Detroit addressed its lone glaring weakness this offseason and should be favored to repeat as division champs even as each NFC North team harbors playoff hopes.
because they weren’t sure if Jared Goff could replicate his promising 2022 season. The former No. 1 pick did that and more, guiding the Lions to their first playoff win and NFC title game appearance in three decades.
There’s plenty of uncertainty with Cousins’s potential replacements. Rookie J.J. McCarthy, the No. 10 pick, and veteran Sam Darnold will compete for the starting quarterback job during training camp. McCarthy has plenty of upside, but he was the fifth quarterback chosen in the draft partly because of his lack of work in a run-heavy Michigan offense. If McCarthy quickly grasps coach Kevin O’Connell’s playbook, he could run an efficient offense with Jordan Addison, T.J.
Coach Matt Eberflus deserves plenty of credit for getting the defense to make strides last season—Chicago ranked first against the run, only allowing 86.4 yards per game. Second-year defensive tackles Gervon Dexter Sr. and Zacch Pickens could have breakout seasons in 2024. As a whole, the defensive front should be better with a full year from edge rusher Montez Sweat, who was acquired from Washington in October. Highly paid linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and T.J.
The Packers might not have a legitimate No. 1 wide receiver, but they may have the most depth in the division with five reliable wideouts including Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks and Malik Heath. Green Bay also has depth at tight end, with Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave. All the aforementioned pass-catchers have at least one year of NFL experience.
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