Can Love take Packers to the next level in 2026?
Andrew Perloff and Paul Pabst preview the NFC North, discussing if the Bears are due for regression, the best case scenario for Green Bay, and expectations for the new-look Vikings.
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All right, let's get to the NFC North.
Every day we're gonna do a division preview.
My NFC North, you know I love it, but I'm going to you, Pearl.
NFC North predictions here.
I'm gonna start with the Bears.
The Bears have a ton of hype, a lot of national TV games.
They kind of s- you got by in a couple wins last year, more than, seven wins in the final quarter.
Do you think that they're gonna drop off, or you gonna go warm take and say they'll get better?
I, I'm gonna do a little bit of a drop off.
A, their schedule's hard.
B, regression.
As Coach Ben Johnson said, they are the prime target for regression because of all those close wins and their turnover luck.
And that, turnovers are a bit luck.
Now, I like Caleb Williams, I love Ben Johnson.
Defense, that's my concern, Paul, partly because I sit next to you and you talk about it all day long.
They're not threatening.
Yeah, I don't know if that's the kind of unit that's gonna win 13 games.
Okay, let's get to the Packers.
Let's get to Jordan Love.
We talked about this the other day.
Jordan Love, when optimal conditions, he just, he's a- Oh throwing dimes.
He's got Tucker Kraft back, Josh Jacobs, we don't know.
But best case scenario for the Packers is?
Well, I think there's actually pressure.
I mentioned Lamar Jackson.
I, I think Jordan Love's got a win- Yeah on a high level maybe.
He already has his contract.
Yeah, I mean, they were so close.
Remember they blew that playoff game to San Francisco, it started to rain?
Yep.
You know, Green Bay has made the playoffs.
We know they can do that.
Can Jordan Love take them to the next level?
Can he really be the successor to Favre and Rodgers?
I think he's a good enough quarterback to take a team deep into the playoffs.
I just worry that everybody gets hurt.
Parsons, I don't know if he's gonna be full Micah Parsons when he comes back.
If they're healthy though, Paul, they have the s- they have the talent to win it all.
Okay.
I, I'm not gonna predict them to win it all because they have no depth, but they have more talent than anyone.
I'm gonna skip the Lions 'cause we've done a lot about the Lions- Okay and go right to the Vikings.
Are the Vikings an interesting good team or an interesting bad team?
To me, they are a very interesting probably bad team.
Right.
They got two good coaches, Kevin O'Connell and Brian Flores.
They don't have the quarterback.
Now, I know DP is kind of optimistic on Kyler Murray.
Cautiously.
I'm nervous.
Yeah, I'm nervous.
Even if he does play well, he's a health risk.
You know, it's a very timing-oriented offense.
Is he gonna be able to run that?
I love, I love a lot of the players, I love the roster.
I'm worried about the quarterback.
All right, that's it.
That's our NFC North.
We'll get to these every day on Not So-
