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2010 NFL Preview Part 6: NFC North
by C Kirst - September 11, 2010 | Email the author
Team Projected Win-Losses (Range)
Minnesota has a very similar team to the Packers, and could very well win this division. QB Brett Favre is coming off one of the best seasons of his career, but he is 40 years old, banged up, and rusty (as you can tell from Thursday’s loss to the Saints). I don’t expect Favre to play quite like he did last year, but he could still be very good. RB Adrian Peterson might be the most complete back in the NFL. He brings speed, quickness, toughness, hands, and excellent vision to the table. Chris Johnson may be faster,NFL Jerseys, but he can’t bowl people over like Peterson can. WR Sidney Rice has proven he is an elite player, but he is on the PUP list, leaving Favre without his favorite target. Bernard Berrian and Percy Harvin are both good, but Sidney Rice is a true number 1, Berrian and Harvin are really just deep threats. Whenever Rice returns, the Vikings offense will immediately be much better.Visanthe Shiancoe could be on of the better TE’s in the game, and surprisingly shows very good hands and separation. Minnesota’s o-line is one of the better lines in the league, lead by veterans Bryant McKinnie and Steve Hutchinson, and now have good young players such as RT Phil Loadholt and C John Sullivan. On defense the Vikings have the Williams wall (of Kevin and Pat Williams) and shouldn’t let up too many rushing yards. DE’s Ray Edwards and Jared Allen Jersey make this defensive line the best in all of the NFL. Edwards is very underrated and is still getting better, and Jared Allen Jersey is the best DE in the league. OLB Chad Greenway has been quietly one of the better LB’s in the NFL, and should be helped by the return of MLB E.J. Henderson. The outside backer is Ben Leber, an average player at best. Minnesota’s secondary is a weakness for this team. CB Antoine Winfield is still a good player, but is no longer the lock down corner he once was. Usually opposite Winfield is Cedric Griffin, who is currently injured, opening the door for veteran Lito Sheppard or 2nd year man Asher Allen to take his spot. The Vikings are very young at the safety position. Both Strong Safeties Tyrell Johnson and Jamarca Sanford are unproven, and FS/SS Husian Abdullah isn’t much better. This season we should see a very close division race, but I see both the Packers and Vikings making the playoffs this year.