Thread: Packers - Lions: Two of the top 5 offenses in the entire NFL

Originally Posted by BigBadPapaBear

As far as GB, I would not be surprised of the Bears swept GB this season.

1) No, you won't.

2) You speak as if Chicago is the ONLY team to make changes this off-season. The Packers have also improved their defense.

Sure, the Bears will shock some people this season, mainly those that aren't paying attention. However, I think you're gonna find that the hierarchy in the NFCN is pretty much gonna be like it was last year.

Originally Posted by loki520

1) No, you won't.

2) You speak as if Chicago is the ONLY team to make changes this off-season. The Packers have also improved their defense.

Sure, the Bears will shock some people this season, mainly those that aren't paying attention. However, I think you're gonna find that the hierarchy in the NFCN is pretty much gonna be like it was last year.

It sure looks like the NFC-N is going to be one of the best divisions in the NFL. It's going to be a war for whatever team does win the division. I don't know about the Bears sweeping the Packers, but I do think there's a decent chance they win the division. Injuries may play a big part in what happens too. Just think about GB with Rodgers out for the season like Cutler was last season. Injuries to KEY personnel can change the season in the blink of an eye. Same for the Bears or Lions.

Nobody has a lock on the NFC-N this year. Nobody.

Originally Posted by Evernight

The Vikings could surprise us all by being decent to good, but more than likely they're looking at an 8-8ish season.

I've wondered about this too. The Vikes have been pitiful, but they drafted some really decent talent, and have some young players who should be much improved under Frazier. I'm not saying they'll be a threat to win the division, but they could be a much tougher opponent this year. Not a guaranteed sweep for us or the other NFC-N teams.

Originally Posted by Henry Burris

I agree Soul, and I gotta take the Lions thing one step further:

1. If Cutler doesn't go down, the Bears would've been the fifth seed if the Lions were to make it (Cutler would've shredded KC, Oakland, Denver and Seattle)

2. With that said, the Lions are over-hyped every year, hell, they were even getting hype before the 2008 season...

The Lions may be one shot wonders. They have their own contract issues and the deal they gave Megatron serves to show how just one deal far out of balance can screw the whole payroll up. Now Avril wants a long term deal paying more than $10 mil per year. Stafford is a $12 mil per year guy as is Suh and if he doesn't change his ways he'll be the next Albert Haynesworth. Jahvid Best is a very good RB but he can't stay healthy and LeShoure has some drug issues.

We best them last year once we turned to offense around and this year it begins turned around so the Pack is who we need to have in our sights. I'm not discarding the others but I think that other than Packers we have the best talent in the NFC and we're catching up.

Originally Posted by loki520

1) No, you won't.

2) You speak as if Chicago is the ONLY team to make changes this off-season. The Packers have also improved their defense.

Sure, the Bears will shock some people this season, mainly those that aren't paying attention. However, I think you're gonna find that the hierarchy in the NFCN is pretty much gonna be like it was last year.

LOL, like I told Evernight; Game On

I'll take my chances that the Bears have caught up talent wise much faster than anyone thought they would. The matchups are always close but this year we'll have an offense that can score points far better than any I've seen in Chicago for quite a while.

It's gonna be a far different style of Bears team than anyone in the NFC has faced before. The amount of top line talent added to the offense is significant and even those offensive players who have been around should benefit a whole lot more than they did under the Martz regime.

I don't make predictions on games or on a season won/loss record but I'm content that when playoff time comes around we'll be there.

Originally Posted by BigBadPapaBear

1. Yes we will.

2. These aren't just "changes." The Bears have made "changes" that have elevated this team to the point that it can finally match up with GB where it matters. Offensive production has been Chicago's achille's heal in its head to head matchups with GB.

3. When are the Packers going to stop selling those bogus stocks that don't provide any dividends?

1. Keep dreaming.

2. Keep on ignoring the obvious... go right ahead. I'll stand by my assertion that the Bears upgraded offense is offset by the Packers upgraded defense.

3. Anything to bitch about, eh?