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The Packers look good but until I've actually seen with my own eyes improvement in the offensive line I'll reserve judgement.
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Not nearly as worried about them as I was at one point last year. I agree they were nothing short of putrid the first half of last season, but once they got healthy they were really good.
In the first 8 games they gave up 37 sacks. In the final 8 games they gave up 13. Not a coincidence once Mark Tauscher came back for game 9 and Clifton had been back for 3 games IIRC...they cemented into a pretty stable group. A group that blocked for 1,900 yds rushing and 4,400 yds passing.
I think the single biggest concern, and a huge one if it really is as weak as it could be, is in the secondary. Al Harris still isnt ready to practice so the CB position is weak even with Charles woodson on one side. And the Safety position is a mess even with Nick Collins as a pro bowler there.
I have a feeling the front 7 in that 3-4 may be really dominant this year, but the rest of it is a problem. Also special teams...just awful last year and so far in camp that issue looks to continue to exist.
The NFC is stacked with good clubs though...and it may be chasing fools gold to predict who will be there at the end, though N.O., Dallas, Atlanta, Minny (if Favre is back), and San Fran all look like they will be the front runners this year.