Bears 'have a high floor' in race to win NFC North
Trysta Krick and Drew Dinsick run through the field to win the NFC North, where the Detroit Lions are a surprising odds-on favorite to clinch the division crown in 2026.
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The NFC North, Drew, might be the most stacked division in all of the NFL from top to bottom.
And just after one year at the helm, well, in his first year, Ben Johnson transformed the Bears into a real contender and a division winner.
But we've had a ton of changes within this division this offseason.
Bears trade DJ Moore, Packers lost backup quarterback Malik Willis.
Quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings is now Kyler Murray.
Where do you put the state of the NFC North?
And why the hell are the Lions favorite with everything they've lost with this offensive line?
I think they're assuming that this is basically just an imbalance of schedule and the Lions basically will be able to capitalize on a third place schedule here.
But my gut says that the NFC North is going to be a hair overrated as we come into the season.
I see a lot of flawed teams.
Lions are clearly flawed still.
I think there are huge missing pieces on both, as you mentioned, the offensive line as well as the defensive backfield.
For the Packers, the attrition across their defense with like meaningful contributors was notable.
They let these guys walk and they are going to have a tough time backfilling.
I think their front seven on defense is hugely suspect.
And in general, I'm just I'm not outside of Tucker Kraft.
I'm not a buyer that they have any elite weapons in the passing game there.
The Vikings to me are not a buy now that they have Kyler Murray.
Maybe this is the perfect revitalization situation for him.
But I need to see it to believe it, considering, you know, they also have some sincere questions about their past protection.
And I know Brian Flores should be able to coach up this defense.
But to me, that secondary looks weak, which leaves me with the Bears.
Ben Johnson, I do believe, is a guy that you can trust in terms of bringing a very high floor when it comes to offense because his rushing offense is so incredibly well schemed.
His blocking is so, you know, the blocking that he teaches these guys is so absolutely perfect that the floor for this team is high.
Caleb Williams, if he takes another step forward, we're in the MVP discussion here based on the way he played in the final month of the season last year.
So for me, Bears at the plus 340, even though they'll have the toughest schedule, looks like the clear bet here.
