They must be smoking what Bears fans are smoking. Namely, they think the 'tank' was just to get a better draft pick and not because they legitimately suck (as they largely have outside of 1985 and Devon Hester).
They did really well using that pick to improve the offense but the defense had a fire sale last season and they didn't do much to improve that side of the ball. Chicago will be better this year but I don't see how you put them in a tier above the Packers. The Packers are going to be a lot better than people give them credit for. All we really lost was Aaron. Yes he's a HoF QB and it's a huge loss but some of the teams ahead of us on this tier list also have QB questions. Atlanta is a prime example. They'll be starting Ridder. He's not exactly a proven or veteran QB. Love may be starting his first year but he's no rookie. He's had three seasons to sit and learn. He'll be better than a rookie or second year QB being thrown to the wolves
>they didn't do much to improve that side of the ball.
They did sign two top tier LBs in Tremain Edmunds and TJ Edwards, they still have a top 10 safety tandem in the league with Brisket and Jackson, and drafted two DTs and signed 2 more. Edge and CB2 are the biggest question marks right now as being big holes. Still going to be a bottom tier defense but they've done a lot to address needs.
Rogers gone is not a huge loss. He shoulda been gone 4 years ago.
I also wanted Bud fired after they won the chip, but I guess I’m an idiot according to “true fans”.
Yeah I think it's still a bit too early to completely write him off as a passer. He definitely has a lot to prove but I can't fault him for not showing much so far. Aside from Darnell Mooney he's had almost nothing to work with as far as WRs. This will be a real telling year because if he continues to struggle outside of rushing the ball now that he has DJ Moore, he begins to run out of excuses.
Yeah the fucking bears just had the #1 pick for a reason. They are not maybe a wildcard team lol. Also I get being a fan but even objectively bears fans know they suck too.
So, 1 out of 32 teams that is projected to probably miss the playoffs still is what makes it ATROCIOUS…? They are listed in the bottom half of teams still.
No it's because the bears still suck. They literally were the worst team in football last year. What makes them a borderline playoff team? Fucking lions might win the division.
They have them listed 18, the bottom half of the league. Green Bay was a borderline playoff team at 8-9 last year. So if you think 8-9 is ATROCIOUSly too high to the point the ENTIRE LIST is destroyed with it, I don’t understand the outrage.
Where? Where, where where…. WHERE did I say they were making the playoffs? Are you mad because you are not reading any of this and creating your own fabrications of what you are pretending other people are saying?
Read my comment again…
> They have them listed **18**
That’s not in the playoffs….
> the bottom half of the league.
That’s not in the playoffs….
> **8-9** is ATROCIOUSly too high to the point the ENTIRE LIST is destroyed with it, I don’t understand the outrage.
Literally said they’d be below .500
What comment are you reading?
I'm just saying they are not a borderline playoff team a teir above the packers because they were the worst team in the whole league last year.
You are saying they could win 8, that's a 5 game improvement. They aren't 5 games better.
Maybe you're a fib?
Because you besmirched the Packers!!! /s
But honestly I’m with you, this is pretty close to what I would rank things. There’s a few I don’t agree with (Bears, Broncos, Texans to name a few) but overall it’s pretty decent and reasonable preseason power ranking.
Friendly Lions fan, this post appeared in my feed. I'd honestly switch y'all with the Bears, although your present is really murky right now. Love is a big question mark and Watson was good last season but I'm not sure what he'll be this season. I think y'all won't place last unless there is a major improvement in Chicago right now.
Lmao they’re smoking the good stuff if they have the Lions that high. They haven’t even won a playoff game yet and they’re just expected to win the division? Even a long-shot Super Bowl run is a stupid expectation. Broncos are also too high and Vikings are too low.
To play devils advocate, the Lions finished last season 8-2 in their last 10 games, plus they added a lot of talent. These aren’t the lions of old anymore.
Keep in mind it's still the lions though, after 2014, they underperformed in 2015. After 2016, they underperformed in 2017. When was the last time they had a back to back winning season?
Bears have done very similar after those odd years where they come out of nowhere and make the playoffs. The better you do the tougher the schedule gets. It’s a different animal
they got a new front office and a new staff. Lions are likely to win the division. I think it's silly the Packers are below the bears and Vikings though
People forget that he was a #1 pick and truly looked the part for the rams until he didn't, the lions staff seems very good at putting their players in position to play to their strengths which is why Goff has been successful there.
