Published 8/22/2008
by Joe Willett
at Bleacher Report - NFL
The NFC North is an interesting division. You have two teams who you know are going to be bad.
However, you have two wild card teams that could be bad but could be Super Bowl contenders and it all hinges on the quarterback position.
So how is the NFC North going to fall exactly and how do I expect the teams that are hanging on to greatness barely to fare?
Chicago Bears
This team falls with the two bad teams. No surprise here, the Chicago Bears are a team that confuse me greatly.
As a proud member of the 4th Phase, what the Chicago Bears call their fans, I have an emotional stake in how the Bears do but I've recently been hit hard with some bad news.
The Bears offensive line was going to be decent this year. I just knew it. Then Chris Williams got hurt and I was deflated because I knew this line was right back to awful with that injury.
I was hoping for Grossman to play QB because he has a much higher ceiling than Orton and is the only chance for a great ...
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