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With the draft in the rearview mirror, what is the most pressing issue on each NFC North team's agenda? Chicago Bears: The top priority at Halas Hall, from now until the start of the season, is getting the offense organized in Marc Trestman's new ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning. It's the Friday after draft weekend, which means rookie minicamps in some NFL locales (including Minnesota) and a deep breath in many others. But rarely do you see this kind of news emerging on May 3 in...

We're Black and Blue All Over: So we've been sidetracked a bit with two intra-division stories: The Minnesota Vikings' cursory talks with Chicago Bears free agent linebacker Brian Urlacher, and the Vikings' decision to host Green Bay Packers recei...

After the Green Bay Packers' 24-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, here are three issues that merit further examination: Charles Woodson has seen just about everything in his 15-year career. He has even suffered, rehabilitated and returned fr...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After the second or the third bounce pass Joe Webb threw Saturday night -- I can't remember which one -- it became quite clear the Green Bay Packers would be the NFC North team whose season would continue for at least one more week...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Inside Slant partner Mike Sando and I spent this week's podcast hashing through the bleak pool of quarterback replacements available this offseason for teams that want to make a change. A few hours later, ESPN draft...

Let's get inside Friday's NFC North injury report: Chicago Bears: As expected, the Bears ruled out linebacker Brian Urlacher (hamstring), cornerback Tim Jennings (shoulder) and receiver Earl Bennett (concussion) from Sunday's game against the Gree...

We're Black and Blue All Over: There has been so much talk this week about, well, talk, that we've reached Friday of Packers-Bears week and have a pile of injury information to sort through. Thanks to Jeff Dickerson of ESPNChicago.com, we know ...

Green Bay Packers offensive lineman T.J. Lang (ankle) was healthy enough to be in uniform for last Sunday night's game against the Detroit Lions. That progress has led to reasonable speculation that he will be ready to play this Sunday against the Ch...

We're Black and Blue All Over: So, yeah. Monday. That was interesting. A bizarre descent of December fog basically shut down my favorite NFC North airport in Appleton, Wis., so at about 11:45 a.m. local time I realized that if I was going to ge...

After the Green Bay Packers' 23-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, here are three issues that merit further examination: Coach Mike McCarthy didn't rule out the possibility of keeping rookie Don Barclay at right tackle even if veteran T.J. La...

After the Minnesota Vikings' 23-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers, here are three issues that merit further examination: Would you believe that Adrian Peterson already has produced his second-highest yardage total for an entire season in his caree...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- As the Green Bay Packers' injury list has grown this season, I've been saving the panic button for two occasions. The first is so obvious that I don't think I need to mention it. (Follow this link if you must.) The second was a lit...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A few thoughts at halftime from here at Lambeau Field: The Green Bay Packers sliced through the Minnesota Vikings defense on their opening drive, but otherwise have spent much of this game on the ropes. They've lost two key...

The Green Bay Packers were trying to make a game of it Sunday night as halftime approached at MetLife Stadium. They had 1 minute, 12 seconds at their disposal to cut into a 24-10 deficit against the New York Giants, and soon they were lined up for a ...

After the Green Bay Packers' 38-10 loss to the New York Giants, here are three issues that merit further examination: Part of our discussion Sunday night was the relatively low number of playmakers the Packers defense had on the field Sunday nigh...