The final part of the NFC North grades and need series will focus on safeties. The North had good safety play in 2016. Green Bay Packers A Green Bay stayed healthy at safety and got good play from Morgan Burnett and Ha Ha Clinton Dix. Burnett had an 84 grade (15th) and Dix earned an […]
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NFC North Grades and Needs series will take a look at the cornerbacks of the NFC North. There is a lot of talent in the division but injuries and regression derailed the production. Minnesota Vikings: A- The Vikings had a very good year in coverage allowing only an 83 QB rating (4th best in the […]
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Linebackers are the next position group up for discussion for the NFC North teams. We have already discussed some 3-4 OLBs in the Edge Defenders article. Now we’ll take a look at 4-3 OLB and ILBs. Green Bay Packers: C- The Packers have some young ILBs with some talent but lacked production and coverage. Jake […]
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The next stop for the NFC North Grades and Needs train is interior defenders. Interior defenders include 4-3 DTS, 3-4 NTs and 3-4 DEs. Let’s take a look how each team stacks up. Chicago Bears: C The Bears had some solid play in their relatively new 3-4 defense. Eddie Goldman is a solid nose tackle […]
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