Here’s a look at the NFC North:
- Packers coach Mike McCarthy says quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks good throwing a football just seven weeks after shoulder surgery (Twitter link via Ryan Wood of the Press-Gazette). “He’s back there slinging it around and throwing with great velocity,” McCarthy said. “The recovery has been impressive.” A Rodgers return could be right around the corner as the team hopes to get him back on the field for Week 15.
- Packers tight end Lance Kendricks has been charged with marijuana possession stemming from his traffic stop earlier this fall, Michael Cohen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes. Initially, the 29-year-old believed that he would not face any charges related to the pot that cops found when he was pulled over for speeding. Because there is a drug offense involved, Kendricks could face league discipline for the incident. However, it stands to reason that the NFL will wait for the legal situation to resolve itself before coming down on the tight end. If there’s any suspension to be served, it won’t happen until the 2018 season, at the earliest. So far this year, Kenrdricks has just 11 catches for 151 yards and one touchdown. Last year, he had a career high 50 catches for 499 yards and two TDs with the Rams.
- The Giants and Browns held key members of the organization accountable for their losing this week. John Mullin of NBC Sports Chicago wonders when the Bears will do the same. Coach John Fox and GM Ryan Pace find themselves on the hot seat, but it’s possible that the Bears will give them each one more year to turn things around. The team’s final four games against the Bengals, Lions, Browns, and Vikings obviously won’t have any playoff implications for the Bears, but the results could factor into the futures of both Fox and Pace.
- The Fritz Pollard Alliance released its list of candidates for coaching and GM jobs this week. Packers exec Alonzo Highsmith is a recommended GM candidate while Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and Vikings DC George Edwards were both offered up as potential head coaches.
If the Bears give John Fox one more shot after this year, I hope all the fans boycott the team. He should not be in charge of developing Trubisky
Mullins is a complete idiot if he thinks Fox has any chance of returning. And Pace will get the boot also if they lose to the Browns
The sooner Pace gets the boot the better. It is difficult to have a worse record than the previous regimes but Pace has accomplished it with a relish. Is he responsible for drafting the broken tinker toy Kevin White? Brilliant. Glennon signing was also outstanding if you wanted to bring Trubio along in a safe manner. But the fold to the media critics and the placing of this nice soyboy in as QB has produced…….nothing. We are worse than SF. They proved that on the playing field. Pace must go as well as Fox and the cheap suit wearing sycophant president….
Yeah. Fox and Pace returning. Try selling that to season ticket holders and fans.