position nor bolstered their post season hopes.