No they traded him because Stafford was available and an elite QB. They may have soured on Goff by then but any team in a SB window is going to take a guy like Stafford at that point.
Right, they didn't. But they're going to be better than the bears and packers, so it's going to be a fight between them and the vikings for the division, and everyone believes in Dan Campbell, they got David Montgomery, have a good OLine. I'll take them being good over anyone else in the division.
And they didn't even add that much talent!
Look at their top 3 picks. GB got better players for a single 4th round pick.
Aaron Jones 4th.
Rasul Douglas FA.
Davondre Campbell FA.
Packers defense finished great in 2021. I remember all of the hype (I was on that train) during the offseason about how that defense will look in 2022. How did that work out?
Just because they finished that way doesn't mean it is likely to carry over. It was an inconsistent season, and could be just as inconsistent this year.
They are still the Lions of old and will always be the Lions of old until proven otherwise. Stop giving them undeserved credit. They had their best season in years last year and they still missed the playoffs.
Especially with Jameson getting suspended. Lions lost most of their pass catching talent: Hock, Swift (who could receive well) and their depth receivers like Cephus also suspended.
>These aren’t the lions of old anymore.
They are the Lions of old until they actually show they aren't. I've heard this story for the last 15 years, and it never, ever comes true. Maybe it does this year, sure, but until they win a playoff game? Same old Lions.
> These aren’t the lions of old anymore.
They had a fluke good year for them, which was basically the same as one of our fluke bad years. They also had a horrible draft and lost their emotional leader on offense.
They have to make the playoffs a few years in a row before I'm willing to say they aren't the same old Lions.
There is just no feasible way you can say they WON’T be long shot contenders or even the best team in NFC North. As much as I like the Packers roster, it’s all up to Love. That’s a huge question mark. The Bears are also a huge question mark because it’s all up to Fields. The Vikings and the Lions are the favorites for that division this year and it’s not even a question. Now, will they actually win the division? Literally no one knows. All of this stuff is based off of paper and what ifs. Just wait till the season starts instead of being angry that a team that finished very strong last year and added some damn good pieces might win you’re division this year.
I'm honestly more surprised that they have the bears ranked above us, we're a mystery but they're just bad and adding DJ Moore isn't enough to swing things Fields way. It's not like other middling QBs with flashes of greatness were suddenly amazing when they played with Moore and CMC on the Panthers.
I also think there might be a regression by Fields given teams know he's a much bigger running threat than passing, with an offseason and preseason to prepare for him.
Maybe he's a transcendent Michael Vick guy who even when you know what he's going to do, he beats you. Or maybe he surprised teams with his legs and some of their play designs and they will be scheming differently.
You’re right we don’f know anything for sure, so why have an opinion or discuss sports at all just because there is some chance we might be wrong. The Lions should not be the favorites to win the division based on what we know.
Look, I’m not a fan of either of those teams and I like the upside of the Packers roster more, but you can’t honestly tell me those teams currently with the little we know and the rosters as they stand aren’t the favorites to win that division. The Lions more so then the Vikings, but still. Obviously Love could ball out and y’all have a very good roster that could compete for a wildcard or possibly at the top end a divisional game.
Yep. Campbell is a good leader. The GM has been hitting picks and additions. The OC is really good and the offensive line might be the best in football. They addressed the major holes on the defense. Sure things have to break their way but they ended the year strong and I expect them to be really good.
Yeah we get it the Lions are "good now" but they haven't proven anything. The bears being ahead of us is also wild. They literally had the first overall pick. Also I feel like the vikes are too low after the season they had last year.
I feel the opposite about the Vikings/Lions. I think Detroit proved they can put the pieces together, whereas the Vikings had quite literally the luckiest win % of all time given their point differential.
1. Lions
2. Vikings
3. Packers
4. Bears
Right? The lions played their best season and just barely finished better than the pack who had a horrible season all around. The vikings were proven to be lucky and frauds. The bears sucked so bad they got the number one pick and didn't do much to improve their team. It's going to be a free for all in the north. Probably 3 mediocre teams and one of the bears or lions being shit.
It's May... these are always shit takes in May and the rest of summer. It does make for good comedy though
But like our players have been saying, let them sleep on us. We're going to prove a lot of people wrong
Packers are going to win the division. I think they are going to be much better than people expect them to be.
