The Packers look to improve on their solid season last year, and to wipe away any lasting memories of the NFC Wildcard game where the game ended in OT on a fumble recovery for a TD by Karlos Dansby (now a Dolphins). Aaron Rodgers, after sitting on the bench for 2 years and watching old man Favre sling pigskins around, has emerged as a top 10 QB in the league, amassing 50 TDs and 20 INTs in his 2 years as the starting QB, an averahe of 25-10 a year. The Packers will need every one of those TDs to keep up with the offensive juggernauts in the NFC, not to say their defense is terrible. Donald Driver will be returning for another season, as well as no important pieces of the offense being lost via FA or trades, so the Packers offense looks to be solid as always. Ryan Grant eclipsed 1k rushing yards last year, but had very few 100 plus rushing yards games, which could be due to the Packers’ preference to go spread offense. The offensive line looked terrible at the beginning of the season last year, giving up loads of sacks, but they gelled together at the end of the season, and improved even more after the offseason. Greg Jennings looks to bounce back after a not so stellar season, and should be worth a look if you are in any Fantasy Football leagues.
The defense lost Aaron Kampman, but they never could find a use for him once the Packers switched to a 3-4 base defense. The defense will need to depend on their front 7 to generate pressure to help out the secondary do its work as they are almost always in a man press defense. Clay Mathews had a stellar season last year for a rookie, and looks to repeat it again this year along with veteran LB Nick Barnett and AJ Hawk. The defensive line is full of quick big men up front which increases the effectiveness of the 3-4 defense. The secondary is led by veterans at CB, Al Harris and Charles Woodson. Woodson had one of the best seasons for a CB last year, single-handily patching up the pass defense of the Packers with his tremendous play-maker skills. Atari Bigby and Nick Collins are the starters at SS and FS, respectively. The Packers will need the defense to really step up to the plate if they wish to dethrone the Vikings as the top team in both the NFC and NFC North.
Prediction – I see the Packers annihilating everyone in the NFC North, including the Vikings. The rest of the conference? That’s a toss up, but if they can defeat the Vikings, the rest shouldn’t be a problem. Rodgers will have yet another great season, and the run game will still continue to be lackluster, even though it will get the job done.
12-4 1st place in NFC North
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