More recently, the NFC South has developed into a much more competitive conference. The Saints, which were one of the more troubled franchises in past years, made the leap from pretender to contender and took home their 1st Lombardi Trophy this past season.

With the looming 2010-2011 season less than 2 months away, teams in the NFC South are going to have to make adjustments to stay competitive to keep that Superbowl title in the south.

With Training Camp on the verge of being in full force soon for a majority of NFL teams, some notable names are still on the sidelines of the NFL season.

Some are former Pro Bowlers, some former headaches, and some former lackluster young players. However, all of these guys are a bit surprising to see that they still are jobless for now, and we'll see where these intriguing remaining free agents might end up.

In a division that features my Super Bowl favorite, a team in disarray, a team trying to build off of last year's surprising sucess, and a team trying to rebuild after last year's struggles, training camps should be a good indicator for how the season may fall.

With every team having their quarterback situation set, receiver and tight end battles are aplenty, and with that comes secondary battles to combat the passing offenses that are in store for this season in the AFC North.

The NFC North has turned over the past couple years from a decent division with a couple highlights to being arguably the most competitive division in football. With the recent free agency splash that Chicago made, plus the quality drafts between the other 3 teams, it would not surprise me to see this conference send 2, or even 3 teams to the playoffs this season.

In keeping this division at such a high performing level, there’s always some interesting battles going on to see what players will make the front lines each week. Here’s a few to kick around and watch for when training camps open in a few weeks.

In what appears to be one of, if not the, toughest divisions in the NFL the season, there will be plenty of competition to go around as players jostle for playing time as teams jostle for an advantage.

Outside of the atrocity that is the Buffalo Bills quarterback situation, there isn't many "feature" position battles, but plenty of defensive struggles that could mean the difference in one of the better defensive divisions in the league.

The NFC East was one of the most competitive divisions last year, with only one team recording a losing record.

With the 2010 season coming upon us within a couple months, training camps are set to open up within a month. There is a considerable amount of contention for positions to make the final cut in time for opening day.

How certain players perform can ultimately shape what type of team each franchise will put on the field.

Well, we’re counting down to the final days going into training camps. I know if you’re as anxious as I am, you’re waiting for camps to open up to get a preview of the way your team can potentially look in season.

Now granted, the cities of Miami, Cleveland, Chicago and New York are not concerned at all with football right now thanks to LeBron. However, there are still some things going on in the NFL that can be some early pre-cursors for things to come this season.

Every year, around this time, team’s depth charts start to either come together or really start to heat up.

Before we at www.NFLHouse.com begin our article set on position battles across the country, I’ll take a look at the most intriguing position to follow and the seven quarterback battles that are still undecided.

Just one off-season removed from the Eagles making a huge splash and a surprising addition to their roster, they are already reconsidering their move.

After the former NFL superstar turned criminal turned Tony Dungy project had a minor relapse in the eyes of the law and threw a way too outgoing party in which a man was shot, Vick is no longer digging himself out of his pit of the national spotlight.

So why the Eagles will continue to say that Vick is not going to be released (just like they said McNabb wouldn't be traded...), here are five reasons why the opposite is possibly true.

NFL training camps start in less than 2 weeks, and the start of rookie predictions, fantasy drafts, and position battles will linger until week 3 of pre-season games.

In this list, I'll take a look at players taken after Round 2 (most of which have already signed their rookie contract) that could really start to make an impact in training camp and get in good favor with coaching staffs.