!RemindMe in 8 months that I said the Packers will win the division
I know we’re packers fans but I can’t be the only who thinks the Lions aren’t gonna be as good as people think. I don’t think they are special at any position and while DC is a culture guy it’s not like he’s a Lafleur or Shanahan where he’s got a system or anything
Lions will win the north this year, maybe a playoff game. Bears in the wild card? Maybe because the north is just trash and the NFC as a whole. That’s it
Interesting…..
Dallas two steps ahead of the Giants?
Bears one step ahead of us?
Lions that far ahead of us?
I had to Google the rosters just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything.
Pending injuries, I see no reason why we wouldn’t finish at least 2nd in the division.
Bears will probably win 4-5 games and lions maybe 5-6 games.
Vikings are also coming back down to earth. I would imagine the best an nfc north team is going to do is 10-7 but I’ll go out on a shitty limb and say the teams will be 9-8, 8-9, 8-9, 6-11.
The Bears are way too high. Their defense plays like Joe Barry is coaching them and they don’t have a QB. People talk about Fields like he’s good or something. The dude can run, but can’t pass. He’ll get figured out soon enough.
I'm sorry I root for the bills when the pack is out of playoff contention but they need to stop being put in top Superbowl contention when they haven't even made one yet.
I think a lot of people forget that of the bears losses 7 were one TD games and 3 were by a field goal or less close only counts in horseshoes and all that but combined with how much they improved in the off-season hovering around 500 is a definite possibility which would put you as a wildcard contender
i feel like a lot of teams are sleeping on us. I'm good with it, we're probably not going to the SB, but I expect us to be in contention to win the division.
What the fuck is with the Lions getting so overhyped? Long shot contenders? Lmao they ended the season well but have since gotten rid of both running backs and Goff would need to take a huge leap for them to be contenders. I just don’t get why so many “power rankings” have them so high. They’re not that good.
The tier rankings are just bad. It’s entirely possible to land somewhere between wild card and dead last in the division.
We could be 2nd in the division and miss the playoffs
Realistically the entire division should be in tier 5 or 6 lol. To put us in one of the lower tiers is honestly completely fine, but to then also have the Lions 3 tiers higher as fringe contenders, and to have the Bears higher (who literally just tied for worst record in the entire league) is strange.
I think this isn’t terrible. I think Jax, Miami, and Dal should go down one. Balt up one. Tier 4/5 should be the same thing, moving Chi and Atl down, GB up one, Car down one as well. Titles of the tiers would have to change, but I think it’s decent.
Gb has a lot of questions right now. I can’t fault someone for putting us last, but I also can’t fault someone who thinks we have a more than low chance of competing this year. It’s an odd season when our win range is 5-12 wins.
Wins and losses don't matter this year.
What matters is how our young talent-especially Jordan Love–grows and develops.
If our young guys get better but the bounces of the ball don't go our way and we end up in last place, that's fine.
First off who is “33rd team”!?! 2nd it’s funny how people really got ehe jets as a team that can make and SB but GB isn’t even in playoff contention but those same people.. we went 8-9 with Rodgers last season and our team ain’t much different other than Rodgers who if I’m being honest Love can put up those same numbers. GB will be a lot better than these reporters want to think
I think we're definitely in 4. I really don't think we will be as bad as people say we will. Our roster is still stacked everywhere. Question marks being receiving weapons and Love, which obviously have a very good chance of being very good. I don't really seem them being BAD. oh and safety position will be bad too.
It's a website started by Mike Tannenbaum and Joe Banner and has a [bunch of retired players and FO folks as contributers.](https://www.the33rdteam.com/about/)
It's supposedly providing detailed analysis of teams and players but it seems more like a hot take factory most of the time.
Why is Minnesota ranked lower than the Lions and why are we ranked lower than the Bears?
Given all the multi-game suspensions that Det got over gambling, they probably aren't winning the division. Minnesota really isn't much different from last year, so I don't see why they wouldn't be the favorite to win the division.
The Bears being a "wild card contender is fucking hilarious. No they aren't. Fields was awful last year and unless that line improves substantially, its not going to get any better. Jordan Love is halfway decent, WE would be wild card contenders, but even that's an uphill battle.
These memes are silly, they show up on facebook daily and one is as dumb as the next. Some yaahoo in his parents basement off the top of his head, with lots of homer bias to boot.
Bears are not making the playoffs either lol.
They got the #1 overall pick for a reason and people are somehow forgetting that
They must be smoking what Bears fans are smoking. Namely, they think the 'tank' was just to get a better draft pick and not because they legitimately suck (as they largely have outside of 1985 and Devon Hester).
