NFC Notes: Taylor Decker, Jordan Love, Bears, Lions, Packers

Bears

• Ian Rapoport reports that Bears QB Caleb Williams was seen wearing a cast on his hand due to the removal of a minor cyst and he is considered to be fine.
• Per Brad Biggs, Saints interim HC Darren Rizzi could be considered for the Bears’ ST coordinator under new HC Ben Johnson. He notes that the team could also retain current ST coordinator Richard Hightower.

Lions

Lions LT Taylor Decker and HC Dan Campbell spoke about the team’s historic season coming to an end on Saturday night when they lost a high-scoring battle against the Commanders.

“It’ll probably bother me forever, honestly,” Decker said, via Colton Pouncy of The Athletic. “I’m walking up here in the locker room and you gotta hear them cheer. And rightfully so for them. They deserve to cheer. We just have to sit here and listen to it.”

“Look, I told those guys this may have been our only shot,” Campbell had commented in the past. “Do I think that? No. Do I believe that? No. However, I know how hard it is to get here. I’m well aware. And it’s gonna be twice as hard to get back to this point next year. That’s the reality.”

“It’s not the time to talk about ‘What a great year,’ or how many wins,” Campbell said after the loss. “Because at this moment, I don’t think any of us feel that way. The whole point of doing what you do is to get to the show, man. It’s why you play this game. And we fell short.”

Packers

Packers HC Matt LaFleur was asked what QB Jordan Love and the team can improve on next season and if the young quarterback took a step forward this season despite the team’s early exit from the playoffs. Love himself was also asked the same question.

“I think it’s collective,” LaFleur said, via Rob Demovksy of ESPN. “Obviously, you can’t have the turnovers, but giving you reasons as to why some of those happened. Do I think he can play better? Absolutely. Do I think I can help him out and be better? Absolutely. Do I think we can play better around him? Absolutely. I just think it’s too much to put it on one person. I really do. I think collectively, we have to be better, and I expect better. We performed at a pretty high level the majority of the season and then took a dive. That’s why it feels, I’d say, different than a year ago.”

“That’s a good question,” Love replied. “I think there’s obviously areas that I improved on, that the team improved on, and there’s some stuff I want to clean up, be better at, for sure. That’s the nature of the game. It’s never going to be perfect. There are always going to be things to get better at and improve on. *That’ll definitely be part of the offseason. Just go back, watch the games, and make...