The Falcons' selection of quarterback Michael Vick after a blockbuster trade for the No. 1 pick will be felt in Tampa Bay for several years. The Bucs are expected to move to the new NFL South in 2002.
Owners vote on realignment next month.
The Bucs, Falcons, Panthers and Saints would play twice a season. We thought about it yesterday when they made the trade. But the Bucs are no strangers to playing elite NFL quarterbacks. In the NFC Central, they face the Packers' Brett Favre and the Vikings' Daunte Culpepper. We're just trading one for another.