Pack, Mack Still Got It in the NFC North | NFL Deep Dive
The MMQB NFL Podcast
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3.9 • 944 Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2021
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
The division preview series reaches its terrifying conclusion, as all eyes (or at least those of Jenny, Conor and Gary) turn to the NFC North.
After an offseason of turmoil, Aaron Rodgers is back and the Packers are the prohibitive favorites to win the division. But how far will they go? That will depend heavily on the new defensive boss in town.
As for the rest of the division: Lots of talk about Justin Fields, and a little more talk about what the Bears defense needs to do to return to 2018 levels. In Minnesota, some new faces in the secondary and some frustration with the quarterback. And in Detroit, a shorthanded defense and mild passing game, but a game-changing blocker and a kneecap-biting, coffee-chugging coach that should keep things interesting.
Plus, the thrilling conclusion of Division Preview Mad Libs!, our predictions for order of finish, “Super Bowl or Not,” and much more!
Have a question for the mailbag show next week? Dare to make one final guess on how we’ve ordered these division previews? Email themmqb@gmail.com or tweet at @GGramling_SI, @JennyVrentas or @ConorOrr
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the MMQB Monday morning NFL |
| 0:07.0 | podcast I'm Harry Gramling I'm Jenny Brentus I'm Conor Rourke and guys we've arrived at the final chapter of the division preview series when we take on |
| 0:18.1 | Goldemort. |
| 0:20.1 | Is that the end of that one? |
| 0:22.1 | I didn't read those books. |
| 0:24.3 | I didn't either. |
| 0:26.2 | I would guess as someone who has not seen any of the Star Wars trilogy, |
| 0:31.9 | Jurassic Park, Titanic, |
| 0:34.0 | there's no possible way I saw any second. |
| 0:37.0 | Is Volk, is Volkmore Lord of the Rings? |
| 0:39.0 | No, Harry Potter. |
| 0:41.0 | Oh God. |
| 0:42.0 | But the confusing thing is... No, Harry Potter. Oh, God. |
| 0:43.2 | But the confusing thing is, the confusing thing is, |
| 0:46.2 | there's a Dumbledore in Harry Potter, |
| 0:50.9 | has a very Gandolf vibe to him which always threw me off so I figure it's the same |
| 0:57.2 | universe. So when they find the rings they Dumbledore becomes |
| 1:03.6 | Voldemort. Yeah, is it a prequel or a sequel? |
| 1:07.6 | They all just sort of come together. |
| 1:11.1 | I'm starting to realize it's freaking me out a little bit that like as as |
| 1:16.2 | much as Jenny posits herself as the pop culture castaway like the more that I hear Gary talk the more closer to that island I feel than ever |
| 1:25.4 | before so it's it's it's a good place to be I mean you know yeah I'm there so it's a great |
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