It’s been a busy week for quarterbacks in the NFC South. The New Orleans Saints got a leg up on everyone else by signing Derek Carr once he became a free agent (ahead of the legal tampering period, fortunately enough) but it didn’t take very long for the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to find new quarterbacks on the open market.
Some of them will start games in 2023. Others will hope to never see the field. If things go as planned for their teams, they won’t be expected to. But for the Saints to have a starting-quality passer in Jameis Winston on the roster behind Carr, well: that’s depth few teams can afford. Here’s how each quarterback situation is shaping up around the division after the first few days of free agency: