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RolStoppable said:
noname2200 said:
As for the NFC North, I actually have some faith that the new Lions' head coach will stop his team from laying so many eggs. If Stafford proves to be even a league-average quarterback, i.e. on the right side of the Andy Dalton Scale, I can see them doing well on offense. Less so on defense, where the names apparently outweigh the talent. I also think the Vikings aren't going to be complete pushovers this year, sans Ponder, but they won't exactly be threatening either.

Packers, Lions, Bears, Vikings, but it'll be a closer division this year than last.

Closer in what sense? You do remember that the Packers, Bears and Lions finished 8-7-1, 8-8 and 7-9, respectively, right? With those records even the Vikings didn't lag that far behind despite being dead last all season long.

I thought we had nine wins, and the Lions six. In that case, er......