NFL Week 8 Practice Squad Power Rankings 2022: Let’s help the ghastly NFC South

The NFC South is ghastly right now. Perfect for Halloween weekend. All four clubs are under .500, and the Buccaneers sit a half game back in the division at 3-5, fresh of the most embarrassing defeat of Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady era against the Panthers followed by Thursday night’s loss to the Ravens. Plus, they’ve lost five of their last six games. 

As is the case with many struggling clubs around the league, injuries have hampered the NFC South in a major way at the beginning of this season. The Saints have been rolling with mostly a second-string offense of late, and the secondary, which has been without Marshon Lattimore for the past two weeks, just lost Bradley Roby to the IR list. Yikes. 

Meanwhile, the other team that plays in a Mercedes-Benz stadium — the Falcons — is dealing with severe secondary injuries, too. And in Week 7, Joe Burrow and the Bengals reminded us what can happen to that pass defense when A.J. Terrell is dinged. Just a regular old 537-yard offensive explosive is all. 

And, believe it or not, the Buccaneers could use more downfield weaponry, which I’ve been screaming from the rooftops for weeks now. 

In an attempt to clean up the extraordinarily messy NFC South, I’ve offered practice-squad options who can play a part in fixing some of the leaky areas of rosters in that division. Take note, Jason Licht, Scott Fitterer, Mickey Loomis and Terry Fontenot. Let’s get the NFC South playing quality football again — 2019 was the last year this division didn’t have two teams with double-digit regular-season victories. It needs to get back on track. Now. 

The PSPR Call-Up Tally (The CUT) is at 14 call-ups after seven weeks of regular-season action. Two per week. Solid. But, you know me. I never settle. We need more. Here’s to a MONSTROUS Practice Squad Elevation on Saturday. Remember don’t be shy to hit me up on Twitter @ChrisTrapasso to alert me about any PSPR members getting the glorious call.