benson_will_lead_the_way
Footballguy
I'm very impressed with how this division continues to get better yet stay relatively young.
QB's- Rodgers, Cutler, Favre, Stafford.....that is a tough combo to beat in any division.
The team that has closed the gap the most is the Detroit Lions.
The defense became a lot better with the additions of Suh, vanden bosch, Corey Williams, Chris Houston, drafting Amari Spievey, and Louis Delmas developing.
The offense adds Tony Scheffler, Nate Burleson, to go along with Calvin Johnson, Matt Stafford, Brandon Pettigrew(hope he returns from injury ok).
But then they add Jahvid Best....the most creative runner in the draft...and he will play on turf 1/2 the season.
The Lions will not be an easy win this year folks.
The Chicago Bears closed the Gap as well.
The defense became better by essentially adding Brian Urlacher(missed 15.5 games last year) by not playing the rest of his injuries(besides his wrist) should've healed as well as giving his body a rest...might have elongated his career.
-Also adding one of the best DE's in the game in Julius Peppers, who will make the rest of that defense much much better vs the Pass AND the run.
-I'm excited the Bears let Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye. They were very averaged DE's at that. Being replaced by Mark Anderson/Israel Idonjie is okay. But I am more excited about Henry Melton(4th round pick that was on IR last year....converted RB) and Corey Wootton(4th round pick this year).
-resigning Pisa Tinoisomoa was huge IMO. He looked very good last year early in the year before he was lost to injuries for the year.
-Getting Major Wright a FS in the draft was huge as the rest of the scraps at S can fight over the SS spot.
-Cutting Vasher is a gain as well.
The offense got better just by doing nothing.
-Forte is now healthy after offseason knee surgery(sprained his knee week 3).
-Bennett, Knox, Aromashadu...barely played WR in the NFL before last season and now have experience.
Now adding Mike Martz...who, whether you like him or not, is a large upgrade over the challenged Ron Turner.
-Signing two guys that fit his system in Brandon Manumaleuna and Chester Taylor(one of the best 3rd down RB's in football).
-Lastly moving Frank Omiyale to his natural position(and position he had success) at RT is a huge upgrade.
The GB Packers got better as well.
-Finley will have more development under his belt and frankly scares me....bad matchup problem for D's.
-The Oline made progress towards the end of the year..but added Bulaga(who I feel is a better RT) but is still a huge upgrade to Clifton/tauscher.
-James Starks could come in as the 3rd down RB.
On D
-Mathews, Raji, Tramon Williams, Brad Jones all got significant playing time last season which should only help their development going forward.
-While many agree that Mike Neal was a reach for them in round 2, I think the pick makes sense. Jolly has legal issues, Jenkins is getting up their in age, and Harrell is a first class bust. They needed someone who can play the 5 technique in the future. Maybe he needs a year to develop....but the Packers can have that luxary with him.
-Morgan Burnett could come in right away and challenge Bigby for the starting role...which in the end competition brings out the best in a player...so whoever wins the job should be a better player on the field for GB.
-Only concern with GB is they didn't address CB or the return position.
The Vikings...well everyone knows how special of a team they are already.
They added a 6'2 DB that could play CB or S.
One of the steals in the draft in Everson Griffin...really...did the Vikings Dline need to get any better??? His issue is motivation...if he can't get motivated playing next to the Williams duo and Jared Allen...I don't know if he could ever get motivated.
Add in they have the most underappreciated RB in this draft in Toby Gerhart.
Also adding a very very athletic QB in Joe Webb that will convert to WR...i'm sure they can wait on his development with Harvin, Rice, Berrian.
Did I mention that Rice and Harvin are only going to get better after their first seasons of significant playing time in the NFL.
I know biggest question is will Favre come back....but regardless....this team got better.
The entire division got better this offseason and the gap closed from the 4th best team to the top one.
QB's- Rodgers, Cutler, Favre, Stafford.....that is a tough combo to beat in any division.
The team that has closed the gap the most is the Detroit Lions.
The defense became a lot better with the additions of Suh, vanden bosch, Corey Williams, Chris Houston, drafting Amari Spievey, and Louis Delmas developing.
