In the third installment of my NFC North 2025 Forecast series, I’ll focus on the Green Bay Packers. My previous installments on the Bears and Lions can be found by following the links.

Coaching Changes

The Packers have continuity at the head coach and coordinator positions- Matt LaFleur returns his seventh season as head coach and offensive playcaller of the Packers, while Adam Stenovich returns as offensive coordinator and Jeff Hafley as defensive coordinator.

Key Roster Changes

The Packers released their best, but oft injured, cornerback Jaire Alexander, replacing him with Nate Hobbs. Cornerback Eric Stokes was also...

Vikings 2025 roster shakeup unpacked—shocking trades and cuts revealed! In this episode of Two Old Bloggers on Vikings 1st & SKOL, hosts Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano dive into the Minnesota Vikings’ cutdown week frenzy, from edge rusher surprises to Adam Thielen’s triumphant return and the Packers’ game-changing Micah Parsons acquisition. With the season opener against the Bears looming on September 8, this discussion hooks fans with unfiltered insights on GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s bold moves.

As the Vikings transition from a 14-3 powerhouse in 2024 to 2025 contenders, Campbell and Stefano highlight how predictable cuts masked deeper concerns, like cornerback...

The 2025 NFL regular season is officially upon us, although fans of the Minnesota Vikings are going to have to wait a day longer than most other NFL fans in order to see their team make its season debut.

The purple are set to kick things off this season on Monday Night Football, as they travel to Soldier Field to take on their NFC North rivals, the Chicago Bears. This is the first time the Vikings have gone on the road to face the Bears in the regular season since 2002, when the game was actually played at the University...

In my second installment of 2025 forecasts for the NFC North, I’ll focus on the reigning division champion Detroit Lions. In case you missed it, my first installment was on the Bears, and I also did a piece on the NFC North at the end of June, some of which is a bit outdated with subsequent events.

Coaching Changes

It’s been an eventful offseason for the Lions. After a 15-2 division-winning record, both coordinators for the Lions took head coaching jobs- offensive coordinator Ben Johnson with the Bears, and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn with the Jets. Dan Campbell remains...

The Minnesota Vikings have dealt with some of the issues on the wide receiver depth chart over the past couple of days, and now it sounds like they could have another important member of that group back when they open their season in Chicago a week from Monday.

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN is reporting that the Vikings are optimistic that wide receiver Jalen Nailor will be available for them on Monday night after having a procedure on his hand during training camp.

Nailor suffered the injury during camp and had the procedure done in the hopes that he would be...

Well, the Vikings seem comfortable with only 4 corners on the active roster. Our excellent poster, Krauser, pointed out how the team only activated 4 CBs for a given game last year which is true. Still, the cupboard seems bare to me and any injury is going to be a problem. I do not know if there is much they could to though. If there was a really good corner available, that corner would already be signed to a team. I hope Vaughn continues to develop.

What Is Big Nickel? And Does It Explain Minnesota’s Lack Of Cornerback Depth?

Adofo-Mensah...

The Green Bay Packers just completed one of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent years by trading for disgruntled Dallas Cowboys’ star edge rusher Micah Parsons. Parsons, an off-ball linebacker at Penn State, was drafted by the Cowboys in 2021 and since then was named 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year, 2x First-Team All-Pro, 1x Second-Team All-Pro, and 4x Pro-Bowler. He turned 26 in May. He has been top 3 in Defensive Player of the Year voting three times in four years, the exception being last year when he missed four games due to an ankle injury.

The Packers’ pass...

Vikings roster shakeup: Thielen’s epic return and Parsons’ Packers nightmare!—In this explosive episode of The Real Forno Show, hosts Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano dissect the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 roster moves, from Adam Thielen’s sentimental trade homecoming to the seismic Micah Parsons deal to Green Bay. As a Vikings 1st & SKOL production partnered with the Fans First Sports Network, the show delivers raw analysis on how these trades reshape the NFC North, blending expert insights with fan passion for a must-listen Vikings podcast experience.

• 53-Man Roster Breakdown: The youthful squad emphasizes UDFAs and rookies like Max Brosmer and...

Now that all NFL teams have completed the preseason and made the cutdown to their 53-man rosters, including all the teams in the NFC North, it’s time for my annual forecast of how the Minnesota Vikings’ NFC North opponents will fare this season. It’s been an eventful offseason for the NFC North teams this year and judging by the odds, the NFC North looks to be the most competitive and best division in the league, top to bottom.

Having said that, it’s doubtful there will be three 11+ win teams in the division this season. The entire division faces a...

The Minnesota Vikings will travel to Soldier Field in Week 1 to take on the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, and they may have to do it without their longest-tenured player.

At today’s press conference in Eagan, head coach Kevin O’Connell said that safety Harrison Smith is dealing with a “personal health issue” that has kept him away from the team in recent weeks. The issue was not enough to cause the team to put him on injured reserve when they set the 53-man roster, which would have guaranteed Smith missing the first four games of the season. O’Connell...

Week 1 is here! Last week we saw Iowa State get the win vs Kansas State in Dublin. It was a good game. With 2:26 to go, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell had his team go for it on fourth-and-3 at the Kansas State 16-yard line. Becht found Carson Hansen for 15 yards and iced the game. That was a great call and it reflected how well the Cyclones were playing on defense.

There are some good games this week with a lot of top teams playing their first cupcake. For some teams, it may be the only cupcake.

After...

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Alright, folks. . .it’s a little later than I would have wanted it to be, but things got a bit lost between the roster deadline and other things that were happening. But now it’s time for our latest SB Nation Reacts survey about the Minnesota Vikings, so let’s get to it.

Now that the rosters have been set and everything is...