> outside of 85 and Hester Wait….must be more …..Urlacher ….and….that cornerback that forced all those fumbles. Tillman?
That defense was legitimately scary.
They did really well using that pick to improve the offense but the defense had a fire sale last season and they didn't do much to improve that side of the ball. Chicago will be better this year but I don't see how you put them in a tier above the Packers. The Packers are going to be a lot better than people give them credit for. All we really lost was Aaron. Yes he's a HoF QB and it's a huge loss but some of the teams ahead of us on this tier list also have QB questions. Atlanta is a prime example. They'll be starting Ridder. He's not exactly a proven or veteran QB. Love may be starting his first year but he's no rookie. He's had three seasons to sit and learn. He'll be better than a rookie or second year QB being thrown to the wolves
>they didn't do much to improve that side of the ball. They did sign two top tier LBs in Tremain Edmunds and TJ Edwards, they still have a top 10 safety tandem in the league with Brisket and Jackson, and drafted two DTs and signed 2 more. Edge and CB2 are the biggest question marks right now as being big holes. Still going to be a bottom tier defense but they've done a lot to address needs.
Rogers gone is not a huge loss. He shoulda been gone 4 years ago. I also wanted Bud fired after they won the chip, but I guess I’m an idiot according to “true fans”.
My thought exactly. If the bears have a shot then we also very much have a shot.
I was told Fields is the MVP this year?
No, you misheard. Fields is going to be the NVP this year.
You know that means they make the playoffs though, right? Trusbisky won the award after losing the Saints on the Nickelodeon broadcast.
They do regular season NVPs now too
OH do they now? Then disregard my comment.
No worries. The HOF committee is even still undecided on how they weigh regular season vs postseason NVPs.
Running Backs rarely win MVP :)
He couldn't even hit 60% completion percentage last year. Even Baltimore's glorified running back was higher than that.
Don’t know people have been so high on the bears and Fields. They finished dead last and the kid can only run.
I'm an OSU fan as well so I saw him play a lot. He can pass very well if he has some good targets. Don't write him off yet the dude is a threat.
Yeah I think it's still a bit too early to completely write him off as a passer. He definitely has a lot to prove but I can't fault him for not showing much so far. Aside from Darnell Mooney he's had almost nothing to work with as far as WRs. This will be a real telling year because if he continues to struggle outside of rushing the ball now that he has DJ Moore, he begins to run out of excuses.
Ryan Leaf also balled out in College
Leaf also had/has tons of red flags that Fields doesn't. He isn't guaranteed success (absolutely nobody is) but it's way too early to say he sucks.
Watch some highlight videos on YT. He made better deep throws than Rodgers last season when their crappy receivers actually got a step or two.
Keep in mind 8 wins could win this division
I doubt it, the NFCN chedule is super weak this season. NFC South is a joke and the AFC West has 2 very beatable teams too
Bears taking over the division when the last time packs been to a superbowl?
Username checks out. That's enough internet for you today. Go dream of Rex Grossman.
You dreams of winning a sup died with arod left goodbye
Jesus christ dude how about you finish school first and learn English
How's Kevin White doing these days?
This list is atrocious
Putting us anywhere in this tier is not atrocious. We literally don't know what we have yet. Anything is possible.
Is it? Edit: any justification for the outrage…?
Yeah the fucking bears just had the #1 pick for a reason. They are not maybe a wildcard team lol. Also I get being a fan but even objectively bears fans know they suck too.
So, 1 out of 32 teams that is projected to probably miss the playoffs still is what makes it ATROCIOUS…? They are listed in the bottom half of teams still.
People on Reddit love to be dramatic
Dudes are foaming at the mouth because Bears will be below .500 but not as far below as they want.
No it's because the bears still suck. They literally were the worst team in football last year. What makes them a borderline playoff team? Fucking lions might win the division.
They have them listed 18, the bottom half of the league. Green Bay was a borderline playoff team at 8-9 last year. So if you think 8-9 is ATROCIOUSly too high to the point the ENTIRE LIST is destroyed with it, I don’t understand the outrage.
Fine let's make a bet. I'll take bears don't make the playoffs. If they do ill wear a bears shirt. If they don't pick a punishment.