The offense adds Tony Scheffler, Nate Burleson, to go along with Calvin Johnson, Matt Stafford, Brandon Pettigrew(hope he returns from injury ok).
But then they add Jahvid Best....the most creative runner in the draft...and he will play on turf 1/2 the season.
The Lions will not be an easy win this year folks.
The Chicago Bears closed the Gap as well.
The defense became better by essentially adding Brian Urlacher(missed 15.5 games last year) by not playing the rest of his injuries(besides his wrist) should've healed as well as giving his body a rest...might have elongated his career.
-Also adding one of the best DE's in the game in Julius Peppers, who will make the rest of that defense much much better vs the Pass AND the run.
-I'm excited the Bears let Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye. They were very averaged DE's at that. Being replaced by Mark Anderson/Israel Idonjie is okay. But I am more excited about Henry Melton(4th round pick that was on IR last year....converted RB) and Corey Wootton(4th round pick this year).
-resigning Pisa Tinoisomoa was huge IMO. He looked very good last year early in the year before he was lost to injuries for the year.
-Getting Major Wright a FS in the draft was huge as the rest of the scraps at S can fight over the SS spot.
-Cutting Vasher is a gain as well.
The offense got better just by doing nothing.
-Forte is now healthy after offseason knee surgery(sprained his knee week 3).
-Bennett, Knox, Aromashadu...barely played WR in the NFL before last season and now have experience.
Now adding Mike Martz...who, whether you like him or not, is a large upgrade over the challenged Ron Turner.
-Signing two guys that fit his system in Brandon Manumaleuna and Chester Taylor(one of the best 3rd down RB's in football).
-Lastly moving Frank Omiyale to his natural position(and position he had success) at RT is a huge upgrade.
The GB Packers got better as well.
-Finley will have more development under his belt and frankly scares me....bad matchup problem for D's.
-The Oline made progress towards the end of the year..but added Bulaga(who I feel is a better RT) but is still a huge upgrade to Clifton/tauscher.
-James Starks could come in as the 3rd down RB.
On D
-Mathews, Raji, Tramon Williams, Brad Jones all got significant playing time last season which should only help their development going forward.
-While many agree that Mike Neal was a reach for them in round 2, I think the pick makes sense. Jolly has legal issues, Jenkins is getting up their in age, and Harrell is a first class bust. They needed someone who can play the 5 technique in the future. Maybe he needs a year to develop....but the Packers can have that luxary with him.
-Morgan Burnett could come in right away and challenge Bigby for the starting role...which in the end competition brings out the best in a player...so whoever wins the job should be a better player on the field for GB.
-Only concern with GB is they didn't address CB or the return position.
The Vikings...well everyone knows how special of a team they are already.
They added a 6'2 DB that could play CB or S.
One of the steals in the draft in Everson Griffin...really...did the Vikings Dline need to get any better??? His issue is motivation...if he can't get motivated playing next to the Williams duo and Jared Allen...I don't know if he could ever get motivated.
Add in they have the most underappreciated RB in this draft in Toby Gerhart.
Also adding a very very athletic QB in Joe Webb that will convert to WR...i'm sure they can wait on his development with Harvin, Rice, Berrian.
Did I mention that Rice and Harvin are only going to get better after their first seasons of significant playing time in the NFL.
I know biggest question is will Favre come back....but regardless....this team got better.
The entire division got better this offseason and the gap closed from the 4th best team to the top one.
compared to the Bears' WRs...now I think that is ludicrous as sans Marshall, I think the Miami receivers would get 1-2 of those puppies, but I can live with your assessment. But are you going to tell me that the chasm of talent between Gould and Carpenter is greater than that of the Miami WRs and Bears WRs??? Honestly, there is a chance that Marshall walks away with more receptions next year than the top two Bears receivers...and them Miami also has three potential #2 receivers in Bess, Camarillo and Hartline. I can live with Gould be greater than Carpenter, but when you say the gap is more there than between the two receiving groups, I just think you hit the "greater than" key at random.
You started it, you had to rip on the NFC East for no good reason. 
