Bears |
Can the new coaching staff headed by HC Matt Nagy turn the team around? |
5 Can CH find a TE that can be an effective safety valve for Trubisky. |
4 Can the D play as well this year as they did last year? |
3 Will the rebuilt WR group be better this year with Allen Robinson & Taylor Gabriel? |
2 CH depended on the run a lot. Is RB Jordan Howard the real deal or just a 1 year wonder? |
1 Will Q Mitchell Trubisky be allowed to throw down field more this season? |
Lions |
5 Will DT find a TE since they cut Ebron? |
4 Can the D play as well this year as they did last year? |
3 Can RB LeGarrette Blount get a run gm going that has been dormant for years? |
2 Can anyone get the OL going to protect Stafford & help the run game going? |
1 Can OC Jim Bob Cooter keep Matt Stafford playing as well as he did in 17? |
Packers |
GB had a bad season last year when Rodgers went down with an injury. |
5 Can GB figure out how to use TE Jimmy Graham because SE never did? |
4 Will the OL be able to protect Rodgers & help the run game? |
3 The 3-4 is not working. Can the back 8 of the D start to produce? |
2 Will the WR group survive the loss of Rodgers’ favorite WR Nelson? |
1 With Aaron Rodgers back, can GB get to the playoffs again? |
Vikings |
MN took a HUGE risk in signing Q Curt Cousins to a fully guaranteed 84M contract. |
5 Will the rebuilt DL play as well as it did last season? |
4 Will the WR group be helped by the addition of Kendall Wright? |
3 Will the rebuilt OL protect Cousins & keep the run game going? |
2 Can the run game equal the way they played last year? |
1 Can Curt Cousins get MN to a SB? |
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