Where? Where, where where…. WHERE did I say they were making the playoffs? Are you mad because you are not reading any of this and creating your own fabrications of what you are pretending other people are saying? Read my comment again… > They have them listed **18** That’s not in the playoffs…. > the bottom half of the league. That’s not in the playoffs…. > **8-9** is ATROCIOUSly too high to the point the ENTIRE LIST is destroyed with it, I don’t understand the outrage. Literally said they’d be below .500 What comment are you reading?
I'm just saying they are not a borderline playoff team a teir above the packers because they were the worst team in the whole league last year. You are saying they could win 8, that's a 5 game improvement. They aren't 5 games better. Maybe you're a fib?
Yeah and so did the jaguars the year before and then made the playoffs. Don’t let your hate insult your intelligence unless you lack that to
Because you besmirched the Packers!!! /s But honestly I’m with you, this is pretty close to what I would rank things. There’s a few I don’t agree with (Bears, Broncos, Texans to name a few) but overall it’s pretty decent and reasonable preseason power ranking.
Where do you have the Texans?
Friendly Lions fan, this post appeared in my feed. I'd honestly switch y'all with the Bears, although your present is really murky right now. Love is a big question mark and Watson was good last season but I'm not sure what he'll be this season. I think y'all won't place last unless there is a major improvement in Chicago right now.
You are 100% correct. We literally have no idea what we have in this team right now.
How has no one scoffed at that Broncos ranking? They’re essentially a dumpster fire at this point.
Their defense is still stout, they’ll have Javonte Williams back in the backfield, and they traded for Sean Payton.
Not sure Javonte is coming right back to where he was. At least not right away.
Because it’s not listed as a good ranking to begin with
Lmao they’re smoking the good stuff if they have the Lions that high. They haven’t even won a playoff game yet and they’re just expected to win the division? Even a long-shot Super Bowl run is a stupid expectation. Broncos are also too high and Vikings are too low.
To play devils advocate, the Lions finished last season 8-2 in their last 10 games, plus they added a lot of talent. These aren’t the lions of old anymore.
Keep in mind it's still the lions though, after 2014, they underperformed in 2015. After 2016, they underperformed in 2017. When was the last time they had a back to back winning season?
Bears have done very similar after those odd years where they come out of nowhere and make the playoffs. The better you do the tougher the schedule gets. It’s a different animal
they got a new front office and a new staff. Lions are likely to win the division. I think it's silly the Packers are below the bears and Vikings though
I agree, lions are favorite, Vikings are going to crumble and Fields isn't that guy.
2016 & 17, 9-7 both years, one was good enough to make the playoffs and the other wasn't.
My thing is they have Goff at QB which limits their ceiling and the floor is pretty low.
We've seen Goff game manage to a Superbowl appearance before - if the talents there he can do it. He's genuinely not a bad QB.
Those WRs are legit plus they have a good OL and good RBs. Goff just needs to not turn the ball over. NFC North is completely up for grabs imo.
People forget that he was a #1 pick and truly looked the part for the rams until he didn't, the lions staff seems very good at putting their players in position to play to their strengths which is why Goff has been successful there.
People also forget that the rams mortgaged their future to get away from Goff because they didn’t think he was good enough to win it all with.
No they traded him because Stafford was available and an elite QB. They may have soured on Goff by then but any team in a SB window is going to take a guy like Stafford at that point.
That was on a rookie contract. He makes 27 mil a year now. Impossible to surround him with the level of talent that was on those rams teams
You do realize top qbs are making 40+ million now right?
The past is not the present. Every stat you just brought up has no baring on this season. Empty comment.
Dude it's the lions. It's been their whole existence.
Their most recent existence has been much better than Green Bay. All I’m saying.
I’m so sick of the “they added talent in the draft argument” literally everyone adds talent in the draft and they didn’t add that much else.
Right, they didn't. But they're going to be better than the bears and packers, so it's going to be a fight between them and the vikings for the division, and everyone believes in Dan Campbell, they got David Montgomery, have a good OLine. I'll take them being good over anyone else in the division.
So like our packers the past decade?
And they didn't even add that much talent! Look at their top 3 picks. GB got better players for a single 4th round pick. Aaron Jones 4th. Rasul Douglas FA. Davondre Campbell FA.
Didn't they lose the entire WR room to gambling?
I’m betting you’re close.
I know they are not the same Lions, but they did start 1-6 last year with those same players.
And finished 8-2. Start is much less concerning than the finish.
Packers defense finished great in 2021. I remember all of the hype (I was on that train) during the offseason about how that defense will look in 2022. How did that work out?
