commentary...

every pundit are downplaying the Packers' chances to win the NFC North Division crown,and hyping the Chicago Bears,and the Detroit Lions... both the Bears and Lions will be better,no doubt,and i accept that,but they forget about the Packers,who won the NFC North Division,for the third straight time,with a team that honestly looks like a walking M*A*S*H* unit most of the year,last season... Chicago has one major problem in the defensive backfield-age... they are a little long in the tooth,and if you can not stop long passes,by Matthew Stafford,and the best quarterback in the NFL(my opinion,and you can simply bite it,if he is not the best,when healthy)Aaron Rodgers,your team is in deep trouble,period... the Lions have not improved their weakness,also their defensive backfield,because rookies,for the most part,is in for a tough time,if they did not start early in the season,next year... the weakness for the Packers the last few years,has been the entire defense(most of the defensive starters have been injured at critical times,the last few years),but that can be a real plus,because players who normally do not play,or should not have played have taken up the slack,and have gained a lot of valuable experience on the field... now the Packers are basically healthy for the first time in years,on both sides of the football,and that can be dangerous for teams,who think the Packers will be a pushover this season... i know that 8-7-1 will not win the division,but the Packers have a legitimate shot to win the NFC North Division,just as the Bears,and Lions do,and pundits do not think that the NFC North Division is going to be that tough this season... do not tell that to the Bears,Lions,Vikings,or especially the Packers,because they do not like,but respect each other,when it comes to playing football,and every game will be simple in context:all out brutal war between the four teams that REALLY want to stomp the snot out of each other,when they play each other,period!!!!!!!