Greg Cosell's Podcast: Aaron Rodgers tries to take back NFC North
This offseason, Greg Cosell and Frank Schwab will explore key questions for each of the 32 NFL teams in "The Shutdown" podcast, going team-by-team for each division over eight episodes.
Links to previous division preview podcasts are at the end of this post.
Last season there was an unexpected champion in the NFC North. The Minnesota Vikings' win at Lambeau Field in Week 17 over the Green Bay Packers secured the division crown.
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The conversation for most of the second half of last season was about the struggles of the Packers offense, and the play of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. There are plenty of layers to those issues, as well as the Vikings' ability to repeat as division champs, and we dealt with many of them along with other questions on NFC North teams in this podcast:
CHICAGO LIONS
- How much will the additions at linebacker help the defense?
- Is there enough skill position talent, outside of Alshon Jeffery, to help Jay Cutler?
DETROIT LIONS
- How well did Calvin Johnson play last season, and how much will he be missed in the offense?
- Why was Matthew Stafford so successful with new coordinator Jim Bob Cooter?
GREEN BAY PACKERS
- Will Jordy Nelson's return from a knee injury cure the offense?
- What makes Rodgers a great quarterback?
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
- Can Teddy Bridgewater be a top quarterback?
- What are the strengths of a Mike Zimmer defense, and how are the Vikings benefiting?
We discuss all those questions and more, right here:
Previous division preview podcasts:
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NFL analyst and NFL Films senior producer Greg Cosell watches as much NFL game film as anyone. Throughout the season, Cosell will join Shutdown Corner to share his observations on the teams, schemes and personnel from around the league.