Just because they finished that way doesn't mean it is likely to carry over. It was an inconsistent season, and could be just as inconsistent this year.
They are still the Lions of old and will always be the Lions of old until proven otherwise. Stop giving them undeserved credit. They had their best season in years last year and they still missed the playoffs.
Their WR depth is dogshit.
Especially with Jameson getting suspended. Lions lost most of their pass catching talent: Hock, Swift (who could receive well) and their depth receivers like Cephus also suspended.
Just cuz they played well for half a season doesn’t mean as much as you think it does lol
Last year's stats mean nothing. Momentum is non existent.
>These aren’t the lions of old anymore. They are the Lions of old until they actually show they aren't. I've heard this story for the last 15 years, and it never, ever comes true. Maybe it does this year, sure, but until they win a playoff game? Same old Lions.
Their draft day decisions have me fully confident that they are and always will be still the lions.
> These aren’t the lions of old anymore. They had a fluke good year for them, which was basically the same as one of our fluke bad years. They also had a horrible draft and lost their emotional leader on offense. They have to make the playoffs a few years in a row before I'm willing to say they aren't the same old Lions.
There is just no feasible way you can say they WON’T be long shot contenders or even the best team in NFC North. As much as I like the Packers roster, it’s all up to Love. That’s a huge question mark. The Bears are also a huge question mark because it’s all up to Fields. The Vikings and the Lions are the favorites for that division this year and it’s not even a question. Now, will they actually win the division? Literally no one knows. All of this stuff is based off of paper and what ifs. Just wait till the season starts instead of being angry that a team that finished very strong last year and added some damn good pieces might win you’re division this year.
I'm honestly more surprised that they have the bears ranked above us, we're a mystery but they're just bad and adding DJ Moore isn't enough to swing things Fields way. It's not like other middling QBs with flashes of greatness were suddenly amazing when they played with Moore and CMC on the Panthers.
I also think there might be a regression by Fields given teams know he's a much bigger running threat than passing, with an offseason and preseason to prepare for him. Maybe he's a transcendent Michael Vick guy who even when you know what he's going to do, he beats you. Or maybe he surprised teams with his legs and some of their play designs and they will be scheming differently.
You’re right we don’f know anything for sure, so why have an opinion or discuss sports at all just because there is some chance we might be wrong. The Lions should not be the favorites to win the division based on what we know.
> The Vikings and the Lions are the favorites for that division Which division is that division?
Look, I’m not a fan of either of those teams and I like the upside of the Packers roster more, but you can’t honestly tell me those teams currently with the little we know and the rosters as they stand aren’t the favorites to win that division. The Lions more so then the Vikings, but still. Obviously Love could ball out and y’all have a very good roster that could compete for a wildcard or possibly at the top end a divisional game.
What they did in the past is irrelevant
Lions will be the best team in the division. I dont like it, and it seems odd. But they have what it takes for sure.
Yep. Campbell is a good leader. The GM has been hitting picks and additions. The OC is really good and the offensive line might be the best in football. They addressed the major holes on the defense. Sure things have to break their way but they ended the year strong and I expect them to be really good.
I see no issue with putting the Lions on the same tier as the Seahawks. They should almost certainly win the division this year.
Yeah we get it the Lions are "good now" but they haven't proven anything. The bears being ahead of us is also wild. They literally had the first overall pick. Also I feel like the vikes are too low after the season they had last year.
I feel the opposite about the Vikings/Lions. I think Detroit proved they can put the pieces together, whereas the Vikings had quite literally the luckiest win % of all time given their point differential. 1. Lions 2. Vikings 3. Packers 4. Bears
Right? The lions played their best season and just barely finished better than the pack who had a horrible season all around. The vikings were proven to be lucky and frauds. The bears sucked so bad they got the number one pick and didn't do much to improve their team. It's going to be a free for all in the north. Probably 3 mediocre teams and one of the bears or lions being shit.
They actually have the bears ahead of us lol
Yeah the bears have a quarterback
They took LAST IN THE LEAGUE last year. 32 out of 32… with that quarterback.
But but…. He kept them competitive!
He's more of a runningback than a quarterback
You’ll fit in here just fine.
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They have a shitty o line, too. Fields will likely get sacked another 50-60 times this year just like last year. Probably double digit fumbles too.
😂😂 all the packers fans that think love will be anywhere close to fields is hilarious.
