Omar's Preview NFC North
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by user Omar19902003
Well, my first preview was of a division that I believe will get 3 teams into the playoffs. Here comes a division that is much worse. Indeed the NFC North has been a weak division for the last couple of years, and I see that trend continuing despite the optimism coming from fans of the NFC North. Here is my team by team look:
Chicago Bears: Well, the Bears had a magic carpet ride of a season last year, winning the division as well as snatching the number 2 seed in the NFC. Now that is all dandy but the Bears recent histroy shows that the quarterback will be a problem. I expect that trend to continue as neither Rex Grossman nor Brian Griese are that great and they both do not have great weapons to work with. Also teams had figured out that defense at the end of last year(see Carolina Panthers in playoffs). I see the Bears going 6-10.
Minnesota Vikings: The Vikings started off slow but finished strong thanks to Big Brad Johnson and great special teams and defense. However, looking at this team going into this year I do not like what I see. First of all their schedule, with the exception of the New York Giants, was weak when they went on their winning streak. Also, this offense is a liability. Brad Johnson is older than Brett Favre, and does not have the arm that he does. Also Troy Williamson has not proven that he is capable of being a number 1 reciever. Finally while they did get some big offensive line help(Steve Hutchinson)I still don't believe that Chester Taylor is all that he is cracked up to be, look at the hype LaMont Jordan got last year and then look at the results. I say this team is not as good as people would like to believe. I have them going 5-11.
Detroit Lions: So, the city of Detroit is excited because they now have their savior at qb(Jon Kitna) and their new found genius at OC(Mike Martz). Please, this team is just as bad as last year, sure they will score maybe a couple of more points, but don't expect more wins. This teams looks great on paper, ONCE AGAIN, but how many years has it been since we said that the Lions are gonna be good. By my count it has been 3 years and running that we have been waiting for the Lions to produce with all those great recievers. Well it appears that those recievers aren't as good as they were hyped to be, and I am officially done waiting for this sorry franchise. They won't win till they get rid of Matt Millen. Im gonna be generous and say they match last year's record of 6-10.
Green Bay Packers: Now people can say all they want, but this is a team that is better than it looks on paper. First of all, Brett Favre can still play, last year he threw 20 touchdowns with absolutely nobody around him. Of course, he also threw 29 interceptions but that was because he was the only player who could do anything so he was trying to hard. I beleive that with a healthy team this year he will be more careful with the ball, and also become the pro bowler we all know he is. Second, this team drafted great offensive line men that will help immediately this year( Colledge, and Spitz) these guys were great pickups late in the draft. Also from reports show that last year's rookies, Whitticker, etc., are starting to pick up their play as well. Also, with a new offensive coordinator who is great at working with offensive lines, Atlanta and Denver, I believe he will fix that problem. Thirdly, the running backs, we have 3 starter material running backs. So I figure that one of them will stay healthy and be productive. Finally, the defense will be much improved, the corner back duo of Charles Woodson and Al Harris will be one of the best in the NFL, also look for Ryan Pickett to have a breakout season, and look for Abdul Hodge and A. J. Hawk to be strong ROY canidates. As for the safeties, anyone who saw Nick Collins play last year knows that this kid is a stud. So, with a soft schedule, improved team, and a legend at qb, I see the Packers taking the division at 9-7.
Date
Tue 06/13/06, 10:03 am EST
