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NFC North not “black n’blue” any more 

The NFC North which Chris Burman coined as the NFL “Norris Division” will not look the same for years to come beginning this year’s crop of quarterbacks. In fact don’t be surprised if Burman is calling it the WAC before long. Starting with the acquisition of the off-season (for the second year in a row) Brett Favre now a Viking coupled with number one draft choice Percy Harvin promises to keep teams from going ‘8-in-the-box’ to stop Adrian Peterson. Suddenly the Vikings have their version of the three amigos. Keeping in the subject of number one picks, Detroit seems to have a winner with Matthew Stafford after years of fruitless top choices. He looks like he can come in and bring an instant aerial attack to Detroit, as he too will be armed with a potent and explosive receiving core. The “bitter ex” soap opera of the off season was the Jay Cutler divorce from Denver as JC now finds himself in ‘Chi Town’ Da Bears may finally an offense to accompany their perennial tough defense. Like everyone else in this division, Chicago believes they now have the components to take them to the show. Lastly, the team that started this whole transformation, the Pack, when they opted for youth and Aaron Rodgers over experience and let Brett walk out the door and to the lights of NYC, well now he’s back and the Sunday night matchup between old flames promises to be messier than an LA divorce, but great for ratings, as it will easily be the highest watched game in the history of ESPN football telecast to this point. It appears all four teams can make an argument for why they’ll be division champs, but that is why the NFC (WAC) won’t be subject of complaints when CBS makes it the network game of the week. Can Favre stay healthy enough to lead Minnesota back to the Bowl? Are they now the team to beat? Is Cutler the missing link for the Bears? Can Rodgers bring back the Pack? How good is the rookie Stafford? Let us know here and in the NFL Chat rooms and Individual Team rooms.