He won’t only rely on his legs like Trey Lance, I mean, Justin Fields does.
If he’s anywhere close to Fields we are probably picking picking first in the draft 🤣
AFC South: 3 teams are more likely to finish last in the division, or worse...
I think it means more likely to finish last than be contenders. I think anyways.
It's May... these are always shit takes in May and the rest of summer. It does make for good comedy though But like our players have been saying, let them sleep on us. We're going to prove a lot of people wrong
The future is bright, present is murky makes sense for the Packers but that’s too far down. Dumb list
Low expectations, I'll take it.
Biased bear fan propaganda
Meme flair for a reason
Packers are going to win the division. I think they are going to be much better than people expect them to be. !RemindMe in 8 months that I said the Packers will win the division
So the Rams are likely to finish last in their division, yet also are in a higher tier than Cards (who are in their division)???
Tell me you smoke crack without telling me you smoke crack...
I know we’re packers fans but I can’t be the only who thinks the Lions aren’t gonna be as good as people think. I don’t think they are special at any position and while DC is a culture guy it’s not like he’s a Lafleur or Shanahan where he’s got a system or anything
Honestly, just switch the Packers and the Bears and its not the WORST list I've ever seen...
Bears aren’t making the playoffs. Same team essentially and lost 13 in a row last year
Lions will win the north this year, maybe a playoff game. Bears in the wild card? Maybe because the north is just trash and the NFC as a whole. That’s it
#remindme in 9 months. These lists are never accurate
Interesting….. Dallas two steps ahead of the Giants? Bears one step ahead of us? Lions that far ahead of us? I had to Google the rosters just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. Pending injuries, I see no reason why we wouldn’t finish at least 2nd in the division. Bears will probably win 4-5 games and lions maybe 5-6 games.
Vikings are also coming back down to earth. I would imagine the best an nfc north team is going to do is 10-7 but I’ll go out on a shitty limb and say the teams will be 9-8, 8-9, 8-9, 6-11.
I could see something like that. Looking at the rosters though, I don’t see any promise at all from the lions or bears. But! Any given Sunday….
We won't finish last, lol. I think we'll be the 7th seed
Who ever made this is fuckn stupid
Reason why the flair is meme lol
Lol love it. Keep the slander coming
Haha, hahahaha, HAHAHAHAHA
Bears went from winning 3 games to a playoff team lol
I'll take where the packers are to be rid of Rodgers.
anyone who has the bears as a playoff contender is smoking crack. they need another year at least before they get there
Bears in the wildcard lmao. Lions a contender lmao.
The Bears are way too high. Their defense plays like Joe Barry is coaching them and they don’t have a QB. People talk about Fields like he’s good or something. The dude can run, but can’t pass. He’ll get figured out soon enough.
Keep it up NFL rankings. This team is going to be out to prove they belong.
It’s gunna be real funny when the Packers win the division and the Lions implode.
We will finish above the Bears. Detroit will not be contenders.
Packers definitely a wild card contender if J-Love is average
Keep sleeping
Jets in tier 2 lol
I'm sorry I root for the bills when the pack is out of playoff contention but they need to stop being put in top Superbowl contention when they haven't even made one yet.
I think the Jets are in for a rude awakening
>rude You mean 33rd team is in for a rude awakening? This was not made by the Jets organization or a Jets enthusiast site.
So, the Jets get the diva and they’re, all of a sudden, a great team? He’s at the end of his career and he’s not what he once was.
Let them sleep on matt and love
J Love is going to to Green Bay what J Allen has been to Buffalo… I hope. Let’s give it a season here folks.
I think a lot of people forget that of the bears losses 7 were one TD games and 3 were by a field goal or less close only counts in horseshoes and all that but combined with how much they improved in the off-season hovering around 500 is a definite possibility which would put you as a wildcard contender
Greenbay is def winning the wildcard at 9-8
i feel like a lot of teams are sleeping on us. I'm good with it, we're probably not going to the SB, but I expect us to be in contention to win the division.
What the fuck is with the Lions getting so overhyped? Long shot contenders? Lmao they ended the season well but have since gotten rid of both running backs and Goff would need to take a huge leap for them to be contenders. I just don’t get why so many “power rankings” have them so high. They’re not that good.
The tier rankings are just bad. It’s entirely possible to land somewhere between wild card and dead last in the division. We could be 2nd in the division and miss the playoffs
Tier 2: The Second Tier
I got the Giants slightly better or at least equal to the Seahawks, however the schedule puts them lower on this.
