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#3 Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears may fancy themselves this year with a new head coach and general manager. But they will have a long way to go to match the rest of the NFC North. Justin Fields wasn’t great in his rookie year, only passing for seven touchdowns against 10 interceptions. Performances like that in 2022 and his days in the NFL could be numbered.
Fields has an up-and-coming star at wideout in Darnell Mooney and a decent running back tandem in David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert, but if he can’t put it together, the whole thing will come crashing down.
#2 New York Giants
The New York Giants' offense could improve with the arrival of Buffalo Bills offensive co-ordinator Brian Daboll as head coach. New York will certainly be hoping that Daboll can transform Daniel Jones into Josh Allen.
However, as Jones enters his fourth year in the NFL, we’ve seen nothing to suggest that he is a franchise quarterback. He is 12-25 as a starter and has never won more than five games in a season.
Jones has some talent around him, including Saquon Barkley and Kenny Golladay, but his mediocre quarterback play will likely continue to hinder the franchise.
#1 Houston Texans
The Houston Texans were a playoff team a few years ago. But after trading away Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins, they have one of the worst offenses in football. Rookie Davis Mills did surprisingly well in 2021, passing for 16 touchdowns against 10 interceptions as Houston went 4-13.
Their weapons, outside of Brandin Cooks, are viewed as amongst the league's worst. They have Marlon Mack and Rex Burkhead as likely starters at running back. They will be relying on rookie John Metchie III to complement Cooks at wideout.
