Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Top 5 Wideouts in the NFC South

There are some very tough wideouts in the NFL, but the NFC South has a lot of good wideouts. Below are some of the most mentionable players in the NFC South.

5. Vincent Jackson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Vincent Jackson was recently traded from the San Diego Chargers to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! Vincent Jackson used to be the best WR in football until all defenses seemed to come to some sort of agreement to double cover him turning him from an extreme threat to a week wideout. With Josh Freeman throwing the football in Tampa Bay, Vincent Jackson won't be able to be a big time threat anytime soon.
4. Marques Colston (New Orelon Saints): Marques Colston is another old threat. He was a great WR 2 years ago, until Drew Brees began to throw to other recievers causing Colston to lose receptions. There is also the issue of Drew Brees holding out because if Brees doesn't play the Saints will become a running team 3 with Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram, and Pierre Thomas.
3. Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons): Last year he was a rookie who was expected to be overshadowed by Roddy White, but Julio Jones might have overshadowed White! Julio Jones had 54 receptions for 959 yards and 8 TD's. He was such a rookie star I would rank him #5 in all rookies from 2012.
2. Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers): I know what you are probably thinking: He had the best stats out of any wideout last year! Why is he ranked #2??? He is ranked #2 due to the lowering of receptions due to Cam Newton having to much running ability. I believe if Cam Newton was more closley resembling a throwing QB such as Tom Brady or Andy Dalton; Steve Smith would probably see an increase in receptions at about 20%.
1. Roddy White (Atlanta Falcons): White is by far the best wideout in the NFC South! I talked about him earlier being overshadowed by Julio Jones, but being overshadowed gave him a chance to dip deep and have a perfectly good season with 100 receptions for 1, 296 yards and 8 TD's. Julio Jones being on the Falcons just increases Roddy White's numbers.

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