Not too long ago, I held the belief that the NFC East was by far the strongest division in the NFL over the past few years but after a closer look, I've now changed my opinion to the fact that the NFC North deserve such title as the strongest.
The rise of Roger's Packers alongside the rejuvenated Detroit Lions, the dependable Chicago Bears and Adrian Peterson's Vikings have all forced me to change my view as for top to bottom strength of this division. Now, let's take a closer look at how exactly the NFC North will shake out in our upcoming 2014 National Football League Preseason Prediction.
1. Green Bay Packers (12-4): The Packers is a team that knows exactly what it takes to win. Rogers, their star Quarterback, will surely have them right in the hunt once again this year and baring injuries to key players, I can't picture them faltering.
Armed with a balanced offense and a superb coach, I can only see Green Bay Packers topping this division.
2. Chicago Bears (9-7): With Brandon Marshall, Jay Cutler and Matt Forte, The Bears sure has a very explosive offense, but they are lacking similar intensity on the defensive side of the ball. The bears really struggle to find any consistency on defense last year as they gave up 4 78 points and frankly, I do not see much that tells me things will change for the best. Overall, I believe the Chicago Bears will be a mediocre team next campaign who's offense will give them a chance to stay in the game.
3. Detroit Lions (8-8): After a decent start, the Lions eventually faltered last season proving to all of us once again that they have no clue on how to win and get it done consistently. They do have some very explosives pass rushers on the defensive end of the football and on the offensive side of the ball, they have arguably one of the best quarterback to wide receiver combination in the league, but again, they simply aren't consistent with it to win regularly. There's a chance that this year could be the year where everything falls into place for the Bear and they finally learn how to finish off games.
4. Minnesotan Vikings (6-10): Unfortunately for the Vikings, Adrian Peterson can't do it all by himself but he'll go at it and try to carry this team on his back again in 2014. He's a total Beast but he's also getting older and his supporting cast around him is pretty much mediocre at best.
I frankly do not expect a surprise out of the Vikings this year and to be premise, I don't even see them playing .500 mark. But I guess when you have a running back like Adrian Peterson, anything is possible and miracle is always a possibility.
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