Pre-training camp power rankings via The Athletic:
Last season: 7-10, missed playoffs
A quick NFL history lesson: This team used to be referred to as the Monsters of the Midway. That’s right. The Bears were once good but have had only one winning season since 2012 and one playoff win since 2006. So why are Bears fans so giddy? No one in the NFL has added more in the offseason.
The list includes No. 1 pick quarterback
Caleb Williams, No. 9 pick wide receiver
Rome Odunze, veteran wide receiver
Keenan Allen, safety Kevin Byard and running back
D’Andre Swift. They also overhauled their entire offensive coaching staff.”
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Lions are at 3. Packers are 8.
This possibly bodes well for that 2025 second round draft pick.
Last season: 2-15, missed playoffs
Maybe the Panthers really, really wanted Dave Canales as their head coach. Or, maybe more high-profile candidates were scared off by the combination of owner David Tepper and quarterback
Bryce Young. Canales had a nice year as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator in 2023, but it was his only season as a coordinator, and he was an assistant strength coach at Southern California just five years ago.
If he can reverse Young’s career track, none of that will matter. The former Alabama quarterback’s 5.5 yards per attempt in his rookie season were the fewest for any quarterback in the last eight seasons.”