2MAsports's video: Your NFC North Primer with: Matt Verderame

If the Green Bay Packers still employ Aaron Rodgers they’ll have a golden opportunity to maintain a stranglehold on the NFC North division. If you’re willing to accept such a notion what can the other teams in the division do to close the perceivable gap? Each of the other teams within the division executed distinctly different game plans to shorten their chase of the cheese heads for the top spot. Can the Minnesota Vikings use their top five capable defense and improved running game with Dalvin Cook and Latavius Murray to build on their 5-0 start from a year ago, before they faltered down the stretch as they lost strength and momentum? As for the Lions, they’ve made a clear investment in their offensive line snagging perhaps the top two offensive linemen on the market in free agency in T.J. Lang and Rick Wagner. All to jumpstart a stagnant running game from a year ago. Meanwhile on defense, they used the draft to get both faster and younger on that side of the ball. Jarrad Davis is expected to be an instant impact player for them but will it be enough? As for the team which represents the Windy City the Bears shocked the football universe during the 2017 NFL Draft when they traded up one spot to select North Carolina quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky with the 2nd overall pick. What does the move mean for the short and long-term future of the Monsters of the Midway? How do the Bears stack up with the rest of the division with Mike Glennon as their day one starter? How long will it be until we see Mitchell Trubisky on the field and what does this all mean for John Fox? Plenty of questions surround the current state of the NFC North. To help us put some answers to those questions 2Man Advantage Podcasts Kevin McShan was joined by Matt Verderame TIME Inc. NFL expert, lead longform writer and video content creator at FanSided division, to put all the news and notes in the NFC North into clearer prospective.