... seasons, the team that finished last one year won the division the next year. From 2003-2006, every team in the division had a worst-to-first run. The streak was broken last year, but just barely.
Atlanta was minutes away from a sixth straight worst-to-first division champ, but Carolina rallied to beat New Orleans and wrap up the division in the final game of the regular season. Given the volatile nature of the league and the division in general, there's plenty of reason to believe the NFC South will come down to the wire again in 2009.
It was a quiet offseason for the Carolina Panthers, much to the chagrin of the Panther faithful, but when you're coming off an 11-5 season and division championship, why mess with success? The Panthers made sure to resign Offensive Tackle Jordan Gross, the lynch pin in an offensive line that paved the way for the league's third best rushing attack.
Perhaps the best move Carolina made wasn't a move ...
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