commentary...

funny thing is that the pundits have a chic pick in picking the Detroit Lions in winning the NFC North,this year... note:two years ago,Matthew Stafford threw for over 5,000 passing yards,with Calvin Johnson breaking Jerry Rice's NFL single season receiving mark with nearly 2,000 receiving yards,but the Lions ended the 2012 NFL season,with eight straight losses... last year,with the NFC North division,basically in their back pocket,with four games to go(a game and a half up,on the eventual division champion Packers;the Packers were in third place,behind the Chicago Bears,and the Lions,at that time),and they lost four straight games,to be 7-9,in third place in the final standings... the huge difference in both those teams and the Packers was,and still is,their defensive backfield... they talk about talent,and the Lions are loaded,offensively,and they have a front seven,on defense,that is hard to stop,but there is one thing that the Lions have not addressed,and that is a very porous,and aging defensive backfield... the Packers may not have the best defense,overall,but they do have a very much improving defensive backfield,unlike the Lions... the Packers may have been 25th in total defense(bad number),last year,but they were devastated by major injuries,on both sides of the football,but even when the Packers went through a carousel at quarterback(four different quarterbacks),they were still 3rd,in total offense,last year... this season is going to be exciting to watch,and the Lions,Bears,and Packers all have legitimate shots to win the NFC North,depending on different factors,but with the best quarterback in the NFL under center,when healthy,in Aaron Rodgers,i would put my hard earned money on the Packers,if honestly,i did bet on football,to win the NFC North... serious note:i take my public ownership of the Packers very seriously,so the very moment i became a shareholder/owner,i stopped being a fool on betting football,period... i respect the NFL,and love "my team"-the Green Bay Packers... it does not mean that i am not a critic,of the team,when they play lousy,but that is the nature of being honest...