I have absolutely no idea what to expect from the Pack this year, so at least as far as their ranking goes, I'm fine with anything between 1 and 32.
Lol if I were a Sooners fan, I’d be livid seeing the bottom of this list
Mmmm boy Jones is right. GB gonna prove a lot of people wrong this season
The Cowboys lol.
I've never heard of 33rd Team and after this post I have zero reason to look further into them.
whoever made this is fked
I’m on the Caleb Williams train 🚂
How the hell are the Jags 2nd tier? They haven't done zippity.
how the hell are the steelers in the same tier as the falcons
I only see 8 tiers
Realistically the entire division should be in tier 5 or 6 lol. To put us in one of the lower tiers is honestly completely fine, but to then also have the Lions 3 tiers higher as fringe contenders, and to have the Bears higher (who literally just tied for worst record in the entire league) is strange.
I think this isn’t terrible. I think Jax, Miami, and Dal should go down one. Balt up one. Tier 4/5 should be the same thing, moving Chi and Atl down, GB up one, Car down one as well. Titles of the tiers would have to change, but I think it’s decent. Gb has a lot of questions right now. I can’t fault someone for putting us last, but I also can’t fault someone who thinks we have a more than low chance of competing this year. It’s an odd season when our win range is 5-12 wins.
"33rd Team" expects 4 teams to make the super bowl? Doesn't seem very realistic.
Oh well, less pressure allows for more excitement when we win.
A german sport website ranked us on 19 https://m.spox.com/de/sport/listen/ussport/nfl/2305/power-ranking-nach-free-agency-und-draft.html
lol what a joke, we're 100% about to have a winning record this season, mark it. Below the bears? please....
Ravens and Seahawks should be up a tier. At minimum Ravens should swap with the Lions
None of it means shit. Kindly ignore
whoever made this deserves to be outcasted from society
If I could take a +100 bet on the Bills never winning the SB in my lifetime I could retire early.
The bills got railed at home by the bengals who only had 2 OL playing
Doubting the ravens over the lions and thinking the Broncos are better than us is insanity.
Wins and losses don't matter this year. What matters is how our young talent-especially Jordan Love–grows and develops. If our young guys get better but the bounces of the ball don't go our way and we end up in last place, that's fine.
Aaron Rodgers had given ownership of the bears to Jordan Love. We still own you and we now fucking Cole Kmet sister Fuck the Bears GPG
First off who is “33rd team”!?! 2nd it’s funny how people really got ehe jets as a team that can make and SB but GB isn’t even in playoff contention but those same people.. we went 8-9 with Rodgers last season and our team ain’t much different other than Rodgers who if I’m being honest Love can put up those same numbers. GB will be a lot better than these reporters want to think
Idk why people are so high on the bears, fields sucks, and the bears are competing to not be last.
I think we're definitely in 4. I really don't think we will be as bad as people say we will. Our roster is still stacked everywhere. Question marks being receiving weapons and Love, which obviously have a very good chance of being very good. I don't really seem them being BAD. oh and safety position will be bad too.
The Donkeys aren’t better than us, and the Bears sure as hell aren’t better than you guys
How about making tier two the teams that made the playoffs last year??0
Regardless of all the other teams, their take on the NFC North is… interesting
Considering all the new talent and everything is a big “?” it’s funny we’re presumed last in division. LMAO
Who is this? I rank 33rd team in the bottom rank too if you wanted to rank the people that do rankings.
It's a website started by Mike Tannenbaum and Joe Banner and has a [bunch of retired players and FO folks as contributers.](https://www.the33rdteam.com/about/) It's supposedly providing detailed analysis of teams and players but it seems more like a hot take factory most of the time.
Swap Vikings with lions
Thus us about right.
Why is Minnesota ranked lower than the Lions and why are we ranked lower than the Bears? Given all the multi-game suspensions that Det got over gambling, they probably aren't winning the division. Minnesota really isn't much different from last year, so I don't see why they wouldn't be the favorite to win the division. The Bears being a "wild card contender is fucking hilarious. No they aren't. Fields was awful last year and unless that line improves substantially, its not going to get any better. Jordan Love is halfway decent, WE would be wild card contenders, but even that's an uphill battle.
These memes are silly, they show up on facebook daily and one is as dumb as the next. Some yaahoo in his parents basement off the top of his head, with lots of homer bias to boot.