NFC North:
Bears: Chicago actually had a better scoring margin than the Packers did in all of 2012, and that is one way to judge future success. The Bears have an extremely strong defense and although Jay Cutler may not be the most popular of Quarterbacks he is effective. Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, and the defense finally put a full season together and the Bears put together a 12-4 record and win the NFC North in 2013.
Lions: Detroit has the offense no question. Stafford slinging the ball to Calvin Johnson, Brandon Pettigrew, and now Reggie Bush out of the backfield will put points on the board. The problem is stopping the other team from scoring which is hard, if not harder to do. The Lions made a lot of offseason moves like signing Jason Jones and Glover Quin to solidify the defense and don't forget about Suh and Fairly on the D-Line. Detroit will follow up last years disappointment with a 9-7 record and be in contention for a final playoff spot late in the season.
Packers: You can never count out a team that has a Quarterback like Aaron Rodgers, but he isn't receiving the team effort he needs to succeed in this competitive league. For a quarterback that got sacked the most times out of anyone last year, losing former first round Left Tackle Bryan Bulaga for the season doesn't help, not to mention Greg Jennings, Donald Driver, and Charles Woodson. The defense will be a little porous and the Packers won't be the same team they have been, going just 9-7 and missing the playoffs.
Vikings: Adrian Peterson. That pretty much sums up the Vikings team. He had an amazing year last year, and although he will most likely break 1,700 yards again this year, he won't bring the wins the way the MVP did last year. Christian Ponder won't be able to put the ball where it's supposed to be and Matt Cassell will end up taking snaps at some point in the season. The Vikings will also miss Percy Harvin, even with the addition of Greg Jennings, especially his kick return ability. The Vikings are going to end up going just 6-10 and fall well short of the Playoffs this year.
Best Player in the Division: It's hard to choose between Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, and Calvin Johnson as a "best player" so I am going to go with someone completely different. I think Reggie Bush is in a great position to succeed. He isn't the first option of the Lion's offense and he will have plenty chances to catch the ball in open space. I think he gets 2,000 all purpose yards.
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